pretty: document multiple %(describe) being inconsistent

Each %(describe) placeholder is expanded using a separate git describe
call.  Their outputs depend on the tags present at the time, so there's
no consistency guarantee.  Document that fact.

Reported-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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René Scharfe 2021-02-28 12:22:34 +01:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -212,7 +212,9 @@ The placeholders are:
linkgit:git-describe[1]; empty string for
undescribable commits. The `describe` string
may be followed by a colon and zero or more
comma-separated options.
comma-separated options. Descriptions can be
inconsistent when tags are added or removed at
the same time.
+
** 'match=<pattern>': Only consider tags matching the given
`glob(7)` pattern, excluding the "refs/tags/" prefix.