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Signed-off-by: Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@ -9,21 +9,22 @@ Ports
* Building on older MacOS X systems automatically sets * Building on older MacOS X systems automatically sets
the necessary NO_APPLE_COMMON_CRYPTO build-time option. the necessary NO_APPLE_COMMON_CRYPTO build-time option.
* The support to build with NO_PTHREADS has been resurrected. * Building with NO_PTHREADS has been resurrected.
* Compilation options has been updated a bit to support z/OS port * Compilation options have been updated a bit to better support the
better. z/OS port.
UI, Workflows & Features UI, Workflows & Features
* "git archive" learned to filter what gets archived with pathspec. * "git archive" learned to filter what gets archived with a pathspec.
* "git config --edit --global" starts from a skeletal per-user * "git config --edit --global" starts from a skeletal per-user
configuration file contents, instead of a total blank, when the configuration file contents, instead of a total blank, when the
user does not already have any. This immediately reduces the user does not already have any global config. This immediately
need for a later "Have you forgotten setting core.user?" and we reduces the need to later ask "Have you forgotten to set
can add more to the template as we gain more experience. core.user?", and we can add more to the template as we gain
more experience.
* "git stash list -p" used to be almost always a no-op because each * "git stash list -p" used to be almost always a no-op because each
stash entry is represented as a merge commit. It learned to show stash entry is represented as a merge commit. It learned to show
@ -33,30 +34,30 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
* Sometimes users want to report a bug they experience on their * Sometimes users want to report a bug they experience on their
repository, but they are not at liberty to share the contents of repository, but they are not at liberty to share the contents of
the repository. "fast-export" was taught an "--anonymize" option the repository. "fast-export" was taught an "--anonymize" option
to replace blob contents, names of people and paths and log to replace blob contents, names of people, paths and log
messages with bland and simple strings to help them. messages with bland and simple strings to help them.
* "git difftool" learned an option to stop feeding paths to the * "git difftool" learned an option to stop feeding paths to the
diff backend when it exits with a non-zero status. diff backend when it exits with a non-zero status.
* "git grep" allows to paint (or not paint) partial matches on * "git grep" learned to paint (or not paint) partial matches on
context lines when showing "grep -C<num>" output in color. context lines when showing "grep -C<num>" output in color.
* "log --date=iso" uses a slight variant of ISO 8601 format that is * "log --date=iso" uses a slight variant of the ISO 8601 format that is
made more human readable. A new "--date=iso-strict" option gives more human readable. A new "--date=iso-strict" option gives
datetime output that is more strictly conformant. datetime output that conforms more strictly.
* The logic "git prune" uses is more resilient against various corner * The logic "git prune" uses is more resilient against various corner
cases. cases.
* A broken reimplementation of Git could write an invalid index that * A broken reimplementation of Git could write an invalid index that
records both stage #0 and higher stage entries for the same path. records both stage #0 and higher-stage entries for the same path.
We now notice and reject such an index, as there is no sensible We now notice and reject such an index, as there is no sensible
fallback (we do not know if the broken tool wanted to resolve and fallback (we do not know if the broken tool wanted to resolve and
forgot to remove higher stage entries, or if it wanted to unresolve forgot to remove the higher-stage entries, or if it wanted to unresolve
and forgot to remove the stage#0 entry). and forgot to remove the stage #0 entry).
* The temporary files "git mergetool" uses are named to avoid too * The temporary files "git mergetool" uses are renamed to avoid too
many dots in them (e.g. a temporary file for "hello.c" used to be many dots in them (e.g. a temporary file for "hello.c" used to be
named e.g. "hello.BASE.4321.c" but now uses underscore instead, named e.g. "hello.BASE.4321.c" but now uses underscore instead,
e.g. "hello_BASE_4321.c", to allow us to have multiple variants). e.g. "hello_BASE_4321.c", to allow us to have multiple variants).
@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
to consume their input fully (not following this requirement used to consume their input fully (not following this requirement used
to result in intermittent errors in "git push"). to result in intermittent errors in "git push").
* The pretty-format specifier "%d", which expanded to " (tagname)" * The pretty-format specifier "%d", which expands to " (tagname)"
for a tagged commit, gained a cousin "%D" that just gives the for a tagged commit, gained a cousin "%D" that just gives the
"tagname" without frills. "tagname" without frills.
@ -86,14 +87,14 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
without having to "trust" the server. without having to "trust" the server.
* "git interpret-trailers" is a new filter to programmatically edit * "git interpret-trailers" is a new filter to programmatically edit
the tail end of the commit log messages, e.g. "Signed-off-by:". the tail end of the commit log messages, e.g. "Signed-off-by:".
* "git help everyday" shows the "Everyday Git in 20 commands or so" * "git help everyday" shows the "Everyday Git in 20 commands or so"
document, whose contents have been updated to match more modern document, whose contents have been updated to match more modern
Git practice. Git practice.
* On the "git svn" front, work to reduce memory consumption and * On the "git svn" front, work progresses to reduce memory consumption and
to improve handling of mergeinfo progresses. to improve handling of mergeinfo.
Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc. Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
@ -106,18 +107,18 @@ Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
* The lockfile API and its users have been cleaned up. * The lockfile API and its users have been cleaned up.
* We no longer attempt to keep track of individual dependencies to * We no longer attempt to keep track of individual dependencies to
the header files in the build procedure, relying on automated the header files in the build procedure, relying instead on automated
dependency generation support from modern compilers. dependency generation support from modern compilers.
* In tests, we have been using NOT_{MINGW,CYGWIN} test prerequisites * In tests, we have been using NOT_{MINGW,CYGWIN} test prerequisites
long before negated prerequisites e.g. !MINGW were invented. long before negated prerequisites e.g. !MINGW were invented.
The former has been converted to the latter to avoid confusion. The former has been converted to the latter to avoid confusion.
* Looking up remotes configuration in a repository with very many * Optimized looking up a remote's configuration in a repository with very many
remotes defined has been optimized. remotes defined.
* There are cases where you lock and open to write a file, close it * There are cases where you lock and open to write a file, close it
to show the updated contents to external processes, and then have to show the updated contents to an external processes, and then have
to update the file again while still holding the lock; now the to update the file again while still holding the lock; now the
lockfile API has support for such an access pattern. lockfile API has support for such an access pattern.
@ -125,15 +126,15 @@ Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
decoration has been updated to make it less cumbersome to use. decoration has been updated to make it less cumbersome to use.
* An in-core caching layer to let us avoid reading the same * An in-core caching layer to let us avoid reading the same
configuration files number of times has been added. A few commands configuration files several times has been added. A few commands
have been converted to use this subsystem. have been converted to use this subsystem.
* Various code paths have been cleaned up and simplified by using * Various code paths have been cleaned up and simplified by using
"strbuf", "starts_with()", and "skip_prefix()" APIs more. the "strbuf", "starts_with()", and "skip_prefix()" APIs more.
* A few codepaths that died when large blobs that would not fit in * A few codepaths that died when large blobs that would not fit in
core are involved in their operation have been taught to punt core are involved in their operation have been taught to punt
instead, by e.g. marking too large a blob as not to be diffed. instead, by e.g. marking a too-large blob as not to be diffed.
* A few more code paths in "commit" and "checkout" have been taught * A few more code paths in "commit" and "checkout" have been taught
to repopulate the cache-tree in the index, to help speed up later to repopulate the cache-tree in the index, to help speed up later
@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
"status"). "status").
* A common programming mistake to assign the same short option name * A common programming mistake to assign the same short option name
to two separate options is detected by parse_options() API to help to two separate options is detected by the parse_options() API to help
developers. developers.
* The code path to write out the packed-refs file has been optimized, * The code path to write out the packed-refs file has been optimized,
@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
especially matters in a repository with a large number of existing especially matters in a repository with a large number of existing
refs. refs.
* "git fsck" was taught to check contents of tag objects a bit more. * "git fsck" was taught to check the contents of tag objects a bit more.
* "git hash-object" was taught a "--literally" option to help * "git hash-object" was taught a "--literally" option to help
debugging. debugging.
@ -162,8 +163,8 @@ Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
original before feeding the filter. Instead, stream the file original before feeding the filter. Instead, stream the file
contents directly to the filter and process its output. contents directly to the filter and process its output.
* The scripts in the test suite can be run with "-x" option to show * The scripts in the test suite can be run with the "-x" option to show
a shell-trace of each command run in them. a shell-trace of each command they run.
* The "run-command" API learned to manage the argv and environment * The "run-command" API learned to manage the argv and environment
arrays for child process, alleviating the need for the callers to arrays for child process, alleviating the need for the callers to
@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
* Some people use AsciiDoctor, instead of AsciiDoc, to format our * Some people use AsciiDoctor, instead of AsciiDoc, to format our
documentation set; the documentation has been adjusted to be usable documentation set; the documentation has been adjusted to be usable
by both, as AsciiDoctor is pickier than AsciiDoc in its input by both, as AsciiDoctor is pickier than AsciiDoc about its input
mark-up. mark-up.
@ -190,21 +191,21 @@ notes for details).
format", which was counterintuitive. format", which was counterintuitive.
* "git -c section.var command" and "git -c section.var= command" * "git -c section.var command" and "git -c section.var= command"
should pass the configuration differently (the former should be a should pass the configuration value differently (the former should be a
boolean true, the latter should be an empty string). boolean true, the latter should be an empty string).
* Applying a patch not generated by Git in a subdirectory used to * Applying a patch not generated by Git in a subdirectory used to
check the whitespace breakage using the attributes for incorrect check for whitespace breakage using the attributes of incorrect
paths. Also whitespace checks were performed even for paths paths. Also whitespace checks were performed even for paths
excluded via "git apply --exclude=<path>" mechanism. excluded via the "git apply --exclude=<path>" mechanism.
* "git bundle create" with date-range specification were meant to * "git bundle create" with a date-range specification was meant to
exclude tags outside the range, but it didn't. exclude tags outside the range, but it didn't.
* "git add x" where x that used to be a directory has become a * "git add x" where x used to be a directory and is now a
symbolic link to a directory misbehaved. symbolic link to a directory misbehaved.
* The prompt script checked $GIT_DIR/ref/stash file to see if there * The prompt script checked the $GIT_DIR/ref/stash file to see if there
is a stash, which was a no-no. is a stash, which was a no-no.
* Pack-protocol documentation had a minor typo. * Pack-protocol documentation had a minor typo.
@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ notes for details).
(merge 107efbe rs/daemon-fixes later to maint). (merge 107efbe rs/daemon-fixes later to maint).
* With sufficiently long refnames, "git fast-import" could have * With sufficiently long refnames, "git fast-import" could have
overflown an on-stack buffer. overflowed an on-stack buffer.
* After "pack-refs --prune" packed refs at the top-level, it failed * After "pack-refs --prune" packed refs at the top-level, it failed
to prune them. to prune them.
@ -233,8 +234,8 @@ notes for details).
to first check out <branch>. to first check out <branch>.
(merge 95c6826 so/rebase-doc later to maint). (merge 95c6826 so/rebase-doc later to maint).
* "git push" over HTTP transport had an artificial limit on number of * "git push" over HTTP transport had an artificial limit on the number of
refs that can be pushed imposed by the command line length. refs that can be pushed, imposed by the command line length.
(merge 26be19b jk/send-pack-many-refspecs later to maint). (merge 26be19b jk/send-pack-many-refspecs later to maint).
* When receiving an invalid pack stream that records the same object * When receiving an invalid pack stream that records the same object
@ -249,19 +250,19 @@ notes for details).
detached HEAD as a starting point to traverse objects still in use. detached HEAD as a starting point to traverse objects still in use.
(merge c40fdd0 mk/reachable-protect-detached-head later to maint). (merge c40fdd0 mk/reachable-protect-detached-head later to maint).
* "git config --add section.var val" used to lose existing * "git config --add section.var val" when section.var already has an
section.var whose value was an empty string. empty-string value used to lose the empty-string value.
(merge c1063be ta/config-add-to-empty-or-true-fix later to maint). (merge c1063be ta/config-add-to-empty-or-true-fix later to maint).
* "git fsck" failed to report that it found corrupt objects via its * "git fsck" failed to report that it found corrupt objects via its
exit status in some cases. exit status in some cases.
(merge 30d1038 jk/fsck-exit-code-fix later to maint). (merge 30d1038 jk/fsck-exit-code-fix later to maint).
* Use of "--verbose" option used to break "git branch --merged". * Use of the "--verbose" option used to break "git branch --merged".
(merge 12994dd jk/maint-branch-verbose-merged later to maint). (merge 12994dd jk/maint-branch-verbose-merged later to maint).
* Some MUAs mangled a line in a message that begins with "From " to * Some MUAs mangle a line in a message that begins with "From " to
">From " when writing to a mailbox file and feeding such an input ">From " when writing to a mailbox file, and feeding such an input
to "git am" used to lose such a line. to "git am" used to lose such a line.
(merge 85de86a jk/mbox-from-line later to maint). (merge 85de86a jk/mbox-from-line later to maint).
@ -274,8 +275,8 @@ notes for details).
coding guidelines. coding guidelines.
(merge 1c4b660 da/include-compat-util-first-in-c later to maint). (merge 1c4b660 da/include-compat-util-first-in-c later to maint).
* t7004 test, which tried to run Git with small stack space, has been * The t7004 test, which tried to run Git with small stack space, has been
updated to give a bit larger stack to avoid false breakage on some updated to use a bit larger stack to avoid false breakage on some
platforms. platforms.
(merge b9a1907 sk/tag-contains-wo-recursion later to maint). (merge b9a1907 sk/tag-contains-wo-recursion later to maint).
@ -288,11 +289,11 @@ notes for details).
CGI.pm as of 4.04; use CGI::start_from instead. CGI.pm as of 4.04; use CGI::start_from instead.
(merge 4750f4b rm/gitweb-start-form later to maint). (merge 4750f4b rm/gitweb-start-form later to maint).
* Newer versions of 'meld' breaks the auto-detection we use to see if * Newer versions of 'meld' break the auto-detection we use to see if
they are new enough to support the `--output` option. they are new enough to support the `--output` option.
(merge b12d045 da/mergetool-meld later to maint). (merge b12d045 da/mergetool-meld later to maint).
* "git pack-objects" forgot to disable the codepath to generate * "git pack-objects" forgot to disable the codepath to generate the
object reachability bitmap when it needs to split the resulting object reachability bitmap when it needs to split the resulting
pack. pack.
(merge 2113471 jk/pack-objects-no-bitmap-when-splitting later to maint). (merge 2113471 jk/pack-objects-no-bitmap-when-splitting later to maint).
@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ notes for details).
index file. index file.
(merge 729dbbd jk/cache-tree-protect-from-broken-libgit2 later to maint). (merge 729dbbd jk/cache-tree-protect-from-broken-libgit2 later to maint).
* "git fetch" into a repository where branch B was deleted earlier * "git fetch" into a repository where branch B was deleted earlier,
back when it had reflog enabled, and then branch B/C is fetched back when it had reflog enabled, and then branch B/C is fetched
into it without reflog enabled, which is arguably an unlikely into it without reflog enabled, which is arguably an unlikely
corner case, unnecessarily failed. corner case, unnecessarily failed.