Can't build on Debian Jessie

[blackblobby]

Just cloned the repo locally into Debian Jessie (64 bit - headless server). According to README.compile-and-pre-built-binaries if gcc is installed it should build with just make.

# apt-cache policy gcc
gcc:
  Installed: 4:4.9.2-2
  Candidate: 4:4.9.2-2
  Version table:
 *** 4:4.9.2-2 0
        500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ jessie/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Unfortunately it's not building for me :(

# make
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/local/src/vlmcsd/src'
fatal: No annotated tags can describe 'b8fdaf9a6bca531306bd8818df46ce43138efa19'
However, there were unannotated tags: try --tags.
make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/local/src/vlmcsd/src'

I note that what is described in the error matches the most recent commit ID:

# git log -1
commit b8fdaf9a6bca531306bd8818df46ce43138efa19
Author: Wind4 <puxiaping@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed Nov 16 12:12:36 2016 +0800

    vlmcsd-1103-2016-11-05-Hotbird64

Any ideas?

[rouben]

How did you check out the code? Did you clone the repo?

This error is a git error, so there's something up with your local working copy that you're trying to build.

Take a closer look here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6445148/git-fatalno-tags-can-describe-sha1-number

[Wind4]

make clean && make or make help check all commands