What's cooking (2009/08 #05)
Junio C Hamano committed
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To: git@vger.kernel.org
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-Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2009, #04; Sun, 23)
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-X-master-at: 2e1176d51ef4fc07f487818acdfcf2fc4b789203
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-X-next-at: 38eb7501aaddd72a8e6007f281d6a3cfa42a2a02
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+Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2009, #05; Wed, 26)
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+X-master-at: 68ea4741643d9e7c4bdac7cbbe6292edc69430ef
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+X-next-at: 4fc77847c70f00e94586150f808d0418ca64bbb8
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-What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2009, #04; Sun, 23)
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+What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2009, #05; Wed, 26)
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Here are the topics that have been cooking. Commits prefixed with '-' are
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[Graduated to "master"]
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-* bc/mailsplit-cr-at-eol (2009-08-04) 4 commits
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- (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-06 at 6bc7c5c)
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- + Allow mailsplit (and hence git-am) to handle mails with CRLF line-endings
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- + builtin-mailsplit.c: remove read_line_with_nul() since it is no longer used
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- + builtin-mailinfo,builtin-mailsplit: use strbufs
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- + strbuf: add new function strbuf_getwholeline()
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-* gb/apply-ignore-whitespace (2009-08-04) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-06 at 59e2c86)
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- + git apply: option to ignore whitespace differences
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-* cc/replace (2009-05-27) 14 commits.
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- (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-02 at b9c4bc0)
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- + t6050: check pushing something based on a replaced commit
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- + Documentation: add documentation for "git replace"
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- + Add git-replace to .gitignore
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- + builtin-replace: use "usage_msg_opt" to give better error messages
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- + parse-options: add new function "usage_msg_opt"
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- + builtin-replace: teach "git replace" to actually replace
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- + Add new "git replace" command
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- + environment: add global variable to disable replacement
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- + mktag: call "check_sha1_signature" with the replacement sha1
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- + replace_object: add a test case
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- + object: call "check_sha1_signature" with the replacement sha1
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- + sha1_file: add a "read_sha1_file_repl" function
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- + replace_object: add mechanism to replace objects found in "refs/replace/"
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- + refs: add a "for_each_replace_ref" function
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-* ld/p4 (2009-07-30) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-14 at 36d310d)
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- + git-p4: stream from perforce to speed up clones
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-* mr/gitweb-xz (2009-08-06) 3 commits
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- (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-14 at b63b8e6)
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- + gitweb: add support for XZ compressed snapshots
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- + gitweb: update INSTALL regarding specific snapshot settings
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- + gitweb: support to globally disable a snapshot format
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-* jc/verify-pack-stat (2009-08-07) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-10 at f80d0e9)
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- + verify-pack --stat-only: show histogram without verifying
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-[New Topics]
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-* jc/mailinfo-scissors (2009-08-23) 1 commit
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- - Teach mailinfo to ignore everything before -- >8 -- mark
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-* tf/diff-whitespace-incomplete-line (2009-08-23) 2 commits.
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- - xutils: Fix xdl_recmatch() on incomplete lines
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- - xutils: Fix hashing an incomplete line with whitespaces at the end
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+* aj/fix-read-tree-from-scratch (2009-08-17) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-20 at 7a04133)
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+ + read-tree: Fix regression with creation of a new index file.
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-* jc/1.7.0-send-email-no-thread-default (2009-08-22) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-22 at 5106de8)
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- + send-email: make --no-chain-reply-to the default
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+* jc/maint-checkout-index-to-prefix (2009-08-16) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-20 at 2f6aea2)
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+ + check_path(): allow symlinked directories to checkout-index --prefix
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-* lt/approxidate (2009-08-22) 2 commits
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- - Further 'approxidate' improvements
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- - Improve on 'approxidate'
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+* jl/submodule-summary-diff-files (2009-08-15) 2 commits
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-15 at 165bd8e)
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+ + Documentaqtion/git-submodule.txt: Typofix
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-14 at a702e78)
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+ + git submodule summary: add --files option
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-* mm/reset-report (2009-08-21) 2 commits
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- - reset: make the reminder output consistent with "checkout"
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- - Rename REFRESH_SAY_CHANGED to REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN.
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+* lh/short-decorate (2009-08-15) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-18 at b8c1d96)
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+ + git-log: allow --decorate[=short|full]
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-* wl/insta-mongoose (2009-08-21) 1 commit
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- - Add support for the Mongoose web server.
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+* oa/stash-na (2009-08-11) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-14 at 12c2e2b)
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+ + git stash: Give friendlier errors when there is nothing to apply
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-[Stalled]
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-* sr/gfi-options (2009-08-13) 3 commits
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- - fast-import: test the new option command
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- - fast-import: add option command
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- - fast-import: put option parsing code in seperate functions
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+[New Topics]
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-What is this used by?
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+* np/maint-1.6.3-deepen (2009-08-24) 1 commit.
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-25 at 8e383d4)
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+ + fix simple deepening of a repo
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-* lt/block-sha1 (2009-08-17) 4 commits
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- (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-18 at 67a1ce8)
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- + remove ARM and Mozilla SHA1 implementations
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- + block-sha1: guard gcc extensions with __GNUC__
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- + make sure byte swapping is optimal for git
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- + block-sha1: make the size member first in the context struct
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+* jk/maint-1.6.3-checkout-unborn (2009-08-24) 1 commit.
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-25 at 5f29625)
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+ + checkout: do not imply "-f" on unborn branches
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-Finishing touches ;-) There were a few Solaris portability patches
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-floated around that I didn't pick up, waiting for them to finalize.
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+* mr/gitweb-snapshot (2009-08-25) 3 commits
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+ - gitweb: add t9501 tests for checking HTTP status codes
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+ - gitweb: split test suite into library and tests
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+ - gitweb: improve snapshot error handling
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+--------------------------------------------------
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+[Stalled]
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* js/stash-dwim (2009-07-27) 1 commit.
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[Cooking]
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+* mm/reset-report (2009-08-21) 2 commits
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-25 at f2a4424)
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+ + reset: make the reminder output consistent with "checkout"
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+ + Rename REFRESH_SAY_CHANGED to REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN.
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+* wl/insta-mongoose (2009-08-21) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-25 at da1d566)
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+ + Add support for the Mongoose web server.
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+* lt/approxidate (2009-08-22) 2 commits
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-26 at 62853f9)
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+ + Further 'approxidate' improvements
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+ + Improve on 'approxidate'
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+Fixes a few "reasonably formatted but thus-far misparsed" date strings.
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+As Nico suggested, we would need a test to prevent regression to existing
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+support for date strings that are "reasonably formatted".
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+* jc/mailinfo-scissors (2009-08-25) 2 commits
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+ - Documentation: describe the scissors mark support of "git am"
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+ - Teach mailinfo to ignore everything before -- >8 -- mark
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+* tf/diff-whitespace-incomplete-line (2009-08-23) 2 commits.
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-26 at 4fc7784)
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+ + xutils: Fix xdl_recmatch() on incomplete lines
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+ + xutils: Fix hashing an incomplete line with whitespaces at the end
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* cc/sequencer-rebase-i (2009-08-21) 17 commits.
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- rebase -i: use "git sequencer--helper --cherry-pick"
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- + read-tree: Fix regression with creation of a new index file.
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-Will merge.
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-* as/maint-graph-interesting-fix (2009-08-18) 1 commit.
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- - graph API: fix bug in graph_is_interesting()
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+* as/maint-graph-interesting-fix (2009-08-21) 2 commits.
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-25 at 9d5e215)
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+ + Add tests for rev-list --graph with options that simplify history
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-I need to queue the associated test after getting it signed-off.
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-* jc/1.7.0-status (2009-08-15) 3 commits
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- + git status: not "commit --dry-run" anymore
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- + git stat -s: short status output
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- + git stat: the beginning of "status that is not a dry-run of commit"
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-As promised, I squashed incremental "fix-up" into the commits they fix;
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+Looked sane.
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-Will merge.
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* jc/maint-unpack-objects-strict (2009-08-13) 1 commit.
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+ Fix "unpack-objects --strict"
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* jh/submodule-foreach (2009-08-20) 9 commits
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+ git clone: Add --recursive to automatically checkout (nested) submodules
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+ git submodule: Cleanup usage string and add option parsing to cmd_foreach()
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+ git submodule foreach: Provide access to submodule name, as '$name'
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-* lh/short-decorate (2009-08-15) 1 commit
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-Will merge.
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-* oa/stash-na (2009-08-11) 1 commit
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+Updated but seems to break upload-pack tests when merged to 'pu'; given
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+what this series touches, breakages in that area are expected.
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+May discard if a working reroll comes, to give it a fresh start.
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+ - fast-import: add option command
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+ - fast-import: put marks reading in it's own function
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+* lt/block-sha1 (2009-08-17) 4 commits
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+ + remove ARM and Mozilla SHA1 implementations
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+ + block-sha1: guard gcc extensions with __GNUC__
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+ + make sure byte swapping is optimal for git
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+* jc/1.7.0-status (2009-08-15) 3 commits
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+ + git status: not "commit --dry-run" anymore
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+* jc/1.7.0-send-email-no-thread-default (2009-08-22) 1 commit
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* jc/1.7.0-diff-whitespace-only-status (2009-05-23) 2 commits.
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