What's cooking (2025/08 #11)

Junio C Hamano committed Aug 26, 2025 at 08:17 UTC 74cb5cfc2d7011799ddb0434d89f4bc273df8b24
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1 To: git@vger.kernel.org
2 -Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2025, #10; Fri, 22)
3 -X-master-at: 1fa68948c3d76328236cac73d2adf33c905bd8e3
4 -X-next-at: d7df087d1abd30a578bb11da1d7fcc5f9bee7521
2 +Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2025, #11; Mon, 25)
3 +X-master-at: f814da676ae46aac5be0a98b99373a76dee6cedb
4 +X-next-at: d7d06c2dae85021966c6d9224e6b2efb4454bd77
5 Bcc: lwn@lwn.net, gitster@pobox.com
6
7 -What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2025, #10; Fri, 22)
7 +What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2025, #11; Mon, 25)
8 --------------------------------------------------
9
10 Here are the topics that have been cooking in my tree. Commits
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ topic without enough support may be discarded after a long period of
17 no activity (of course they can be resubmit when new interests
18 arise).
19
20 -Git 2.51 has been tagged. Let's see if there is any unexpected
21 -fallout for the rest of this week, and then start merging down what
22 -has been cooking in 'next' (and rewind 'next' while doing so).
23 -
20 Copies of the source code to Git live in many repositories, and the
21 following is a list of the ones I push into or their mirrors. Some
22 repositories have only a subset of branches.
@@ -52,236 +48,189 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
48 --------------------------------------------------
49 [Graduated to 'master']
50
55 -* ac/deglobal-fmt-merge-log-config (2025-08-10) 2 commits
56 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-13 at c6c74fb8f0)
57 - + builtin/fmt-merge-msg: stop depending on 'the_repository'
58 - + environment: remove the global variable 'merge_log_config'
59 -
60 - Code clean-up.
61 - source: <cover.1754868681.git.ayu.chandekar@gmail.com>
62 -
63 -
64 -* dl/push-missing-object-error (2025-08-08) 3 commits
65 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-11 at ad69d77794)
66 - + remote.c: convert if-else ladder to switch
67 - + remote.c: remove BUG in show_push_unqualified_ref_name_error()
68 - + t5516: remove surrounding empty lines in test bodies
69 -
70 - "git push" had a code path that led to BUG() but it should have
71 - been a die(), as it is a response to a usual but invalid end-user
72 - action to attempt pushing an object that does not exist.
73 - cf. <xmqqo6spiyqp.fsf@gitster.g>
74 - source: <cover.1754637849.git.liu.denton@gmail.com>
75 -
76 -
77 -* en/ort-rename-fixes (2025-08-06) 7 commits
78 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-12 at 02536ed675)
79 - + merge-ort: fix directory rename on top of source of other rename/delete
80 - + merge-ort: fix incorrect file handling
81 - + merge-ort: clarify the interning of strings in opt->priv->path
82 - + t6423: fix missed staging of file in testcases 12i,12j,12k
83 - + t6423: document two bugs with rename-to-self testcases
84 - + merge-ort: drop unnecessary temporary in check_for_directory_rename()
85 - + merge-ort: update comments to modern testfile location
86 -
87 - Various bugs about rename handling in "ort" merge strategy have
88 - been fixed.
89 - source: <pull.1943.v3.git.1754522122.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
90 -
91 -
92 -* gh/git-jump-pathname-with-sp (2025-08-11) 1 commit
93 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-13 at a99311e231)
94 - + git-jump: make `diff` work with filenames containing spaces
95 -
96 - "git jump" (in contrib/) fails to parse the diff header correctly
97 - when a file has a space in its name, which has been corrected.
98 - source: <pull.1950.v2.git.1754913323810.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
99 -
100 -
101 -* jc/diff-no-index-in-subdir (2025-08-09) 1 commit
102 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-13 at 956899dc16)
103 - + diff: --no-index should ignore the worktree
104 -
105 - "git diff --no-index" run inside a subdirectory under control of a
106 - Git repository operated at the top of the working tree and stripped
107 - the prefix from the output, and oddballs like "-" (stdin) did not
108 - work correctly because of it. Correct the set-up by undoing what
109 - the set-up sequence did to cwd and prefix.
110 - source: <xmqq1ppk58ob.fsf@gitster.g>
111 -
112 -
113 -* jc/strbuf-split (2025-07-31) 13 commits
114 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-11 at ddf662f7e9)
115 - + trace2: do not use strbuf_split*()
116 - + trace2: trim_trailing_newline followed by trim is a no-op
117 - + sub-process: do not use strbuf_split*()
118 - + environment: do not use strbuf_split*()
119 - + config: do not use strbuf_split()
120 - + notes: do not use strbuf_split*()
121 - + merge-tree: do not use strbuf_split*()
122 - + clean: do not use strbuf_split*() [part 2]
123 - + clean: do not pass the whole structure when it is not necessary
124 - + clean: do not use strbuf_split*() [part 1]
125 - + clean: do not pass strbuf by value
126 - + wt-status: avoid strbuf_split*()
127 - + Merge branch 'jc/string-list-split' into jc/strbuf-split
128 - (this branch uses jc/string-list-split.)
129 -
130 - Arrays of strbuf is often a wrong data structure to use, and
131 - strbuf_split*() family of functions that create them often have
132 - better alternatives.
133 -
134 - Update several code paths and replace strbuf_split*().
135 - source: <20250731225433.4028872-1-gitster@pobox.com>
136 -
137 -
138 -* jc/string-list-split (2025-08-01) 7 commits
139 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-11 at 160ff9d174)
140 - + string-list: split-then-remove-empty can be done while splitting
141 - + string-list: optionally omit empty string pieces in string_list_split*()
142 - + diff: simplify parsing of diff.colormovedws
143 - + string-list: optionally trim string pieces split by string_list_split*()
144 - + string-list: unify string_list_split* functions
145 - + string-list: align string_list_split() with its _in_place() counterpart
146 - + string-list: report programming error with BUG
147 - (this branch is used by jc/strbuf-split.)
148 -
149 - string_list_split*() family of functions have been extended to
150 - simplify common use cases.
151 - source: <20250801220423.1230969-1-gitster@pobox.com>
152 -
153 -
154 -* js/rebase-i-allow-drop-on-a-merge (2025-08-06) 1 commit
155 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-07 at bc44e9dc1b)
156 - + rebase -i: permit 'drop' of a merge commit
157 -
158 - During interactive rebase, using 'drop' on a merge commit lead to
159 - an error, which was incorrect.
160 - source: <37f6e34c-91aa-4e55-88e1-019d2e042df3@kdbg.org>
161 -
162 -
163 -* kh/doc-git-log-markup-fix (2025-08-08) 1 commit
164 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-12 at 1336146ed4)
165 - + doc: git-log: fix description list
51 +* dk/help-all (2025-08-03) 3 commits
52 + (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-13 at 6dce87c0b5)
53 + + builtin: also setup gently for --help-all
54 + + parse-options: refactor flags for usage_with_options_internal
55 + + Merge branch 'ua/t1517-short-help-tests' into dk/help-all
56
167 - Doc update.
168 - source: <aaa1734189ec8bab7cfa0965132e3d8e5909b1af.1754660514.git.code@khaugsbakk.name>
57 + "git cmd --help-all" now works outside repositories.
58 + source: <20250803012613.54086-1-ben.knoble+github@gmail.com>
59
60
171 -* kr/clone-synopsis-fix (2025-08-11) 1 commit
172 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-13 at b0d634ef29)
173 - + docs: remove stray bracket from git-clone synopsis
61 +* dk/t7005-editor-updates (2025-08-13) 3 commits
62 + (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-17 at ad0ab2e2a9)
63 + + t7005: sanitize test environment for subsequent tests
64 + + t7005: stop abusing --exec-path
65 + + t7005: use modern test style
66
175 - Doc fix.
176 - source: <pull.2023.v3.git.git.1754949872593.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
67 + Test clean-up.
68 + source: <20250812170256.71751-1-ben.knoble+github@gmail.com>
69
70
179 -* ly/changed-path-traversal-with-magic-pathspec (2025-08-10) 1 commit
180 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-12 at 0f929dcec7)
181 - + bloom: enable bloom filter with wildcard pathspec in revision traversal
71 +* ds/doc-count-objects-fix (2025-08-14) 1 commit
72 + (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-17 at 1740ef34dd)
73 + + count-objects: document count-objects pack
74
183 - Revision traversal limited with pathspec, like "git log dir/*",
184 - used to ignore changed-paths Bloom filter when the pathspec
185 - contained wildcards; now they take advantage of the filter when
186 - they can.
187 - source: <20250811060137.75135-1-yldhome2d2@gmail.com>
75 + Docfix.
76 + source: <pull.2031.v3.git.git.1755182034719.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
77
78
190 -* ly/diff-name-only-with-diff-from-content (2025-08-07) 1 commit
191 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-13 at 662b1ed5c5)
192 - + diff: ensure consistent diff behavior with ignore options
79 +* ja/doc-lint-sections-and-synopsis (2025-08-11) 6 commits
80 + (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-17 at 413ff100cd)
81 + + doc lint: check that synopsis manpages have synopsis inlines
82 + + doc:git-for-each-ref: fix styling and typos
83 + + doc: check for absence of the form --[no-]parameter
84 + + doc: check for absence of multiple terms in each entry of desc list
85 + + doc: check well-formedness of delimited sections
86 + + doc: test linkgit macros for well-formedness
87
194 - Various options to "git diff" that makes comparison ignore certain
195 - aspects of the differences (like "space changes are ignored",
196 - "differences in lines that match these regular expressions are
197 - ignored") did not work well with "--name-only" and friends.
198 - source: <20250808033019.78817-1-yldhome2d2@gmail.com>
88 + Doc lint updates to encourage the newer and easier-to-use
89 + `synopsis` format, with fixes to a handful of existing uses.
90 + source: <pull.1945.v3.git.1754945600.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
91
92
201 -* ms/refs-list (2025-08-05) 6 commits
202 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-13 at 3f0791145b)
203 - + t: add test for git refs list subcommand
204 - + t6300: refactor tests to be shareable
205 - + builtin/refs: add list subcommand
206 - + builtin/for-each-ref: factor out core logic into a helper
207 - + builtin/for-each-ref: align usage string with the man page
208 - + doc: factor out common option
93 +* lo/repo-info (2025-08-16) 5 commits
94 + (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-19 at 9569e192d0)
95 + + repo: add the --format flag
96 + + repo: add the field layout.shallow
97 + + repo: add the field layout.bare
98 + + repo: add the field references.format
99 + + repo: declare the repo command
100 + (this branch is used by lo/repo-info-step-2.)
101
210 - The "list" subcommand of "git refs" acts as a front-end for
211 - "git for-each-ref".
212 - source: <20250805092758.5321-1-meetsoni3017@gmail.com>
102 + A new subcommand "git repo" gives users a way to grab various
103 + repository characteristics.
104 + source: <20250816224603.3307-1-lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
105
106
215 -* ps/reflog-migrate-fixes (2025-08-05) 9 commits
216 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-07 at 8068e2ad68)
217 - + refs: fix invalid old object IDs when migrating reflogs
218 - + refs: stop unsetting REF_HAVE_OLD for log-only updates
219 - + refs/files: detect race when generating reflog entry for HEAD
220 - + refs: fix identity for migrated reflogs
221 - + ident: fix type of string length parameter
222 - + builtin/reflog: implement subcommand to write new entries
223 - + refs: export `ref_transaction_update_reflog()`
224 - + builtin/reflog: improve grouping of subcommands
225 - + Documentation/git-reflog: convert to use synopsis type
226 - (this branch is used by jk/no-clobber-dangling-symref-with-fetch and ps/remote-rename-fix.)
107 +* ps/commit-graph-wo-globals (2025-08-14) 6 commits
108 + (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-17 at e2889596be)
109 + + commit-graph: stop passing in redundant repository
110 + + commit-graph: stop using `the_repository`
111 + + commit-graph: stop using `the_hash_algo`
112 + + commit-graph: refactor `parse_commit_graph()` to take a repository
113 + + commit-graph: store the hash algorithm instead of its length
114 + + commit-graph: stop using `the_hash_algo` via macros
115
228 - "git refs migrate" to migrate the reflog entries from a refs
229 - backend to another had a handful of bugs squashed.
230 - source: <20250806-pks-reflog-append-v6-0-a50839653766@pks.im>
116 + Remove dependency on the_repository and other globals from the
117 + commit-graph code, and other changes unrelated to de-globaling.
118 + source: <20250815-b4-pks-commit-graph-wo-the-repository-v4-0-b6b651178cce@pks.im>
119
120
233 -* ps/remote-rename-fix (2025-07-31) 7 commits
234 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-07 at 227d2faf29)
235 - + builtin/remote: only iterate through refs that are to be renamed
236 - + builtin/remote: rework how remote refs get renamed
237 - + builtin/remote: determine whether refs need renaming early on
238 - + builtin/remote: fix sign comparison warnings
239 - + refs: simplify logic when migrating reflog entries
240 - + refs: pass refname when invoking reflog entry callback
241 - + Merge branch 'ps/reflog-migrate-fixes' into ps/remote-rename-fix
242 - (this branch uses ps/reflog-migrate-fixes.)
121 +* tc/diff-tree-max-depth (2025-08-07) 3 commits
122 + (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-15 at dddb2275d4)
123 + + diff: teach tree-diff a max-depth parameter
124 + + within_depth: fix return for empty path
125 + + combine-diff: zero memory used for callback filepairs
126
244 - "git remote rename origin upstream" failed to move origin/HEAD to
245 - upstream/HEAD when origin/HEAD is unborn and performed other
246 - renames extremely inefficiently, which has been corrected.
247 - source: <20250731-pks-remote-rename-improvements-v2-0-dda6f083674d@pks.im>
127 + "git diff-tree" learned "--max-depth" option.
128 + source: <20250807-toon-max-depth-v2-0-50b7e5c81665@iotcl.com>
129
130 +--------------------------------------------------
131 +[New Topics]
132
250 -* rj/t6137-cygwin-fix (2025-08-08) 1 commit
251 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-12 at f5acbbb35a)
252 - + t6137-*.sh: fix test failure on cygwin
133 +* bc/doc-compat-object-format-not-working (2025-08-26) 1 commit
134 + - docs: note that extensions.compatobjectformat is incomplete
135
254 - Test fix for breakage introduced in Git 2.50.
255 - source: <5514f2fd-3307-42c8-97ac-bc2147a7ba41@ramsayjones.plus.com>
136 + The compatObjectFormat extension is used to hide an incomplete
137 + feature that is not yet usable for any purpose other than
138 + developing the feature further. Document it as such to discourage
139 + its use by mere mortals.
140
141 + Will merge to 'next'.
142 + source: <20250825221101.611876-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
143
258 -* rs/describe-with-prio-queue (2025-08-03) 2 commits
259 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-07 at 5ebcaaf8b8)
260 - + describe: use prio_queue_replace()
261 - + describe: use prio_queue
144
263 - "git describe" has been optimized by using better data structure.
264 - source: <36d5b59a-a99a-4a6f-b637-dfb0b760660f@web.de>
145 +* ds/doc-ggg-pr-fork-clarify (2025-08-23) 1 commit
146 + (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-25 at 71aea64ee4)
147 + + doc: clarify which remotes can be used with GitGitGadget
148
149 + Update the instruction to use of GGG in the MyFirstContribution
150 + document to say that a GitHub PR could be made against `git/git`
151 + instead of `gitgitgadget/git`.
152
267 -* ua/t1517-short-help-tests (2025-08-07) 3 commits
268 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-12 at 55d20e1985)
269 - + t5304: move `prune -h` test from t1517
270 - + t5200: move `update-server-info -h` test from t1517
271 - + t/t1517: automate `git subcmd -h` tests outside a repository
272 - (this branch is used by ad/t1517-short-help-tests-fix and dk/help-all.)
153 + Will merge to 'master'.
154 + cf. <xmqqtt1vs77x.fsf@gitster.g>
155 + source: <pull.2034.v2.git.git.1755940331248.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
156 +
157 +
158 +* jk/fetch-check-graph-objects-fix (2025-08-23) 1 commit
159 + - fetch-pack: re-scan when double-checking graph objects
160 +
161 + Under a race against another process that is repacking the
162 + repository, especially a partially cloned one, "git fetch" may have
163 + mistakenly think some objects we do have are missing, which has
164 + been corrected.
165 +
166 + Will merge to 'next'.
167 + source: <20250824050040.GA228050@coredump.intra.peff.net>
168 +
169 +
170 +* js/doc-sending-patch-via-thunderbird (2025-08-22) 1 commit
171 + (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-25 at 1e63ebff8c)
172 + + doc/format-patch: adjust Thunderbird MUA hint to new add-on
173 +
174 + Doc update.
175 +
176 + Will merge to 'master'.
177 + source: <6ec34bbc-6811-41fa-aa06-1d54fd2acb0c@kdbg.org>
178
274 - Test shuffling.
275 - source: <20250808010651.591906-1-usmanakinyemi202@gmail.com>
179 +
180 +* js/progress-delay-fix (2025-08-25) 1 commit
181 + - progress: pay attention to (customized) delay time
182 +
183 + The start_delayed-Progress() function in the progress eye-candy API
184 + did not clear its internal state, making an initial delay value
185 + larger than 1 second ineffective, which has been corrected.
186 +
187 + Will merge to 'next'.
188 + cf. <xmqq349fs5ee.fsf@gitster.g>
189 + source: <7b848623-ce64-4679-9b5e-9d91d947b269@kdbg.org>
190 +
191 +
192 +* kh/doc-config-typofix (2025-08-24) 1 commit
193 + (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-25 at f82e0a4c9b)
194 + + doc: config: replace backtick with apostrophe for possessive
195 +
196 + Documentation typofix.
197 +
198 + Will merge to 'master'.
199 + cf. <xmqqwm6rp2y4.fsf@gitster.g>
200 + source: <3ec6a00e3046166c7adb593f38c4099921d8ada3.1756064760.git.code@khaugsbakk.name>
201 +
202 +
203 +* rs/describe-with-lazy-queue-and-khash (2025-08-24) 1 commit
204 + - describe: use khash in finish_depth_computation()
205 +
206 + Instead of scanning for the remaining items to see if there are
207 + still commits to be explored in the queue, use khash to remember
208 + which items are still on the queue (an unacceptable alternative is
209 + to reserve one object flag bits).
210 +
211 + Will merge to 'next'?
212 + source: <9110f085-aec0-42e9-9774-b153ece6284f@web.de>
213 +
214 +
215 +* sg/line-log-merge-optim (2025-08-24) 4 commits
216 + - line-log: simplify condition checking for merge commits
217 + - line-log: initialize diff queue in process_ranges_ordinary_commit()
218 + - line-log: get rid of the parents array in process_ranges_merge_commit()
219 + - line-log: avoid unnecessary tree diffs when processing merge commits
220 +
221 + "git log -L..." compared trees of multiple parents with the tree of the
222 + merge result in an unnecessarily inefficient way.
223 +
224 + Will merge to 'next'.
225 + source: <20250824190644.2573279-1-szeder.dev@gmail.com>
226
227 --------------------------------------------------
278 -[New Topics]
228 +[Cooking]
229
230 * lo/repo-info-step-2 (2025-08-20) 3 commits
231 - repo: add the field objects.format
232 - repo: add the flag -z as an alias for --format=nul
233 - Merge branch 'lo/repo-info' into lo/repo-info-step-2
284 - (this branch uses lo/repo-info.)
234
235 "repo info" learns a short-hand option "-z" that is the same as
236 "--format=nul", and learns to report the objects format used in the
@@ -315,7 +264,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
264 source: <20250821070740.GA3356411@coredump.intra.peff.net>
265
266
318 -* jt/de-global-bulk-checkin (2025-08-21) 4 commits
267 +* jt/de-global-bulk-checkin (2025-08-22) 4 commits
268 - bulk-checkin: use repository variable from transaction
269 - bulk-checkin: require transaction for index_blob_bulk_checkin()
270 - bulk-checkin: remove global transaction state
@@ -326,19 +275,18 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
275 throughout the callchain.
276
277 Will merge to 'next'?
329 - source: <20250821232249.319427-1-jltobler@gmail.com>
278 + source: <20250822213500.1488064-1-jltobler@gmail.com>
279
280
281 * kh/doc-interpret-trailers-markup-fix (2025-08-22) 1 commit
333 - - doc: interpret-trailers: close all pairs of single quotes
282 + (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-25 at 9bee54a64d)
283 + + doc: interpret-trailers: close all pairs of single quotes
284
285 Fix missing single-quote pairs in a documentation page.
286
337 - Will merge to 'next'.
287 + Will merge to 'master'.
288 source: <4eac944102a846695a9f61ead39a5a86361a0532.1755875970.git.code@khaugsbakk.name>
289
340 ---------------------------------------------------
341 -[Cooking]
290
291 * ar/submodule-gitdir-tweak (2025-08-18) 10 commits
292 . fixup! t: add gitdir encoding tests
@@ -388,12 +336,13 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
336
337
338 * je/doc-add (2025-08-19) 2 commits
391 - - doc: git-add: simplify discussion of ignored files
392 - - doc: git-add: clarify intro & add an example
339 + (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-25 at 0c84501ed2)
340 + + doc: git-add: simplify discussion of ignored files
341 + + doc: git-add: clarify intro & add an example
342
343 Documentation for "git add" has been updated.
344
396 - Will merge to 'next'.
345 + Will merge to 'master'.
346 source: <pull.1952.v3.git.1755636370.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
347
348
@@ -412,16 +361,15 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
361 source: <20250819192004.GA1058857@coredump.intra.peff.net>
362
363
415 -* ds/path-walk-repack-fix (2025-08-20) 3 commits
364 +* ds/path-walk-repack-fix (2025-08-25) 2 commits
365 - path-walk: create initializer for path lists
366 - path-walk: fix setup of pending objects
418 - - t7700: add failing --path-walk test
367
368 "git repack --path-walk" lost objects in some corner cases, which
369 has been corrected.
370
423 - Comments?
424 - source: <pull.1956.git.1755715196.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
371 + Will merge 'next'.
372 + source: <pull.1956.v2.git.1756126197.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
373
374
375 * js/doc-gitk-history (2025-08-19) 1 commit
@@ -455,16 +403,6 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
403 source: <20250820212319.41044-1-jn.avila@free.fr>
404
405
458 -* ds/doc-count-objects-fix (2025-08-14) 1 commit
459 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-17 at 1740ef34dd)
460 - + count-objects: document count-objects pack
461 -
462 - Docfix.
463 -
464 - Will merge to 'master'.
465 - source: <pull.2031.v3.git.git.1755182034719.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
466 -
467 -
406 * ad/t1517-short-help-tests-fix (2025-08-19) 1 commit
407 (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at f686ad352a)
408 + t/t1517: mark tests that fail with GIT_TEST_INSTALLED
@@ -475,18 +413,6 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
413 source: <20250819074631.3303-1-adam@dinwoodie.org>
414
415
478 -* dk/t7005-editor-updates (2025-08-13) 3 commits
479 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-17 at ad0ab2e2a9)
480 - + t7005: sanitize test environment for subsequent tests
481 - + t7005: stop abusing --exec-path
482 - + t7005: use modern test style
483 -
484 - Test clean-up.
485 -
486 - Will merge to 'master'.
487 - source: <20250812170256.71751-1-ben.knoble+github@gmail.com>
488 -
489 -
416 * jc/longer-disambiguation-fix (2025-08-14) 1 commit
417 - abbrev: allow extending beyond 32 chars to disambiguate
418
@@ -498,38 +424,6 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
424 source: <xmqqh5ya6iua.fsf_-_@gitster.g>
425
426
501 -* ja/doc-lint-sections-and-synopsis (2025-08-11) 6 commits
502 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-17 at 413ff100cd)
503 - + doc lint: check that synopsis manpages have synopsis inlines
504 - + doc:git-for-each-ref: fix styling and typos
505 - + doc: check for absence of the form --[no-]parameter
506 - + doc: check for absence of multiple terms in each entry of desc list
507 - + doc: check well-formedness of delimited sections
508 - + doc: test linkgit macros for well-formedness
509 -
510 - Doc lint updates to encourage the newer and easier-to-use
511 - `synopsis` format, with fixes to a handful of existing uses.
512 -
513 - Will merge to 'master'.
514 - source: <pull.1945.v3.git.1754945600.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
515 -
516 -
517 -* ps/commit-graph-wo-globals (2025-08-14) 6 commits
518 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-17 at e2889596be)
519 - + commit-graph: stop passing in redundant repository
520 - + commit-graph: stop using `the_repository`
521 - + commit-graph: stop using `the_hash_algo`
522 - + commit-graph: refactor `parse_commit_graph()` to take a repository
523 - + commit-graph: store the hash algorithm instead of its length
524 - + commit-graph: stop using `the_hash_algo` via macros
525 -
526 - Remove dependency on the_repository and other globals from the
527 - commit-graph code, and other changes unrelated to de-globaling.
528 -
529 - Will merge to 'master'.
530 - source: <20250815-b4-pks-commit-graph-wo-the-repository-v4-0-b6b651178cce@pks.im>
531 -
532 -
427 * tc/t0450-harden (2025-08-12) 3 commits
428 - fixup! t0450: add allowlist for builtins with missing .adoc
429 - t0450: add allowlist for builtins with missing .adoc
@@ -541,7 +435,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
435 source: <20250804073002.1586332-1-toon@iotcl.com>
436
437
544 -* je/doc-rebase (2025-08-15) 5 commits
438 +* je/doc-rebase (2025-08-22) 5 commits
439 - doc: git-rebase: update discussion of internals
440 - doc: git-rebase: move --onto explanation down
441 - doc: git rebase: clarify arguments syntax
@@ -550,9 +444,8 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
444
445 Documentation for "git rebase" has been updated.
446
553 - Expecting a reroll.
554 - cf. <106c4a6c-9239-4c67-8bed-5ec2c0987f21@app.fastmail.com>
555 - source: <pull.1949.v8.git.1755276750.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
447 + Will merge to 'next'.
448 + source: <pull.1949.v9.git.1755909782.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
449
450
451 * ps/reftable-libgit2-cleanup (2025-08-12) 8 commits
@@ -572,30 +465,6 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
465 source: <20250812-pks-reftable-fixes-for-libgit2-v3-0-cf3b2267867e@pks.im>
466
467
575 -* tc/diff-tree-max-depth (2025-08-07) 3 commits
576 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-15 at dddb2275d4)
577 - + diff: teach tree-diff a max-depth parameter
578 - + within_depth: fix return for empty path
579 - + combine-diff: zero memory used for callback filepairs
580 -
581 - "git diff-tree" learned "--max-depth" option.
582 -
583 - Will merge to 'master'.
584 - source: <20250807-toon-max-depth-v2-0-50b7e5c81665@iotcl.com>
585 -
586 -
587 -* dk/help-all (2025-08-03) 3 commits
588 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-13 at 6dce87c0b5)
589 - + builtin: also setup gently for --help-all
590 - + parse-options: refactor flags for usage_with_options_internal
591 - + Merge branch 'ua/t1517-short-help-tests' into dk/help-all
592 -
593 - "git cmd --help-all" outside repository.
594 -
595 - Will merge to 'master'.
596 - source: <20250803012613.54086-1-ben.knoble+github@gmail.com>
597 -
598 -
468 * lc/rebase-trailer (2025-08-03) 2 commits
469 - rebase: support --trailer
470 - trailer: append trailers in-process and drop the fork to `interpret-trailers`
@@ -694,22 +563,6 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
563 source: <20250730175510.987383-1-toon@iotcl.com>
564
565
697 -* lo/repo-info (2025-08-16) 5 commits
698 - (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-19 at 9569e192d0)
699 - + repo: add the --format flag
700 - + repo: add the field layout.shallow
701 - + repo: add the field layout.bare
702 - + repo: add the field references.format
703 - + repo: declare the repo command
704 - (this branch is used by lo/repo-info-step-2.)
705 -
706 - A new subcommand "git repo" gives users a way to grab various
707 - repository characteristics.
708 -
709 - Will merge to 'master'.
710 - source: <20250816224603.3307-1-lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
711 -
712 -
566 * ac/deglobal-sparse-variables (2025-07-18) 3 commits
567 - environment: remove the global variable 'sparse_expect_files_outside_of_patterns'
568 - environment: move access to "core.sparsecheckoutcone" into repo_settings