What's cooking (2024/10 #07)

Junio C Hamano committed Oct 11, 2024 at 15:04 UTC 3961f440cc602cadc29c54b68b091758038d3a2a
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1 To: git@vger.kernel.org
2 -Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Oct 2024, #06; Thu, 10)
2 +Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Oct 2024, #07; Fri, 11)
3 X-master-at: ef8ce8f3d4344fd3af049c17eeba5cd20d98b69f
4 -X-next-at: 0c40f5c971f3310010a64ee1c93f32448bf6ba73
4 +X-next-at: 07ac214952ed4a8d73389044a5d428bf90feeb11
5 Bcc: lwn@lwn.net, gitster@pobox.com
6
7 -What's cooking in git.git (Oct 2024, #06; Thu, 10)
7 +What's cooking in git.git (Oct 2024, #07; Fri, 11)
8 --------------------------------------------------
9
10 Here are the topics that have been cooking in my tree. Commits
@@ -50,139 +50,90 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
50 https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/
51
52 --------------------------------------------------
53 -[Graduated to 'master']
53 +[New Topics]
54 +
55 +* bc/drop-ancient-libcurl-and-perl (2024-10-11) 13 commits
56 + - gitweb: make use of s///r
57 + - INSTALL: require Perl 5.26.0
58 + - Require Perl 5.26.0
59 + - INSTALL: document requirement for libcurl 7.61.0
60 + - git-curl-compat: remove check for curl 7.56.0
61 + - git-curl-compat: remove check for curl 7.53.0
62 + - git-curl-compat: remove check for curl 7.52.0
63 + - git-curl-compat: remove check for curl 7.44.0
64 + - git-curl-compat: remove check for curl 7.43.0
65 + - git-curl-compat: remove check for curl 7.39.0
66 + - git-curl-compat: remove check for curl 7.34.0
67 + - git-curl-compat: remove check for curl 7.25.0
68 + - git-curl-compat: remove check for curl 7.21.5
69
55 -* ds/line-log-asan-fix (2024-10-03) 1 commit
56 - (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-04 at ee702f6c95)
57 - + line-log: protect inner strbuf from free
58 - (this branch is used by jk/output-prefix-cleanup.)
70 + Drop support for older libcURL and Perl.
71
60 - Use after free and double freeing at the end in "git log -L... -p"
61 - had been identified and fixed.
62 - source: <05c21616c350b5141c17fde1aa5d3aea881c6031.1727956724.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
72 + Under discussion.
73 + source: <20241010235621.738239-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
74
75
65 -* ja/doc-synopsis-markup (2024-09-24) 3 commits
66 - (merged to 'next' on 2024-09-30 at 15ec13edec)
67 - + doc: apply synopsis simplification on git-clone and git-init
68 - + doc: update the guidelines to reflect the current formatting rules
69 - + doc: introduce a synopsis typesetting
76 +* co/t6050-pipefix (2024-10-11) 1 commit
77 + - t6050: do not lose exit status of Git to pipes
78
71 - The way AsciiDoc is used for SYNOPSIS part of the manual pages has
72 - been revamped. The sources, at least for the simple cases, got
73 - vastly pleasant to work with.
74 - source: <pull.1766.v5.git.1727161730.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
79 + Avoid losing exit status by having Git command being tested on the
80 + upstream side of a pipe.
81
82 + Needs review.
83 + There is at least one known broken conversion.
84 + cf. <CAPig+cRLdzAEA-G=L81yR9dmm8Y-5VEU7ybyohKmbq9=0bDUaQ@mail.gmail.com>
85 + source: <20241011154555.584917-1-chizobajames21@gmail.com>
86
77 -* jk/output-prefix-cleanup (2024-10-03) 5 commits
78 - (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-04 at 06298d1525)
79 - + diff: store graph prefix buf in git_graph struct
80 - + diff: return line_prefix directly when possible
81 - + diff: return const char from output_prefix callback
82 - + diff: drop line_prefix_length field
83 - + line-log: use diff_line_prefix() instead of custom helper
84 - (this branch uses ds/line-log-asan-fix.)
87
86 - Code clean-up.
87 - source: <pull.1806.v2.git.1727956724.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
88 -
89 -
90 -* ps/leakfixes-part-8 (2024-09-30) 25 commits
91 - (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-04 at 3cfb5747d2)
92 - + builtin/send-pack: fix leaking list of push options
93 - + remote: fix leaking push reports
94 - + t/helper: fix leaks in proc-receive helper
95 - + pack-write: fix return parameter of `write_rev_file_order()`
96 - + revision: fix leaking saved parents
97 - + revision: fix memory leaks when rewriting parents
98 - + midx-write: fix leaking buffer
99 - + pack-bitmap-write: fix leaking OID array
100 - + pseudo-merge: fix leaking strmap keys
101 - + pseudo-merge: fix various memory leaks
102 - + line-log: fix several memory leaks
103 - + diff: improve lifecycle management of diff queues
104 - + builtin/revert: fix leaking `gpg_sign` and `strategy` config
105 - + t/helper: fix leaking repository in partial-clone helper
106 - + builtin/clone: fix leaking repo state when cloning with bundle URIs
107 - + builtin/pack-redundant: fix various memory leaks
108 - + builtin/stash: fix leaking `pathspec_from_file`
109 - + submodule: fix leaking submodule entry list
110 - + wt-status: fix leaking buffer with sparse directories
111 - + shell: fix leaking strings
112 - + scalar: fix leaking repositories
113 - + read-cache: fix leaking hash context in `do_write_index()`
114 - + builtin/annotate: fix leaking args vector
115 - + Merge branch 'jk/http-leakfixes' into ps/leakfixes-part-8
116 - + Merge branch 'ps/leakfixes-part-7' into ps/leakfixes-part-8
117 -
118 - More leakfixes.
119 - source: <cover.1727687410.git.ps@pks.im>
120 -
121 -
122 -* ps/reftable-alloc-failures (2024-10-04) 28 commits
123 - (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-04 at 5649ef3dd7)
124 - + reftable/basics: fix segfault when growing `names` array fails
125 - (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-02 at a6d42d51d4)
126 - + reftable/basics: ban standard allocator functions
127 - + reftable: introduce `REFTABLE_FREE_AND_NULL()`
128 - + reftable: fix calls to free(3P)
129 - + reftable: handle trivial allocation failures
130 - + reftable/tree: handle allocation failures
131 - + reftable/pq: handle allocation failures when adding entries
132 - + reftable/block: handle allocation failures
133 - + reftable/blocksource: handle allocation failures
134 - + reftable/iter: handle allocation failures when creating indexed table iter
135 - + reftable/stack: handle allocation failures in auto compaction
136 - + reftable/stack: handle allocation failures in `stack_compact_range()`
137 - + reftable/stack: handle allocation failures in `reftable_new_stack()`
138 - + reftable/stack: handle allocation failures on reload
139 - + reftable/reader: handle allocation failures in `reader_init_iter()`
140 - + reftable/reader: handle allocation failures for unindexed reader
141 - + reftable/merged: handle allocation failures in `merged_table_init_iter()`
142 - + reftable/writer: handle allocation failures in `reftable_new_writer()`
143 - + reftable/writer: handle allocation failures in `writer_index_hash()`
144 - + reftable/record: handle allocation failures when decoding records
145 - + reftable/record: handle allocation failures on copy
146 - + reftable/basics: handle allocation failures in `parse_names()`
147 - + reftable/basics: handle allocation failures in `reftable_calloc()`
148 - + reftable: introduce `reftable_strdup()`
149 - + reftable/basics: merge "publicbasics" into "basics"
150 - + reftable/error: introduce out-of-memory error code
151 - + Merge branch 'ps/reftable-exclude' into ps/reftable-alloc-failures
152 - + Merge branch 'cp/unit-test-reftable-stack' into ps/reftable-alloc-failures
153 -
154 - The reftable library is now prepared to expect that the memory
155 - allocation function given to it may fail to allocate and to deal
156 - with such an error.
157 - source: <CAPig+cT7nni11bGmNyYCQZ0P0QZ_HG-izPtsymq==sUOkOn-Lw@mail.gmail.com>
158 - source: <cover.1727866394.git.ps@pks.im>
159 -
160 -
161 -* sk/doc-maintenance-schedule (2024-10-03) 1 commit
162 - (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-04 at 2d3722c29d)
163 - + doc: add a note about staggering of maintenance
164 -
165 - Doc update to clarify how periodical maintenance are scheduled,
166 - spread across time to avoid thundering hurds.
167 - source: <pull.1794.git.git.1727945877922.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
168 -
169 -
170 -* tb/notes-amlog-doc (2024-10-03) 1 commit
171 - (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-04 at e73c8753e8)
172 - + Documentation: mention the amlog in howto/maintain-git.txt
173 -
174 - Document "amlog" notes.
175 - source: <88a13b9f2b6e7fbed517a7e268e4e371d84a9a10.1727917792.git.me@ttaylorr.com>
88 +* es/oss-fuzz (2024-10-11) 3 commits
89 + - fuzz: port fuzz-url-decode-mem from OSS-Fuzz
90 + - fuzz: port fuzz-parse-attr-line from OSS-Fuzz
91 + - fuzz: port fuzz-credential-from-url-gently from OSS-Fuzz
92 +
93 + Backport oss-fuzz tests for us to our codebase.
94 +
95 + Needs review.
96 + source: <cover.1728594659.git.steadmon@google.com>
97 +
98 +
99 +* tb/cross-pack-delta-reuse (2024-10-11) 11 commits
100 + . pack-bitmap: enable reusing deltas with base objects in 'haves' bitmap
101 + . pack-bitmap.c: record whether the result was filtered
102 + . pack-bitmap: enable cross-pack delta reuse
103 + . t5332: enable OFS_DELTAs via test_pack_objects_reused
104 + . write_reused_pack_one(): translate bit positions directly
105 + . pack-bitmap: drop `from_midx` field from `bitmapped_pack`
106 + . pack-bitmap.c: extract `find_base_bitmap_pos()`
107 + . pack-bitmap.c: compare `base_offset` to `delta_obj_offset`
108 + . pack-bitmap.c: delay calling 'offset_to_pack_pos()'
109 + . pack-bitmap.c: avoid unnecessary `offset_to_pack_pos()`
110 + . pack-bitmap.c: do not pass `pack_pos` to `try_partial_reuse()`
111 +
112 + Allow pack-objects to reuse an existing delta in a packfile, when
113 + it ends up sending the base object from a different packfile.
114 +
115 + It seems to break the tests when merged to 'seen'.
116 + source: <cover.1728505840.git.me@ttaylorr.com>
117 +
118 +
119 +* bf/t-readme-mention-reftable (2024-10-11) 1 commit
120 + - t/README: add missing value for GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_REF_FORMAT
121 +
122 + Doc update.
123 +
124 + Will merge to 'next'.
125 + source: <20241011191150.825255-1-bence@ferdinandy.com>
126
127 --------------------------------------------------
178 -[New Topics]
128 +[Cooking]
129
130 * aa/t7300-modernize (2024-10-09) 1 commit
181 - - t7300-clean.sh: use test_path_* helper functions for error logging
131 + (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-11 at e3a8d7f6c4)
132 + + t7300-clean.sh: use test_path_* helper functions for error logging
133
134 Test modernization.
135
185 - Will merge to 'next'.
136 + Will merge to 'master'.
137 source: <pull.1811.v4.git.1728498122419.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
138
139
@@ -198,7 +149,9 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
149 missing and discovers what branch the other side points with its
150 HEAD, refs/remotes/$remote/HEAD is updated to point to it.
151
201 - Comments?
152 + Expecting a reroll.
153 + Needs to shed files backend dependency a bit more.
154 + cf. <D4SUTJDV0Y04.3Q8YED2MVOKBL@ferdinandy.com>
155 source: <20241010133022.1733542-1-bence@ferdinandy.com>
156
157
@@ -209,78 +162,84 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
162 a wrong remote when the default remote names are set differently
163 between them.
164
212 - Comments?
165 + Will merge to 'next'?
166 source: <20241009033257.1316690-1-daniel@mariadb.org>
167
168
169 * jc/doc-refspec-syntax (2024-10-09) 1 commit
217 - - doc: clarify <src> in refspec syntax
170 + (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-11 at 912ed5fae8)
171 + + doc: clarify <src> in refspec syntax
172
173 Doc updates.
174
221 - Will merge to 'next'.
175 + Will merge to 'master'.
176 source: <xmqqy137wtyz.fsf@gitster.g>
177
178
179 * kh/checkout-ignore-other-docfix (2024-10-10) 1 commit
226 - - checkout: refer to other-worktree branch, not ref
180 + (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-11 at ed66b60f52)
181 + + checkout: refer to other-worktree branch, not ref
182
183 Doc updates.
184
230 - Will merge to 'next'.
185 + Will merge to 'master'.
186 source: <fcfbcd3868bda75dd0463e04739047e74d239d32.1728585467.git.code@khaugsbakk.name>
187
188
189 * kn/loose-object-layer-wo-global-hash (2024-10-09) 1 commit
235 - - loose: don't rely on repository global state
190 + (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-11 at 99252fb6cc)
191 + + loose: don't rely on repository global state
192
193 Code clean-up.
194
239 - Will merge to 'next'.
195 + Will merge to 'master'.
196 source: <CAOLa=ZRMaw-PAsZ9s0zJ2zp_suMppi=ZrT67B__LU1tWZSvuUQ@mail.gmail.com>
197
198
199 * ng/rebase-merges-branch-name-as-label (2024-10-09) 3 commits
244 - - rebase-merges: try and use branch names as labels
245 - - rebase-update-refs: extract load_branch_decorations
246 - - load_branch_decorations: fix memory leak with non-static filters
200 + (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-11 at a5785fd206)
201 + + rebase-merges: try and use branch names as labels
202 + + rebase-update-refs: extract load_branch_decorations
203 + + load_branch_decorations: fix memory leak with non-static filters
204
205 "git rebase --rebase-merges" now uses branch names as labels when
206 able.
207
251 - Will merge to 'next'.
208 + Will merge to 'master'.
209 source: <pull.1784.v3.git.git.1728460700.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
210
211
212 * ps/build (2024-10-09) 24 commits
256 - - Introduce support for the Meson build system
257 - - Documentation: add comparison of build systems
258 - - t: allow overriding build dir
259 - - t: better support for out-of-tree builds
260 - - Makefile: simplify building of templates
261 - - Makefile: allow "bin-wrappers/" directory to exist
262 - - Makefile: consistently use PERL_PATH
263 - - Makefile: consistently use @PLACEHOLDER@ to substitute
264 - - Makefile: use common template for GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
265 - - Makefile: refactor generators to be PWD-independent
266 - - Makefile: refactor GIT-VERSION-GEN to be reusable
267 - - Makefile: extract script to massage Perl scripts
268 - - Makefile: extract script to generate clar declarations
269 - - http: fix build error on FreeBSD
270 - - builtin/credential-cache: fix missing parameter for stub function
271 - - t/unit-tests: update clar unit test framework
272 - - t7300: work around platform-specific behaviour with long paths on MinGW
273 - - t5500, t5601: skip tests which exercise paths with '[::1]' on Cygwin
274 - - t3404: work around platform-specific behaviour on macOS 10.15
275 - - t1401: make invocation of tar(1) work with Win32-provided one
276 - - t/lib-gpg: fix setup of GNUPGHOME in MinGW
277 - - t/lib-gitweb: test against the build version of gitweb
278 - - t/test-lib: wire up NO_ICONV prerequisite
279 - - t/test-lib: fix quoting of TEST_RESULTS_SAN_FILE
213 + . Introduce support for the Meson build system
214 + . Documentation: add comparison of build systems
215 + . t: allow overriding build dir
216 + . t: better support for out-of-tree builds
217 + . Makefile: simplify building of templates
218 + . Makefile: allow "bin-wrappers/" directory to exist
219 + . Makefile: consistently use PERL_PATH
220 + . Makefile: consistently use @PLACEHOLDER@ to substitute
221 + . Makefile: use common template for GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
222 + . Makefile: refactor generators to be PWD-independent
223 + . Makefile: refactor GIT-VERSION-GEN to be reusable
224 + . Makefile: extract script to massage Perl scripts
225 + . Makefile: extract script to generate clar declarations
226 + . http: fix build error on FreeBSD
227 + . builtin/credential-cache: fix missing parameter for stub function
228 + . t/unit-tests: update clar unit test framework
229 + . t7300: work around platform-specific behaviour with long paths on MinGW
230 + . t5500, t5601: skip tests which exercise paths with '[::1]' on Cygwin
231 + . t3404: work around platform-specific behaviour on macOS 10.15
232 + . t1401: make invocation of tar(1) work with Win32-provided one
233 + . t/lib-gpg: fix setup of GNUPGHOME in MinGW
234 + . t/lib-gitweb: test against the build version of gitweb
235 + . t/test-lib: wire up NO_ICONV prerequisite
236 + . t/test-lib: fix quoting of TEST_RESULTS_SAN_FILE
237
238 Build procedure update plus introduction of Mason based builds
239
240 Needs review.
241 + Tentatively dropped from 'seen', for a circular dependency.
242 + cf. https://github.com/git/git/actions/runs/11299216196
243 source: <cover.1728485139.git.ps@pks.im>
244
245
@@ -307,29 +266,30 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
266
267 Typofixes.
268
310 - Comments?
269 + Will merge to 'next'?
270 + git-gui part was ejected--it should be routed via git-gui maintainer
271 source: <20241010151223.311719-1-algonell@gmail.com>
272
273
274 * tc/bundle-uri-leakfix (2024-10-10) 1 commit
315 - - bundle-uri: plug leak in unbundle_from_file()
275 + (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-11 at 07ac214952)
276 + + bundle-uri: plug leak in unbundle_from_file()
277
278 Leakfix.
279
319 - Will merge to 'next'.
280 + Will merge to 'master'.
281 source: <20241010091249.1895960-1-toon@iotcl.com>
282
283
284 * xx/protocol-v2-doc-markup-fix (2024-10-10) 1 commit
324 - - Documentation/gitprotocol-v2.txt: fix a slight inconsistency in format
285 + (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-11 at 37932adca4)
286 + + Documentation/gitprotocol-v2.txt: fix a slight inconsistency in format
287
288 Docfix.
289
328 - Will merge to 'next'.
290 + Will merge to 'master'.
291 source: <pull.1807.git.git.1728566443089.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
292
331 ---------------------------------------------------
332 -[Cooking]
293
294 * cw/worktree-relative (2024-10-08) 4 commits
295 - worktree: add test for path handling in linked worktrees
@@ -382,7 +342,8 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
342 "git repack" avoids losing local objects that are reachable from
343 objects in a packfile fetched from a promisor remote.
344
385 - Comments?
345 + Expecting a reroll.
346 + cf. <xmqqa5faec4x.fsf@gitster.g>
347 Breaks CI.
348 cf. <xmqqzfnexlku.fsf@gitster.g>
349 source: <20241008081350.8950-1-hanyang.tony@bytedance.com>
@@ -422,23 +383,23 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
383
384
385 * kh/merge-tree-doc (2024-10-09) 1 commit
425 - - doc: merge-tree: improve example script
386 + (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-11 at b22c213d6c)
387 + + doc: merge-tree: improve example script
388
389 Docfix.
390
429 - Will merge to 'next'.
391 + Will merge to 'master'.
392 cf. <CABPp-BE=JfoZp19Va-1oF60ADBUibGDwDkFX-Zytx7A3uJ__gg@mail.gmail.com>
393 source: <c7e0d76e71eef56c6279e0f7e82a2d194f78d2a4.1728492617.git.code@khaugsbakk.name>
394
395
434 -* pb/clar-build-fix (2024-10-07) 1 commit
396 +* pb/clar-build-fix (2024-10-11) 1 commit
397 - Makefile: fix dependency for $(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/clar/clar.o
398
399 Build fix.
400
439 - Expecting a reroll.
440 - cf. <C05B01E0-5007-4FB9-94CD-CBE74E79F9B7@gmail.com>
441 - source: <pull.1810.git.1728323033680.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
401 + Will merge to 'next'.
402 + source: <pull.1810.v2.git.1728667787227.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
403
404
405 * ps/cache-tree-w-broken-index-entry (2024-10-07) 3 commits
@@ -449,17 +410,18 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
410 Fail gracefully instead of crashing when attempting to write the
411 contents of a corrupt in-core index as a tree object.
412
452 - Comments?
413 + Will merge to 'next'?
414 source: <cover.1728275640.git.ps@pks.im>
415
416
417 * ps/maintenance-start-crash-fix (2024-10-10) 1 commit
457 - - builtin/gc: fix crash when running `git maintenance start`
418 + (merged to 'next' on 2024-10-11 at c54df41815)
419 + + builtin/gc: fix crash when running `git maintenance start`
420
421 "git maintenance start" crashed due to an uninitialized variable
422 reference, which has been corrected.
423
462 - Will merge to 'next'.
424 + Will merge to 'master'.
425 source: <a5b1433abfd84cb627efc17f52e0d644ee207bb0.1728538282.git.ps@pks.im>
426
427
@@ -489,7 +451,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
451 source: <pull.1776.v3.git.git.1728358699.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
452
453
492 -* jc/a-commands-without-the-repo (2024-10-06) 3 commits
454 +* jc/a-commands-without-the-repo (2024-10-11) 3 commits
455 - archive: remove the_repository global variable
456 - annotate: remove usage of the_repository global
457 - git: pass in repo to builtin based on setup_git_directory_gently
@@ -500,8 +462,8 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
462 variable in a few of them have been removed using the new calling
463 convention.
464
503 - Comments?
504 - source: <pull.1788.v3.git.git.1728099043.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
465 + Will merge to 'next'?
466 + source: <pull.1788.v4.git.git.1728594828.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
467
468
469 * ej/cat-file-remote-object-info (2024-09-27) 6 commits
@@ -515,7 +477,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
477 "git cat-file --batch" and friends can optionally ask a remote
478 server about objects it does not have.
479
518 - Comments?
480 + Needs review.
481 source: <20240926013856.35527-1-eric.peijian@gmail.com>
482
483
@@ -544,13 +506,13 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
506 source: <20240802073143.56731-1-hanyang.tony@bytedance.com>
507
508
547 -* jc/breaking-changes-early-adopter-option (2024-09-19) 1 commit
509 +* jc/breaking-changes-early-adopter-option (2024-10-11) 1 commit
510 - BreakingChanges: early adopter option
511
512 Describe the policy to introduce breaking changes.
513
552 - Comments?
553 - source: <xmqq7cb77810.fsf@gitster.g>
514 + Needs review.
515 + source: <xmqq1q0mcnt8.fsf@gitster.g>
516
517
518 * jc/strbuf-commented-something (2024-09-12) 2 commits
@@ -576,7 +538,9 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
538 remotes it uses, so that the server side can omit objects that the
539 client can lazily obtain from these other promissor remotes.
540
579 - Comments?
541 + Comments? I got an impression that this is premature without
542 + finishing the discussion on a larger picture.
543 + cf. <ZvpZv_fed_su4w2-@pks.im>
544 source: <20240910163000.1985723-1-christian.couder@gmail.com>
545
546