What's cooking (2011/05 #14)

Junio C Hamano committed May 31, 2011 at 12:55 UTC c865b92ea6750d2dd8385edad36fbf8752fcdacd
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1 To: git@vger.kernel.org
2 -Subject: What's cooking in git.git (May 2011, #13; Mon, 30)
3 -X-master-at: fb674d767180354d9ad3e69f1d41bee98df6bfe9
4 -X-next-at: 35b875275a07d8eae7e77225fb415fea6f2c0be7
2 +Subject: What's cooking in git.git (May 2011, #14; Tue, 31)
3 +X-master-at: 090a1a5d95c7b4380e6a52f42add41ead9215ed3
4 +X-next-at: 1dff92d3ec7495803f594a4b47d1663bac6d103a
5
6 -What's cooking in git.git (May 2011, #13; Mon, 30)
6 +What's cooking in git.git (May 2011, #14; Tue, 31)
7 --------------------------------------------------
8
9 Here are the topics that have been cooking. Commits prefixed with '-' are
@@ -12,16 +12,35 @@ only in 'pu' while commits prefixed with '+' are in 'next'.
12 The main part of this cycle is expected to run thru May, aiming for a
13 feature freeze in early June.
14
15 -Week #6 of this cycle is just about to begin.
15 +We are in week #6 of this cycle. Feature freeze is imminent.
16
17 --------------------------------------------------
18 [New Topics]
19
20 -* bc/maint-status-z-to-use-porcelain (2011-05-29) 2 commits
21 - - builtin/commit.c: set status_format _after_ option parsing
22 - - t7508: demonstrate status's failure to use --porcelain format with -z
20 +* jc/diff-index-quick-exit-early (2011-05-31) 2 commits
21 + - diff-index --quiet: learn the "stop feeding the backend early" logic
22 + - Merge remote-tracking branch 'ko/maint' into jc/diff-index-quick-exit-early
23 + (this branch uses jk/diff-not-so-quick.)
24
24 -Will cook a bit longer.
25 +* jk/diff-not-so-quick (2011-05-31) 2 commits
26 + - diff: futureproof "stop feeding the backend early" logic
27 + - diff_tree: disable QUICK optimization with diff filter
28 + (this branch is used by jc/diff-index-quick-exit-early.)
29 +
30 +--------------------------------------------------
31 +[Graduated to "master"]
32 +
33 +* ab/i18n-envsubst-doc-fix (2011-05-30) 1 commit
34 + (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-30 at 25ef758)
35 + + git-sh-i18n--envsubst: add SYNOPSIS section to the documentation
36 +
37 +* jc/fmt-req-fix (2011-05-25) 1 commit
38 + (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-25 at 9f46ca0)
39 + + userformat_find_requirements(): find requirement for the correct format
40 +
41 +* jc/log-quiet-fix (2011-05-28) 1 commit
42 + (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-30 at dcbdbc0)
43 + + log: --quiet should serve as synonym to -s
44
45 * jk/format-patch-am (2011-05-26) 5 commits
46 (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-30 at 29d5dac)
@@ -31,41 +50,15 @@ Will cook a bit longer.
50 + mailinfo: always clean up rfc822 header folding
51 + t: test subject handling in format-patch / am pipeline
52
34 -Will cook a bit longer.
53 +* jk/format-patch-empty-prefix (2011-05-30) 1 commit
54 + - format-patch: make zero-length subject prefixes prettier
55
36 -* jk/maint-remote-mirror-safer (2011-05-26) 1 commit
37 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-30 at dc260ff)
38 - + remote: allow "-t" with fetch mirrors
39 -
40 -Will merge to "master".
41 -
42 -* jk/read-in-full-stops-on-error (2011-05-26) 1 commit
43 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-30 at 102a220)
44 - + read_in_full: always report errors
45 -
46 -Will merge to "master".
47 -
48 -* ef/maint-win-verify-path (2011-05-27) 3 commits
49 - - verify_path: consider dos drive prefix
50 - - real_path: do not assume '/' is the path seperator
51 - - A Windows path starting with a backslash is absolute
52 -
53 -J6t had a reasonable question in the discussion.
54 -
55 -* jc/apply-nsbp (2011-05-27) 4 commits
56 - - War on nbsp: teach "git apply" to check and fix nbsp
57 - - War on nbsp: Add "nbsp" whitespace breakage class
58 - - War on nbsp: a bit of retreat
59 - - ws.c: add a helper to format comma separated messages
60 -
61 -Will probably drop.
62 -It was fun to write, though.
63 -
64 -* jc/log-quiet-fix (2011-05-28) 1 commit
65 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-30 at dcbdbc0)
66 - + log: --quiet should serve as synonym to -s
67 -
68 -Will merge to "master".
56 +* jk/maint-config-alias-fix (2011-05-24) 4 commits
57 + (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-25 at 25b86e4)
58 + + handle_options(): do not miscount how many arguments were used
59 + + config: always parse GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS during git_config
60 + + git_config: don't peek at global config_parameters
61 + + config: make environment parsing routines static
62
63 * jk/maint-docs (2011-05-26) 4 commits
64 (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-30 at 0ed19d6)
@@ -74,134 +67,31 @@ Will merge to "master".
67 + docs: update status --porcelain format
68 + docs: minor grammar fixes to git-status
69
77 -Will merge to "master".
70 +* jk/maint-remote-mirror-safer (2011-05-26) 1 commit
71 + (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-30 at dc260ff)
72 + + remote: allow "-t" with fetch mirrors
73 +
74 +* jk/read-in-full-stops-on-error (2011-05-26) 1 commit
75 + (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-30 at 102a220)
76 + + read_in_full: always report errors
77
78 * jk/rebase-head-reflog (2011-05-27) 2 commits
79 (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-30 at 97f02df)
80 + rebase: write a reflog entry when finishing
81 + rebase: create HEAD reflog entry when aborting
82
84 -Will merge to "master".
85 -
86 -* jn/gitweb-js-blame (2011-05-27) 3 commits
87 - - gitweb.js: use setTimeout rather than setInterval in blame_incremental.js
88 - - gitweb.js: No need for loop in blame_incremental's handleResponse()
89 - - gitweb.js: No need for inProgress in blame_incremental.js
83 +* jl/read-tree-m-dry-run (2011-05-25) 2 commits
84 + (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-30 at 42febaf)
85 + + Teach read-tree the -n|--dry-run option
86 + + unpack-trees: add the dry_run flag to unpack_trees_options
87
91 -Will cook a bit longer.
88 +* jn/doc-remote-helpers (2011-05-30) 1 commit
89 + - Documentation: do not misinterpret refspecs as bold text
90
91 * kk/maint-prefix-in-config-mak (2011-05-27) 1 commit
92 (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-30 at 35b8752)
93 + config.mak.in: allow "configure --sysconfdir=/else/where"
94
97 -Will merge to "master".
98 -
99 -* ab/i18n-envsubst-doc-fix (2011-05-30) 1 commit
100 - - git-sh-i18n--envsubst: add SYNOPSIS section to the documentation
101 -
102 -Will merge to "next" and then soon to "master".
103 -
104 ---------------------------------------------------
105 -[Graduated to "master"]
106 -
107 -* bc/maint-api-doc-parked (2011-05-26) 1 commit
108 - + Documentation/technical/api-diff.txt: correct name of diff_unmerge()
109 -
110 -* bc/maint-submodule-fix-parked (2011-05-26) 1 commit
111 - + git-submodule.sh: separate parens by a space to avoid confusing some shells
112 -
113 -* jc/notes-batch-removal (2011-05-19) 4 commits
114 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-23 at 5bd78a6)
115 - + show: --ignore-missing
116 - + notes remove: --stdin reads from the standard input
117 - + notes remove: --ignore-missing
118 - + notes remove: allow removing more than one
119 -
120 -* jc/require-work-tree-exists (2011-05-24) 1 commit
121 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-24 at 6dbbf00)
122 - + require-work-tree wants more than what its name says
123 -
124 -Rerolled _without_ any in-tree users, just to make sure that we can easily
125 -adapt scripts when necessary in the future.
126 -
127 -* jk/fetch-mark-complete-optimization (2011-05-19) 1 commit
128 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-23 at b56fb81)
129 - + fetch: avoid repeated commits in mark_complete
130 -
131 -Trivially correct.
132 -
133 -* jk/haves-from-alternate-odb (2011-05-19) 3 commits
134 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-23 at 53b4735)
135 - + receive-pack: eliminate duplicate .have refs
136 - + bisect: refactor sha1_array into a generic sha1 list
137 - + refactor refs_from_alternate_cb to allow passing extra data
138 -
139 -* jm/maint-misc-fix (2011-05-26) 3 commits
140 - + read_gitfile_gently: use ssize_t to hold read result
141 - + remove tests of always-false condition
142 - + rerere.c: diagnose a corrupt MERGE_RR when hitting EOF between TAB and '\0'
143 -
144 -* jn/ctags-more (2011-04-29) 3 commits
145 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-24 at 41b50be)
146 - + gitweb: Optional grouping of projects by category
147 - + gitweb: Modularized git_get_project_description to be more generic
148 - + gitweb: Split git_project_list_body in two functions
149 -
150 -* jn/gitweb-js (2011-05-24) 11 commits
151 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-24 at c385b9d)
152 - + gitweb: Make JavaScript ability to adjust timezones configurable
153 - + gitweb.js: Add UI for selecting common timezone to display dates
154 - + gitweb: JavaScript ability to adjust time based on timezone
155 - + gitweb: Unify the way long timestamp is displayed
156 - + gitweb: Refactor generating of long dates into format_timestamp_html
157 - + gitweb.js: Provide getElementsByClassName method (if it not exists)
158 - + gitweb.js: Introduce code to handle cookies from JavaScript
159 - + gitweb.js: Extract and improve datetime handling
160 - + gitweb.js: Provide default values for padding in padLeftStr and padLeft
161 - + gitweb.js: Update and improve comments in JavaScript files
162 - + gitweb: Split JavaScript for maintability, combining on build
163 -
164 -Rebased on top of a more recent "master" that already has the two bottom
165 -commits in the previous round of series.
166 -
167 -As nobody seems to be helping gitweb maintenance, I'll merge the above two
168 -series to "master" and see if anybody screams. That seems to be the only
169 -way to make any progress.
170 -
171 -* jn/userdiff-perl-updates (2011-05-23) 8 commits
172 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-23 at 2595ae1)
173 - + userdiff/perl: tighten BEGIN/END block pattern to reject here-doc delimiters
174 - + tests: make test_expect_code quieter on success
175 - + userdiff/perl: catch sub with brace on second line
176 - + userdiff/perl: match full line of POD headers
177 - + userdiff/perl: anchor "sub" and "package" patterns on the left
178 - + t4018 (funcname patterns): minor cleanups
179 - + t4018 (funcname patterns): make configuration easier to track
180 - + t4018 (funcname patterns): make .gitattributes state easier to track
181 -
182 -* mk/grep-pcre (2011-05-23) 13 commits
183 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-23 at fbd4877)
184 - + git-grep: Update tests (mainly for -P)
185 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-16 at 0c6c25e)
186 - + Makefile: Pass USE_LIBPCRE down in GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
187 - + git-grep: update tests now regexp type is "last one wins"
188 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-15 at d110135)
189 - + git-grep: do not die upon -F/-P when grep.extendedRegexp is set.
190 - + git-grep: Bail out when -P is used with -F or -E
191 - + grep: Add basic tests
192 - + configure: Check for libpcre
193 - + git-grep: Learn PCRE
194 - + grep: Extract compile_regexp_failed() from compile_regexp()
195 - + grep: Fix a typo in a comment
196 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-08 at 5d3bede)
197 - + grep: Put calls to fixmatch() and regmatch() into patmatch()
198 - + contrib/completion: --line-number to git grep
199 - + Documentation: Add --line-number to git-grep synopsis
200 -
201 -* rg/no-gecos-in-pwent (2011-05-19) 1 commit
202 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-23 at d2c4c33)
203 - + ident: add NO_GECOS_IN_PWENT for systems without pw_gecos in struct passwd
204 -
95 --------------------------------------------------
96 [Stalled]
97
@@ -222,6 +112,21 @@ Peff wanted to reroll this.
112 Still a WIP. Need to put histogram output into index-pack --verify to
113 really kill verify-pack.
114
115 +* jh/receive-count-limit (2011-05-23) 10 commits
116 + - receive-pack: Allow server to refuse pushes with too many objects
117 + - pack-objects: Estimate pack size; abort early if pack size limit is exceeded
118 + - send-pack/receive-pack: Allow server to refuse pushing too large packs
119 + - pack-objects: Allow --max-pack-size to be used together with --stdout
120 + - send-pack/receive-pack: Allow server to refuse pushes with too many commits
121 + - pack-objects: Teach new option --max-commit-count, limiting #commits in pack
122 + - receive-pack: Prepare for addition of the new 'limit-*' family of capabilities
123 + - Tighten rules for matching server capabilities in server_supports()
124 + - send-pack: Attempt to retrieve remote status even if pack-objects fails
125 + - Update technical docs to reflect side-band-64k capability in receive-pack
126 +
127 +Would need another round to separate per-pack and per-session limits.
128 +Not urgent. Will not merge before 1.7.6.
129 +
130 * jk/tag-contains (2010-07-05) 4 commits
131 - Why is "git tag --contains" so slow?
132 - default core.clockskew variable to one day
@@ -236,35 +141,42 @@ current usage context.
141 --------------------------------------------------
142 [Cooking]
143
239 -* mg/diff-stat-count (2011-05-27) 4 commits
240 - - diff --stat-count: finishing touches
241 - - diff-options.txt: describe --stat-{width,name-width,count}
242 - - diff: introduce --stat-lines to limit the stat lines
243 - - diff.c: omit hidden entries from namelen calculation with --stat
144 +* bc/maint-status-z-to-use-porcelain (2011-05-29) 2 commits
145 + - builtin/commit.c: set status_format _after_ option parsing
146 + - t7508: demonstrate status's failure to use --porcelain format with -z
147
245 -Will cook a bit longer.
148 +Will merge to "next".
149
247 -* jc/fmt-req-fix (2011-05-25) 1 commit
248 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-25 at 9f46ca0)
249 - + userformat_find_requirements(): find requirement for the correct format
150 +* ef/maint-win-verify-path (2011-05-27) 3 commits
151 + - verify_path: consider dos drive prefix
152 + - real_path: do not assume '/' is the path seperator
153 + - A Windows path starting with a backslash is absolute
154
251 -Will merge to "master".
155 +J6t had a reasonable question in the discussion; has it been resolved?
156
253 -* jk/maint-config-alias-fix (2011-05-24) 4 commits
254 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-25 at 25b86e4)
255 - + handle_options(): do not miscount how many arguments were used
256 - + config: always parse GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS during git_config
257 - + git_config: don't peek at global config_parameters
258 - + config: make environment parsing routines static
157 +* jc/apply-nsbp (2011-05-27) 4 commits
158 + - War on nbsp: teach "git apply" to check and fix nbsp
159 + - War on nbsp: Add "nbsp" whitespace breakage class
160 + - War on nbsp: a bit of retreat
161 + - ws.c: add a helper to format comma separated messages
162
260 -Will merge to "master".
163 +Will probably drop.
164 +It was fun to write, though.
165
262 -* jl/read-tree-m-dry-run (2011-05-25) 2 commits
263 - (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-30 at 42febaf)
264 - + Teach read-tree the -n|--dry-run option
265 - + unpack-trees: add the dry_run flag to unpack_trees_options
166 +* jn/gitweb-js-blame (2011-05-27) 3 commits
167 + - gitweb.js: use setTimeout rather than setInterval in blame_incremental.js
168 + - gitweb.js: No need for loop in blame_incremental's handleResponse()
169 + - gitweb.js: No need for inProgress in blame_incremental.js
170 +
171 +Will cook a bit longer.
172 +
173 +* mg/diff-stat-count (2011-05-27) 4 commits
174 + - diff --stat-count: finishing touches
175 + - diff-options.txt: describe --stat-{width,name-width,count}
176 + - diff: introduce --stat-lines to limit the stat lines
177 + - diff.c: omit hidden entries from namelen calculation with --stat
178
267 -Will merge to "master".
179 +Will merge to "next".
180
181 * da/git-prefix-everywhere (2011-05-26) 3 commits
182 (merged to 'next' on 2011-05-30 at 9480900)
@@ -274,21 +186,6 @@ Will merge to "master".
186
187 Will cook a bit longer.
188
277 -* jh/receive-count-limit (2011-05-23) 10 commits
278 - - receive-pack: Allow server to refuse pushes with too many objects
279 - - pack-objects: Estimate pack size; abort early if pack size limit is exceeded
280 - - send-pack/receive-pack: Allow server to refuse pushing too large packs
281 - - pack-objects: Allow --max-pack-size to be used together with --stdout
282 - - send-pack/receive-pack: Allow server to refuse pushes with too many commits
283 - - pack-objects: Teach new option --max-commit-count, limiting #commits in pack
284 - - receive-pack: Prepare for addition of the new 'limit-*' family of capabilities
285 - - Tighten rules for matching server capabilities in server_supports()
286 - - send-pack: Attempt to retrieve remote status even if pack-objects fails
287 - - Update technical docs to reflect side-band-64k capability in receive-pack
288 -
289 -Would need another round to separate per-pack and per-session limits.
290 -Not urgent. Will not merge before 1.7.6.
291 -
189 * jc/streaming-filter (2011-05-26) 8 commits
190 - t0021: test application of both crlf and ident
191 - t0021-conversion.sh: fix NoTerminatingSymbolAtEOF test