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+What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2025, #12; Fri, 29)
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Here are the topics that have been cooking in my tree. Commits
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[Graduated to 'master']
-* dk/help-all (2025-08-03) 3 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-13 at 6dce87c0b5)
- + builtin: also setup gently for --help-all
- + parse-options: refactor flags for usage_with_options_internal
- + Merge branch 'ua/t1517-short-help-tests' into dk/help-all
+* ad/t1517-short-help-tests-fix (2025-08-19) 1 commit
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at f686ad352a)
+ + t/t1517: mark tests that fail with GIT_TEST_INSTALLED
- "git cmd --help-all" now works outside repositories.
- source: <20250803012613.54086-1-ben.knoble+github@gmail.com>
+ Test fix.
+ source: <20250819074631.3303-1-adam@dinwoodie.org>
-* dk/t7005-editor-updates (2025-08-13) 3 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-17 at ad0ab2e2a9)
- + t7005: sanitize test environment for subsequent tests
- + t7005: stop abusing --exec-path
- + t7005: use modern test style
+* bc/doc-compat-object-format-not-working (2025-08-25) 1 commit
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-26 at 5224444f11)
+ + docs: note that extensions.compatobjectformat is incomplete
- Test clean-up.
- source: <20250812170256.71751-1-ben.knoble+github@gmail.com>
+ The compatObjectFormat extension is used to hide an incomplete
+ feature that is not yet usable for any purpose other than
+ developing the feature further. Document it as such to discourage
+ its use by mere mortals.
+ source: <20250825221101.611876-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
-* ds/doc-count-objects-fix (2025-08-14) 1 commit
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-17 at 1740ef34dd)
- + count-objects: document count-objects pack
+* ds/doc-community-discord (2025-08-20) 1 commit
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at 7f9aa8da4e)
+ + doc: add discord to ways of getting help
- Docfix.
- source: <pull.2031.v3.git.git.1755182034719.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+ Discord has been added to the first contribution documentation as
+ another way to ask for help.
+ source: <pull.2033.v3.git.git.1755679018997.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-* ja/doc-lint-sections-and-synopsis (2025-08-11) 6 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-17 at 413ff100cd)
- + doc lint: check that synopsis manpages have synopsis inlines
- + doc:git-for-each-ref: fix styling and typos
- + doc: check for absence of the form --[no-]parameter
- + doc: check for absence of multiple terms in each entry of desc list
- + doc: check well-formedness of delimited sections
- + doc: test linkgit macros for well-formedness
+* je/doc-rebase (2025-08-22) 5 commits
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-26 at 0d9a1d75d5)
+ + doc: git-rebase: update discussion of internals
+ + doc: git-rebase: move --onto explanation down
+ + doc: git rebase: clarify arguments syntax
+ + doc: git rebase: dedup merge conflict discussion
+ + doc: git-rebase: start with an example
- Doc lint updates to encourage the newer and easier-to-use
- `synopsis` format, with fixes to a handful of existing uses.
- source: <pull.1945.v3.git.1754945600.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+ Documentation for "git rebase" has been updated.
+ source: <pull.1949.v9.git.1755909782.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-* lo/repo-info (2025-08-16) 5 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-19 at 9569e192d0)
- + repo: add the --format flag
- + repo: add the field layout.shallow
- + repo: add the field layout.bare
- + repo: add the field references.format
- + repo: declare the repo command
- (this branch is used by lo/repo-info-step-2.)
+* jk/describe-blob (2025-08-18) 5 commits
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at 671998ff24)
+ + describe: pass commit to describe_commit()
+ + describe: handle blob traversal with no commits
+ + describe: catch unborn branch in describe_blob()
+ + describe: error if blob not found
+ + describe: pass oid struct by const pointer
- A new subcommand "git repo" gives users a way to grab various
- repository characteristics.
- source: <20250816224603.3307-1-lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
+ "git describe <blob>" misbehaves and/or crashes in some corner
+ cases, which has been taught to exit with failure gracefully.
+ source: <20250818205812.GA1018043@coredump.intra.peff.net>
-* ps/commit-graph-wo-globals (2025-08-14) 6 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-17 at e2889596be)
- + commit-graph: stop passing in redundant repository
- + commit-graph: stop using `the_repository`
- + commit-graph: stop using `the_hash_algo`
- + commit-graph: refactor `parse_commit_graph()` to take a repository
- + commit-graph: store the hash algorithm instead of its length
- + commit-graph: stop using `the_hash_algo` via macros
+* jk/fetch-check-graph-objects-fix (2025-08-23) 1 commit
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-26 at 51a561116f)
+ + fetch-pack: re-scan when double-checking graph objects
+
+ Under a race against another process that is repacking the
+ repository, especially a partially cloned one, "git fetch" may
+ mistakenly think some objects we do have are missing, which has
+ been corrected.
+ source: <20250824050040.GA228050@coredump.intra.peff.net>
+
+
+* jk/no-clobber-dangling-symref-with-fetch (2025-08-19) 4 commits
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at 29b96663c0)
+ + refs: do not clobber dangling symrefs
+ + t5510: prefer "git -C" to subshell for followRemoteHEAD tests
+ + t5510: stop changing top-level working directory
+ + t5510: make confusing config cleanup more explicit
+
+ "git fetch" can clobber a symref that is dangling when the
+ remote-tracking HEAD is set to auto update, which has been
+ corrected.
+ source: <20250819192004.GA1058857@coredump.intra.peff.net>
+
+
+* js/doc-gitk-history (2025-08-19) 1 commit
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at e7e1a08f82)
+ + doc/gitk: update reference to the external project
+
+ Manual page for "gitk" is updated with the current maintainer's
+ name.
+ source: <249056e7-1332-4e6f-8d07-16c80fd4913e@kdbg.org>
- Remove dependency on the_repository and other globals from the
- commit-graph code, and other changes unrelated to de-globaling.
- source: <20250815-b4-pks-commit-graph-wo-the-repository-v4-0-b6b651178cce@pks.im>
+* js/progress-delay-fix (2025-08-25) 1 commit
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-26 at 4e832eb295)
+ + progress: pay attention to (customized) delay time
-* tc/diff-tree-max-depth (2025-08-07) 3 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-15 at dddb2275d4)
- + diff: teach tree-diff a max-depth parameter
- + within_depth: fix return for empty path
- + combine-diff: zero memory used for callback filepairs
+ The start_delayed_progress() function in the progress eye-candy API
+ did not clear its internal state, making an initial delay value
+ larger than 1 second ineffective, which has been corrected.
+ source: <7b848623-ce64-4679-9b5e-9d91d947b269@kdbg.org>
- "git diff-tree" learned "--max-depth" option.
- source: <20250807-toon-max-depth-v2-0-50b7e5c81665@iotcl.com>
+
+* ps/reftable-libgit2-cleanup (2025-08-12) 8 commits
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at ff82e3fa11)
+ + refs/reftable: always reload stacks when creating lock
+ + reftable: don't second-guess errors from flock interface
+ + reftable/stack: handle outdated stacks when compacting
+ + reftable/stack: allow passing flags to `reftable_stack_add()`
+ + reftable/stack: fix compiler warning due to missing braces
+ + reftable/stack: reorder code to avoid forward declarations
+ + reftable/writer: drop Git-specific `QSORT()` macro
+ + reftable/writer: fix type used for number of records
+
+ Code clean-ups.
+ source: <20250812-pks-reftable-fixes-for-libgit2-v3-0-cf3b2267867e@pks.im>
+
+
+* sg/line-log-merge-optim (2025-08-24) 4 commits
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-26 at e110ef974a)
+ + line-log: simplify condition checking for merge commits
+ + line-log: initialize diff queue in process_ranges_ordinary_commit()
+ + line-log: get rid of the parents array in process_ranges_merge_commit()
+ + line-log: avoid unnecessary tree diffs when processing merge commits
+
+ "git log -L..." compared trees of multiple parents with the tree of the
+ merge result in an unnecessarily inefficient way.
+ source: <20250824190644.2573279-1-szeder.dev@gmail.com>
--------------------------------------------------
[New Topics]
-* bc/doc-compat-object-format-not-working (2025-08-26) 1 commit
- - docs: note that extensions.compatobjectformat is incomplete
+* ag/doc-sendmail-gmail-example-update (2025-08-26) 1 commit
+ - docs: update sendmail docs to use more secure SMTP server for Gmail
- The compatObjectFormat extension is used to hide an incomplete
- feature that is not yet usable for any purpose other than
- developing the feature further. Document it as such to discourage
- its use by mere mortals.
+ Doc update.
+
+ Will merge to 'next'?
+ source: <20250826150919.5239-1-gargaditya08@live.com>
+
+
+* da/cargo-serialize (2025-08-26) 1 commit
+ - Makefile: build libgit-rs and libgit-sys serially
+
+ Makefile tried to run multiple "cargo build" which would not work
+ very well; serialize their execution to work it around.
Will merge to 'next'.
- source: <20250825221101.611876-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
+ source: <20250826233525.2635432-1-davvid@gmail.com>
+
+
+* en/rust-xdiff (2025-08-22) 6 commits
+ - ivec: create a vector type that is interoperable between C and Rust
+ - github workflows: upload Cargo.lock
+ - win+Meson: do allow linking with the Rust-built xdiff
+ - github workflows: install rust
+ - xdiff: introduce rust
+ - doc: add a policy for using Rust
+
+ Rust!
+
+ Comments?
+ source: <pull.1980.v3.git.git.1755921356.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+
+
+* je/doc-checkout (2025-08-29) 5 commits
+ - doc: git-checkout: clarify restoring files section
+ - doc: git-checkout: deduplicate --detach explanation
+ - doc: git-checkout: don't use "reset"
+ - doc: git-checkout: clarify `git checkout <branch>`
+ - doc: git-checkout: clarify intro
+
+ Doc updates.
+ source: <pull.1962.v2.git.1756467934.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+
+
+* kn/clang-format-bitfields (2025-08-26) 1 commit
+ - Documentation: note styling for bit fields
+
+ CodingGuidelines now spells out how bitfields are to be written.
+
+ Will merge to 'next'?
+ source: <20250826121928.22317-1-karthik.188@gmail.com>
+
+
+* jk/curl-global-trace-components (2025-08-27) 1 commit
+ - curl: add support for curl_global_trace() components
+
+ Adjust to the way newer versions of cURL selectivel enables tracing
+ options, so that our tests can continue to work.
+
+ Will merge to 'next'?
+ source: <20250827080702.GA3572995@coredump.intra.peff.net>
+
+
+* kh/you-still-use-whatchanged-fix (2025-08-29) 4 commits
+ - BreakingChanges: remove claim about whatchanged reports
+ - whatchanged: remove not-even-shorter clause
+ - whatchanged: tell users the git-log(1) equivalent
+ - you-still-use-that??: help the user help themselves
+
+ Update "do you still use it?" message given by a command that is
+ deeply deprecated and allow us to suggest alternatives.
+
+ Will merge to 'next'?
+ source: <cover.1756480827.git.code@khaugsbakk.name>
+
+
+* ds/ls-files-lazy-unsparse (2025-08-15) 1 commit
+ - ls-files: conditionally leave index sparse
+
+ "git ls-files <pathspec>..." should not necessarily have to expand
+ the index fully if a sparsified directory is excluded by the
+ pathspec; the code is taught to expand the index on demand to avoid
+ this.
+
+ Will merge to 'next'.
+ source: <pull.1955.git.1755274373717.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+
+
+* pc/range-diff-memory-limit (2025-08-29) 1 commit
+ - range-diff: add configurable memory limit for cost matrix
+
+ "git range-diff" learned a way to limit the memory consumed by
+ O(N*N) cost matrix.
+
+ Will merge to 'next'?
+ source: <pull.1958.v4.git.1756483374980.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+
+
+* ne/alloc-free-and-null (2025-08-29) 1 commit
+ - alloc: fix dangling pointer in alloc_state cleanup
+
+ The clear_alloc_state() API function was not fully clearing the
+ structure for reuse, but since nobody reuses it, replace it with a
+ variant that frees the structure as well, making the callers simpler.
+ Will merge to 'next'?
+ source: <pull.2040.v3.git.git.1756472406487.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+
+--------------------------------------------------
+[Cooking]
* ds/doc-ggg-pr-fork-clarify (2025-08-23) 1 commit
(merged to 'next' on 2025-08-25 at 71aea64ee4)
source: <pull.2034.v2.git.git.1755940331248.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-* jk/fetch-check-graph-objects-fix (2025-08-23) 1 commit
- - fetch-pack: re-scan when double-checking graph objects
-
- Under a race against another process that is repacking the
- repository, especially a partially cloned one, "git fetch" may have
- mistakenly think some objects we do have are missing, which has
- been corrected.
-
- Will merge to 'next'.
- source: <20250824050040.GA228050@coredump.intra.peff.net>
-
-
* js/doc-sending-patch-via-thunderbird (2025-08-22) 1 commit
(merged to 'next' on 2025-08-25 at 1e63ebff8c)
+ doc/format-patch: adjust Thunderbird MUA hint to new add-on
source: <6ec34bbc-6811-41fa-aa06-1d54fd2acb0c@kdbg.org>
-* js/progress-delay-fix (2025-08-25) 1 commit
- - progress: pay attention to (customized) delay time
-
- The start_delayed-Progress() function in the progress eye-candy API
- did not clear its internal state, making an initial delay value
- larger than 1 second ineffective, which has been corrected.
-
- Will merge to 'next'.
- cf. <xmqq349fs5ee.fsf@gitster.g>
- source: <7b848623-ce64-4679-9b5e-9d91d947b269@kdbg.org>
-
-
* kh/doc-config-typofix (2025-08-24) 1 commit
(merged to 'next' on 2025-08-25 at f82e0a4c9b)
+ doc: config: replace backtick with apostrophe for possessive
source: <9110f085-aec0-42e9-9774-b153ece6284f@web.de>
-* sg/line-log-merge-optim (2025-08-24) 4 commits
- - line-log: simplify condition checking for merge commits
- - line-log: initialize diff queue in process_ranges_ordinary_commit()
- - line-log: get rid of the parents array in process_ranges_merge_commit()
- - line-log: avoid unnecessary tree diffs when processing merge commits
-
- "git log -L..." compared trees of multiple parents with the tree of the
- merge result in an unnecessarily inefficient way.
-
- Will merge to 'next'.
- source: <20250824190644.2573279-1-szeder.dev@gmail.com>
-
---------------------------------------------------
-[Cooking]
-
-* lo/repo-info-step-2 (2025-08-20) 3 commits
+* lo/repo-info-step-2 (2025-08-26) 3 commits
- repo: add the field objects.format
- repo: add the flag -z as an alias for --format=nul
- Merge branch 'lo/repo-info' into lo/repo-info-step-2
"--format=nul", and learns to report the objects format used in the
repository.
- Expecting a reroll.
- cf. <6186055.lOV4Wx5bFT@cayenne>
- source: <20250820144247.79197-1-lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
+ Waiting for review responses.
+ cf. <xmqqcy8frqn2.fsf@gitster.g>
+ source: <20250826183205.19566-1-lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
* jc/doc-includeif-hasconfig-remote-url-fix (2025-08-21) 1 commit
source: <20250816213642.3517822-1-adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
-* jk/describe-blob (2025-08-18) 5 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at 671998ff24)
- + describe: pass commit to describe_commit()
- + describe: handle blob traversal with no commits
- + describe: catch unborn branch in describe_blob()
- + describe: error if blob not found
- + describe: pass oid struct by const pointer
-
- "git describe <blob>" misbehaves and/or crashes in some corner
- cases, which has been taught to exit with failure gracefully.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <20250818205812.GA1018043@coredump.intra.peff.net>
-
-
-* ds/doc-community-discord (2025-08-20) 1 commit
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at 7f9aa8da4e)
- + doc: add discord to ways of getting help
-
- Discord has been added to the first contribution documentation as
- another way to ask for help.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <pull.2033.v3.git.git.1755679018997.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-
-
* je/doc-add (2025-08-19) 2 commits
(merged to 'next' on 2025-08-25 at 0c84501ed2)
+ doc: git-add: simplify discussion of ignored files
source: <pull.1952.v3.git.1755636370.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-* jk/no-clobber-dangling-symref-with-fetch (2025-08-19) 4 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at 29b96663c0)
- + refs: do not clobber dangling symrefs
- + t5510: prefer "git -C" to subshell for followRemoteHEAD tests
- + t5510: stop changing top-level working directory
- + t5510: make confusing config cleanup more explicit
-
- "git fetch" can clobber a symref that is dangling when the
- remote-tracking HEAD is set to auto update, which has been
- corrected.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <20250819192004.GA1058857@coredump.intra.peff.net>
-
-
* ds/path-walk-repack-fix (2025-08-25) 2 commits
- path-walk: create initializer for path lists
- path-walk: fix setup of pending objects
"git repack --path-walk" lost objects in some corner cases, which
has been corrected.
- Will merge 'next'.
+ Will merge to 'next'.
+ cf. <CABPp-BHFxxGrqKc0m==TjQNjDGdO=H5Rf6EFsf2nfE1=TuraOQ@mail.gmail.com>
source: <pull.1956.v2.git.1756126197.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-* js/doc-gitk-history (2025-08-19) 1 commit
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at e7e1a08f82)
- + doc/gitk: update reference to the external project
-
- Manual page for "gitk" is updated with the current maintainer's
- name.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <249056e7-1332-4e6f-8d07-16c80fd4913e@kdbg.org>
-
-
* sg/line-log-boundary-fixes (2025-08-18) 2 commits
- line-log: show all line ranges touched by the same diff range
- line-log: fix assertion error
source: <20250820212319.41044-1-jn.avila@free.fr>
-* ad/t1517-short-help-tests-fix (2025-08-19) 1 commit
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at f686ad352a)
- + t/t1517: mark tests that fail with GIT_TEST_INSTALLED
-
- Test fix.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <20250819074631.3303-1-adam@dinwoodie.org>
-
-
* jc/longer-disambiguation-fix (2025-08-14) 1 commit
- abbrev: allow extending beyond 32 chars to disambiguate
Test updates.
- Expecting a reroll after 2.51 final.
+ Expecting a reroll.
+ cf. <xmqq8qj3rqgn.fsf@gitster.g>
source: <20250804073002.1586332-1-toon@iotcl.com>
-* je/doc-rebase (2025-08-22) 5 commits
- - doc: git-rebase: update discussion of internals
- - doc: git-rebase: move --onto explanation down
- - doc: git rebase: clarify arguments syntax
- - doc: git rebase: dedup merge conflict discussion
- - doc: git-rebase: start with an example
-
- Documentation for "git rebase" has been updated.
-
- Will merge to 'next'.
- source: <pull.1949.v9.git.1755909782.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-
-
-* ps/reftable-libgit2-cleanup (2025-08-12) 8 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at ff82e3fa11)
- + refs/reftable: always reload stacks when creating lock
- + reftable: don't second-guess errors from flock interface
- + reftable/stack: handle outdated stacks when compacting
- + reftable/stack: allow passing flags to `reftable_stack_add()`
- + reftable/stack: fix compiler warning due to missing braces
- + reftable/stack: reorder code to avoid forward declarations
- + reftable/writer: drop Git-specific `QSORT()` macro
- + reftable/writer: fix type used for number of records
-
- Code clean-ups.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <20250812-pks-reftable-fixes-for-libgit2-v3-0-cf3b2267867e@pks.im>
-
-
* lc/rebase-trailer (2025-08-03) 2 commits
- rebase: support --trailer
- trailer: append trailers in-process and drop the fork to `interpret-trailers`
Expecting a reroll.
cf. <198826af571.62b85cb31711042.2415806544948206668@linux.beauty>
+ cf. <xmqqiki7qasu.fsf@gitster.g>
source: <20250803150059.402017-1-me@linux.beauty>
Further code clean-up for multi-pack-index code paths.
- Comments?
+ Will merge to 'next'?
cf. <aKbFNq_pLasQGjbc@pks.im>
+ cf. <xmqq4itrrqcg.fsf@gitster.g>
source: <20250811-b4-pks-midx-deduplicate-source-info-v3-0-e442bdf2b4ad@pks.im>
hash function implementation used to hash lines have been updated
to the one used for ELF symbol lookup by Glibc.
- Still being discussed (AUG13)
- cf. <b118903c-a50a-4ae4-b41e-1c47c37218c4@gmail.com>
+ Will merge to 'next'.
+ cf. <xmqqecsvqal6.fsf@gitster.g>
source: <20250728190520.10962-1-amonakov@ispras.ru>
areas of interest.
Needs to wait for the base topic to solidify.
+ Waiting for review responses.
+ cf. <xmqqzfbjqbfo.fsf@gitster.g>
source: <pull.1941.v2.git.1752716054.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-* pw/3.0-commentchar-auto-deprecation (2025-07-31) 4 commits
+* pw/3.0-commentchar-auto-deprecation (2025-08-26) 4 commits
- commit: print advice when core.commentString=auto
- config: warn on core.commentString=auto
- breaking-changes: deprecate support for core.commentString=auto
trouble to support for little benefit.
Will merge to 'next'?
- source: <cover.1753975294.git.phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
+ source: <cover.1756215326.git.phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
-* tc/last-modified (2025-08-05) 4 commits
- - fixup! last-modified: new subcommand to show when files were last modified
+* tc/last-modified (2025-08-05) 3 commits
- last-modified: use Bloom filters when available
- t/perf: add last-modified perf script
- last-modified: new subcommand to show when files were last modified
A new command "git last-modified" is proposed to show the closest
ancestor commit that touched each path.
+
+ Will merge to 'next'.
source: <20250730175510.987383-1-toon@iotcl.com>
communicated from the server side.
Expecting a reroll.
+ cf. <xmqqqzwvqay9.fsf@gitster.g>
source: <20250731072401.3817074-1-christian.couder@gmail.com>
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