What's cooking (2026/05 #03)
Junio C Hamano committed
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-Subject: What's cooking in git.git (May 2026, #02)
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-What's cooking in git.git (May 2026, #02)
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Here are the topics that have been cooking in my tree. Commits
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+[New Topics]
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+* sp/shallow-deepen-on-non-shallow-repo-fix (2026-05-11) 1 commit
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+ - shallow: fix relative deepen on non-shallow repositories
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+ "git fetch --deepen=<n>" in a full clone truncated the history to <n>
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+ commits deep, which has been corrected to be a no-op instead.
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+ Will merge to 'next'.
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+ source: <20260511192044.169557-1-samo_pogacnik@t-2.net>
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+* ag/sequencer-remove-unused-struct-member (2026-05-11) 1 commit
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+ - sequencer: remove todo_add_branch_context.commit
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+ Code clean-up.
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+ Will merge to 'next'.
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+ source: <pull.2111.git.1778502113485.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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+* ps/maintenance-daemonize-lockfix (2026-05-11) 2 commits
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+ - run-command: honor "gc.auto" for auto-maintenance
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+ - builtin/maintenance: fix locking with "--detach"
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+ "git maintenance" that goes background did not use the lockfile to
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+ prevent multiple maintenance processes from running at the same
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+ time, which has been corrected..
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+ Comments?
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+ source: <20260511-pks-maintenance-fix-lock-with-detach-v1-0-ccd7d62c9a40@pks.im>
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[Graduated to 'master']
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-* ar/parallel-hooks (2026-04-10) 13 commits
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- (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-13 at 0a6acf0d17)
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- + t1800: test SIGPIPE with parallel hooks
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- + hook: allow hook.jobs=-1 to use all available CPU cores
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- + hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switch
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- + hook: move is_known_hook() to hook.c for wider use
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- + hook: warn when hook.<friendly-name>.jobs is set
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- + hook: add per-event jobs config
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- + hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook run
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- + hook: mark non-parallelizable hooks
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- + hook: allow pre-push parallel execution
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- + hook: allow parallel hook execution
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- + hook: parse the hook.jobs config
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- + config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helper
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- + repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()
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- Hook scripts defined via the configuration system can now be
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- configured to run in parallel.
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- source: <20260410090608.75283-1-adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
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-* bc/rust-by-default (2026-04-09) 4 commits
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- (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-23 at fb9310bfae)
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- + Enable Rust by default
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- + Linux: link against libdl
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- + ci: install cargo on Alpine
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- + docs: update version with default Rust support
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- Rust support is enabled by default (but still allows opting out) in
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- some future version of Git.
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- source: <20260409224434.1861422-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
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-* cc/promisor-auto-config-url (2026-04-07) 10 commits
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- (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-13 at 289fcba081)
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- + t5710: use proper file:// URIs for absolute paths
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- + promisor-remote: remove the 'accepted' strvec
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- + promisor-remote: keep accepted promisor_info structs alive
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- + promisor-remote: refactor accept_from_server()
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- + promisor-remote: refactor has_control_char()
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- + promisor-remote: refactor should_accept_remote() control flow
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- + promisor-remote: reject empty name or URL in advertised remote
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- + promisor-remote: clarify that a remote is ignored
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- + promisor-remote: pass config entry to all_fields_match() directly
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- + promisor-remote: try accepted remotes before others in get_direct()
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- (this branch is used by cc/promisor-auto-config-url-more.)
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- Promisor remote handling has been refactored and fixed in
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- preparation for auto-configuration of advertised remotes.
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- source: <20260407115243.358642-1-christian.couder@gmail.com>
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-* dl/cache-tree-fully-valid-fix (2026-04-06) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-13 at 68c82a9f37)
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- + cache-tree: fix inverted object existence check in cache_tree_fully_valid
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- The check that implements the logic to see if an in-core cache-tree
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- is fully ready to write out a tree object was broken, which has
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- been corrected.
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- source: <20260406192711.68870-1-davidlin@stripe.com>
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-* ja/doc-difftool-synopsis-style (2026-04-04) 4 commits
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- + doc: convert git-describe manual page to synopsis style
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- + doc: convert git-shortlog manual page to synopsis style
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- + doc: convert git-range-diff manual page to synopsis style
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- + doc: convert git-difftool manual page to synopsis style
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- Doc mark-up updates.
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- source: <pull.2077.git.1775322767.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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-* jc/doc-timestamps-in-stat (2026-04-10) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-20 at 0680260012)
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- + CodingGuidelines: st_mtimespec vs st_mtim vs st_mtime
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+* jc/neuter-sideband-fixup (2026-03-05) 6 commits
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+ + sideband: drop 'default' configuration
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+ + sideband: offer to configure sanitizing on a per-URL basis
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+ + sideband: add options to allow more control sequences to be passed through
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+ + sideband: do allow ANSI color sequences by default
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+ + sideband: introduce an "escape hatch" to allow control characters
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+ + sideband: mask control characters
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+ (this branch is used by jc/neuter-sideband-post-3.0.)
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- Doc update.
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- source: <xmqqzf3aofdj.fsf_-_@gitster.g>
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-* ps/test-set-e-clean (2026-04-21) 12 commits
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- + t: detect errors outside of test cases
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- + t9902: fix use of `read` with `set -e`
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- + t6002: fix use of `expr` with `set -e`
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- + t1301: don't fail in case setfacl(1) doesn't exist or fails
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- + t0008: silence error in subshell when using `grep -v`
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- + t: prepare `test_when_finished ()`/`test_atexit()` for `set -e`
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- + t: prepare execution of potentially failing commands for `set -e`
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- + t: prepare conditional test execution for `set -e`
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- + t: prepare `git config --unset` calls for `set -e`
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- + t: prepare `stop_git_daemon ()` for `set -e`
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- + t: prepare `test_must_fail ()` for `set -e`
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- + t: prepare `test_match_signal ()` calls for `set -e`
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- The test suite harness and many individual test scripts have been
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- updated to work correctly when 'set -e' is in effect, which helps
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- detect misspelled test commands.
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-* sb/userdiff-lisp-family (2026-04-14) 2 commits
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- + userdiff: extend Scheme support to cover other Lisp dialects
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- + userdiff: tighten word-diff test case of the scheme driver
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- The userdiff driver for the Scheme language has been extended to
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- source: <pull.2000.v4.git.1776220063.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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-* sp/refs-reduce-the-repository (2026-04-04) 3 commits
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- + refs/reftable-backend: drop uses of the_repository
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- + refs: remove the_hash_algo global state
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- + refs: add struct repository parameter in get_files_ref_lock_timeout_ms()
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+ Try to resurrect and reboot a stalled "avoid sending risky escape
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+ sequences taken from sideband to the terminal" topic by Dscho.
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+ Merged early in the cycle to 'master', *without* the final "for
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+ now, let's tone it down and allow everything" step, which would
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+ give us a chance to prove that the more stricter form that we were
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+ planning to postpone until Git 3.0 may not be needed.
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+ Or people may find issues in the stricter form already. We'll see.
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+ source: <20260305233452.3727126-1-gitster@pobox.com>
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+* jc/t5551-fix-expensive (2026-05-07) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2026-05-11 at 1bafedde58)
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+ + t5551: "GIT_TEST_LONG=Yes make test" is broken
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+ Test fix.
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+ source: <xmqqqznmeaco.fsf@gitster.g>
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+* jk/revert-aa-reap-transport-child-processes (2026-04-22) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2026-05-11 at b41904c1d3)
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+ + Revert "transport-helper, connect: use clean_on_exit to reap children on abnormal exit"
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+ Revert a recent change that introduced a regression to help mksh users.
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+ source: <20260422230020.GA1839627@coredump.intra.peff.net>
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+* js/ci-github-actions-update (2026-04-30) 6 commits
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2026-05-11 at ba87f84054)
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+ + l10n: bump mshick/add-pr-comment from v2 to v3
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+ + ci: bump git-for-windows/setup-git-for-windows-sdk from v1 to v2
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+ + ci: bump actions/checkout from v5 to v6
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+ + ci: bump actions/github-script from v8 to v9
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+ + ci: bump actions/{upload,download}-artifact to v7 and v8
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+ + ci: bump microsoft/setup-msbuild from v2 to v3
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+ Update various GitHub Actions versions.
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+ source: <pull.2097.v3.git.1777534500.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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+* js/maintenance-fix-deadlock-on-win10 (2026-05-07) 2 commits
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2026-05-11 at e1b05301d1)
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+ + maintenance(geometric): do release the `.idx` files before repacking
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+ + mingw: optionally use legacy (non-POSIX) delete semantics
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+ To help Windows 10 installations, avoid removing files whose
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+ source: <pull.2103.v2.git.1778158273.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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+* js/t5564-socks-use-short-path (2026-04-29) 1 commit
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+ + t5564: use a short path for the SOCKS proxy socket
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+ source: <pull.2100.v2.git.1777450974159.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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* sj/submodule-update-clone-config-fix (2026-05-09) 1 commit
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+ Expecting a reroll.
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+ cf. <xmqqse7xr0t7.fsf@gitster.g>
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+ source: <pull.2285.v6.git.git.1778492691.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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source: <20260510224111.64467-2-mail@abhinavg.net>
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source: <20260423165432.143598-1-belkid98@gmail.com>
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* mf/revision-max-count-oldest (2026-05-09) 2 commits
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-* ds/path-walk-filters (2026-05-04) 11 commits
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+ Expecting a (hopefully small and final) reroll.
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+ cf. <0b4a8595-63e3-427c-8920-af4271ae1714@gmail.com>
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-* jk/revert-aa-reap-transport-child-processes (2026-04-22) 1 commit
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* sg/t6112-unwanted-tilde-expansion-fix (2026-04-21) 1 commit
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+ cf. <xmqqa4u5nnxq.fsf@gitster.g>
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source: <pull.2147.v15.git.git.1776259657.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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@@ -1179,20 +1082,60 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
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Shrink wasted memory in Myers diff that does not account for common
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prefix and suffix removal.
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- Will merge to 'next'?
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+ Will merge to 'next'.
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source: <cover.1777903579.git.phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
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* en/xdiff-cleanup-3 (2026-04-29) 6 commits
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- - xdiff/xdl_cleanup_records: make execution of action easier to follow
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- - xdiff/xdl_cleanup_records: make setting action easier to follow
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- - xdiff/xdl_cleanup_records: make limits more clear
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- - xdiff/xdl_cleanup_records: use unambiguous types
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- - xdiff: use unambiguous types in xdl_bogo_sqrt()
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- - xdiff/xdl_cleanup_records: delete local recs pointer
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2026-05-12 at e4e72e0f34)
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+ + xdiff/xdl_cleanup_records: make execution of action easier to follow
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+ + xdiff/xdl_cleanup_records: make setting action easier to follow
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+ + xdiff/xdl_cleanup_records: make limits more clear
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+ + xdiff/xdl_cleanup_records: use unambiguous types
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+ + xdiff: use unambiguous types in xdl_bogo_sqrt()
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+ + xdiff/xdl_cleanup_records: delete local recs pointer
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(this branch is used by pw/xdiff-shrink-memory-consumption.)
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Preparation of the xdiff/ codebase to work with Rust.
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- Will merge to 'next'.
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+ Will merge to 'master'.
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source: <pull.2156.v6.git.git.1777500495.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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+
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+--------------------------------------------------
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+[Discarded]
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+
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+* pt/promisor-lazy-fetch-no-recurse (2026-03-11) 1 commit
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+ . promisor-remote: prevent lazy-fetch recursion in child fetch
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+
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+ The mechanism to avoid recursive lazy-fetch from promisor remotes
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+ was not propagated properly to child "git fetch" processes, which
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+ has been corrected.
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+
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+ Dropped due to a long silence and inactivity.
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+ cf. <xmqqik9s6qvd.fsf@gitster.g>
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+ source: <pull.2224.v3.git.git.1773238778894.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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+
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+
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+* jt/config-lock-timeout (2026-04-03) 1 commit
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+ . config: retry acquiring config.lock for 100ms
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+ The code path to update the configuration file has been taught to
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+ use a short timeout to retry.
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+ Dropped due to a long silence and inactivity.
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+ cf. <adYvSZeN0ZVqwRhi@pks.im>
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+ cf. <xmqqcxz2vfpa.fsf@gitster.g>
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+ source: <20260403100135.3901610-1-joerg@thalheim.io>
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+
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+
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+* ab/clone-default-object-filter (2026-03-14) 1 commit
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+ . clone: add clone.<url>.defaultObjectFilter config
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+ "git clone" learns to pay attention to "clone.<url>.defaultObjectFilter"
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+ configuration and behave as if the "--filter=<filter-spec>" option
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+ was given on the command line.
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+
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+ Dropped due to a long silence and inactivity.
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+ cf. <abe1l8ONmFIhzaxi@pks.im>
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+ cf. <xmqq8q9qvffs.fsf@gitster.g>
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+ source: <pull.2058.v6.git.1773553022381.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>