What's cooking (2009/03 #01)
Junio C Hamano committed
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To: git@vger.kernel.org
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-Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Feb 2009, #06; Wed, 18)
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+Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2009, #01; Tue, 03)
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-What's cooking in git.git (Feb 2009, #06; Wed, 18)
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Here are the topics that have been cooking. Commits prefixed with '-' are
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The topics list the commits in reverse chronological order. The topics
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meant to be merged to the maintenance series have "maint-" in their names.
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-The master branch is slightly past 1.6.2-rc1.
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+The master branch is slightly past 1.6.2-rc2. It's been a week and I
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+think I can declare the final on this Wednesday, *if* I am not too mired
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+by the day job, but I do not know what would happen yet.
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-As an experiment, 'next' and 'pu' stay open during this release freeze;
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-new topics are accepted as time permits, but people are much more strongly
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-encouraged to find issues on what is already on 'master', and patches to
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-fix them always takes precedence over what is still on 'next' and will
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-never graduate until 1.6.2 final.
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+As an experiment, 'next' and 'pu' stayed open during this release freeze;
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+new topics have been accepted. I have to say that the experiment was a
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+moderate success, and many topics in 'next' seem to be of fairly high
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+quality already, which would mean that we will have a shorter cycle before
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+1.6.3.
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[New Topics]
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-* fc/parseopt-config (Tue Feb 17 15:52:56 2009 +0200) 11 commits
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- . config: Don't allow extra arguments for -e or -l
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- . config: Disallow multiple variable types
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- . config: Disallow multiple config file locations
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- . config: Disallow --getcolor* and other actions used together
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- . config: Use parseopt
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- . config: Reorganize get_color*
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- . config: Trivial rename in preparation for parseopt
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- . ??? config: Make git_config() more flexible
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- . config: Cleanup editor action
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- . config: style clean-ups
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- - config: Add new option to open an editor.
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-
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-Builds on top of "config -e" change.
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+* jk/clone-post-checkout (Tue Mar 3 00:37:51 2009 -0500) 1 commit
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+ - clone: run post-checkout hook when checking out
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+
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+* hv/cvsimport (Mon Mar 2 18:59:36 2009 +0100) 1 commit
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+ - cvsimport: add test illustrating a bug in cvsps
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+
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+* jc/push-to-create (Mon Mar 2 22:36:16 2009 -0800) 1 commit
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+ - Push to create
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+
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+* fc/parseopt-config (Sat Feb 21 02:49:29 2009 +0200) 11 commits
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+ - git config: don't allow --get-color* and variable type
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+ - git config: don't allow extra arguments for -e or -l.
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+ - git config: don't allow multiple variable types
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+ - git config: don't allow multiple config file locations
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+ - git config: reorganize to use parseopt
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+ - git config: reorganize get_color*
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+ - git config: trivial rename in preparation for parseopt
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+ - git_config(): not having a per-repo config file is not an error
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+ + git config: trivial cleanup for editor action
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+ + git config: codestyle cleanups
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+ + config: Add new option to open an editor.
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+
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+* tr/format-patch-thread (Thu Feb 19 22:26:33 2009 +0100) 4 commits
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+ - format-patch: support deep threading
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+ - format-patch: thread as reply to cover letter even with in-reply-
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+ to
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+ - format-patch: track several references
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+ - format-patch: threading test reactivation
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+
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+* ns/pretty-format (Tue Feb 24 15:33:29 2009 +0200) 5 commits
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+ + bash completion: add --format= and --oneline options for "git log"
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+ + Add tests for git log --pretty, --format and --oneline.
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+ + Add --oneline that is a synonym to "--pretty=oneline --abbrev-
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+ commit"
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+ + Give short-hands to --pretty=tformat:%formatstring
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+ + Add --format that is a synonym to --pretty
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+* mh/cvsimport-tests (Mon Feb 23 06:08:14 2009 +0100) 5 commits
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+ - Add a test of "git cvsimport"'s handling of tags and branches
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+ - Add some tests of git-cvsimport's handling of vendor branches
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+ - Test contents of entire cvsimported "master" tree contents
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+ - Use CVS's -f option if available (ignore user's ~/.cvsrc file)
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+ - Start a library for cvsimport-related tests
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+
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+* tr/maint-1.6.0-send-email-irt (Sun Mar 1 23:45:41 2009 +0100) 1 commit
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+ - send-email: respect in-reply-to regardless of threading
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+
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+* jc/maint-1.6.0-keep-pack (Sat Feb 28 00:37:19 2009 -0800) 6 commits
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+ + is_kept_pack(): final clean-up
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+ + Simplify is_kept_pack()
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+ + Consolidate ignore_packed logic more
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+ + has_sha1_kept_pack(): take "struct rev_info"
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+ + has_sha1_pack(): refactor "pretend these packs do not exist"
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+ interface
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+ + git-repack: resist stray environment variable
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+
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+* en/maint-hash-object (Sat Feb 28 12:56:49 2009 -0700) 1 commit
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+ + Ensure proper setup of git_dir for git-hash-object
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+* el/blame-date (Fri Feb 20 14:51:11 2009 -0800) 1 commit
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+ - Make git blame's date output format configurable, like git log
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+
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+* js/remote-improvements (Wed Feb 25 03:32:28 2009 -0500) 22 commits
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+ - builtin-remote: new show output style for push refspecs
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+ - builtin-remote: new show output style
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+ - remote: make guess_remote_head() use exact HEAD lookup if it is
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+ available
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+ - builtin-remote: add set-head subcommand
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+ - builtin-remote: teach show to display remote HEAD
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+ - builtin-remote: fix two inconsistencies in the output of "show
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+ <remote>"
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+ - builtin-remote: make get_remote_ref_states() always populate
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+ states.tracked
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+ - builtin-remote: rename variables and eliminate redundant function
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+ call
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+ - builtin-remote: remove unused code in get_ref_states
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+ - builtin-remote: refactor duplicated cleanup code
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+ - string-list: new for_each_string_list() function
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+ - remote: make match_refs() not short-circuit
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+ - remote: make match_refs() copy src ref before assigning to
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+ peer_ref
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+ - remote: let guess_remote_head() optionally return all matches
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+ - remote: make copy_ref() perform a deep copy
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+ - remote: simplify guess_remote_head()
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+ - move locate_head() to remote.c
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+ - move duplicated ref_newer() to remote.c
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+ - move duplicated get_local_heads() to remote.c
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+ - refactor find_ref_by_name() to accept const list
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+ - add basic http clone/fetch tests
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+ - test scripts: refactor start_httpd helper
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+* js/clone-depth-local (Fri Feb 27 00:04:06 2009 -0800) 3 commits
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+ . parse_options(): do not "increment" boolean
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+ . clone: ignore --depth when cloning locally (implicitly --local)
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+ . clone: do not ignore --no-local option
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+Jeff had a good suggestion for this series but it was tripped by
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+a misfeature in parse_options().
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+* rs/memmem (Tue Mar 3 00:19:30 2009 +0100) 2 commits
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+ - optimize compat/ memmem()
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+ - diffcore-pickaxe: use memmem()
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+As always with patches from René, this is already next material.
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* mv/parseopt-ls-files (Tue Feb 17 15:27:11 2009 +0100) 2 commits
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- parse-opt: migrate builtin-ls-files.
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- Turn the flags in struct dir_struct into a single variable
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+* jk/sane-relative-time (Tue Feb 24 00:42:16 2009 -0500) 1 commit
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+ + never fallback relative times to absolute
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+* tv/rebase-stat (Sun Mar 1 22:28:28 2009 +0100) 2 commits
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+ - git-pull: Allow --stat and --no-stat to be used with --rebase
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+ - git-rebase: Add --stat and --no-stat for producing diffstat on
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+ rebase
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+----------------------------------------------------------------
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+[Discarded]
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+* jc/fsck (Fri Jan 30 02:33:47 2009 -0800) 4 commits
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+ - fsck: three levels of validation
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+ - verify-pack: add --quick
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+ - verify_pack(): allow a quicker verification for a pack with
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+ version 2 idx
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+ - pack-check.c: minor formatting fix to match coding style
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+
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+J6t has a good point that if this had any value then medium level should
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+replace the default. I am tempted to actually dropping this as a failed
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+experiment.
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+* js/remote-set-head (Sat Feb 14 05:30:30 2009 -0500) 5 commits
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+ - builtin-remote: better handling of multiple remote HEADs
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+ - builtin-remote: add set-head subcommand
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+ - builtin-remote: teach show to display remote HEAD
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+ - builtin-remote: move duplicated cleanup code its own function
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+ - builtin-clone: move locate_head() to remote.c so it can be re-used
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+* jk/head-lookup (Sun Feb 15 01:18:18 2009 -0500) 5 commits
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+ - remote: use exact HEAD lookup if it is available
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+ - remote: refactor guess_remote_head
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+ - refactor find_refs_by_name to accept const list
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+ - add basic http clone/fetch tests
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+ - test scripts: refactor start_httpd helper
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+These two are now consolidated into Jay's remove-improvements series
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+listed above.
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[Stalled and may need help and prodding to go forward]
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+* gb/gitweb-base (Sun Feb 15 10:18:36 2009 +0100) 1 commit
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+ - gitweb: fix wrong base URL when non-root DirectoryIndex
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* ns/stash-keep (Thu Feb 12 06:25:14 2009 +0900) 1 commit
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- stash: --keep option just saves
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Design discussion between Jakub and Sebastien seems to have stalled, but
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Jakub seems to be taking this over.
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-* jc/fsck (Fri Jan 30 02:33:47 2009 -0800) 4 commits
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- - fsck: three levels of validation
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- - verify-pack: add --quick
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- - verify_pack(): allow a quicker verification for a pack with
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- version 2 idx
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- - pack-check.c: minor formatting fix to match coding style
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-replace the default. I am tempted to actually dropping this as a failed
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-experiment.
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[Will merge to 'next' soon]
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-* tr/gcov (Sun Feb 15 23:25:45 2009 +0100) 8 commits
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- - Test git-patch-id
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- - Test rev-list --parents/--children
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- - Test log --decorate
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- - Test fsck a bit harder
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- - Test log --graph
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- - Test diff --dirstat functionality
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- - Test that diff can read from stdin
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- - Support coverage testing with GCC/gcov
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+* js/send-email (Mon Mar 2 23:52:18 2009 -0500) 5 commits
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+ - send-email: add --confirm option and configuration setting
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+ + send-email: don't create temporary compose file until it is needed
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+ + send-email: --suppress-cc improvements
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+ + send-email: handle multiple Cc addresses when reading mbox message
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+ + send-email: allow send-email to run outside a repo
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[Ready for 'master' after 1.6.2]
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+* sg/rerere-cleanup (Sat Feb 14 23:21:04 2009 +0100) 1 commit
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+ + rerere: remove duplicated functions
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+* jc/add-p-unquote (Mon Feb 16 22:43:43 2009 -0800) 1 commit
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+ + git-add -i/-p: learn to unwrap C-quoted paths
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* jw/imap-preformatted-html (Thu Feb 12 08:58:12 2009 -0600) 1 commit
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+ imap.preformattedHTML to tell Thunderbird to send non-flowed text
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* dm/add-i-edit-abort (Thu Feb 12 00:19:41 2009 -0500) 1 commit
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+ add -i: revisit hunk on editor failure
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+* tp/completion (Sat Feb 21 15:48:43 2009 +0100) 6 commits
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+ + Fixup: Add bare repository indicator for __git_ps1
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+ + Add bare repository indicator for __git_ps1
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+ completion: More fixes to prevent unbound variable errors
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+ completion: Better __git_ps1 support when not in working directory
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+ completion: Use consistent if [...] convention, not "test"
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+ completion: For consistency, change "git rev-parse" to __gitdir
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+* js/branch-symref (Wed Feb 18 22:34:44 2009 -0500) 4 commits
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+ + add basic branch display tests
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+ + branch: clean up repeated strlen
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+ Avoid segfault with 'git branch' when the HEAD is detached
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+ builtin-branch: improve output when displaying remote branches
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+ builtin-branch.c: Rename branch category color names
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+ Clean up use of ANSI color sequences
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+* kb/checkout-optim (Mon Feb 23 19:02:57 2009 +0100) 14 commits
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+ + write_index(): update index_state->timestamp after flushing to
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+ disk
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+ + verify_uptodate(): add ce_uptodate(ce) test
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+ + make USE_NSEC work as expected
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+ + fix compile error when USE_NSEC is defined
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+ check_updates(): effective removal of cache entries marked
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-* jc/add-p-unquote (Mon Feb 16 22:43:43 2009 -0800) 1 commit
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-* js/send-email (Sat Feb 14 23:32:15 2009 -0500) 3 commits
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- + send-email: --suppress-cc improvements
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- + send-email: handle multiple Cc addresses when reading mbox message
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- + send-email: allow send-email to run outside a repo
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-* sg/rerere-cleanup (Sat Feb 14 23:21:04 2009 +0100) 1 commit
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- + rerere: remove duplicated functions
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+* tr/gcov (Thu Feb 19 12:13:42 2009 +0100) 8 commits
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+ - Test git-patch-id
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+ - Test rev-list --parents/--children
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+ - Test log --decorate
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+ - Test fsck a bit harder
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+ - Test log --graph
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+ - Test diff --dirstat functionality
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+ - Test that diff can read from stdin
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+ - Support coverage testing with GCC/gcov
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- + tests: fix "export var=val"
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- + notes: refuse to edit notes outside refs/notes/
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- + t3301: use test_must_fail instead of !
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- + t3301: fix confusing quoting in test for valid notes ref
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- + notes: use GIT_EDITOR and core.editor over VISUAL/EDITOR
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- + notes: only clean up message file when editing
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- + handle empty notes gracefully
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+* js/notes (Sat Feb 14 21:23:25 2009 +0100) 13 commits
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+ - notes: refuse to edit notes outside refs/notes/
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+ - t3301: use test_must_fail instead of !
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+ - t3301: fix confusing quoting in test for valid notes ref
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+ - notes: use GIT_EDITOR and core.editor over VISUAL/EDITOR
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+ - notes: only clean up message file when editing
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+ - handle empty notes gracefully
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+ git notes show: test empty notes
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+ git-notes: fix printing of multi-line notes
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+ notes: fix core.notesRef documentation
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+ Add a script to edit/inspect notes
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+ Introduce commit notes
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- - config: Add new option to open an editor.
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+* fc/config-editor (Sat Feb 21 02:48:54 2009 +0200) 3 commits
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+ + git config: trivial cleanup for editor action
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+ + git config: codestyle cleanups
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+ + config: Add new option to open an editor.
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-* js/remote-set-head (Sat Feb 14 05:30:30 2009 -0500) 5 commits
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- - builtin-remote: better handling of multiple remote HEADs
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- - builtin-remote: add set-head subcommand
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- - builtin-remote: teach show to display remote HEAD
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- - builtin-remote: move duplicated cleanup code its own function
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- - builtin-clone: move locate_head() to remote.c so it can be re-used
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-* jk/head-lookup (Sun Feb 15 01:18:18 2009 -0500) 5 commits
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- - remote: use exact HEAD lookup if it is available
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- - remote: refactor guess_remote_head
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- - refactor find_refs_by_name to accept const list
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- - add basic http clone/fetch tests
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- - test scripts: refactor start_httpd helper
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