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Jeff King a22e6f8547 receive-pack: send pack-processing stderr over sideband 
Receive-pack invokes either unpack-objects or index-pack to
handle the incoming pack. However, we do not redirect the
stderr of the sub-processes at all, so it is never seen by
the client. From the initial thread adding sideband support,
which is here:

  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/139471

it is clear that some messages are specifically kept off the
sideband (with the assumption that they are of interest only
to an administrator, not the client). The stderr of the
subprocesses is mentioned in the thread, but it's unclear if
they are included in that group, or were simply forgotten.

However, there are a few good reasons to show them to the
client:

  1. In many cases, they are directly about the incoming
     packfile (e.g., fsck warnings with --strict, corruption
     in the packfile, etc). Without these messages, the
     client just gets "unpacker error" with no extra useful
     diagnosis.

  2. No matter what the cause, we are probably better off
     showing the errors to the client. If the client and the
     server admin are not the same entity, it is probably
     much easier for the client to cut-and-paste the errors
     they see than for the admin to try to dig them out of a
     log and correlate them with a particular session.

  3. Users of the ssh transport typically already see these
     stderr messages, as the remote's stderr is copied
     literally by ssh. This brings other transports (http,
     and push-over-git if you are crazy enough to enable it)
     more in line with ssh. As a bonus for ssh users,
     because the messages are now fed through the sideband
     and printed by the local git, they will have "remote:"
     prepended and be properly interleaved with any local
     output to stderr.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2012-09-21 09:49:47 -07:00
block-sha1 Merge branch 'jn/block-sha1' into maint 2012-08-06 15:40:00 -07:00
builtin receive-pack: send pack-processing stderr over sideband 2012-09-21 09:49:47 -07:00
compat Merge branch 'rr/precompose-utf8-cleanup' into maint 2012-09-11 11:07:14 -07:00
contrib Merge branch 'nd/maint-remote-remove' into maint 2012-09-20 15:53:31 -07:00
Documentation Merge branch 'jw/doc-commit-title' into maint 2012-09-20 15:55:22 -07:00
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gitweb Merge branch 'maint-1.7.11' into maint 2012-09-10 15:31:06 -07:00
mergetools mergetools: add a plug-in to support DeltaWalker 2012-03-05 09:31:47 -08:00
perl git svn: reset invalidates the memoized mergeinfo caches 2012-08-10 19:53:18 +00:00
po l10n: Fixes to Swedish translation 2012-08-16 13:57:51 +01:00
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.mailmap .mailmap: unify various old mail addresses of gitster 2012-03-23 14:40:39 -07:00
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advice.c Merge branch 'jk/maint-advise-vaddf' into maint 2012-07-30 13:05:25 -07:00
advice.h push: Provide situational hints for non-fast-forward errors 2012-03-19 21:42:06 -07:00
alias.c
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archive-tar.c archive: ustar header checksum is computed unsigned 2012-06-13 10:47:21 -07:00
archive-zip.c archive-zip: streaming for deflated files 2012-05-03 10:22:57 -07:00
archive.c Merge branch 'rs/archive-tree-in-tip-simplify' 2012-05-23 13:35:22 -07:00
archive.h archive: delegate blob reading to backend 2012-05-03 10:22:56 -07:00
argv-array.c argv-array: add a new "pushl" method 2012-04-18 16:16:38 -07:00
argv-array.h argv-array: add a new "pushl" method 2012-04-18 16:16:38 -07:00
attr.c attr: failure to open a .gitattributes file is OK with ENOTDIR 2012-09-13 22:15:10 -07:00
attr.h correct a few doubled-word nits in comments and documentation 2012-03-28 11:18:35 -07:00
base85.c
bisect.c bisect: copy filename string obtained from git_path() 2012-05-03 13:15:35 -07:00
bisect.h rev-list: fix --verify-objects --quiet becoming --objects 2012-02-28 10:47:30 -08:00
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blob.h
branch.c Remove i18n legos in notifying new branch tracking setup 2012-06-07 11:46:02 -07:00
branch.h checkout: suppress tracking message with "-q" 2012-03-26 21:32:43 -07:00
builtin.h Merge branch 'maint-1.7.11' into maint 2012-09-10 15:31:06 -07:00
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bundle.c tweak "bundle verify" of a complete history 2012-06-04 16:24:49 -07:00
bundle.h
cache-tree.c Merge branch 'jc/maint-commit-ignore-i-t-a' into maint 2012-02-16 14:08:00 -08:00
cache-tree.h
cache.h Sync with 1.7.11.6 2012-09-11 11:23:54 -07:00
check_bindir
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check-racy.c
color.c
color.h
column.c column: support piping stdout to external git-column process 2012-04-27 09:26:38 -07:00
column.h column: support piping stdout to external git-column process 2012-04-27 09:26:38 -07:00
combine-diff.c Merge branch 'jk/maint-null-in-trees' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-10 15:24:54 -07:00
command-list.txt command-list: mention git-credential-* helpers 2012-08-08 12:11:54 -07:00
commit.c Merge branch 'jc/sha1-name-more' 2012-07-22 12:55:07 -07:00
commit.h Merge branch 'jk/maint-reflog-walk-count-vs-time' into maint 2012-05-14 11:46:16 -07:00
config.c config: warn on inaccessible files 2012-08-21 14:46:11 -07:00
config.mak.in docs: drop asciidoc7compatible flag 2012-05-30 09:22:43 -07:00
configure.ac build: reconfigure automatically if configure.ac changes 2012-07-19 10:30:26 -07:00
connect.c Merge branch 'jc/capabilities' into maint 2012-09-11 11:06:45 -07:00
connected.c fetch/receive: remove over-pessimistic connectivity check 2012-03-15 15:23:17 -07:00
connected.h
convert.c Merge branch 'jk/maint-avoid-streaming-filtered-contents' into maint 2012-03-04 22:16:40 -08:00
convert.h teach convert_to_git a "dry run" mode 2012-02-24 14:11:27 -08:00
copy.c
COPYING
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credential-store.c
credential.c credential: convert "url" attribute into its parsed subparts 2012-07-18 13:26:58 -07:00
credential.h git credential fill: output the whole 'struct credential' 2012-06-25 11:56:24 -07:00
csum-file.c
csum-file.h csum-file: introduce sha1file_checkpoint 2011-11-30 14:27:59 -08:00
ctype.c Merge branch 'jc/pickaxe-ignore-case' 2012-03-07 12:12:59 -08:00
daemon.c
date.c Merge branch 'jc/maint-filter-branch-epoch-date' into maint 2012-07-30 13:04:18 -07:00
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c diff: do not use null sha1 as a sentinel value 2012-07-29 15:04:32 -07:00
diff-no-index.c Merge branch 'tr/void-diff-setup-done' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-11 10:53:40 -07:00
diff.c Merge branch 'nd/maint-diffstat-summary' into maint 2012-09-20 15:55:31 -07:00
diff.h Merge branch 'tr/void-diff-setup-done' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-11 10:53:40 -07:00
diffcore-break.c
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diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c pickaxe: allow -i to search in patch case-insensitively 2012-02-28 16:15:29 -08:00
diffcore-rename.c Merge branch 'jk/maint-null-in-trees' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-10 15:24:54 -07:00
diffcore.h Merge branch 'jk/maint-null-in-trees' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-10 15:24:54 -07:00
dir.c warn_on_inaccessible(): a helper to warn on inaccessible paths 2012-08-21 14:52:07 -07:00
dir.h Merge branch 'jc/ls-files-i-dir' into maint 2012-07-11 12:44:35 -07:00
editor.c
entry.c streaming: make streaming-write-entry to be more reusable 2012-03-07 09:07:37 -08:00
environment.c git on Mac OS and precomposed unicode 2012-07-08 22:03:46 -07:00
exec_cmd.c run-command: treat inaccessible directories as ENOENT 2012-04-05 16:24:13 -07:00
exec_cmd.h
fast-import.c fast-import: tighten parsing of datarefs 2012-04-10 14:34:02 -07:00
fetch-pack.h fetch-pack: new --stdin option to read refs from stdin 2012-04-02 13:47:15 -07:00
fixup-builtins
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fsck.c Merge branch 'jk/maint-null-in-trees' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-10 15:24:54 -07:00
fsck.h
generate-cmdlist.sh i18n: help: mark strings for translation 2012-04-24 14:55:48 -07:00
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-add--interactive.perl git-add--interactive.perl: Remove two unused variables 2012-06-25 10:06:09 -07:00
git-am.sh Merge branch 'jx/i18n-1.7.11' 2012-07-31 09:41:52 -07:00
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh
git-compat-util.h warn_on_inaccessible(): a helper to warn on inaccessible paths 2012-08-21 14:52:07 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl
git-cvsserver.perl
git-difftool--helper.sh difftool: teach difftool to handle directory diffs 2012-04-23 11:59:34 -07:00
git-difftool.perl difftool: only copy back files modified during directory diff 2012-07-19 10:33:44 -07:00
git-filter-branch.sh Merge branch 'jc/maint-filter-branch-epoch-date' into maint 2012-07-30 13:04:18 -07:00
git-instaweb.sh
git-lost-found.sh
git-merge-octopus.sh
git-merge-one-file.sh
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh mergetool: support --tool-help option like difftool does 2012-07-23 14:42:39 -07:00
git-mergetool.sh mergetool: style fixes 2012-08-23 21:30:51 -07:00
git-p4.py Merge branch 'pw/git-p4-move' 2012-07-15 21:38:32 -07:00
git-parse-remote.sh Make git-{pull,rebase} message without tracking information friendlier 2012-03-04 23:00:57 -08:00
git-pull.sh Make git-{pull,rebase} message without tracking information friendlier 2012-03-04 23:00:57 -08:00
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--am.sh rebase: don't source git-sh-setup twice 2012-06-26 13:17:50 -07:00
git-rebase--interactive.sh Merge branch 'maint-1.7.11' into maint 2012-09-10 15:31:06 -07:00
git-rebase--merge.sh rebase: don't source git-sh-setup twice 2012-06-26 13:17:50 -07:00
git-rebase.sh git-rebase.sh: fix typo in an error message 2012-08-01 13:58:47 -07:00
git-relink.perl Consistently use perl from /usr/bin/ for scripts 2012-05-01 13:32:17 -07:00
git-remote-testgit.py git-remote-testgit: fix race when spawning fast-import 2012-04-24 14:54:24 -07:00
git-repack.sh gc: do not explode objects which will be immediately pruned 2012-04-11 11:09:49 -07:00
git-request-pull.sh request-pull: really favor a matching tag 2012-06-01 12:38:19 -07:00
git-send-email.perl Merge branch 'sb/send-email-reconfirm-fix' into maint 2012-09-14 21:32:07 -07:00
git-sh-i18n.sh i18n: fix auto detection of gettext scheme for shell scripts 2012-03-12 14:41:15 -07:00
git-sh-setup.sh Merge branch 'jc/maint-protect-sh-from-ifs' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-10 15:25:45 -07:00
git-stash.sh Merge branch 'ph/stash-rerere' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-11 11:10:12 -07:00
git-submodule.sh Sync with 1.7.11.6 2012-09-11 11:23:54 -07:00
git-svn.perl git svn: handle errors and concurrent commits in dcommit 2012-08-10 19:53:18 +00:00
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 1.7.12.1 2012-09-18 14:34:31 -07:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c add 'git credential' plumbing command 2012-06-25 11:55:51 -07:00
git.spec.in spec: add missing build dependency 2012-04-06 10:15:11 -07:00
gpg-interface.c ident: rename IDENT_ERROR_ON_NO_NAME to IDENT_STRICT 2012-05-24 17:16:41 -07:00
gpg-interface.h
graph.c Add output_prefix_length to diff_options 2012-04-16 11:28:30 -07:00
graph.h
grep.c Merge branch 'rs/maint-grep-F' into maint 2012-06-01 13:01:41 -07:00
grep.h Merge branch 'rs/maint-grep-F' into maint 2012-06-01 13:01:41 -07:00
hash.c
hash.h
help.c help.c::exclude_cmds(): plug a leak 2012-07-25 11:08:59 -07:00
help.h Merge branch 'nd/columns' 2012-05-03 15:13:31 -07:00
hex.c
http-backend.c http-backend: respect existing GIT_COMMITTER_* variables 2012-03-30 09:13:02 -07:00
http-fetch.c
http-push.c http-push: do not access git_default_email directly 2012-05-22 09:07:52 -07:00
http-walker.c
http.c Merge branch 'maint-1.7.11' into maint 2012-09-12 14:08:05 -07:00
http.h http: factor out http error code handling 2012-08-27 10:49:09 -07:00
ident.c split_ident_line(): make best effort when parsing author/committer line 2012-08-31 14:54:18 -07:00
imap-send.c remove superfluous newlines in error messages 2012-04-30 15:45:51 -07:00
INSTALL INSTALL: update asciidoc recommendation 2012-05-30 09:07:04 -07:00
kwset.c
kwset.h Adapt the kwset code to Git 2011-08-20 22:33:57 -07:00
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
LGPL-2.1
list-objects.c
list-objects.h
ll-merge.c remove superfluous newlines in error messages 2012-04-30 15:45:51 -07:00
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c
log-tree.c format-patch: refactor get_patch_filename 2012-05-22 09:08:50 -07:00
log-tree.h format-patch: refactor get_patch_filename 2012-05-22 09:08:50 -07:00
mailmap.c
mailmap.h
Makefile Sync with 1.7.11.7 2012-09-14 21:20:40 -07:00
match-trees.c
merge-file.c
merge-file.h
merge-recursive.c Sync with 1.7.11.6 2012-09-11 11:23:54 -07:00
merge-recursive.h
mergesort.c mergesort: rename it to llist_mergesort() 2012-04-17 11:07:01 -07:00
mergesort.h mergesort: rename it to llist_mergesort() 2012-04-17 11:07:01 -07:00
name-hash.c
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c Sync with 1.7.11.6 2012-09-11 11:23:54 -07:00
notes-merge.h
notes.c
notes.h
object.c remove superfluous newlines in error messages 2012-04-30 15:45:51 -07:00
object.h Teach revision walking machinery to walk multiple times sequencially 2012-03-30 08:57:49 -07:00
pack-check.c
pack-refs.c
pack-refs.h
pack-revindex.c
pack-revindex.h discard revindex data when pack list changes 2008-08-22 22:00:22 -07:00
pack-write.c
pack.h
pager.c Stop starting pager recursively 2012-04-27 09:26:38 -07:00
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c git on Mac OS and precomposed unicode 2012-07-08 22:03:46 -07:00
parse-options.h i18n: parseopt: lookup help and argument translations when showing usage 2012-05-08 10:46:13 -07:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c diff_setup_done(): return void 2012-08-03 12:11:07 -07:00
patch-ids.h
path.c config: read (but not write) from $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config file 2012-06-25 09:05:55 -07:00
pkt-line.c remove the impression of unexpectedness when access is denied 2012-06-19 13:37:02 -07:00
pkt-line.h remove the impression of unexpectedness when access is denied 2012-06-19 13:37:02 -07:00
preload-index.c
pretty.c Merge branch 'jk/format-person-part-buffer-limit' 2012-05-25 12:06:16 -07:00
progress.c
progress.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
quote.c
quote.h
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache.c Sync with 1.7.11.6 2012-09-11 11:23:54 -07:00
README README: point to Documentation/SubmittingPatches 2012-02-23 11:35:59 -08:00
reflog-walk.c Merge branch 'jk/maint-reflog-walk-count-vs-time' into maint 2012-05-14 11:46:16 -07:00
reflog-walk.h Merge branch 'jk/maint-reflog-walk-count-vs-time' into maint 2012-05-14 11:46:16 -07:00
refs.c Merge branch 'rs/refs-string-slice' 2012-05-29 13:09:02 -07:00
refs.h refs: store references hierarchically 2012-04-10 15:55:55 -07:00
RelNotes Git 1.7.11.7 2012-09-14 20:57:23 -07:00
remote-curl.c http: prompt for credentials on failed POST 2012-08-27 10:49:09 -07:00
remote.c Merge branch 'jk/push-delete-ref-error-message' into maint 2012-07-22 13:04:25 -07:00
remote.h add sorting infrastructure for list refs 2012-05-22 13:31:03 -07:00
replace_object.c
rerere.c Merge branch 'ar/clone-honor-umask-at-top' 2012-07-15 21:39:04 -07:00
rerere.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'mz/cherry-pick-cmdline-order' into maint 2012-09-14 21:24:18 -07:00
revision.h Merge branch 'mz/cherry-pick-cmdline-order' into maint 2012-09-14 21:24:18 -07:00
run-command.c Merge branch 'dg/run-command-child-cleanup' into maint 2012-09-20 15:55:12 -07:00
run-command.h
send-pack.h
sequencer.c cherry-pick/revert: respect order of revisions to pick 2012-08-30 14:00:23 -07:00
sequencer.h git-cherry-pick: Add keep-redundant-commits option 2012-04-24 14:52:12 -07:00
server-info.c
setup.c Merge branch 'maint-1.7.11' into maint 2012-09-10 15:31:06 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1_file.c sha1_file.c: introduce get_max_fd_limit() helper 2012-08-24 09:46:01 -07:00
sha1_name.c Merge branch 'jc/sha1-name-more' 2012-07-22 12:55:07 -07:00
sha1-array.c
sha1-array.h
sha1-lookup.c
sha1-lookup.h
shallow.c
shell.c
shortlog.h
show-index.c
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
strbuf.c strbuf: convenience format functions with \n automatically appended 2012-04-24 14:55:48 -07:00
strbuf.h strbuf: convenience format functions with \n automatically appended 2012-04-24 14:55:48 -07:00
streaming.c pack-objects, streaming: turn "xx >= big_file_threshold" to ".. > .." 2012-05-18 14:21:19 -07:00
streaming.h streaming: void pointer instead of char pointer 2012-05-03 10:22:56 -07:00
string-list.c
string-list.h
submodule.c Merge branch 'tr/void-diff-setup-done' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-11 10:53:40 -07:00
submodule.h Merge branch 'hv/submodule-recurse-push' 2012-04-24 14:40:20 -07:00
symlinks.c Add threaded versions of functions in symlinks.c. 2012-03-02 23:56:28 -08:00
tag.c
tag.h
tar.h
test-chmtime.c
test-ctype.c
test-date.c i18n: mark relative dates for translation 2012-04-24 14:55:48 -07:00
test-delta.c
test-dump-cache-tree.c
test-genrandom.c
test-index-version.c Add test-index-version 2009-08-23 17:11:28 -07:00
test-line-buffer.c vcs-svn: drop no-op reset methods 2012-07-05 23:26:51 -05:00
test-match-trees.c
test-mergesort.c mergesort: rename it to llist_mergesort() 2012-04-17 11:07:01 -07:00
test-mktemp.c
test-parse-options.c test-parse-options: convert to OPT_BOOL() 2012-02-26 15:18:41 -08:00
test-path-utils.c
test-regex.c test-regex: Add a test to check for a bug in the regex routines 2012-09-02 18:57:21 -07:00
test-revision-walking.c Teach revision walking machinery to walk multiple times sequencially 2012-03-30 08:57:49 -07:00
test-run-command.c
test-scrap-cache-tree.c
test-sha1.c
test-sha1.sh
test-sigchain.c
test-subprocess.c test-subprocess: fix segfault without arguments 2012-04-10 12:28:20 -07:00
test-svn-fe.c vcs-svn: drop no-op reset methods 2012-07-05 23:26:51 -05:00
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
trace.c
transport-helper.c Add explanatory comment for transport-helpers refs mapping. 2012-07-30 12:22:35 -07:00
transport.c Merge branch 'ct/advise-push-default' into maint 2012-05-11 11:18:43 -07:00
transport.h Merge branch 'hv/submodule-recurse-push' 2012-04-24 14:40:20 -07:00
tree-diff.c Merge branch 'tr/void-diff-setup-done' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-11 10:53:40 -07:00
tree-walk.c
tree-walk.h
tree.c Strip namelen out of ce_flags into a ce_namelen field 2012-07-11 09:42:45 -07:00
tree.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c Merge branch 'tg/ce-namelen-field' 2012-07-23 20:55:21 -07:00
unpack-trees.h unpack-trees.c: use path_excluded() in check_ok_to_remove() 2012-06-05 22:21:42 -07:00
upload-pack.c include agent identifier in capability string 2012-08-03 13:03:34 -07:00
url.c
url.h
usage.c
userdiff.c
userdiff.h
utf8.c git on Mac OS and precomposed unicode 2012-07-08 22:03:46 -07:00
utf8.h git on Mac OS and precomposed unicode 2012-07-08 22:03:46 -07:00
varint.c varint: make it available outside the context of pack 2012-04-03 16:24:44 -07:00
varint.h varint: make it available outside the context of pack 2012-04-03 16:24:44 -07:00
version.c include agent identifier in capability string 2012-08-03 13:03:34 -07:00
version.h include agent identifier in capability string 2012-08-03 13:03:34 -07:00
walker.c
walker.h
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c warn_on_inaccessible(): a helper to warn on inaccessible paths 2012-08-21 14:52:07 -07:00
write_or_die.c
ws.c
wt-status.c status: color in-progress message like other header messages 2012-07-16 09:37:29 -07:00
wt-status.h status: color in-progress message like other header messages 2012-07-16 09:37:29 -07:00
xdiff-interface.c xdiff: remove emit_func() and xdi_diff_hunks() 2012-05-09 14:08:42 -07:00
xdiff-interface.h xdiff: remove emit_func() and xdi_diff_hunks() 2012-05-09 14:08:42 -07:00
zlib.c

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Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License.
It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of
hackers around the net. It is currently maintained by Junio C Hamano.

Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.

See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/everyday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-commandname.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with "man gittutorial" or "git help tutorial", and the
documentation of each command with "man git-commandname" or "git help
commandname".

CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
("man gitcvs-migration" or "git help cvs-migration" if git is
installed).

Many Git online resources are accessible from http://git-scm.com/
including full documentation and Git related tools.

The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git
mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature
requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read
Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission).
To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in
the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are
available at http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=git and other archival
sites.

The messages titled "A note from the maintainer", "What's in
git.git (stable)" and "What's cooking in git.git (topics)" and
the discussion following them on the mailing list give a good
reference for project status, development direction and
remaining tasks.