What's cooking (2009/08 #01)

Junio C Hamano committed Aug 5, 2009 at 14:49 UTC 3ac8b34396ebaef504327bc7dfacd0789e059069
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1 To: git@vger.kernel.org
2 -Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Jul 2009, #03; Wed, 29)
3 -X-master-at: e6580020057afd207b7cfb9c96905f99e13cfe4d
4 -X-next-at: 4719968c98d7ad8352bb14916c65c094842a980d
2 +Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2009, #01; Wed, 05)
3 +X-master-at: 3f55e4107f7906134df029f9a5c44864f9258110
4 +X-next-at: 2981fa5b8f20e8ff086aceb252c0e693fa2d0c75
5
6 -What's cooking in git.git (Jul 2009, #03; Wed, 29)
6 +What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2009, #01; Wed, 05)
7 --------------------------------------------------
8
9 Here are the topics that have been cooking. Commits prefixed with '-' are
@@ -19,47 +19,70 @@ out the planned "push safety" change. 1.7.0 would be a good time to
19 introduce "justifiable" changes that are not strictly backward compatible.
20
21 During 1.6.5 cycle, 'next' will hold topics meant for 1.6.5 and 1.7.0.
22 -I've already merged the "diff --exit-code --ignore-whitespace" change and
23 -"push safety" change.
22
25 -I'll rewind 'next' sometime this weekend.
23 +----------------------------------------------------------------
24 +[New Topics]
25 +
26 +* gb/apply-ignore-whitespace (Tue Aug 4 13:16:49 2009 +0200) 1 commit
27 + - git apply: option to ignore whitespace differences
28 +
29 +* db/vcs-helper (Wed Aug 5 01:02:25 2009 -0400) 13 commits
30 + - Changes for new vcs-helper series
31 + - Add simple test cases of git-vcs-cvs functionality
32 + - First draft of CVS importer using the foreign-scm machinery
33 + - Allow helpers to request marks for fast-import
34 + - Allow helpers to report in "list" command that the ref is
35 + unchanged
36 + - Add support for "import" helper command
37 + - Add a config option for remotes to specify a foreign vcs
38 + - Allow programs to not depend on remotes having urls
39 + - Allow fetch to modify refs
40 + - Use a function to determine whether a remote is valid
41 + - git-http-fetch: not a builtin
42 + - Use an external program to implement fetching with curl
43 + - Add support for external programs for handling native fetches
44 +
45 +This consolidates various previous rounds from Daniel and Johan.
46 +
47 +* je/send-email-no-subject (Wed Aug 5 18:49:54 2009 +0200) 1 commit
48 + - send-email: confirm on empty mail subjects
49 +
50 +* zf/maint-gitweb-acname (Sun Aug 2 09:42:24 2009 +0200) 1 commit
51 + - gitweb: parse_commit_text encoding fix
52 +
53 +* jc/maint-clean-nested-dir-safety (Tue Jun 30 15:33:45 2009 -0700) 1 commit
54 + - clean: require double -f options to nuke nested git repository and
55 + work tree
56 +
57 +* jc/shortstatus (Tue Aug 4 23:55:22 2009 -0700) 5 commits
58 + - shortstatus: a new command
59 + - status: show worktree status of conflicted paths separately
60 + - wt-status.c: rework the way changes to the index and work tree are
61 + summarized
62 + - diff-index: keep the original index intact
63 + - diff-index: report unmerged new entries
64 +
65 +* bc/mailsplit-cr-at-eol (Tue Aug 4 22:31:59 2009 -0500) 4 commits
66 + - Allow mailsplit (and hence git-am) to handle mails with CRLF line-
67 + endings
68 + - builtin-mailsplit.c: remove read_line_with_nul() since it is no
69 + longer used
70 + - builtin-mailinfo,builtin-mailsplit: use strbufs
71 + - strbuf: add new function strbuf_getwholeline()
72 +
73 +* jc/maint-merge-recursive-fix (Thu Jul 30 17:38:15 2009 -0700) 1 commit
74 + - merge-recursive: don't segfault while handling rename clashes
75
76 ----------------------------------------------------------------
28 -[In 'next']
77 +[Graduated to "master"]
78
79 * ne/futz-upload-pack (Wed Jun 10 01:50:18 2009 +0200) 1 commit
80 + Shift object enumeration out of upload-pack
81
33 -* js/run-command-updates (Sat Jul 4 21:26:43 2009 +0200) 6 commits
34 - + receive-pack: remove unnecessary run_status report
35 - + run_command: report failure to execute the program, but optionally
36 - don't
37 - + run_command: encode deadly signal number in the return value
38 - + run_command: report system call errors instead of returning error
39 - codes
40 - + run_command: return exit code as positive value
41 - + MinGW: simplify waitpid() emulation macros
42 -
82 * sb/maint-pull-rebase (Sun Jul 19 09:45:16 2009 +0200) 2 commits
83 + pull: support rebased upstream + fetch + pull --rebase
84 + t5520-pull: Test for rebased upstream + fetch + pull --rebase
85
47 -* jc/1.7.0-diff-whitespace-only-status (Sat May 23 01:15:35 2009 -0700) 2 commits
48 - + diff: Rename QUIET internal option to QUICK
49 - + diff: change semantics of "ignore whitespace" options
50 -
51 -This changes exit code from "git diff --ignore-whitespace" and friends
52 -when there is no actual output. It is a backward incompatible change, but
53 -we could argue that it is a bugfix.
54 -
55 -* jc/1.7.0-push-safety (Mon Feb 9 00:19:46 2009 -0800) 2 commits
56 - + Refuse deleting the current branch via push
57 - + Refuse updating the current branch in a non-bare repository via
58 - push
59 -
60 -This is old 'jc/deny-delete-current-1.7.0' and 'jc/1.7.0-push-safety'
61 -topics redone.
62 -
86 * sb/read-tree (Thu Jun 25 22:14:10 2009 -0700) 2 commits
87 + read-tree: migrate to parse-options
88 + read-tree: convert unhelpful usage()'s to helpful die()'s
@@ -70,11 +93,42 @@ topics redone.
93 + verify-tag: migrate to parse-options
94 + write-tree: migrate to parse-options
95
73 -Parse-options migration; should be in 'master' soonish.
96 +* ns/init-mkdir (Sat Jul 25 06:59:28 2009 +0900) 1 commit
97 + + git init: optionally allow a directory argument
98 +
99 +Straightforward usability change.
100 +
101 +* mk/init-db-parse-options (Sun Jul 12 12:24:32 2009 +0200) 1 commit
102 + + init-db: migrate to parse-options
103 +
104 +* jk/maint-show-tag (Sat Jul 18 06:14:37 2009 -0400) 2 commits
105 + + show: add space between multiple items
106 + + show: suppress extra newline when showing annotated tag
107 +
108 +* jc/apply-epoch-patch (Fri Jul 10 18:38:08 2009 -0700) 1 commit
109 + + apply: notice creation/removal patches produced by GNU diff
110 +
111 +----------------------------------------------------------------
112 +[In 'next']
113 +
114 +* js/run-command-updates (Tue Aug 4 11:28:40 2009 +0200) 7 commits
115 + + run-command.c: squelch a "use before assignment" warning
116 + + receive-pack: remove unnecessary run_status report
117 + + run_command: report failure to execute the program, but optionally
118 + don't
119 + + run_command: encode deadly signal number in the return value
120 + + run_command: report system call errors instead of returning error
121 + codes
122 + + run_command: return exit code as positive value
123 + + MinGW: simplify waitpid() emulation macros
124 +
125 +Will merge soon.
126
127 * mk/grep-max-depth (Wed Jul 22 19:52:15 2009 +0200) 1 commit
128 + grep: Add --max-depth option.
129
130 +Will merge soon.
131 +
132 * cc/replace (Wed May 27 07:14:09 2009 +0200) 14 commits
133 + t6050: check pushing something based on a replaced commit
134 + Documentation: add documentation for "git replace"
@@ -96,60 +150,46 @@ Does not seem to hurt normal operation without "replace". The basic idea
150 should be easier and safer to use than the graft mechanism. I haven't
151 tried the replacement myself, though.
152
99 -* ns/init-mkdir (Sat Jul 25 06:59:28 2009 +0900) 1 commit
100 - + git init: optionally allow a directory argument
153 +* jp/symlink-dirs (Wed Jul 29 20:22:25 2009 -0700) 3 commits
154 + + git-checkout: be careful about untracked symlinks
155 + + lstat_cache: guard against full match of length of 'name'
156 + parameter
157 + + Demonstrate bugs when a directory is replaced with a symlink
158
102 -Straightforward usability change. Should be in 'master' soonish.
159 +James's test scripts to expose corner case bugs in the merge and branch
160 +switching machinery, and a few fix-ups.
161
104 -* mk/init-db-parse-options (Sun Jul 12 12:24:32 2009 +0200) 1 commit
105 - + init-db: migrate to parse-options
162 +* jn/gitweb-blame (Sat Jul 25 00:44:10 2009 +0200) 10 commits
163 + + gitweb: Create links leading to 'blame_incremental' using
164 + JavaScript
165 + + gitweb: Incremental blame (proof of concept)
166 + + gitweb: Add optional "time to generate page" info in footer
167 + + gitweb: Add -partial_query option to href() subroutine
168 + + gitweb: Use light/dark for class names also in 'blame' view
169 + + gitweb: Add author initials in 'blame' view, a la "git gui blame"
170 + + gitweb: Mark commits with no "previous" in 'blame' view
171 + + gitweb: Use "previous" header of git-blame -p in 'blame' view
172 + + gitweb: Mark boundary commits in 'blame' view
173 + + gitweb: Make .error style generic
174 +
175 +Will merge soon.
176
107 -* jk/maint-show-tag (Sat Jul 18 06:14:37 2009 -0400) 2 commits
108 - + show: add space between multiple items
109 - + show: suppress extra newline when showing annotated tag
177 +* jc/1.7.0-diff-whitespace-only-status (Sat May 23 01:15:35 2009 -0700) 2 commits
178 + + diff: Rename QUIET internal option to QUICK
179 + + diff: change semantics of "ignore whitespace" options
180
111 -* jc/apply-epoch-patch (Fri Jul 10 18:38:08 2009 -0700) 1 commit
112 - + apply: notice creation/removal patches produced by GNU diff
181 +This changes exit code from "git diff --ignore-whitespace" and friends
182 +when there is no actual output. It is a backward incompatible change, but
183 +we could argue that it is a bugfix.
184
114 -Better acceptance of some "GNU patch" output to create or remove files.
185 +* jc/1.7.0-push-safety (Mon Feb 9 00:19:46 2009 -0800) 2 commits
186 + + Refuse deleting the current branch via push
187 + + Refuse updating the current branch in a non-bare repository via
188 + push
189
190 ----------------------------------------------------------------
191 [In 'pu']
192
119 -* jp/symlink-dirs (Sun Jun 14 15:08:28 2009 +0200) 2 commits
120 - - lstat_cache: guard against full match of length of 'name'
121 - parameter
122 - - Demonstrate bugs when a directory is replaced with a symlink
123 -
124 -James's test scripts to expose corner case bugs in the merge and branch
125 -switching machinery.
126 -
127 -* jh/vcs-cvs (Mon Jul 27 03:04:17 2009 +0200) 15 commits
128 - - Introduce a 'marks <filename>' feature to the foreign transport
129 - code
130 - - Teach foreign transport code to perform the "capabilities" command
131 - - Preliminary clarifications to git-vcs documentation
132 - - fast-import: Add support for importing commit notes
133 - - Add a transport implementation using git-vcs-* helpers
134 - - Allow programs to not depend on remotes having urls
135 - - Use a function to determine whether a remote is valid
136 - - Add specification of git-vcs-* helper programs
137 - - Merge branch 'db/transport-shim' into jh/vcs-cvs
138 - - git-http-fetch: not a builtin
139 - - Use an external program to implement fetching with curl
140 - - Add support for external programs for handling native fetches
141 - - Add option for using a foreign VCS
142 - - Document details of transport function APIs
143 - - Allow late reporting of fetched hashes
144 -
145 -With its 6th patch replaced to keep the pathname syntax of the fast-import
146 -language, but without the commits near the tip of the old series.
147 -
148 -* db/transport-shim (Tue Jul 28 02:08:53 2009 -0400) 3 commits
149 - - git-http-fetch: not a builtin
150 - - Use an external program to implement fetching with curl
151 - - Add support for external programs for handling native fetches
152 -
193 * jh/notes (Wed Jul 29 04:25:26 2009 +0200) 8 commits
194 - t3302-notes-index-expensive: Speed up create_repo()
195 - fast-import: Add support for importing commit notes
@@ -160,71 +200,29 @@ language, but without the commits near the tip of the old series.
200 - Add a script to edit/inspect notes
201 - Introduce commit notes
202
163 -jh/vcs-cvs topic needs to be rebuilt, merging this instead of having its
164 -own copy of "fast-import: Add support for importing commit notes".
165 -
166 -* db/foreign-scm (Tue Mar 24 23:04:12 2009 -0400) 3 commits
167 - - Add option for using a foreign VCS
168 - - Document details of transport function APIs
169 - - Allow late reporting of fetched hashes
170 -
203 * cc/sequencer-rebase-i (Fri Jun 26 23:08:46 2009 +0200) 4 commits
204 - rebase -i: use "git sequencer--helper --make-patch"
205 - sequencer: free memory used in "make_patch" function
206 - sequencer: add "make_patch" function to save a patch
207 - sequencer: add "builtin-sequencer--helper.c"
208
177 -I do not know how this will interact with what Dscho has been doing.
178 -
209 * jc/mailinfo-remove-brackets (Wed Jul 15 15:31:12 2009 -0700) 1 commit
210 - mailinfo: -b option keeps [bracketed] strings that is not a
211 [PATCH] marker
212
183 -* jn/gitweb-blame (Sat Jul 25 00:44:10 2009 +0200) 10 commits
184 - - gitweb: Create links leading to 'blame_incremental' using
185 - JavaScript
186 - - gitweb: Incremental blame (proof of concept)
187 - - gitweb: Add optional "time to generate page" info in footer
188 - - gitweb: Add -partial_query option to href() subroutine
189 - - gitweb: Use light/dark for class names also in 'blame' view
190 - - gitweb: Add author initials in 'blame' view, a la "git gui blame"
191 - - gitweb: Mark commits with no "previous" in 'blame' view
192 - - gitweb: Use "previous" header of git-blame -p in 'blame' view
193 - - gitweb: Mark boundary commits in 'blame' view
194 - - gitweb: Make .error style generic
195 -
196 -There may have been updates during 1.6.4-rc period that I missed.
197 -
198 -* tr/reset-checkout-patch (Tue Jul 28 23:20:11 2009 +0200) 5 commits
213 +* tr/reset-checkout-patch (Tue Jul 28 23:20:12 2009 +0200) 8 commits
214 + - DWIM 'git stash save -p' for 'git stash -p'
215 + - Merge branch 'js/stash-dwim' into tr/reset-checkout-patch
216 + - Make 'git stash -k' a short form for 'git stash save --keep-index'
217 - Implement 'git stash save --patch'
218 - Implement 'git checkout --patch'
219 - Implement 'git reset --patch'
220 - builtin-add: refactor the meat of interactive_add()
221 - git-apply--interactive: Refactor patch mode code
222
223 +* js/stash-dwim (Mon Jul 27 20:37:10 2009 +0200) 1 commit
224 + - Make 'git stash -k' a short form for 'git stash save --keep-index'
225 +
226 * jc/log-tz (Tue Mar 3 00:45:37 2009 -0800) 1 commit
227 - Allow --date=local --date=other-format to work as expected
228
208 -* pb/tracking (Thu Jul 16 16:26:15 2009 -0500) 7 commits
209 - - branch.c: if remote is not config'd for branch, don't try delete
210 - push config
211 - - branch, checkout: introduce autosetuppush
212 - - move deletion of merge configuration to branch.c
213 - - remote: add per-remote autosetupmerge and autosetuprebase
214 - configuration
215 - - introduce a struct tracking_config
216 - - branch: install_branch_config and struct tracking refactoring
217 - - config: allow false and true values for branch.autosetuprebase
218 -
219 -This has been reverted from 'next' for now to give it a fresh start.
220 -
221 -----------------------------------------------------------------
222 -[Dropped]
223 -
224 -* ar/maint-1.6.2-merge-recursive-d-f (Mon May 11 21:25:36 2009 +0200) 2 commits
225 - . Fix for a merge where a branch has an F->D transition
226 - . Add a reminder test case for a merge with F/D transition
227 -
228 -The fix the author hinted iffy is dropped for now, but the test case is
229 -already in 'master' to remind us.
230 -