[ARROW-1889] [Python] --exclude is not available in older git versions

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.8.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.8.0
• Component/s: Python
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/17883
• Assignee: Uwe Korn
• Reporter: Uwe Korn
• Created: 06/Dec/17 08:30
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:17
• Resolved: 06/Dec/17 16:02

Description

The workaround implemented yesterday for the version determination uses Git's -exclude option which is only available on very recent versions of Git. Instead we should use a -match expression that only matches the non-JS tags.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1392