What's cooking (2008/09 #05)

Junio C Hamano committed Sep 29, 2008 at 11:45 UTC 08ad642484c9c5895792a7ecfe7876540072402c
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1 -Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Sep 2008, #04; Mon, 22)
2 -X-master-at: c76dc9592d1c770212d50ee7a7028a74f472f23b
3 -X-next-at: 7f0eb98a28d41e28f6a7b72e118d72de01bab1a7
1 +Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Sep 2008, #05; Mon, 29)
2 +X-master-at: 9800c0df412869c7949935b61581b9361fc49bd1
3 +X-next-at: 37dbc802cfed9d39ff15dfd333bdd2e74ca9f458
4
5 -What's cooking in git.git (Sep 2008, #04; Mon, 22)
5 +What's cooking in git.git (Sep 2008, #05; Mon, 29)
6 --------------------------------------------------
7
8 Here are the topics that have been cooking. Commits prefixed
@@ -12,57 +12,59 @@ in 'next'.
12 The topics list the commits in reverse chronological order. The topics
13 meant to be merged to the maintenance series have "maint-" in their names.
14
15 -I'll be on vacation til Oct 08; proposal/review/discussion/improvement
16 -cycle based on e-mails and the distributed nature of git mean that it
17 -shouldn't keep the participants from further improving the system. I've
18 -asked Shawn to look after in-flight patches during the time, so hopefully
19 -when I come back I'll see a much better git ;-).
15 +If I have dropped anything recently its not because I don't want
16 +to apply it, it just slipped through the cracks. Please feel free
17 +to give me a gentle prod (and a patch resend or a pointer to the
18 +series on gmane). Thanks.
19
20 ----------------------------------------------------------------
21 [New Topics]
22
24 -* nd/narrow (Sun Sep 14 20:07:59 2008 +0700) 9 commits
25 - - grep: skip files that have not been checked out
26 - - checkout_entry(): CE_NO_CHECKOUT on checked out entries.
27 - - Prevent diff machinery from examining worktree outside narrow
28 - checkout
29 - - Add tests for updating no-checkout entries in index
30 - - ls-files: add --narrow-checkout option to "will checkout" entries
31 - - update-index: add --checkout/--no-checkout to update
32 - CE_NO_CHECKOUT bit
33 - - update-index: refactor mark_valid() in preparation for new options
34 - - Introduce CE_NO_CHECKOUT bit
35 - - Extend index to save more flags
23 +* gb/gitweb-pathinfo (Mon Sep 29 17:26:57 2008 +0200) 4 commits
24 + - gitweb: generate parent..current URLs
25 + - gitweb: parse parent..current syntax from pathinfo
26 + - gitweb: generate project/action/hash URLs
27 + - gitweb: parse project/action/hash_base:filename PATH_INFO
28
37 -This is an early half of the earlier series (I haven't had chance to look
38 -at the updated series yet), and should be replaced with the updated one
39 -posted recently.
29 +This series just came in today. I haven't had a chance to look at
30 +it beyond stashing in `pu`.
31
41 -----------------------------------------------------------------
42 -[Stalled -- Needs Action to Proceed (or to be dropped)]
32 +* mw/sendemail (Mon Sep 29 12:41:06 2008 -0500) 8 commits
33 + - send-email: signedoffcc -> signedoffbycc, but handle both
34 + - Docs: send-email: Create logical groupings for man text
35 + - Docs: send-email: Remove unnecessary config variable description
36 + - Docs: send-email: --chain_reply_to -> --[no-]chain-reply-to
37 + - send-email: change --no-validate to boolean --[no-]validate
38 + - Docs: send-email: Man page option ordering
39 + - Docs: send-email usage text much sexier
40 + - Docs: send-email's usage text and man page mention same options
41
44 -* pb/submodule (Fri Sep 12 23:09:19 2008 +0200) 1 commit
45 - - t7400: Add short "git submodule add" testsuite
42 +This series has already gone through 3 iterations before I could
43 +start to carry it in-tree. I haven't had a chance to read it yet
44 +myself, so its sitting around in `pu` for futher review.
45
47 -Waiting for a reroll.
46 +* pb/gitweb (Thu Sep 25 18:48:48 2008 +0200) 2 commits
47 + - gitweb: Sort the list of forks on the summary page by age
48 + - gitweb: Clean-up sorting of project list
49
49 -* bd/blame (Thu Aug 21 18:22:01 2008 -0500) 5 commits
50 - - Use xdiff caching to improve git blame performance
51 - - Allow xdiff machinery to cache hash results for a file
52 - - Always initialize xpparam_t to 0
53 - - Bypass textual patch generation and parsing in git blame
54 - - Allow alternate "low-level" emit function from xdl_diff
50 +I forgot to look at this series today. I meant to review and try
51 +to merge it to `next` before publishing. Will do that tomorrow.
52
56 -Réne had good comments on how the callback should be structured.
53 +* ae/preservemerge (Tue Sep 23 22:58:20 2008 +0200) 3 commits
54 + - git pull: Support --preserve-merges as a flag to rebase
55 + - git rebase: Support non-interactive merge-preserving rebase
56 + - Prepare for non-interactive merge-preserving rebase
57
58 -* kb/am-directory (Fri Aug 29 15:27:50 2008 -0700) 1 commit
59 - - git-am: Pass the --directory option through to git-apply
58 +Andreas says there's some issues in here. I'm waiting for a respin
59 +on the series before I look at it futher.
60 +
61 +* mg/verboseprune (Mon Sep 29 18:49:52 2008 +0200) 1 commit
62 + - make prune report removed objects on -v
63
61 -I think this is still buggy and drops the option when am stops with
62 -conflicts.
64 +Just came in today. Looks sane. I'll drop it onto `next` tomorrow.
65
66 ----------------------------------------------------------------
65 -[Will be merged to 'master/maint' soon]
67 +[Graduated to "master"]
68
69 * mv/merge-recursive (Sat Sep 6 18:29:49 2008 +0200) 11 commits
70 + builtin-merge: release the lockfile in try_merge_strategy()
@@ -167,8 +169,6 @@ conflicts.
169
170 (Tip at 4d6e4c4)
171
170 -I think the above are all ready for 'master'.
171 -
172 * mg/maint-remote-fix (Mon Sep 22 10:57:51 2008 +0200) 1 commit
173 + make "git remote" report multiple URLs
174
@@ -186,7 +186,70 @@ I think the above are all ready for 'master'.
186
187 (Tip at 96d1a8e)
188
189 -The above two are ready for 'maint'.
189 +----------------------------------------------------------------
190 +[Old New Topics]
191 +
192 +* nd/narrow (Sun Sep 14 20:07:59 2008 +0700) 9 commits
193 + - grep: skip files that have not been checked out
194 + - checkout_entry(): CE_NO_CHECKOUT on checked out entries.
195 + - Prevent diff machinery from examining worktree outside narrow
196 + checkout
197 + - Add tests for updating no-checkout entries in index
198 + - ls-files: add --narrow-checkout option to "will checkout" entries
199 + - update-index: add --checkout/--no-checkout to update
200 + CE_NO_CHECKOUT bit
201 + - update-index: refactor mark_valid() in preparation for new options
202 + - Introduce CE_NO_CHECKOUT bit
203 + - Extend index to save more flags
204 +
205 +[jc: This is an early half of the earlier series (I haven't had
206 + chance to look at the updated series yet), and should be replaced
207 + with the updated one posted recently.]
208 +
209 +I haven't touched this branch since I inherited it from Junio.
210 +I'd appreciate a resend or a pointer to the updated series so I
211 +can at least replace it.
212 +
213 +----------------------------------------------------------------
214 +[Stalled -- Needs Action to Proceed (or to be dropped)]
215 +
216 +* pb/submodule (Fri Sep 12 23:09:19 2008 +0200) 1 commit
217 + - t7400: Add short "git submodule add" testsuite
218 +
219 +[jc: Waiting for a reroll.]
220 +
221 +* bd/blame (Thu Aug 21 18:22:01 2008 -0500) 5 commits
222 + - Use xdiff caching to improve git blame performance
223 + - Allow xdiff machinery to cache hash results for a file
224 + - Always initialize xpparam_t to 0
225 + - Bypass textual patch generation and parsing in git blame
226 + - Allow alternate "low-level" emit function from xdl_diff
227 +
228 +[jc: Réne had good comments on how the callback should be
229 + structured.]
230 +
231 +* kb/am-directory (Fri Aug 29 15:27:50 2008 -0700) 1 commit
232 + - git-am: Pass the --directory option through to git-apply
233 +
234 +[jc: I think this is still buggy and drops the option when am stops
235 + with conflicts.]
236 +
237 +All three of these are stalled. I'm not going to drop them just
238 +yet, but Junio's comments still hold. If there's no action on
239 +these next week we may seem them drop off.
240 +
241 +----------------------------------------------------------------
242 +[Will be merged to 'master/maint' soon]
243 +
244 +* jc/add-ita (Thu Aug 21 01:44:53 2008 -0700) 1 commit
245 + + git-add --intent-to-add (-N)
246 +
247 +Teaches "git add" to record only the intent to add a path later.
248 +[jc: I rerolled this without the fake empty blob object.]
249 +
250 +I'm inclined to merge this next week.
251 +
252 +(Tip at 3942581)
253
254 ----------------------------------------------------------------
255 [Actively Cooking]
@@ -195,36 +258,41 @@ The above two are ready for 'maint'.
258 + Documentation: Refer to git-rebase(1) to warn against rewriting
259 + Documentation: new upstream rebase recovery section in git-rebase
260
198 -My impression from the last round of discusson on the third patch in this
199 -series (not queued here) was that as long as we do not present it as "One
200 -True Workflow", the description was a good starting point, possibly others
201 -to add other recommended flows later.
261 +[jc: My impression from the last round of discusson on the third
262 + patch in this series (not queued here) was that as long as we
263 + do not present it as "One True Workflow", the description was
264 + a good starting point, possibly others to add other recommended
265 + flows later.]
266 +
267 +I haven't looked at this series yet. Based on Junios remarks above
268 +I'm looking for more input on this series before it goes anywhere.
269
270 * pb/commit-where (Mon Sep 8 01:05:41 2008 +0200) 1 commit
271 + builtin-commit.c: show on which branch a commit was added
272
206 -Tentatively kicked back to "still cooking" status after Jeff voiced his
207 -annoyance. I personally do not like making this multi-line as Jeff
208 -suggested as an alternative (the message already is too verbose to my
209 -taste).
273 +[jc: Tentatively kicked back to "still cooking" status after
274 + Jeff voiced his annoyance. I personally do not like making this
275 + multi-line as Jeff suggested as an alternative (the message already
276 + is too verbose to my taste).]
277 +
278 +Agree with Junio. Hence its still here.
279
280 * lt/time-reject-fractional-seconds (Sat Aug 16 21:25:40 2008 -0700) 1 commit
281 + date/time: do not get confused by fractional seconds
282
214 -* jc/add-ita (Thu Aug 21 01:44:53 2008 -0700) 1 commit
215 - + git-add --intent-to-add (-N)
283 +I need to look at this in more detail. I suspect we can merge
284 +this to master soon, but its been kicking around since Aug 16th.
285 +I need to look at it to see if there's any obvious reason why Junio
286 +has no notes on this branch and why it hasn't merged yet.
287
217 -Teaches "git add" to record only the intent to add a path later.
218 -I rerolled this without the fake empty blob object.
288 +----------------------------------------------------------------
289 +[On Hold]
290
291 * jc/post-simplify (Fri Aug 15 01:34:51 2008 -0700) 2 commits
292 - revision --simplify-merges: incremental simplification
293 - revision --simplify-merges: prepare for incremental simplification
294
224 -I started making this incremental but the progress is not so great.
225 -
226 -----------------------------------------------------------------
227 -[On Hold]
295 +[jc: I started making this incremental but the progress is not so great.]
296
297 * jc/stripspace (Sun Mar 9 00:30:35 2008 -0800) 6 commits
298 - git-am --forge: add Signed-off-by: line for the author
@@ -235,32 +303,39 @@ I started making this incremental but the progress is not so great.
303 - Add "git am -s" test
304 - git-am: refactor code to add signed-off-by line for the committer
305
238 -The one at second from the tip needs reworking.
306 +[jc: The one at second from the tip needs reworking.]
307
308 * jc/send-pack-tell-me-more (Thu Mar 20 00:44:11 2008 -0700) 1 commit
309 - "git push": tellme-more protocol extension
310
311 * jc/merge-whitespace (Sun Feb 24 23:29:36 2008 -0800) 1 commit
244 - - WIP: start teaching the --whitespace=fix to merge machinery
312 + . WIP: start teaching the --whitespace=fix to merge machinery
313 +
314 +This has a merge conflict with `next` and isn't even in pu right now.
315
316 * jc/blame (Wed Jun 4 22:58:40 2008 -0700) 2 commits
317 - blame: show "previous" information in --porcelain/--incremental
318 format
319 - git-blame: refactor code to emit "porcelain format" output
320
321 +I should look at this in more detail. We may be able to merge it
322 +to next soon-ish.
323 +
324 * sg/merge-options (Sun Apr 6 03:23:47 2008 +0200) 1 commit
325 + merge: remove deprecated summary and diffstat options and config
326 variables
327
255 -This was previously in "will be in master soon" category, but it turns out
256 -that the synonyms to the ones this one deletes are fairly new invention
257 -that happend in 1.5.6 timeframe, and we cannot do this just yet. Perhaps
258 -in 1.7.0, but with the loud whining about moving git-foo out of $PATH we
259 -have been hearing, it might not be a bad idea to drop this.
328 +[jc: This was previously in "will be in master soon" category,
329 + but it turns out that the synonyms to the ones this one deletes
330 + are fairly new invention that happend in 1.5.6 timeframe, and
331 + we cannot do this just yet. Perhaps in 1.7.0, but with the loud
332 + whining about moving git-foo out of $PATH we have been hearing,
333 + it might not be a bad idea to drop this.]
334
335 * jk/renamelimit (Sat May 3 13:58:42 2008 -0700) 1 commit
336 - diff: enable "too large a rename" warning when -M/-C is explicitly
337 asked for
338
265 -This would be the right thing to do for command line use, but gitk will be
266 -hit due to tcl/tk's limitation, so I am holding this back for now.
339 +[jc: This would be the right thing to do for command line use,
340 + but gitk will be hit due to tcl/tk's limitation, so I am holding
341 + this back for now.]