What's cooking (2026/01 #04)
Junio C Hamano committed
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-Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Jan 2026, #03)
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-What's cooking in git.git (Jan 2026, #03)
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Here are the topics that have been cooking in my tree. Commits
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[Graduated to 'master']
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-* ar/run-command-hook (2025-12-26) 11 commits
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- (merged to 'next' on 2025-12-28 at 048cdffe21)
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- + receive-pack: convert receive hooks to hook API
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- + receive-pack: convert update hooks to new API
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- + hooks: allow callers to capture output
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- + run-command: allow capturing of collated output
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- + hook: allow overriding the ungroup option
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- + reference-transaction: use hook API instead of run-command
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- + transport: convert pre-push to hook API
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- + hook: convert 'post-rewrite' hook in sequencer.c to hook API
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- + hook: provide stdin via callback
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- + run-command: add stdin callback for parallelization
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- + run-command: add first helper for pp child states
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+* ja/doc-synopsis-style-more (2025-12-20) 5 commits
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2026-01-05 at 20eb741139)
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+ + doc: convert git-remote to synopsis style
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+ + doc: convert git stage to use synopsis block
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+ + doc: convert git-status tables to AsciiDoc format
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+ + doc: convert git-status to synopsis style
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+ + doc: fix t0450-txt-doc-vs-help to select only first synopsis block
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- Use hook API to replace ad-hoc invocation of hook scripts with the
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- run_command() API.
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- source: <20251226122334.16687-1-adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
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+ More doc style updates.
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+ source: <pull.2020.git.1766258187.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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-* bc/checkout-error-message-fix (2025-12-24) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2025-12-28 at d807c22e01)
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- + checkout: quote invalid treeish in error message
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+* js/mailmap-karsten-blees (2026-01-10) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2026-01-10 at 90c69f0044)
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+ + .mailmap: replace Karsten Blees' default address
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- Message fix.
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- source: <20251224203253.881129-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
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+ Mailmap update for Karsten
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+ source: <pull.2029.git.1768043204134.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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-* dd/t5403-modernise (2025-12-29) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2026-01-01 at d1d712e288)
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- + t5403: use test_path_is_file instead of test -f
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+* ps/t1300-2021-use-test-path-is-helpers (2026-01-04) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2026-01-05 at c9366fe5a0)
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+ + t1300: use test helpers instead of `test` command
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- Test micro-clean-up.
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- source: <20251229185737.2328-1-deveshigurgaon@gmail.com>
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+ Test updates.
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+ source: <20260104194812.15134-1-pushkarkumarsingh1970@gmail.com>
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-* ds/diff-lazy-fetch-with-name-only-fix (2025-12-29) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2026-01-01 at ccbd34d6c9)
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- + diff: avoid segfault with freed entries
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+* rs/commit-stack (2025-12-24) 14 commits
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2026-01-05 at 8b44eff694)
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+ + commit-reach: use commit_stack
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+ + commit-graph: use commit_stack
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+ + commit: add commit_stack_grow()
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+ + shallow: use commit_stack
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+ + pack-bitmap-write: use commit_stack
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+ + commit: add commit_stack_init()
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+ + test-reach: use commit_stack
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+ + remote: use commit_stack for src_commits
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+ + remote: use commit_stack for sent_tips
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+ + remote: use commit_stack for local_commits
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+ + name-rev: use commit_stack
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+ + midx: use commit_stack
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+ + log: use commit_stack
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+ + revision: export commit_stack
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- Running "git diff" with "--name-only" and other options that allows
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- us not to look at the blob contents, while objects that are lazily
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- fetched from a promisor remote, caused use-after-free, which has
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- been corrected.
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- source: <pull.2027.git.1767044697712.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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+ Code clean-up, unifying various hand-rolled "list of commit
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+ objects" and use the commit_stack API.
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+ source: <20251224170327.68049-1-l.s.r@web.de>
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-* en/ort-recursive-d-f-conflict-fix (2025-12-29) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2026-01-01 at 883dcfc63e)
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- + merge-ort: fix corner case recursive submodule/directory conflict handling
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+* sb/bundle-uri-without-uri (2025-12-19) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2026-01-05 at 62d0a58199)
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+ + bundle-uri: validate that bundle entries have a uri
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- The ort merge machinery hit an assertion failure in a history with
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- criss-cross merges renamed a directory and a non-directory, which
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- has been corrected.
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- source: <pull.2023.git.1767033783800.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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+ Diagnose invalid bundle-URI that lack the URI entry, instead of
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+ crashing.
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+ source: <pull.2134.v2.git.git.1766160106521.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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+[New Topics]
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-* rs/macos-iconv-workaround (2025-12-24) 2 commits
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- (merged to 'next' on 2025-12-28 at 94ed776719)
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- + macOS: use iconv from Homebrew if needed and present
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- + macOS: make Homebrew use configurable
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+* bc/doc-stash-import-export (2026-01-08) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2026-01-10 at 48f26103bc)
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+ + gitfaq: document using stash import/export to sync working tree
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- Workaround the "iconv" shipped as part of macOS, which is broken
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- handling stateful ISO/IEC 2022 encoded strings.
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- source: <ce030c90-f635-42b5-82e1-814cd4c29505@web.de>
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+ Update a FAQ entry on synching two separate repositories using the
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+ "git stash export/import" recently introduced.
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+ Will merge to 'master'.
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+ source: <20260109014608.42773-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
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-* rs/parse-config-expiry-simplify (2025-12-27) 1 commit
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- + config: use git_parse_int() in git_config_get_expiry_in_days()
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- Code clean-up.
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- source: <1bd3c7f3-fcf6-4d8e-aa38-c15e3d51ce4c@web.de>
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+* ds/builtin-doc-update (2026-01-08) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2026-01-10 at a98a468cf0)
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+ + builtin.h: update documentation
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+ Update in-code comment doc to match the current API.
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-* rs/show-branch-prio-queue (2025-12-25) 1 commit
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- (merged to 'next' on 2025-12-28 at 99d21acd7b)
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- + show-branch: use prio_queue
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+ Will merge to 'master'.
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+ source: <pull.2028.git.1767929941577.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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+* kh/doc-patch-id (2026-01-07) 6 commits
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2026-01-10 at 27a1d947d1)
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+ + doc: patch-id: --verbatim locks in --stable
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+ + doc: patch-id: spell out the git-diff-tree(1) form
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+ + doc: patch-id: use definite article for the result
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+ + patch-id: use “patch ID” throughout
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+ + doc: patch-id: capitalize Git version
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+ + doc: patch-id: don’t use semicolon between bullet points
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+ "git patch-id" documentation updates.
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+ Will merge to 'master'.
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+ source: <CV_doc_patch-id_3.1ab@msgid.xyz>
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+* kj/t7101-modernize (2026-01-08) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2026-01-10 at c33f8ae0bb)
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+ + t7101: modernize test path checks
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+ Test update.
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+ Will merge to 'master'.
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+ source: <20260109032027.68680-1-jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
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+* ar/run-command-hook (2026-01-09) 1 commit
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+ (merged to 'next' on 2026-01-10 at 236f60e30d)
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+ + hook: check for NULL pointer before deref
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- Code clean-up.
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- source: <70ed751e-fc3c-4cb4-a4fd-26094a9f622e@web.de>
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+ Fix-up a topic that has recently graduated to 'master'.
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+ Will merge to 'master'.
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+ source: <20260109181912.689409-1-adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
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+* ps/ref-consistency-checks (2026-01-12) 17 commits
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+ - builtin/fsck: drop `fsck_head_link()`
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+ - builtin/fsck: move generic HEAD check into `refs_fsck()`
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+ - builtin/fsck: move generic object ID checks into `refs_fsck()`
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+ - refs/reftable: introduce generic checks for refs
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+ - refs/reftable: fix consistency checks with worktrees
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+ - refs/reftable: extract function to retrieve backend for worktree
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+ - refs/reftable: adapt includes to become consistent
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+ - refs/files: introduce function to perform normal ref checks
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+ - refs/files: extract generic symref target checks
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+ - fsck: drop unused fields from `struct fsck_ref_report`
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+ - refs/files: perform consistency checks for root refs
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+ - refs/files: improve error handling when verifying symrefs
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+ - refs/files: extract function to check single ref
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+ - refs/files: remove useless indirection
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+ - refs/files: remove `refs_check_dir` parameter
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+ - refs/files: move fsck functions into global scope
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+ - refs/files: simplify iterating through root refs
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+ Update code paths that check data integrity around refs subsystem.
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+ Will merge to 'next".
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+ cf. <CAOLa=ZShPP3BPXa=YnC-vuX4zF=pUTFdUidZwOdna8bfVTNM9w@mail.gmail.com>
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+ source: <20260112-pks-refs-verify-fixes-v2-0-2e9e453bd6c3@pks.im>
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+* rs/tree-wo-the-repository (2026-01-09) 10 commits
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+ - cocci: convert parse_tree functions to repo_ variants
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+ - tree: stop using the_repository
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+ - tree: use repo_parse_tree()
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+ - path-walk: use repo_parse_tree_gently()
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+ - pack-bitmap-write: use repo_parse_tree()
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+ - delta-islands: use repo_parse_tree()
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+ - bloom: use repo_parse_tree()
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+ - add-interactive: use repo_parse_tree_indirect()
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+ - tree: add repo_parse_tree*()
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+ - environment: move access to core.maxTreeDepth into repo settings
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+ Remove implicit reliance on the_repository global in the APIs
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+ around tree objects and make it explicit which repository to work
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+ in.
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+ Comments?
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+ cf. <aWS9JLb3UyxOwg9Z@pks.im>
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+ source: <20260109213021.2546-1-l.s.r@web.de>
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+* cs/rebased-subtree-split (2026-01-09) 1 commit
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+ - contrib/subtree: detect rewritten subtree commits
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+ The split command in "git subtree" (in contrib/) has been taught to
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+ deal better with rebased history.
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+ Will merge to 'next'.
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+ source: <20260110011811.788219-1-ask+git@howdoi.land>
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- + tag: stop using the_repository
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- + tag: support arbitrary repositories in parse_tag()
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- + tag: support arbitrary repositories in gpg_verify_tag()
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- + tag: use algo of repo parameter in parse_tag_buffer()
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+* sp/shallow-deepen-relative-fix (2026-01-09) 2 commits
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+ - shallow: handling fetch relative-deepen
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+ - shallow: free local object_array allocations
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+ "git fetch --deepen" that tries to go beyond merged branch used to
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+ get confused where the updated shallow points are, which has been
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+ Will merge to 'next'?
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+ source: <pull.2121.v2.git.git.1767997426.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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+* kt/http-backend-errors (2026-01-11) 1 commit
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+ - http-backend: write newlines to stderr when responding with errors
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+ Some error messages from the http transport layer lacked the
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+ terminating newline, which has been corrected.
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+ Will merge to 'next'.
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+ source: <20260112014508.17248-1-kj@kjtsanaktsidis.id.au>
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+* ps/t1410-cleanup (2026-01-11) 1 commit
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+ - t1410: use test helpers in reflog rewind test
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+ Will merge to 'next'.
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+ source: <20260111191525.17087-1-pushkarkumarsingh1970@gmail.com>
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+* dd/t5403-modernise (2026-01-11) 2 commits
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+ - t5403: use test_cmp for post-checkout argument checks
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+ - t5403:introduce check_post_checkout helper function
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+ Will merge to 'next'?
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+ source: <20260112065301.1290-3-deveshigurgaon@gmail.com>
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+[Cooking]
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+* ml/doc-blame-markup (2026-01-08) 2 commits
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source: <20260106132658.798706-1-andchi@fastmail.com>
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+ source: <aV_IGCld5T_dBxTs@Adekunles-MacBook-Air.local>
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* sb/doc-worktree-prune-expire-improvement (2025-12-19) 2 commits
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-* ja/doc-synopsis-style-more (2025-12-20) 5 commits
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- (merged to 'next' on 2026-01-05 at 20eb741139)
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- + doc: convert git-remote to synopsis style
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- + doc: convert git stage to use synopsis block
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- + doc: convert git-status tables to AsciiDoc format
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- + doc: convert git-status to synopsis style
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- + doc: fix t0450-txt-doc-vs-help to select only first synopsis block
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- More doc style updates.
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-* js/symlink-windows (2025-12-17) 19 commits
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+* js/symlink-windows (2026-01-09) 19 commits
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- mingw: special-case index entries for symlinks with buggy size
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- mingw: emulate `stat()` a little more faithfully
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- mingw: try to create symlinks without elevated permissions
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- cf. <19030791-dafa-4a63-985b-9cdf423bfd1b@kdbg.org>
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- source: <pull.2018.git.1765980535.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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* pc/lockfile-pid (2026-01-07) 1 commit
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-* ps/read-object-info-improvements (2026-01-07) 8 commits
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- packfile: drop repository parameter from `packed_object_info()`
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- packfile: skip unpacking object header for disk size requests
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- packfile: disentangle return value of `packed_object_info()`
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-* tb/macos-iconv-workarounds (2025-12-15) 6 commits
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- . utf8.c: prepare workaround for iconv under macOS 14/15
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- . config.mak.uname: use iconv from Homebrew on macOS
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+* tb/macos-iconv-workarounds (2026-01-11) 2 commits
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-* js/prep-symlink-windows (2025-12-16) 6 commits
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- strbuf_readlink(): avoid calling `readlink()` twice in corner-cases
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- init: do parse _all_ core.* settings early
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- mingw: do resolve symlinks in `getcwd()`
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* ap/http-probe-rpc-use-auth (2025-11-12) 1 commit
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-* ps/packfile-store-in-odb-source (2025-12-17) 12 commits
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- packfile: move MIDX into packfile store
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-* lo/repo-info-keys (2025-12-09) 3 commits
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* sb/doc-update-ref-markup-fix (2025-12-08) 1 commit
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- - doc: git-reset: clarify `git reset [mode]`
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- - doc: git-reset: clarify intro
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- - doc: git-reset: reorder the forms
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+ + doc: git-reset: clarify `git reset [mode]`
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- wt-status: provide function to expose status for trees
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- - replay: yield the object ID of the final rewritten commit
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* ms/doc-worktree-side-by-side (2025-10-10) 2 commits