What's cooking (2009/12 #04)

Junio C Hamano committed Dec 9, 2009 at 16:35 UTC 1dbdbcba2d68165ed37ebcaf3061e6b97677e4c2
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1 To: git@vger.kernel.org
2 -Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Dec 2009, #03; Tue, 08)
3 -X-master-at: f9ad77a739c0d012ee58b64eda2d7ec0d4e1df9d
4 -X-next-at: 3c2c08adfbff17e13665b5151a337380f57275d8
2 +Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Dec 2009, #04; Wed, 09)
3 +X-master-at: 80d93611c55fec171e0d9aba98db079952f9d7aa
4 +X-next-at: 245e2a65f71e0255a90a3c45ea82bcdd19f85eff
5
6 -What's cooking in git.git (Dec 2009, #03; Tue, 08)
6 +What's cooking in git.git (Dec 2009, #04; Wed, 09)
7 --------------------------------------------------
8
9 Here are the topics that have been cooking. Commits prefixed with '-' are
@@ -12,45 +12,41 @@ marked with '.' do not appear in any of the integration branches, but I am
12 still holding onto them.
13
14 --------------------------------------------------
15 -[New Topics]
15 +[Graduated to "master"]
16
17 -* bg/maint-add-all-doc (2009-12-07) 4 commits.
18 - - squash! rm documentation--also mention add-u where we mention commit-a
19 - - git-rm doc: Describe how to sync index & work tree
20 - - git-add/rm doc: Consistently back-quote
21 - - Documentation: 'git add -A' can remove files
17 +* jk/maint-add-p-delete-fix (2009-12-08) 1 commit.
18 + (merged to 'next' on 2009-12-08 at 3c2c08a)
19 + + add-interactive: fix deletion of non-empty files
20
23 -I didn't like the existing documentation for "add -u" myself (especially
24 -because I wrote the initial version) and this neatly fix it as well.
21 +Fixes a regression in 1.6.5.3.
22
26 -* il/vcs-helper (2009-12-06) 8 commits
27 - - Remove special casing of http, https and ftp
28 - - Support remote archive from external protocol helpers
29 - - Support remote helpers implementing smart transports
30 - - Support taking over transports
31 - - Refactor git transport options parsing
32 - - Pass unknown protocols to external protocol handlers
33 - - Support mandatory capabilities
34 - - Add remote helper debug mode
35 - (this branch is related to sr/vcs-helper.)
23 +* jn/maint-pull-rebase-error-message (2009-11-27) 1 commit.
24 + (merged to 'next' on 2009-12-03 at 2ced03c)
25 + + pull: clarify advice for the unconfigured error case
26
37 -Under active discussion and review; another round expected.
27 +Replaces old 'jn/rfc-pull-rebase-error-message' topic.
28
39 -* jh/commit-status (2009-12-07) 1 commit
40 - - [test?] Add commit.status, --status, and --no-status
29 +--------------------------------------------------
30 +[New Topics]
31
42 -* jk/maint-add-p-delete-fix (2009-12-08) 1 commit.
43 - (merged to 'next' on 2009-12-08 at 3c2c08a)
44 - + add-interactive: fix deletion of non-empty files
32 +* cc/reset-more (2009-12-08) 6 commits
33 + - Documentation: reset: add some tables to describe the different options
34 + - Documentation: reset: describe new "--keep-local-changes" option
35 + - reset: add test cases for "--keep-local-changes" option
36 + - reset: add option "--keep-local-changes" to "git reset"
37 + - reset: use "unpack_trees()" directly instead of "git read-tree"
38 + - reset: add a few tests for "git reset --merge"
39
46 -Fixes a regression in 1.6.5.3.
40 +The documentation is much clearer than the previous round in describing
41 +what it does, but I find it a bit unclear in describing what it is _good_
42 +for (iow, scenarios and use cases).
43
48 -* mm/diag-path-in-treeish (2009-12-07) 1 commit
49 - - Detailed diagnosis when parsing an object name fails.
44 +Breaks 'pu' and does not pass test on its own yet.
45
51 -* ns/rebase-auto-squash (2009-12-08) 1 commit
52 - - rebase -i --autosquash: auto-squash commits
53 - (this branch uses mh/rebase-fixup.)
46 +* tr/http-push-ref-status (2009-12-08) 3 commits
47 + - transport-helper.c::push_refs(): emit "no refs" error message
48 + - transport.c::transport_push(): make ref status affect return value
49 + - refactor ref status logic for pushing
50
51 --------------------------------------------------
52 [Stalled]
@@ -97,16 +93,42 @@ This has some stupid bugs and reverted from 'next' until I can fix it, but
93 the "temporarily" turned out to be very loooong. Sigh. We won't have a
94 proper fix in 1.6.6.
95
100 -* jc/grep-full-tree (2009-11-24) 1 commit.
101 - - grep: --full-tree
102 -
103 -The interaction with this option and pathspecs need to be worked out
104 -better. I _think_ "grep --full-tree -e pattern -- '*.h'" should find from
105 -all the header files in the tree, for example.
106 -
96 --------------------------------------------------
97 [Cooking]
98
99 +* bg/maint-add-all-doc (2009-12-07) 4 commits.
100 + - squash! rm documentation--also mention add-u where we mention commit-a
101 + - git-rm doc: Describe how to sync index & work tree
102 + - git-add/rm doc: Consistently back-quote
103 + - Documentation: 'git add -A' can remove files
104 +
105 +I didn't like the existing documentation for "add -u" myself (especially
106 +because I wrote the initial version) and this neatly fix it as well.
107 +
108 +* il/vcs-helper (2009-12-09) 8 commits
109 + - Remove special casing of http, https and ftp
110 + - Support remote archive from all smart transports
111 + - Support remote helpers implementing smart transports
112 + - Support taking over transports
113 + - Refactor git transport options parsing
114 + - Pass unknown protocols to external protocol handlers
115 + - Support mandatory capabilities
116 + - Add remote helper debug mode
117 + (this branch uses early parts of sr/vcs-helper.)
118 +
119 +Yet another round.
120 +
121 +* jh/commit-status (2009-12-07) 1 commit
122 + - [test?] Add commit.status, --status, and --no-status
123 +
124 +* mm/diag-path-in-treeish (2009-12-07) 1 commit
125 + - Detailed diagnosis when parsing an object name fails.
126 +
127 +* ns/rebase-auto-squash (2009-12-08) 2 commits
128 + - fixup! rebase -i --autosquash
129 + - rebase -i --autosquash: auto-squash commits
130 + (this branch uses mh/rebase-fixup.)
131 +
132 * jh/notes (2009-12-07) 11 commits
133 - Refactor notes concatenation into a flexible interface for combining notes
134 - Notes API: Allow multiple concurrent notes trees with new struct notes_tree
@@ -122,12 +144,6 @@ all the header files in the tree, for example.
144
145 Rerolled and under discussion.
146
125 -* jn/maint-pull-rebase-error-message (2009-11-27) 1 commit.
126 - (merged to 'next' on 2009-12-03 at 2ced03c)
127 - + pull: clarify advice for the unconfigured error case
128 -
129 -Replaces old 'jn/rfc-pull-rebase-error-message' topic.
130 -
147 * fc/opt-quiet-gc-reset (2009-12-02) 1 commit
148 - General --quiet improvements
149
@@ -209,7 +225,7 @@ Comments?
225 + Use a function to determine whether a remote is valid
226 + Allow programs to not depend on remotes having urls
227 + Fix memory leak in helper method for disconnect
212 - (this branch is related to il/vcs-helper.)
228 + (this branch shares commits with il/vcs-helper.)
229
230 Should be among the first to graduate after 1.6.6 final.
231
@@ -254,7 +270,10 @@ Fix-up expected.
270 --------------------------------------------------
271 [For 1.7.0]
272
257 -* jk/1.7.0-status (2009-12-07) 11 commits.
273 +* jk/1.7.0-status (2009-12-08) 13 commits.
274 + (merged to 'next' on 2009-12-08 at 9b57d84)
275 + + t7508-status: test all modes with color
276 + + t7508-status: status --porcelain ignores relative paths setting
277 (merged to 'next' on 2009-12-07 at 7723acf)
278 + status: reduce duplicated setup code
279 + status: disable color for porcelain format
@@ -278,7 +297,7 @@ is similar to that of post 1.7.0 "git status".
297
298 Immediately after 1.6.6 while rebuilding 'next', we may want to reorder a
299 few commits at the tip, as "docs: affects only long format" describes a
281 -limitation that will disappear soon.
300 +limitation that has disappeared.
301
302 * jc/1.7.0-status (2009-09-05) 4 commits.
303 (merged to 'next' on 2009-10-11 at 9558627)
@@ -358,3 +377,13 @@ fix from Ramsay is already in 'master'.
377
378 Reverted out of 'next', to be replaced with jn/faster-completion-startup
379 topic.
380 +
381 +--------------------------------------------------
382 +[Haven't been purged from 'pu' yet]
383 +
384 +* jc/grep-full-tree (2009-11-24) 1 commit.
385 + - grep: --full-tree
386 +
387 +The interaction with this option and pathspecs need to be worked out
388 +better. I _think_ "grep --full-tree -e pattern -- '*.h'" should find from
389 +all the header files in the tree, for example.