What's cooking (2009/03 #03)

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1 To: git@vger.kernel.org
2 -Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2009, #02; Thu, 05)
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2 +Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2009, #03; Wed, 11)
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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]