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Update draft release notes to 1.7.8

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Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Git v1.7.8 Release Notes (draft)
Updates since v1.7.7 Updates since v1.7.7
-------------------- --------------------
* Some git-svn and git-gui updates. * Some git-svn, git-gui and msysgit updates.
* Updates to bash completion scripts. * Updates to bash completion scripts.
@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Updates since v1.7.7
* "git diff" learned "--minimal" option to spend extra cycles to come * "git diff" learned "--minimal" option to spend extra cycles to come
up with a minimal patch output. up with a minimal patch output.
* "git diff" learned "--function-context" option to show the whole
function as context that was affected by a change.
* "git fetch" learned to honor transfer.fsckobjects configuration to * "git fetch" learned to honor transfer.fsckobjects configuration to
validate the objects that were received from the other end, just like validate the objects that were received from the other end, just like
"git receive-pack" (the receiving end of "git push") does. "git receive-pack" (the receiving end of "git push") does.
@ -63,8 +66,16 @@ Updates since v1.7.7
files in the working tree, so that matches in new but not yet files in the working tree, so that matches in new but not yet
added files do not get missed. added files do not get missed.
* The recursive merge backend no longer looks for meaningless
existing merges in submodules unless in the outermost merge.
* "git log" and friends learned "--children" option.
* "git ls-remote" learned to respond to "-h"(elp) requests. * "git ls-remote" learned to respond to "-h"(elp) requests.
* "git merge" learned the "--edit" option to allow users to edit the
merge commit log message.
* "git send-email" learned to respond to "-h"(elp) requests. * "git send-email" learned to respond to "-h"(elp) requests.
* "git send-email" allows the value given to sendemail.aliasfile to begin * "git send-email" allows the value given to sendemail.aliasfile to begin
@ -93,6 +104,8 @@ Updates since v1.7.7
* "gitweb" leaked unescaped control characters from syntax hiliter * "gitweb" leaked unescaped control characters from syntax hiliter
outputs. outputs.
* "gitweb" now has its own manual pages.
Also contains other documentation updates and minor code cleanups. Also contains other documentation updates and minor code cleanups.
@ -142,6 +155,9 @@ included in this release.
of the file. of the file.
(merge 8557263 jc/apply-blank-at-eof-fix later to maint). (merge 8557263 jc/apply-blank-at-eof-fix later to maint).
* "git apply --index" did not check corrupted patch.
(merge 2c93286 jm/maint-apply-detects-corrupt-patch-header later to maint).
* "git bisect" did not notice when it failed to update the working tree * "git bisect" did not notice when it failed to update the working tree
to the next commit to be tested. to the next commit to be tested.
(merge 1acf11717 js/bisect-no-checkout later to maint). (merge 1acf11717 js/bisect-no-checkout later to maint).
@ -179,13 +195,17 @@ included in this release.
hooks for attempted removal of non-existing refs. hooks for attempted removal of non-existing refs.
(merge 160b81ed ph/push-to-delete-nothing later to maint). (merge 160b81ed ph/push-to-delete-nothing later to maint).
* "git send-email" did not honor the configured hostname when restarting
the HELO/EHLO exchange after switching TLS on.
(merge 155b940 md/smtp-tls-hello-again later to maint).
* "gitweb" used to produce a non-working link while showing the contents * "gitweb" used to produce a non-working link while showing the contents
of a blob, when JavaScript actions are enabled. of a blob, when JavaScript actions are enabled.
(merge 2b07ff3ff ps/gitweb-js-with-lineno later to maint). (merge 2b07ff3ff ps/gitweb-js-with-lineno later to maint).
--- ---
exec >/var/tmp/1 exec >/var/tmp/1
O=v1.7.7-368-g9638384 O=v1.7.7-418-g40d6987
echo O=$(git describe --always master) echo O=$(git describe --always master)
git log --first-parent --oneline --reverse ^$O master git log --first-parent --oneline --reverse ^$O master
echo echo