What's cooking (2025/07 #03)
Junio C Hamano committed
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To: git@vger.kernel.org
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-Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Jul 2025, #02; Mon, 7)
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-X-master-at: 41905d60226a0346b22f0d0d99428c746a5a3b14
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+Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Jul 2025, #03; Wed, 9)
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Bcc: lwn@lwn.net, gitster@pobox.com
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-What's cooking in git.git (Jul 2025, #02; Mon, 7)
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+What's cooking in git.git (Jul 2025, #03; Wed, 9)
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Here are the topics that have been cooking in my tree. Commits
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no activity (of course they can be resubmit when new interests
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arise).
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-Since Git 2.50 was tagged, it seems that number of old topics that
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-are expecting a reroll has not shrunk. We may want to do something
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-about older ones.
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Copies of the source code to Git live in many repositories, and the
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following is a list of the ones I push into or their mirrors. Some
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repositories have only a subset of branches.
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[Graduated to 'master']
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-* ag/imap-send-resurrection (2025-06-19) 10 commits
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- (merged to 'next' on 2025-06-23 at 7c2003159b)
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- + imap-send: fix minor mistakes in the logs
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- + imap-send: display the destination mailbox when sending a message
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- + imap-send: display port alongwith host when git credential is invoked
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- + imap-send: add ability to list the available folders
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- + imap-send: enable specifying the folder using the command line
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- + imap-send: add PLAIN authentication method to OpenSSL
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- + imap-send: add support for OAuth2.0 authentication
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- + imap-send: gracefully fail if CRAM-MD5 authentication is requested without OpenSSL
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- + imap-send: fix memory leak in case auth_cram_md5 fails
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- + imap-send: fix bug causing cfg->folder being set to NULL
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- (this branch is used by jt/imap-send-message-fix.)
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- "git imap-send" has been broken for a long time, which has been
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- resurrected and then taught to talk OAuth2.0 etc.
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- source: <PN3PR01MB9597F9CAD0DA83152E651194B87CA@PN3PR01MB9597.INDPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
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-* cb/ci-freebsd-update-to-14.3 (2025-06-30) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2025-07-02 at def60da09b)
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- + ci: update FreeBSD image to 14.3
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- CI updates.
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- source: <pull.2006.git.git.1751345578742.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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-* cb/daemon-fd-check-fix (2025-06-26) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2025-06-30 at 7a88e3eff9)
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- + daemon: remove unnecesary restriction for listener fd
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+* kn/fetch-push-bulk-ref-update (2025-06-20) 6 commits
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-07-02 at db06df3871)
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+ + receive-pack: handle reference deletions separately
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+ + refs/files: skip updates with errors in batched updates
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+ + receive-pack: use batched reference updates
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+ + send-pack: fix memory leak around duplicate refs
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+ + fetch: use batched reference updates
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+ + refs: add function to translate errors to strings
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- source: <20250626095139.70751-1-carenas@gmail.com>
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+ "git push" and "git fetch" are taught to update refs in batches to
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+ gain performance.
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+ source: <20250519-501-update-git-fetch-1-to-use-partial-transactions-v3-0-6cdfd4f769b9@gmail.com>
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+ source: <20250620-6769-address-test-failures-in-the-next-branch-caused-by-batched-reference-updates-v5-0-f35ee6b59a82@gmail.com>
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+[New Topics]
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-* cb/daemon-retry-interrupted-accept (2025-06-27) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2025-07-02 at 8ad80bb873)
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- + daemon: correctly handle soft accept() errors in service_loop
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+* ps/doc-pack-refs-auto-with-files-backend-fix (2025-07-08) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-07-09 at 200b4b24a8)
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+ + docs/git-pack-refs: document heuristic used for packing loose refs
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- client, instead of retrying, it skipped it by mistake, which has
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- cf. <xmqqv7od452s.fsf@gitster.g>
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- source: <20250627231404.27100-1-carenas@gmail.com>
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+ Doc update.
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+ Will merge to 'master'.
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+ source: <20250708-b4-pks-pack-refs-document-files-heuristic-v1-1-e28d65a94573@pks.im>
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-* jj/doc-branch-markup-fix (2025-06-29) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2025-07-02 at a83386e565)
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- + doc: improve formatting in branch section
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- Doc markup fix.
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- source: <20250629190445.10185-1-kuba@kubajecminek.cz>
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+* ps/refs-files-remove-empty-parent (2025-07-08) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-07-09 at f726af7117)
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+ + refs/files: remove empty parent dirs when ref creation fails
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+ When a ref creation at refs/heads/foo/bar fails, the files backend
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+ now removes refs/heads/foo/ if the directory is otherwise not used.
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-* jk/fix-leak-send-pack (2025-07-01) 2 commits
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- + send-pack: clean-up even when taking an early exit
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- + send-pack: clean up extra_have oid array
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+ Will merge to 'master'.
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+ source: <20250708-b4-pks-reffiles-prune-empty-dirs-on-abort-v1-1-3bae02e4f034@pks.im>
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+* ps/t1006-tap-fix (2025-07-08) 1 commit
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+ + t1006: fix broken TAP format
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-* jk/submodule-remote-lookup-cleanup (2025-06-23) 7 commits
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- + submodule: look up remotes by URL first
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- + submodule: move get_default_remote_submodule()
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- + submodule--helper: improve logic for fallback remote name
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- + remote: remove the_repository from some functions
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- + dir: move starts_with_dot(_dot)_slash to dir.h
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- + remote: fix tear down of struct remote
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- + remote: remove branch->merge_name and fix branch_release()
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+ Test fix.
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- Updating submodules from the upstream did not work well when
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- submodule's HEAD is detached, which has been improved.
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- source: <20250623-jk-submodule-helper-use-url-v4-0-133ef3d89569@gmail.com>
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+ Will merge to 'master'.
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+ source: <20250708-b4-pks-t1006-fix-tap-format-v1-1-c3f837448364@pks.im>
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-* jt/imap-send-message-fix (2025-06-20) 3 commits
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- (merged to 'next' on 2025-06-24 at 106e5c22eb)
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- + imap-send: improve error messages with configuration hints
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- + imap-send: fix confusing 'store' terminology in error message
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- + Merge branch 'ag/imap-send-resurrection' into jt/imap-send-message-fix
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+* pw/3.0-commentchar-auto-deprecation (2025-07-08) 2 commits
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+ - commit: print advice when core.commentString=auto
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+ - breaking-changes: deprecate support for core.commentString=auto
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+ Proposes to deprecate "core.commentChar=auto" that attempts to
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+ dynamically pick a suitable comment character, as it is too much
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+ trouble to support for little benefit.
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+ Comments?
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+ source: <cover.1751983009.git.phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
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+* ps/object-store-midx (2025-07-09) 9 commits
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+ - midx: remove now-unused linked list of multi-pack indices
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+ - packfile: stop using linked MIDX list in `get_all_packs()`
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+ - packfile: stop using linked MIDX list in `find_pack_entry()`
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+ - packfile: refactor `get_multi_pack_index()` to work on sources
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+ - midx: track whether we have loaded the MIDX
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+ - midx: stop using linked list when closing MIDX
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+ - packfile: refactor `prepare_packed_git_one()` to work on sources
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+ - midx: start tracking per object database source
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+ - Merge branch 'ps/object-store' into ps/object-store-midx
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+ (this branch uses ps/object-store.)
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+ Redefine where the multi-pack-index sits in the object subsystem,
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- + contrib: remove some scripts in "stats" directory
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- + contrib: remove "git-new-workdir"
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- + contrib: remove "emacs" directory
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- + contrib: remove "git-resurrect.sh"
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- + contrib: remove "persistent-https" remote helper
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- + contrib: remove "mw-to-git"
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- + contrib: remove "hooks" directory
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- + contrib: remove "thunderbird-patch-inline"
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- + contrib: remove remote-helper stubs
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- + contrib: remove "examples" directory
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- + contrib: remove "remotes2config.sh"
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+ Comments?
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+ source: <20250709-b4-pks-midx-via-odb-alternate-v1-0-f31150d21331@pks.im>
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+* ps/object-file-wo-the-repository (2025-07-09) 20 commits
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+ - object-file: drop USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
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+ - environment: move object creation mode into repo settings
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+ - environment: move compression level into repo settings
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+ - object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in index-related functions
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+ - object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `force_object_loose()`
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+ - object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `read_loose_object()`
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+ - object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in loose object iterators
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+ - object-file: remove declaration for `for_each_file_in_obj_subdir()`
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+ - object-file: inline `for_each_loose_file_in_objdir_buf()`
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+ - object-file: get rid of `the_repository` when writing objects
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+ - odb: introduce `odb_write_object()`
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+ - loose: write loose objects map via their source
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+ - object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `finalize_object_file()`
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+ - object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `loose_object_info()`
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+ - object-file: get rid of `the_repository` when freshening objects
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+ - object-file: inline `check_and_freshen()` functions
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+ - object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `has_loose_object()`
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+ - object-file: stop using `the_hash_algo`
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+ - object-file: fix -Wsign-compare warnings
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+ - Merge branch 'ps/object-store' into ps/object-file-wo-the-repository
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+ (this branch uses ps/object-store.)
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+ Reduce implicit assumption and dependence on the_repository in the
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- Remove bunch of stuff from contrib/ hierarchy.
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+ Comments?
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+ source: <20250709-pks-object-file-wo-the-repository-v1-0-62627b55707f@pks.im>
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-[New Topics]
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- - BreakingChanges: announce switch to "reftable" format
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+ + setup: use "reftable" format when experimental features are enabled
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+ + BreakingChanges: announce switch to "reftable" format
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The reftable ref backend has matured enough; Git 3.0 will make it
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* hy/read-cache-lock-error-fix (2025-07-03) 1 commit
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- - read-cache: report lock error when refreshing index
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access did not state what went wrong, which has been corrected.
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source: <20250703074502.45593-1-hanyang.tony@bytedance.com>
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-* ps/meson-cleanups (2025-07-03) 8 commits
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- meson: update subproject wrappers
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- meson: fix GIT_EXEC_PATH with overridden -Dlibexecdir=
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+ Will merge to 'next'?
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+ source: <20250708-b4-pks-meson-cleanups-v2-0-94ac53cd4b95@pks.im>
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* ps/perlless-test-fixes (2025-07-07) 2 commits
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- - t5333: fix missing terminator for sed(1) 's' command
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+ + t5333: fix missing terminator for sed(1) 's' command
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* re/ssh-sign-buffer-fix (2025-07-07) 1 commit
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+ + ssh signing: don't detach the filename strbuf from key_file tempfile
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source: <20250707184852.16010-1-redoste@redoste.xyz>
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* rj/freebsd-sysinfo-build-fix (2025-07-04) 1 commit
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* rp/apply-intent-to-add-fix (2025-07-07) 4 commits
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- - apply: only write intents to add for new files
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- - apply: read in the index in --intent-to-add mode
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+ + apply docs: clarify wording for --intent-to-add
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+ + t4140: test apply --intent-to-add interactions
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+ + apply: only write intents to add for new files
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+ + apply: read in the index in --intent-to-add mode
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source: <20250707121534.2933349-1-ray@ameretat.dev>
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- parse-options: add precision handling for OPTION_BITOP
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- parse-options: add precision handling for OPTION_NEGBIT
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- parse-options: add precision handling for OPTION_BIT
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- parse-options: add precision handling for OPTION_SET_INT
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- parse-options: add precision handling for PARSE_OPT_CMDMODE
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+ source: <802eba72-c100-429a-80b7-7a0e8b6559ed@web.de>
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+ + config: use --value instead of value-pattern
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- Breaks check-docs.
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* mc/netrc-service-names (2025-06-25) 3 commits
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+ + contrib: better support symbolic port names in git-credential-netrc
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+ + contrib: warn for invalid netrc file ports in git-credential-netrc
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+ + contrib: use a more portable shebang for git-credential-netrc
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* ph/fetch-prune-optim (2025-07-01) 3 commits
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+ + clean up interface for refs_warn_dangling_symrefs
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+ + refs: remove old refs_warn_dangling_symref
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* jc/coccicheck-fails-make-when-it-fails (2025-06-23) 1 commit
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* ac/deglobal-sparse-variables (2025-06-30) 3 commits
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* ly/load-bitmap-leakfix (2025-06-30) 3 commits
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+ + pack-bitmap: add load corrupt bitmap test
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+ + pack-bitmap: reword comments in test_bitmap_commits()
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+ + pack-bitmap: fix memory leak if load_bitmap() failed
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- + refs/files: skip updates with errors in batched updates
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- + receive-pack: use batched reference updates
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- + send-pack: fix memory leak around duplicate refs
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* ps/object-store (2025-07-01) 17 commits
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- - odb: get rid of `the_repository` when handling submodule sources
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- - odb: get rid of `the_repository` when handling the primary source
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- - odb: get rid of `the_repository` in `for_each()` functions
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+ + odb: rename `read_object_with_reference()`
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+ + odb: rename `has_object()`
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+ + odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()`
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+ + odb: rename `oid_object_info()`
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+ + odb: trivial refactorings to get rid of `the_repository`
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+ + odb: get rid of `the_repository` when handling submodule sources
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+ + odb: get rid of `the_repository` when handling the primary source
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+ + odb: get rid of `the_repository` in `for_each()` functions
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+ + odb: get rid of `the_repository` in `find_odb()`
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+ + odb: introduce parent pointers
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+ + object-store: rename `object_directory` to `odb_source`
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* sj/string-list (2025-06-28) 8 commits
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