What's cooking (2009/03 #03)
Junio C Hamano committed
Mar 11, 2009 at 02:25 UTC
2cfb3335093ab46ad0906bce4e73e7a682a39d5f
1 file changed
+201
-163
whats-cooking.txt
+201
-163
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
1
To: git@vger.kernel.org
2
-Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2009, #02; Thu, 05)
3
-X-master-at: 836769e875ecf47e83137a39de5937652e0e861e
4
-X-next-at: c65e767e015b0309eb047b5a4d2b20dcaceeab22
2
+Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2009, #03; Wed, 11)
3
+X-master-at: e47eec8fc6efb5ad0574b4862fd8e8e82b6a62fa
4
+X-next-at: b2e4c32e13df1b7f18e7b4a9f746650471a3122e
5
6
-What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2009, #02; Thu, 05)
6
+What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2009, #03; Wed, 11)
7
--------------------------------------------------
8
9
Here are the topics that have been cooking. Commits prefixed with '-' are
@@ -14,50 +14,74 @@ holding onto them.
14
The topics list the commits in reverse chronological order. The topics
15
meant to be merged to the maintenance series have "maint-" in their names.
16
17
-The master branch is slightly past 1.6.2, but embarrasingly enough we
18
-already have a real commit on 'maint'.
19
-
17
----------------------------------------------------------------
18
[New Topics]
19
23
-* hv/cvsimport-tests (Mon Mar 2 18:59:36 2009 +0100) 1 commit
24
- - cvsimport: add test illustrating a bug in cvsps
25
-
26
-Yet more tests without fixing anything...
27
-
28
-* jc/clone-branch-rebase (Tue Mar 3 22:29:55 2009 -0800) 1 commit
29
- - Make git-clone respect branch.autosetuprebase
30
-
31
-This is rewrite of a patch from Pat Notz.
32
-
33
-* mg/maint-submodule-normalize-path (Tue Mar 3 16:08:21 2009 +0100) 2 commits
34
- - git submodule: Fix adding of submodules at paths with ./, .. and //
35
- - git submodule: Add test cases for git submodule add
36
-
37
-* kb/tracking-count-no-merges (Wed Mar 4 18:47:39 2009 +0100) 1 commit
38
- - stat_tracking_info(): only count real commits
39
-
40
-This gives the merge commits zero weight when talking about how many
41
-commits you have ahead (or behind) of the branch you are tracking. Even
42
-though I agree that they should carry much less weight than the "real"
43
-commits, because your repeated merge from the other branch does not really
44
-add any real value to the end result, giving them absolute zero weight
45
-somehow feels wrong. At least it shows that your have been _active_ on the
46
-branch. But I do not feel very strongly about it.
47
-
48
-* js/rebase-i-opt (Tue Mar 3 10:55:31 2009 +0100) 1 commit
49
- - rebase -i: avoid 'git reset' when possible
20
+* db/maint-missing-origin (Wed Mar 11 01:47:20 2009 -0400) 1 commit
21
+ - Give error when no remote is configured
22
+
23
+* js/sideband-stderr (Tue Mar 10 22:58:09 2009 +0100) 2 commits
24
+ - winansi: support ESC [ K (erase in line)
25
+ - recv_sideband: Bands #2 and #3 always go to stderr
26
+
27
+* js/rsync-local (Mon Mar 9 19:44:55 2009 +0100) 1 commit
28
+ - rsync transport: allow local paths, and fix tests
29
+
30
+* rs/color-grep (Sun Mar 8 18:22:44 2009 -0700) 6 commits
31
+ + grep: cast printf %.*s "precision" argument explicitly to int
32
+ + grep: add support for coloring with external greps
33
+ + grep: color patterns in output
34
+ + grep: add pmatch and eflags arguments to match_one_pattern()
35
+ + grep: remove grep_opt argument from match_expr_eval()
36
+ + grep: micro-optimize hit collection for AND nodes
37
+
38
+* db/refspec-wildcard-in-the-middle (Sat Mar 7 01:11:39 2009 -0500) 5 commits
39
+ + Support '*' in the middle of a refspec
40
+ + Keep '*' in pattern refspecs
41
+ + Use the matching function to generate the match results
42
+ + Use a single function to match names against patterns
43
+ + Make clone parse the default refspec with the normal code
44
+
45
+* db/push-cleanup (Sun Mar 8 21:06:07 2009 -0400) 2 commits
46
+ - Move push matching and reporting logic into transport.c
47
+ - Use a common function to get the pretty name of refs
48
+
49
+* xx/db-refspec-vs-js-remote (Sun Mar 8 00:12:33 2009 -0800) 1 commit
50
+ + Adjust js/remote-improvements and db/refspec-wildcard-in-the-
51
+ middle
52
+
53
+* fg/push-default (Mon Mar 9 23:35:51 2009 +0100) 7 commits
54
+ - git push: Remove warning for "git push" default change
55
+ - git push: Change default for "git push" to nothing.
56
+ - git push: Document that "nothing" is the future push default
57
+ - git push: Display warning on unconfigured default push
58
+ - git push: New options --matching and --current
59
+ - New config option push.default
60
+ - remote: Make "-" an alias for the current remote
61
+
62
+With the topmost three patches, tonight's 'pu' does not pass the self test
63
+as expected. I am not sure there is a wide support for changing the
64
+default, either.
65
+
66
+* kg/http-auth (Mon Mar 9 23:34:25 2009 -0700) 3 commits
67
+ - http authentication via prompts
68
+ - http_init(): Fix config file parsing
69
+ - http.c: style cleanups
70
+
71
+This only deals with the fetch side.
72
+
73
+* jc/log-tz (Tue Mar 3 00:45:37 2009 -0800) 1 commit
74
+ - Allow --date=local --date=other-format to work as expected
75
+
76
+The one I posted had a few corner-case bugs that was caught with the test
77
+suite; this one has them fixed.
78
79
----------------------------------------------------------------
52
-[Will merge to 'master' soon]
80
+[Graduated to "master"]
81
82
* jk/sane-relative-time (Tue Feb 24 00:42:16 2009 -0500) 1 commit
83
+ never fallback relative times to absolute
84
57
-I think I sent out a "here is how" patch for something related to
58
---date=<format> option that may be related to this topic; I seem to have
59
-lost it.
60
-
85
* js/send-email (Mon Mar 2 23:52:18 2009 -0500) 5 commits
86
+ send-email: add --confirm option and configuration setting
87
+ send-email: don't create temporary compose file until it is needed
@@ -74,9 +98,6 @@ lost it.
98
* jw/imap-preformatted-html (Thu Feb 12 08:58:12 2009 -0600) 1 commit
99
+ imap.preformattedHTML to tell Thunderbird to send non-flowed text
100
77
-The patch text should be identical to Jeremy's "Virtual Patch", except
78
-that the configuration variable was renamed per list discussion.
79
-
101
* jw/format-patch-attach (Thu Feb 12 09:51:55 2009 -0600) 1 commit
102
+ Enable setting attach as the default in .gitconfig for git-format-
103
patch.
@@ -125,17 +146,11 @@ that the configuration variable was renamed per list discussion.
146
+ git config: codestyle cleanups
147
+ config: Add new option to open an editor.
148
128
-Rerolled and looked sane.
129
-
149
* jc/blame (Wed Jun 4 22:58:40 2008 -0700) 2 commits
150
+ blame: show "previous" information in --porcelain/--incremental
151
format
152
+ git-blame: refactor code to emit "porcelain format" output
153
135
-This gives Porcelains (like gitweb) the information on the commit _before_
136
-the one that the final blame is laid on, which should save them one
137
-rev-parse to dig further. Jakub seems to want this for gitweb.
138
-
154
* ns/pretty-format (Tue Feb 24 15:33:29 2009 +0200) 5 commits
155
+ bash completion: add --format= and --oneline options for "git log"
156
+ Add tests for git log --pretty, --format and --oneline.
@@ -144,19 +159,59 @@ rev-parse to dig further. Jakub seems to want this for gitweb.
159
+ Give short-hands to --pretty=tformat:%formatstring
160
+ Add --format that is a synonym to --pretty
161
162
+* en/maint-hash-object (Sat Feb 28 12:56:49 2009 -0700) 1 commit
163
+ + Ensure proper setup of git_dir for git-hash-object
164
+
165
----------------------------------------------------------------
148
-[Discarded]
166
+[Will merge to 'master' soon]
167
+
168
+* mg/maint-submodule-normalize-path (Tue Mar 3 16:08:21 2009 +0100) 2 commits
169
+ + git submodule: Fix adding of submodules at paths with ./, .. and
170
+ //
171
+ + git submodule: Add test cases for git submodule add
172
150
-* js/clone-depth-local (Fri Feb 27 00:04:06 2009 -0800) 3 commits
151
- . parse_options(): do not "increment" boolean
152
- . clone: ignore --depth when cloning locally (implicitly --local)
153
- . clone: do not ignore --no-local option
173
+* rs/memmem (Tue Mar 3 00:19:30 2009 +0100) 2 commits
174
+ + optimize compat/ memmem()
175
+ + diffcore-pickaxe: use memmem()
176
155
-Jeff had a good suggestion for this series but it was tripped by
156
-a misfeature in parse_options().
177
+* tv/rebase-stat (Sun Mar 1 22:28:28 2009 +0100) 2 commits
178
+ + git-pull: Allow --stat and --no-stat to be used with --rebase
179
+ + git-rebase: Add --stat and --no-stat for producing diffstat on
180
+ rebase
181
158
-* ns/stash-keep (Thu Feb 12 06:25:14 2009 +0900) 1 commit
159
- . stash: --keep option just saves
182
+* jk/clone-post-checkout (Tue Mar 3 00:37:51 2009 -0500) 1 commit
183
+ + clone: run post-checkout hook when checking out
184
+
185
+* jc/maint-1.6.0-keep-pack (Sat Feb 28 00:37:19 2009 -0800) 6 commits
186
+ + is_kept_pack(): final clean-up
187
+ + Simplify is_kept_pack()
188
+ + Consolidate ignore_packed logic more
189
+ + has_sha1_kept_pack(): take "struct rev_info"
190
+ + has_sha1_pack(): refactor "pretend these packs do not exist"
191
+ interface
192
+ + git-repack: resist stray environment variable
193
+
194
+This is in response to Linus's "Really slow 'git gc'" ($gmane/110743)
195
+
196
+* el/blame-date (Fri Feb 20 14:51:11 2009 -0800) 1 commit
197
+ + Make git blame's date output format configurable, like git log
198
+
199
+* tr/gcov (Thu Feb 19 12:13:42 2009 +0100) 8 commits
200
+ + Test git-patch-id
201
+ + Test rev-list --parents/--children
202
+ + Test log --decorate
203
+ + Test fsck a bit harder
204
+ + Test log --graph
205
+ + Test diff --dirstat functionality
206
+ + Test that diff can read from stdin
207
+ + Support coverage testing with GCC/gcov
208
+
209
+* tr/format-patch-thread (Thu Feb 19 22:26:33 2009 +0100) 4 commits
210
+ + format-patch: support deep threading
211
+ + format-patch: thread as reply to cover letter even with in-reply-
212
+ to
213
+ + format-patch: track several references
214
+ + format-patch: threading test reactivation
215
216
----------------------------------------------------------------
217
[Stalled and may need help and prodding to go forward]
@@ -213,20 +268,58 @@ I think the code is much cleaner than the first round, but I am not
268
convinced it is doing the right thing in the connectivity traverser.
269
Independent review sorely needed.
270
271
+----------------------------------------------------------------
272
+[Discarded]
273
+
274
* sc/gitweb-category (Fri Dec 12 00:45:12 2008 +0100) 3 commits
217
- - gitweb: Optional grouping of projects by category
218
- - gitweb: Split git_project_list_body in two functions
219
- - gitweb: Modularized git_get_project_description to be more generic
275
+ . gitweb: Optional grouping of projects by category
276
+ . gitweb: Split git_project_list_body in two functions
277
+ . gitweb: Modularized git_get_project_description to be more generic
278
279
Design discussion between Jakub and Sebastien seems to have stalled, but
222
-Jakub seems to be taking this over, so I'll probably discard these three
223
-shortly.
280
+Jakub seems to be taking this over.
281
+
282
+* jc/push-to-create (Mon Mar 2 22:36:16 2009 -0800) 1 commit
283
+ . Push to create
284
+
285
+This was a failed weatherbaloon patch to allow creation of a new
286
+repository from the remote side.
287
288
----------------------------------------------------------------
289
[Actively cooking]
290
228
-* kb/checkout-optim (Wed Mar 4 18:47:40 2009 +0100) 15 commits
229
- - better introduction of GIT with USE_NSEC defined
291
+* hv/cvsimport-tests (Mon Mar 2 18:59:36 2009 +0100) 1 commit
292
+ - cvsimport: add test illustrating a bug in cvsps
293
+
294
+Yet more tests without fixing anything...
295
+
296
+* jc/clone-branch-rebase (Tue Mar 10 01:20:42 2009 -0700) 2 commits
297
+ + Improve "git branch --tracking" output
298
+ + Make git-clone respect branch.autosetuprebase
299
+
300
+This is a rewrite of a patch from Pat Notz.
301
+
302
+* kb/tracking-count-no-merges (Wed Mar 4 18:47:39 2009 +0100) 1 commit
303
+ + stat_tracking_info(): only count real commits
304
+
305
+This gives the merge commits zero weight when talking about how many
306
+commits you have ahead (or behind) of the branch you are tracking. Even
307
+though I agree that they should carry much less weight than the "real"
308
+commits, because your repeated merge from the other branch does not really
309
+add any real value to the end result, giving them absolute zero weight
310
+somehow feels wrong. At least it shows that your have been _active_ on the
311
+branch. But I do not feel very strongly about it.
312
+
313
+* js/rebase-i-opt (Tue Mar 3 10:55:31 2009 +0100) 1 commit
314
+ + rebase -i: avoid 'git reset' when possible
315
+
316
+* kb/checkout-optim (Sun Mar 8 17:22:51 2009 -0400) 18 commits
317
+ + Makefile: Set compiler switch for USE_NSEC
318
+ + Create USE_ST_TIMESPEC and turn it on for Darwin
319
+ + Not all systems use st_[cm]tim field for ns resolution file
320
+ timestamp
321
+ + Record ns-timestamps if possible, but do not use it without
322
+ USE_NSEC
323
+ write_index(): update index_state->timestamp after flushing to
324
disk
325
+ verify_uptodate(): add ce_uptodate(ce) test
@@ -245,84 +338,55 @@ shortly.
338
+ lstat_cache(): generalise longest_match_lstat_cache()
339
+ lstat_cache(): small cleanup and optimisation
340
248
-* rs/memmem (Tue Mar 3 00:19:30 2009 +0100) 2 commits
249
- - optimize compat/ memmem()
250
- - diffcore-pickaxe: use memmem()
251
-
252
-As always with patches from René, this is already next material.
253
-
254
-* jc/push-to-create (Mon Mar 2 22:36:16 2009 -0800) 1 commit
255
- - Push to create
256
-
257
-This was a failed weatherbaloon patch to allow creation of a new
258
-repository from the remote side. Will discard.
259
-
260
-* mv/parseopt-ls-files (Tue Feb 17 15:27:11 2009 +0100) 2 commits
261
- - parse-opt: migrate builtin-ls-files.
262
- - Turn the flags in struct dir_struct into a single variable
263
-
264
-* tv/rebase-stat (Sun Mar 1 22:28:28 2009 +0100) 2 commits
265
- - git-pull: Allow --stat and --no-stat to be used with --rebase
266
- - git-rebase: Add --stat and --no-stat for producing diffstat on
267
- rebase
341
+* mv/parseopt-ls-files (Sat Mar 7 20:27:22 2009 -0500) 4 commits
342
+ + ls-files: fix broken --no-empty-directory
343
+ + t3000: use test_cmp instead of diff
344
+ + parse-opt: migrate builtin-ls-files.
345
+ + Turn the flags in struct dir_struct into a single variable
346
269
-* jk/clone-post-checkout (Tue Mar 3 00:37:51 2009 -0500) 1 commit
270
- - clone: run post-checkout hook when checking out
347
+The tip one was a subject for further discussion, but nothing is queued
348
+yet.
349
272
-* js/remote-improvements (Wed Feb 25 03:32:28 2009 -0500) 22 commits
273
- - builtin-remote: new show output style for push refspecs
274
- - builtin-remote: new show output style
275
- - remote: make guess_remote_head() use exact HEAD lookup if it is
350
+* js/remote-improvements (Sun Mar 8 00:10:33 2009 -0800) 23 commits
351
+ + builtin-remote.c: no "commented out" code, please
352
+ + builtin-remote: new show output style for push refspecs
353
+ + builtin-remote: new show output style
354
+ + remote: make guess_remote_head() use exact HEAD lookup if it is
355
available
277
- - builtin-remote: add set-head subcommand
278
- - builtin-remote: teach show to display remote HEAD
279
- - builtin-remote: fix two inconsistencies in the output of "show
356
+ + builtin-remote: add set-head subcommand
357
+ + builtin-remote: teach show to display remote HEAD
358
+ + builtin-remote: fix two inconsistencies in the output of "show
359
<remote>"
281
- - builtin-remote: make get_remote_ref_states() always populate
360
+ + builtin-remote: make get_remote_ref_states() always populate
361
states.tracked
283
- - builtin-remote: rename variables and eliminate redundant function
362
+ + builtin-remote: rename variables and eliminate redundant function
363
call
285
- - builtin-remote: remove unused code in get_ref_states
286
- - builtin-remote: refactor duplicated cleanup code
287
- - string-list: new for_each_string_list() function
288
- - remote: make match_refs() not short-circuit
289
- - remote: make match_refs() copy src ref before assigning to
364
+ + builtin-remote: remove unused code in get_ref_states
365
+ + builtin-remote: refactor duplicated cleanup code
366
+ + string-list: new for_each_string_list() function
367
+ + remote: make match_refs() not short-circuit
368
+ + remote: make match_refs() copy src ref before assigning to
369
peer_ref
291
- - remote: let guess_remote_head() optionally return all matches
292
- - remote: make copy_ref() perform a deep copy
293
- - remote: simplify guess_remote_head()
294
- - move locate_head() to remote.c
295
- - move duplicated ref_newer() to remote.c
296
- - move duplicated get_local_heads() to remote.c
297
- - refactor find_ref_by_name() to accept const list
298
- - add basic http clone/fetch tests
299
- - test scripts: refactor start_httpd helper
300
-
301
-* fc/parseopt-config (Sat Feb 21 02:49:29 2009 +0200) 11 commits
302
- - git config: don't allow --get-color* and variable type
303
- - git config: don't allow extra arguments for -e or -l.
304
- - git config: don't allow multiple variable types
305
- - git config: don't allow multiple config file locations
306
- - git config: reorganize to use parseopt
307
- - git config: reorganize get_color*
308
- - git config: trivial rename in preparation for parseopt
309
- - git_config(): not having a per-repo config file is not an error
310
- + git config: trivial cleanup for editor action
311
- + git config: codestyle cleanups
312
- + config: Add new option to open an editor.
313
-
314
-* tr/format-patch-thread (Thu Feb 19 22:26:33 2009 +0100) 4 commits
315
- - format-patch: support deep threading
316
- - format-patch: thread as reply to cover letter even with in-reply-
317
- to
318
- - format-patch: track several references
319
- - format-patch: threading test reactivation
320
-
321
-* el/blame-date (Fri Feb 20 14:51:11 2009 -0800) 1 commit
322
- - Make git blame's date output format configurable, like git log
323
-
324
-I think the above seven series were basically Ok; I'll hopefully have time
325
-to re-read them and merge them to 'next'.
370
+ + remote: let guess_remote_head() optionally return all matches
371
+ + remote: make copy_ref() perform a deep copy
372
+ + remote: simplify guess_remote_head()
373
+ + move locate_head() to remote.c
374
+ + move duplicated ref_newer() to remote.c
375
+ + move duplicated get_local_heads() to remote.c
376
+ + refactor find_ref_by_name() to accept const list
377
+ + add basic http clone/fetch tests
378
+ + test scripts: refactor start_httpd helper
379
+
380
+* fc/parseopt-config (Sat Mar 7 12:14:05 2009 -0500) 9 commits
381
+ + config: set help text for --bool-or-int
382
+ + git config: don't allow --get-color* and variable type
383
+ + git config: don't allow extra arguments for -e or -l.
384
+ + git config: don't allow multiple variable types
385
+ + git config: don't allow multiple config file locations
386
+ + git config: reorganize to use parseopt
387
+ + git config: reorganize get_color*
388
+ + git config: trivial rename in preparation for parseopt
389
+ + git_config(): not having a per-repo config file is not an error
390
391
* mh/cvsimport-tests (Mon Feb 23 06:08:14 2009 +0100) 5 commits
392
- Add a test of "git cvsimport"'s handling of tags and branches
@@ -334,36 +398,10 @@ to re-read them and merge them to 'next'.
398
Tests without fixes are of dubious value. Any takers?
399
400
* tr/maint-1.6.0-send-email-irt (Sun Mar 1 23:45:41 2009 +0100) 1 commit
337
- - send-email: respect in-reply-to regardless of threading
401
+ + send-email: respect in-reply-to regardless of threading
402
403
Tests?
404
341
-* jc/maint-1.6.0-keep-pack (Sat Feb 28 00:37:19 2009 -0800) 6 commits
342
- + is_kept_pack(): final clean-up
343
- + Simplify is_kept_pack()
344
- + Consolidate ignore_packed logic more
345
- + has_sha1_kept_pack(): take "struct rev_info"
346
- + has_sha1_pack(): refactor "pretend these packs do not exist"
347
- interface
348
- + git-repack: resist stray environment variable
349
-
350
-This is in response to Linus's "Really slow 'git gc'" ($gmane/110743)
351
-
352
-* en/maint-hash-object (Sat Feb 28 12:56:49 2009 -0700) 1 commit
353
- + Ensure proper setup of git_dir for git-hash-object
354
-
355
-Obvious fix that can also go to 1.6.1.X
356
-
357
-* tr/gcov (Thu Feb 19 12:13:42 2009 +0100) 8 commits
358
- - Test git-patch-id
359
- - Test rev-list --parents/--children
360
- - Test log --decorate
361
- - Test fsck a bit harder
362
- - Test log --graph
363
- - Test diff --dirstat functionality
364
- - Test that diff can read from stdin
365
- - Support coverage testing with GCC/gcov
366
-
405
* js/notes (Wed Feb 18 11:17:27 2009 -0800) 14 commits
406
- tests: fix "export var=val"
407
- notes: refuse to edit notes outside refs/notes/
@@ -381,7 +419,7 @@ Obvious fix that can also go to 1.6.1.X
419
- Introduce commit notes
420
421
Rebased and then kicked back to 'pu' to give the author a chance to
384
-rearrange if necessary. I might do some trivial squashing myself.
422
+rearrange if necessary.
423
424
----------------------------------------------------------------
425
[On Hold]