Amend --always option to all git describe commands (#2275)

management/status_checks.py

@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ def query_dns(qname, rtype, nxdomain='[Not Set]', at=None, as_list=False):
 	# running bind server), or if the 'at' argument is specified, use that host
 	# as the nameserver.
 	resolver = dns.resolver.get_default_resolver()
-	
+
 	# Make sure at is not a string that cannot be used as a nameserver
 	if at and at not in {'[Not set]', '[timeout]'}:
 		resolver = dns.resolver.Resolver()
@@ -912,11 +912,11 @@ def list_apt_updates(apt_update=True):
 	return pkgs
 
 def what_version_is_this(env):
-	# This function runs `git describe --abbrev=0` on the Mail-in-a-Box installation directory.
+	# This function runs `git describe --always --abbrev=0` on the Mail-in-a-Box installation directory.
 	# Git may not be installed and Mail-in-a-Box may not have been cloned from github,
 	# so this function may raise all sorts of exceptions.
 	miab_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-	tag = shell("check_output", ["/usr/bin/git", "describe", "--abbrev=0"], env={"GIT_DIR": os.path.join(miab_dir, '.git')}).strip()
+	tag = shell("check_output", ["/usr/bin/git", "describe", "--always", "--abbrev=0"], env={"GIT_DIR": os.path.join(miab_dir, '.git')}).strip()
 	return tag
 
 def get_latest_miab_version():

setup/bootstrap.sh

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fi
 cd $HOME/mailinabox
 
 # Update it.
-if [ "$TAG" != $(git describe) ]; then
+if [ "$TAG" != $(git describe --always) ]; then
 	echo Updating Mail-in-a-Box to $TAG . . .
 	git fetch --depth 1 --force --prune origin tag $TAG
 	if ! git checkout -q $TAG; then

setup/questions.sh

@@ -207,6 +207,6 @@ if [ "$PRIVATE_IPV6" != "$PUBLIC_IPV6" ]; then
 	echo "Private IPv6 Address: $PRIVATE_IPV6"
 fi
 if [ -f /usr/bin/git ] && [ -d .git ]; then
-	echo "Mail-in-a-Box Version: " $(git describe)
+	echo "Mail-in-a-Box Version: " $(git describe --always)
 fi
 echo