What's cooking (2024/12 #04)
Junio C Hamano committed
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To: git@vger.kernel.org
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-Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Dec 2024, #03; Sun, 8)
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-X-master-at: e66fd72e972df760a53c3d6da023c17adfc426d6
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+Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Dec 2024, #04; Tue, 10)
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+X-master-at: caacdb5dfd60540ecec30ec479f147f3c8167e11
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X-next-at: c27f4b7a9fc45cdb75b4a22d3d3e0e7ac90f80b2
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Bcc: lwn@lwn.net, gitster@pobox.com
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-What's cooking in git.git (Dec 2024, #03; Sun, 8)
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+What's cooking in git.git (Dec 2024, #04; Tue, 10)
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Here are the topics that have been cooking in my tree. Commits
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https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/
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+[Graduated to 'master']
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+
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+* bc/allow-upload-pack-from-other-people (2024-11-15) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2024-12-02 at bf711f018c)
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+ + Allow cloning from repositories owned by another user
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+
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+ Loosen overly strict ownership check introduced in the recent past,
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+ to keep the promise "cloning a suspicious repository is a safe
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+ first step to inspect it".
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+ cf. <xmqqed2yzc5z.fsf@gitster.g>
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+ source: <20241115005404.3747302-2-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
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+
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+
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+* bc/ancient-ci (2024-11-01) 3 commits
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2024-12-02 at f6128744ce)
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+ + Add additional CI jobs to avoid accidental breakage
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+ + ci: remove clause for Ubuntu 16.04
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+ + gitlab-ci: switch from Ubuntu 16.04 to 20.04
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+
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+ Drop support for ancient environments in various CI jobs.
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+ source: <20241031234934.3451390-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
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+* jc/doc-opt-tilde-expand (2024-11-25) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2024-12-02 at e345717b87)
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+ + doc: option value may be separate for valid reasons
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+
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+ Describe a case where an option value needs to be spelled as a
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+ separate argument, i.e. "--opt val", not "--opt=val".
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+ source: <xmqqh67w6m4m.fsf@gitster.g>
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+* pb/mergetool-errors (2024-11-25) 5 commits
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2024-12-02 at b439b146c2)
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+ + git-difftool--helper.sh: exit upon initialize_merge_tool errors
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+ + git-mergetool--lib.sh: add error message for unknown tool variant
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+ + git-mergetool--lib.sh: add error message if 'setup_user_tool' fails
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+ + git-mergetool--lib.sh: use TOOL_MODE when erroring about unknown tool
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+ + completion: complete '--tool-help' in 'git mergetool'
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+ End-user experience of "git mergetool" when the command errors out
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+ has been improved.
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+ source: <pull.1827.v2.git.1732305022.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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+* ps/reftable-detach (2024-11-19) 8 commits
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2024-12-02 at e105e787b6)
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+ + reftable/system: provide thin wrapper for lockfile subsystem
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+ + reftable/stack: drop only use of `get_locked_file_path()`
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+ + reftable/system: provide thin wrapper for tempfile subsystem
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+ + reftable/stack: stop using `fsync_component()` directly
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+ + reftable/system: stop depending on "hash.h"
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+ + reftable: explicitly handle hash format IDs
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+ + reftable/system: move "dir.h" to its only user
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+ + Merge branch 'ps/reftable-strbuf' into ps/reftable-detach
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+ (this branch is used by ps/reftable-iterator-reuse.)
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+ Isolates the reftable subsystem from the rest of Git's codebase by
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+ using fewer pieces of Git's infrastructure.
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+ source: <cover.1731943954.git.ps@pks.im>
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+* ps/reftable-iterator-reuse (2024-11-26) 11 commits
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2024-12-02 at 3c1d2e2a6a)
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+ + refs/reftable: reuse iterators when reading refs
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+ + reftable/merged: drain priority queue on reseek
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+ + reftable/stack: add mechanism to notify callers on reload
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+ + refs/reftable: refactor reflog expiry to use reftable backend
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+ + refs/reftable: refactor reading symbolic refs to use reftable backend
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+ + refs/reftable: read references via `struct reftable_backend`
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+ + refs/reftable: figure out hash via `reftable_stack`
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+ + reftable/stack: add accessor for the hash ID
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+ + refs/reftable: handle reloading stacks in the reftable backend
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+ + refs/reftable: encapsulate reftable stack
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+ + Merge branch 'ps/reftable-detach' into ps/reftable-iterator-reuse
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+ (this branch uses ps/reftable-detach.)
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+ Optimize reading random references out of the reftable backend by
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+ allowing reuse of iterator objects.
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+ source: <20241126-pks-reftable-backend-reuse-iter-v4-0-b17fd27df126@pks.im>
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[New Topics]
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+* kn/reflog-migration (2024-12-10) 7 commits
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+ - refs: add support for migrating reflogs
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+ - refs: allow multiple reflog entries for the same refname
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+ - refs: introduce the `ref_transaction_update_reflog` function
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+ - refs: extract out refname verification in transactions
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+ - refs/files: add count field to ref_lock
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+ - refs: add `index` field to `struct ref_udpate`
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+ - refs: include committer info in `ref_update` struct
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+ "git refs migrate" learned to also migrate the reflog data across
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+ backends.
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+ Needs review.
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+ source: <20241209-320-git-refs-migrate-reflogs-v1-0-d4bc37ee860f@gmail.com>
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+* mh/doc-windows-home-env (2024-12-10) 1 commit
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+ - Document HOME environment variable
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+ Doc update.
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+ Will merge to 'next'.
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+ source: <pull.1834.git.1733771894867.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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+* tc/bundle-with-tag-remove-workaround (2024-12-10) 1 commit
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+ - bundle: remove unneeded code
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+ "git bundle create" with an annotated tag on the positive end of
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+ the revision range had a workaround code for older limitation in
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+ the revision walker, which has become unnecessary.
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+ Expecting a reroll.
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+ cf. <CAOLa=ZQpBf-ZE8BmXRUXJ247p44Enj0vrJv2KHVDXtGzY6SU8w@mail.gmail.com>
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+ source: <20241209-fix-bundle-create-race-v1-1-e6513bdcbf8a@iotcl.com>
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+--------------------------------------------------
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+[Cooking]
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* bf/explicit-config-set-in-advice-messages (2024-12-06) 1 commit
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- advice: suggest using subcommand "git config set"
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* cc/lop-remote (2024-12-07) 5 commits
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- - doc: add technical design doc for large object promisors
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- - promisor-remote: check advertised name or URL
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- - Add 'promisor-remote' capability to protocol v2
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- - strbuf: refactor strbuf_trim_trailing_ch()
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- - version: refactor strbuf_sanitize()
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+ . doc: add technical design doc for large object promisors
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+ . promisor-remote: check advertised name or URL
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+ . Add 'promisor-remote' capability to protocol v2
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+ . strbuf: refactor strbuf_trim_trailing_ch()
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+ . version: refactor strbuf_sanitize()
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+ Expecting a reroll.
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+ cf. <CAP8UFD3bdEo1_bg+aX52xSGxmg9KfNrpiX+2LwUM-yDqjvfZbQ@mail.gmail.com>
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source: <20241206124248.160494-1-christian.couder@gmail.com>
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-* ds/backfill (2024-12-07) 6 commits
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+* ds/backfill (2024-12-09) 7 commits
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+ - SQUASH??? leakfix
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- backfill: assume --sparse when sparse-checkout is enabled
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- backfill: add --sparse option
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- backfill: add --batch-size=<n> option
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-* re/submodule-parse-opt (2024-12-08) 3 commits
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+* re/submodule-parse-opt (2024-12-10) 8 commits
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+ - git-submodule.sh: rename some variables
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+ - git-submodule.sh: improve variables readability
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+ - git-submodule.sh: add some comments
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+ - git-submodule.sh: get rid of unused variable
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+ - git-submodule.sh: get rid of isnumber
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- git-submodule.sh: improve parsing of short options
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- git-submodule.sh: improve parsing of some long options
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- git-submodule.sh: make some variables boolean
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Will merge to 'next'?
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-[Graduated to 'master']
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-* kh/sequencer-comment-char (2024-11-26) 3 commits
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- (merged to 'next' on 2024-11-28 at 84693f6bb7)
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- + sequencer: comment commit messages properly
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- + sequencer: comment `--reference` subject line properly
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- + sequencer: comment checked-out branch properly
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- The sequencer failed to honor core.commentString in some places.
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- source: <cover.1732565412.git.code@khaugsbakk.name>
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+ source: <20241209165009.40653-1-royeldar0@gmail.com>
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-* sj/refs-symref-referent-fix (2024-11-27) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2024-11-28 at 65eba16b56)
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- + ref-cache: fix invalid free operation in `free_ref_entry`
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- source: <Z0Xd-cYPNNrxwuAB@ArchLinux>
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-[Cooking]
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-* jt/fix-fattening-promisor-fetch (2024-12-04) 4 commits
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- - index-pack: work around false positive use of uninitialized variable
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+* jt/fix-fattening-promisor-fetch (2024-12-10) 3 commits
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- index-pack --promisor: also check commits' trees
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- index-pack --promisor: don't check blobs
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- index-pack --promisor: dedup before checking links
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Fix performance regression of a recent "fatten promisor pack with
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local objects" protection against an unwanted gc.
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- Need to squash the fix-up at the tip.
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+ Will merge to 'next'.
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source: <cover.1733262661.git.jonathantanmy@google.com>
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-* rj/strvec-splice-fix (2024-12-05) 2 commits
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+* rj/strvec-splice-fix (2024-12-10) 2 commits
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- strvec: `strvec_splice()` to a statically initialized vector
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- Merge branch 'ps/leakfixes-part-10' into rj/strvec-splice-fix
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Correct strvec_splice() that misbehaved when the strvec is empty.
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source: <3c7b3c26-7501-4797-8afa-c7f7e9c46558@gmail.com>
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-* jc/doc-opt-tilde-expand (2024-11-25) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2024-12-02 at e345717b87)
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- Describe a case where an option value needs to be spelled as a
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- separate argument, i.e. "--opt val", not "--opt=val".
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- Will merge to 'master'.
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- source: <xmqqh67w6m4m.fsf@gitster.g>
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* kn/midx-wo-the-repository (2024-12-04) 10 commits
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+ midx: inline the `MIDX_MIN_SIZE` definition
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-* bc/allow-upload-pack-from-other-people (2024-11-15) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2024-12-02 at bf711f018c)
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- + Allow cloning from repositories owned by another user
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- Loosen overly strict ownership check introduced in the recent past,
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- to keep the promise "cloning a suspicious repository is a safe
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- first step to inspect it".
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- Will merge to 'master'.
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- cf. <xmqqed2yzc5z.fsf@gitster.g>
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- source: <20241115005404.3747302-2-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
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* tb/incremental-midx-part-2 (2024-11-20) 15 commits
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- midx: implement writing incremental MIDX bitmaps
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- pack-bitmap.c: use `ewah_or_iterator` for type bitmap iterators
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-* pb/mergetool-errors (2024-11-25) 5 commits
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- + git-difftool--helper.sh: exit upon initialize_merge_tool errors
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- + git-mergetool--lib.sh: add error message for unknown tool variant
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- + git-mergetool--lib.sh: add error message if 'setup_user_tool' fails
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- + git-mergetool--lib.sh: use TOOL_MODE when erroring about unknown tool
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- + completion: complete '--tool-help' in 'git mergetool'
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- End-user experience of "git mergetool" when the command errors out
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* ps/send-pack-unhide-error-in-atomic-push (2024-11-14) 2 commits
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- t5504: modernize test by moving heredocs into test bodies
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- (merged to 'next' on 2024-12-02 at 3c1d2e2a6a)
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- + refs/reftable: reuse iterators when reading refs
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- + reftable/merged: drain priority queue on reseek
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- + reftable/stack: add mechanism to notify callers on reload
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- + refs/reftable: refactor reflog expiry to use reftable backend
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- + refs/reftable: refactor reading symbolic refs to use reftable backend
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- + refs/reftable: read references via `struct reftable_backend`
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- + refs/reftable: figure out hash via `reftable_stack`
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- + reftable/stack: add accessor for the hash ID
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- + refs/reftable: handle reloading stacks in the reftable backend
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- + refs/reftable: encapsulate reftable stack
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- + Merge branch 'ps/reftable-detach' into ps/reftable-iterator-reuse
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- Optimize reading random references out of the reftable backend by
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* jc/move-is-bare-repository-cfg-variable-to-repo (2024-11-07) 3 commits
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- + Add additional CI jobs to avoid accidental breakage
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- + ci: remove clause for Ubuntu 16.04
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- + gitlab-ci: switch from Ubuntu 16.04 to 20.04
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- Drop support for ancient environments in various CI jobs.
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- source: <20241031234934.3451390-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
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- + reftable/stack: drop only use of `get_locked_file_path()`
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- + reftable/system: stop depending on "hash.h"
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- + reftable: explicitly handle hash format IDs
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- + reftable/system: move "dir.h" to its only user
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+ source: <b41ae080654a3603af09801018df539f656cf9d8.1733430345.git.steadmon@google.com>