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Jacob Keller 2e8ea40fe3 name-rev: use generation numbers if available
If a commit in a sequence of linear history has a non-monotonically
increasing commit timestamp, git name-rev might not properly name the
commit.

This occurs because name-rev uses a heuristic of the commit date to
avoid searching down tags which lead to commits that are older than the
named commit. This is intended to avoid work on larger repositories.

This heuristic impacts git name-rev, and by extension git describe
--contains which is built on top of name-rev.

Further more, if --all or --annotate-stdin is used, the heuristic is not
enabled because the full history has to be analyzed anyways. This
results in some confusion if a user sees that --annotate-stdin works but
a normal name-rev does not.

If the repository has a commit graph, we can use the generation numbers
instead of using the commit dates. This is essentially the same check
except that generation numbers make it exact, where the commit date
heuristic could be incorrect due to clock errors.

Since we're extending the notion of cutoff to more than one variable,
create a series of functions for setting and checking the cutoff. This
avoids duplication and moves access of the global cutoff and
generation_cutoff to as few functions as possible.

Add several test cases including a test that covers the new commitGraph
behavior, as well as tests for --all and --annotate-stdin with and
without commitGraphs.

Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.keller@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2022-03-13 18:39:29 +00:00
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git-add--interactive.perl
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git-curl-compat.h
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git-filter-branch.sh
git-instaweb.sh
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git-request-pull.sh request-pull: warn if the remote object is not the same as the local one 2019-05-28 13:06:25 -07:00
git-send-email.perl send-email: use 'git hook run' for 'sendemail-validate' 2022-01-07 15:19:35 -08:00
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git-sh-setup.sh git-sh-setup: remove remnant bits referring to git-legacy-stash 2022-01-27 18:00:09 -08:00
git-submodule.sh clone, submodule: pass partial clone filters to submodules 2022-02-09 15:38:36 -08:00
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git.rc
gpg-interface.c Merge branch 'ja/i18n-common-messages' 2022-02-25 15:47:35 -08:00
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json-writer.c
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khash.h
kwset.c
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levenshtein.c
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list-objects-filter-options.c
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Those wishing to help with error message, usage and informational message string translations (localization l10) should see po/README.md (a po file is a Portable Object file that holds the translations).

To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org (not the Git list). The mailing list archives are available at https://lore.kernel.org/git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.

Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.

The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.

The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):

  • random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
  • stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
  • "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
  • "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks