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-What's cooking in git.git (May 2025, #07; Fri, 23)
+What's cooking in git.git (May 2025, #08; Tue, 27)
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Here are the topics that have been cooking in my tree. Commits
https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/
+--------------------------------------------------
+[New Topics]
+
+* ja/doc-synopsis-style (2025-05-27) 9 commits
+ - doc: convert git-switch manpage to new synopsis style
+ - doc: convert git-mergetool options to new synopsis style
+ - doc: convert git-mergetool manpage to new synopsis style
+ - doc: switch merge config description to new synopsis format
+ - doc: convert merge strategies to synopsis format
+ - doc: merge-options.adoc remove a misleading double negation
+ - doc: convert merge options to new synopsis format
+ - doc: convert git-merge manpage to new style
+ - doc: convert git-checkout manpage to new style
+
+ Doc mark-up fixes.
+
+ Will merge to 'next'?
+ source: <pull.1927.git.1748204829.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+
+
+* ps/maintenance-ref-lock (2025-05-27) 11 commits
+ - builtin/maintenance: fix locking race when handling "gc" task
+ - builtin/gc: avoid global state in `gc_before_repack()`
+ - builtin/maintenance: fix locking race when packing refs and reflogs
+ - builtin/maintenance: let tasks do maintenance before and after detach
+ - builtin/maintenance: fix typedef for function pointers
+ - builtin/maintenance: extract function to run tasks
+ - builtin/maintenance: stop modifying global array of tasks
+ - builtin/maintenance: mark "--task=" and "--schedule=" as incompatible
+ - builtin/maintenance: centralize configuration of explicit tasks
+ - builtin/gc: drop redundant local variable
+ - builtin/gc: use designated field initializers for maintenance tasks
+
+ "git maintenance" lacked the care "git gc" had to avoid holding
+ onto the repository lock for too long during packing refs, which
+ has been remedied.
+
+ Comments?
+ source: <20250527-b4-pks-maintenance-ref-lock-race-v1-0-e1ceb2dea66e@pks.im>
+
+
+* tb/prepare-midx-pack-cleanup (2025-05-27) 6 commits
+ - midx: return a `packed_git` pointer from `prepare_midx_pack()`
+ - midx-write.c: extract inner loop from fill_packs_from_midx()
+ - midx-write.c: simplify fill_packs_from_midx()
+ - midx-write.c: guard against incremental MIDXs in want_included_pack()
+ - pack-bitmap.c: fix broken warning() when missing MIDX'd pack
+ - Merge branch 'ps/midx-negative-packfile-cache' into tb/prepare-midx-pack-cleanup
+ (this branch uses ps/midx-negative-packfile-cache.)
+
+ Improvement on Multi-pack-index API.
+
+ Comments?
+ source: <cover.1748198489.git.me@ttaylorr.com>
+
--------------------------------------------------
[Graduated to 'master']
-* ag/send-email-hostname-f (2025-05-13) 1 commit
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-16 at d5aa175e7d)
- + send-email: try to get fqdn by running hostname -f on Linux and macOS
+* ds/sparse-apply-add-p (2025-05-16) 4 commits
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-21 at 933f316786)
+ + p2000: add performance test for patch-mode commands
+ + reset: integrate sparse index with --patch
+ + git add: make -p/-i aware of sparse index
+ + apply: integrate with the sparse index
+
+ "git apply" and "git add -i/-p" code paths no longer unnecessarily
+ expand sparse-index while working.
+ source: <pull.1914.v2.git.1747407330.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+
+
+* en/merge-tree-check (2025-05-16) 2 commits
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-19 at c3278b91fa)
+ + merge-tree: add a new --quiet flag
+ + merge-ort: add a new mergeability_only option
+
+ "git merge-tree" learned an option to see if it resolves cleanly
+ without actually creating a result.
+ source: <pull.1920.v4.git.1747425858.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
- Teach "git send-email" to also consult `hostname -f` for mail
- domain to compute the identity given to SMTP servers.
- source: <PN3PR01MB959701F40F805351472EA4CCB897A@PN3PR01MB9597.INDPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
+* en/sequencer-comment-messages (2025-05-16) 1 commit
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-21 at b6516794fb)
+ + sequencer: make it clearer that commit descriptions are just comments
+
+ Prefix '#' to the commit title in the "rebase -i" todo file, just
+ like a merge commit being replayed.
+ source: <pull.1923.v2.git.1747412786573.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-* ds/scalar-no-maintenance (2025-05-14) 5 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-16 at f9364331c0)
- + scalar reconfigure: improve --maintenance docs
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-08 at 1006cdd399)
- + scalar reconfigure: add --maintenance=<mode> option
- + scalar clone: add --no-maintenance option
- + scalar register: add --no-maintenance option
- + scalar: customize register_dir()'s behavior
- Two "scalar" subcommands that adds a repository that hasn't been
- under "scalar"'s control are taught an option not to enable the
- scheduled maintenance on it.
- source: <pull.1913.v3.git.1746582637.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+* es/meson-configure-build-options-fix (2025-05-19) 1 commit
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-21 at b468031e13)
+ + meson: reformat default options to workaround bug in `meson configure`
+ Build procedure updates.
+ source: <20250519170945.57746-1-eschwartz@gentoo.org>
-* en/replay-wo-the-repository (2025-05-14) 1 commit
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-16 at 23608dbaab)
- + replay: replace the_repository with repo parameter passed to cmd_replay ()
- The dependency on the_repository variable has been reduced from the
- code paths in "git replay".
- source: <pull.1921.git.1747254806067.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+* jc/doc-synopsis-option-markup (2025-05-12) 4 commits
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-21 at cb897d1302)
+ + git-var doc: fix usage of $ENV_VAR vs ENV_VAR
+ + git-verify-* doc: update mark-up of synopsis option descriptions
+ + git-{var,write-tree} docs: update mark-up of synopsis option descriptions
+ + git-daemon doc: update mark-up of synopsis option descriptions
+ Doc mark-up fixes.
+ source: <20250510123346.20927-1-jn.avila@free.fr>
-* js/ci-build-win-in-release-mode (2025-05-05) 1 commit
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-22 at 213a3f0262)
- + ci(win+Meson): build in Release mode
- win+Meson CI pipeline, unlike other pipelines for Windows,
- used to build artifacts in develper mode, which has been changed to
- build them in release mode for consistency.
- source: <pull.1908.v2.git.1746282346370.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+* jk/no-funny-object-types (2025-05-16) 13 commits
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-19 at 4c995dbd23)
+ + object-file: drop support for writing objects with unknown types
+ + hash-object: handle --literally with OPT_NEGBIT
+ + hash-object: merge HASH_* and INDEX_* flags
+ + hash-object: stop allowing unknown types
+ + t: add lib-loose.sh
+ + t/helper: add zlib test-tool
+ + oid_object_info(): drop type_name strbuf
+ + fsck: stop using object_info->type_name strbuf
+ + oid_object_info_convert(): stop using string for object type
+ + cat-file: use type enum instead of buffer for -t option
+ + object-file: drop OBJECT_INFO_ALLOW_UNKNOWN_TYPE flag
+ + cat-file: make --allow-unknown-type a noop
+ + object-file.h: fix typo in variable declaration
+ Support to create a loose object file with unknown object type has
+ been dropped.
+ source: <20250516044916.GA21985@coredump.intra.peff.net>
-* lo/json-writer-docs (2025-05-16) 2 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-16 at ab81da1b16)
- + json-writer: describe the usage of jw_* functions
- + json-writer: add docstrings to jw_* functions
- In-code docstring updates.
- source: <20250516010159.27042-1-lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
+* js/misc-fixes (2025-05-15) 11 commits
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-21 at e803806107)
+ + sequencer: stop pretending that an assignment is a condition
+ + bundle-uri: avoid using undefined output of `sscanf()`
+ + commit-graph: avoid using stale stack addresses
+ + trace2: avoid "futile conditional"
+ + Avoid redundant conditions
+ + fetch: avoid unnecessary work when there is no current branch
+ + has_dir_name(): make code more obvious
+ + upload-pack: rename `enum` to reflect the operation
+ + commit-graph: avoid malloc'ing a local variable
+ + fetch: carefully clear local variable's address after use
+ + commit: simplify code
+ Assorted fixes for issues found with CodeQL.
+ source: <pull.1891.git.1747314709.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-* ly/pack-bitmap-load-leakfix (2025-05-12) 1 commit
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-14 at 0be31eac6b)
- + pack-bitmap: fix memory leak if `load_bitmap_entries_v1` failed
+
+* kj/my-first-contribution-updates (2025-05-19) 3 commits
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-21 at f8c92423fb)
+ + docs: replace git_config to repo_config
+ + docs: clarify cmd_psuh signature and explain UNUSED macro
+ + docs: remove unused mentoring mailing list reference
+
+ Doc updates.
+ source: <20250518074317.73367-1-jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
+
+
+* ly/commit-graph-fill-oids-leakfix (2025-05-15) 1 commit
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-19 at 972bbc7c11)
+ + commit-graph: fix memory leak when `fill_oids_from_packs()` fails
+
+ Leakfix.
+ source: <pull.1957.v3.git.git.1746779435536.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+
+
+* ly/mailinfo-decode-header-leakfix (2025-05-15) 1 commit
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-19 at 87066488fc)
+ + mailinfo: fix pointential memory leak if `decode_header` failed
Leakfix.
- source: <pull.1962.git.git.1747052530271.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+ source: <pull.1956.v4.git.git.1747104551204.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+
+
+* ly/sequencer-rearrange-leakfix (2025-05-15) 1 commit
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-19 at f0ad6cfe21)
+ + sequencer: fix memory leak if `todo_list_rearrange_squash()` failed
+ Leakfix.
+ source: <pull.1965.git.git.1747230808770.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+
+
+* md/userdiff-bash-shell-function (2025-05-16) 1 commit
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-16 at 1fe8b68a72)
+ + userdiff: extend Bash pattern to cover more shell function forms
-* ps/ci-gitlab-enable-msvc-meson-job (2025-05-13) 1 commit
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-16 at 81da2fbef9)
- + gitlab-ci: always run MSVC-based Meson job
+ The userdiff pattern for shell scripts has been updated to cope
+ with more bash-isms.
+ cf. <a72235c1-625a-4b90-8111-629b5a6ee7c2@kdbg.org>
+ source: <20250516144515.49514-2-dhar61595@gmail.com>
- CI settings at GitLab has been updated to run MSVC based Meson job
- automatically (as opposed to be done only upon manual request).
- source: <20250428-pks-gitlab-ci-execute-win-meson-v1-1-f68683552b9e@pks.im>
+
+* rj/build-tweaks-part2 (2025-05-19) 5 commits
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-19 at fea40b8fb1)
+ + configure.ac: upgrade to a compilation check for sysinfo
+ + meson.build: correct setting of GIT_EXEC_PATH
+ + meson: correct path to system config/attribute files
+ + meson: correct install location of YAML.pm
+ + meson.build: quote the GITWEBDIR build configuration
+
+ Updates to meson-based build procedure.
+ source: <20250519162523.1001478-1-ramsay@ramsayjones.plus.com>
+
+
+* sj/use-mmap-to-check-packed-refs (2025-05-14) 3 commits
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-21 at a0ed4fdf95)
+ + packed-backend: mmap large "packed-refs" file during fsck
+ + packed-backend: extract snapshot allocation in `load_contents`
+ + packed-backend: fsck should warn when "packed-refs" file is empty
+
+ The code path to access the "packed-refs" file while "fsck" is
+ taught to mmap the file, instead of reading the whole file in the
+ memory.
+ source: <aCS7O8tNekg_u9Wp@ArchLinux>
--------------------------------------------------
-[New Topics]
+[Cooking]
-* op/cvsserver-perl-warning (2025-05-22) 1 commit
- - cvsserver: avoid precedence problem between ! and %s
+* op/cvsserver-perl-warning (2025-05-27) 1 commit
+ - cvsserver: remove unused escapeRefName function
Recent versions of Perl started warning against "! A =~ /pattern/"
- which does not negate the result of the matching.
- source: <pull.1925.v3.git.1747913206622.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+ which does not negate the result of the matching. As it turns out
+ that the problematic function is not even called, it was removed.
+ Will merge to 'nexr'.
+ source: <pull.1925.v4.git.1748267305871.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-* ps/meson-tap-parse (2025-05-21) 4 commits
+
+* ps/meson-tap-parse (2025-05-27) 6 commits
- meson: parse TAP output generated by our tests
- meson: introduce kwargs variable for tests
+ - t7815: fix unexpectedly passing test on macOS
+ - t/test-lib: fix TAP format for BASH_XTRACEFD warning
- t/test-lib: don't print shell traces to stdout
- t: fix cases where output breaks TAP format
Meson-based build/test framework now understands TAP output
generated by our tests.
- Expecting a reroll.
- cf. <aDCNqRAoGygwnAbq@pks.im>
- source: <20250506-pks-meson-tap-v1-0-5aaab2942a4c@pks.im>
+ Will merge to 'nexr'?
+ source: <20250527-pks-meson-tap-v2-0-ae360f77786e@pks.im>
* am/sparse-index-name-hash-fix (2025-05-21) 1 commit
- - name-hash: don't add sparse directories in threaded lazy init
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-27 at 63076a2233)
+ + name-hash: don't add sparse directories in threaded lazy init
Avoid adding directory path to a sparse-index tree entries to the
name-hash, since they would bloat the hashtable without anybody
part of the code, but now the multi-threaded code also does the
same.
- Will merge to 'next'.
+ Will merge to 'master'.
source: <pull.1970.v3.git.git.1747862971672.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
source: <20250521232917.2333291-1-jacob.e.keller@intel.com>
-* mm/apply-reverse-mode-of-deleted-path (2025-05-23) 2 commits
+* mm/apply-reverse-mode-of-deleted-path (2025-05-27) 2 commits
- apply: set file mode when --reverse creates a deleted file
- t4129: test that git apply warns for unexpected mode changes
reverse failed to give the mode bits of the path "removed" by the
patch to the file it creates, which has been corrected.
- Will merge to 'next'?
- source: <20250523172154.93810-1-mark@chromium.org>
+ Will merge to 'next'.
+ source: <20250524034046.2619-1-mark@chromium.org>
---------------------------------------------------
-[Cooking]
* ag/doc-send-email-update-2 (2025-05-19) 4 commits
- docs: remove credential helper links for emails from gitcredentials
source: <A84F634C-3423-48E2-B648-068A75423037@live.com>
-* es/meson-configure-build-options-fix (2025-05-19) 1 commit
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-21 at b468031e13)
- + meson: reformat default options to workaround bug in `meson configure`
-
- Build procedure updates.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <20250519170945.57746-1-eschwartz@gentoo.org>
-
-
* jt/receive-pack-skip-connectivity-check (2025-05-20) 2 commits
(merged to 'next' on 2025-05-22 at 3ced8c5d65)
+ builtin/receive-pack: add option to skip connectivity check
source: <20250520163218.263921-1-jltobler@gmail.com>
-* kh/notes-doc-fixes (2025-05-23) 9 commits
+* kh/notes-doc-fixes (2025-05-27) 9 commits
- doc: notes: use stuck form throughout
- doc: notes: treat --stdin equally between copy/remove
- doc: notes: point out copy --stdin use with argv
"git notes --help" documentation updates.
- Comments?
- Getting much better.
- source: <cover.1748028010.git.code@khaugsbakk.name>
+ Will merge to 'next'.
+ source: <cover.1748380390.git.code@khaugsbakk.name>
* kn/passing-leak-tests (2025-05-20) 1 commit
* ps/midx-negative-packfile-cache (2025-05-20) 2 commits
- midx: stop repeatedly looking up nonexistent packfiles
- packfile: explain ordering of how we look up auxiliary pack files
+ (this branch is used by tb/prepare-midx-pack-cleanup.)
When a stale .midx file refers to .pack files that no longer exist,
we ended up checking for these non-existent files repeatedly, which
* pw/midx-repack-overflow-fix (2025-05-22) 4 commits
- - midx docs: clarify tie breaking
- - midx: avoid negative array index
- - midx repack: avoid potential integer overflow on 64 bit systems
- - midx repack: avoid integer overflow on 32 bit systems
+ (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-27 at 52646da108)
+ + midx docs: clarify tie breaking
+ + midx: avoid negative array index
+ + midx repack: avoid potential integer overflow on 64 bit systems
+ + midx repack: avoid integer overflow on 32 bit systems
Integer overflow fix around code paths for "git multi-pack-index repack"..
- Will merge to 'next'.
+ Will merge to 'master'.
cf. <aC/C9oQrcx/RiyP1@nand.local>
source: <cover.1747929225.git.phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
source: <pull.1890.git.1747313139.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-* js/misc-fixes (2025-05-15) 11 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-21 at e803806107)
- + sequencer: stop pretending that an assignment is a condition
- + bundle-uri: avoid using undefined output of `sscanf()`
- + commit-graph: avoid using stale stack addresses
- + trace2: avoid "futile conditional"
- + Avoid redundant conditions
- + fetch: avoid unnecessary work when there is no current branch
- + has_dir_name(): make code more obvious
- + upload-pack: rename `enum` to reflect the operation
- + commit-graph: avoid malloc'ing a local variable
- + fetch: carefully clear local variable's address after use
- + commit: simplify code
-
- Assorted fixes for issues found with CodeQL.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <pull.1891.git.1747314709.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-
-
-* ly/commit-graph-fill-oids-leakfix (2025-05-15) 1 commit
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-19 at 972bbc7c11)
- + commit-graph: fix memory leak when `fill_oids_from_packs()` fails
-
- Leakfix.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <pull.1957.v3.git.git.1746779435536.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-
-
-* ly/mailinfo-decode-header-leakfix (2025-05-15) 1 commit
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-19 at 87066488fc)
- + mailinfo: fix pointential memory leak if `decode_header` failed
-
- Leakfix.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <pull.1956.v4.git.git.1747104551204.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-
-
-* ly/sequencer-rearrange-leakfix (2025-05-15) 1 commit
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-19 at f0ad6cfe21)
- + sequencer: fix memory leak if `todo_list_rearrange_squash()` failed
-
- Leakfix.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <pull.1965.git.git.1747230808770.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-
-
-* en/sequencer-comment-messages (2025-05-16) 1 commit
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-21 at b6516794fb)
- + sequencer: make it clearer that commit descriptions are just comments
-
- Prefix '#' to the commit title in the "rebase -i" todo file, just
- like a merge commit being replayed.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <pull.1923.v2.git.1747412786573.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-
-
-* jk/no-funny-object-types (2025-05-16) 13 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-19 at 4c995dbd23)
- + object-file: drop support for writing objects with unknown types
- + hash-object: handle --literally with OPT_NEGBIT
- + hash-object: merge HASH_* and INDEX_* flags
- + hash-object: stop allowing unknown types
- + t: add lib-loose.sh
- + t/helper: add zlib test-tool
- + oid_object_info(): drop type_name strbuf
- + fsck: stop using object_info->type_name strbuf
- + oid_object_info_convert(): stop using string for object type
- + cat-file: use type enum instead of buffer for -t option
- + object-file: drop OBJECT_INFO_ALLOW_UNKNOWN_TYPE flag
- + cat-file: make --allow-unknown-type a noop
- + object-file.h: fix typo in variable declaration
-
- Support to create a loose object file with unknown object type has
- been dropped.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <20250516044916.GA21985@coredump.intra.peff.net>
-
-
-* kj/my-first-contribution-updates (2025-05-19) 3 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-21 at f8c92423fb)
- + docs: replace git_config to repo_config
- + docs: clarify cmd_psuh signature and explain UNUSED macro
- + docs: remove unused mentoring mailing list reference
-
- Doc updates.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <20250518074317.73367-1-jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
-
-
-* kj/renamed-submodule (2025-05-16) 1 commit
+* kj/renamed-submodule (2025-05-27) 2 commits
+ - submodule: skip redundant active entries when pattern covers path
- submodule: prevent overwriting .gitmodules entry on path reuse
The case where a new submodule takes a path where used to be a
before.
Comments?
- source: <20250516174934.45008-1-jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
+ source: <20250524073628.58944-1-jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
* pw/update-thunderbird-patch-inline (2025-05-16) 1 commit
An interchange format for stash entries is defined, and subcommand
of "git stash" to import/export has been added.
- Will merge to 'next'?
+ Expecting a v7.
+ cf. <aDTJHGmCnvdFkswt@tapette.crustytoothpaste.net>
source: <20250522185524.18398-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
-* ds/sparse-apply-add-p (2025-05-16) 4 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-21 at 933f316786)
- + p2000: add performance test for patch-mode commands
- + reset: integrate sparse index with --patch
- + git add: make -p/-i aware of sparse index
- + apply: integrate with the sparse index
-
- "git apply" and "git add -i/-p" code paths no longer unnecessarily
- expand sparse-index while working.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- Kicked out of next and then is about to come back.
- source: <pull.1914.v2.git.1747407330.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-
-
-* en/merge-tree-check (2025-05-16) 2 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-19 at c3278b91fa)
- + merge-tree: add a new --quiet flag
- + merge-ort: add a new mergeability_only option
-
- "git merge-tree" learned an option to see if it resolves cleanly
- without actually creating a result.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <pull.1920.v4.git.1747425858.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-
-
* lm/add-p-context (2025-05-12) 4 commits
- add-patch: add diff.context command line overrides
- add-patch: respect diff.context configuration
source: <20250512-pks-contrib-spring-cleanup-v3-0-32e151b0bfb0@pks.im>
-* rj/build-tweaks-part2 (2025-05-19) 5 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-19 at fea40b8fb1)
- + configure.ac: upgrade to a compilation check for sysinfo
- + meson.build: correct setting of GIT_EXEC_PATH
- + meson: correct path to system config/attribute files
- + meson: correct install location of YAML.pm
- + meson.build: quote the GITWEBDIR build configuration
-
- Updates to meson-based build procedure.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <20250519162523.1001478-1-ramsay@ramsayjones.plus.com>
-
-
* ps/object-store (2025-05-14) 18 commits
- odb: rename `read_object_with_reference()`
- odb: rename `pretend_object_file()`
source: <20250514-pks-object-store-wo-the-repository-v3-0-47df1d4ead22@pks.im>
-* sj/use-mmap-to-check-packed-refs (2025-05-14) 3 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-21 at a0ed4fdf95)
- + packed-backend: mmap large "packed-refs" file during fsck
- + packed-backend: extract snapshot allocation in `load_contents`
- + packed-backend: fsck should warn when "packed-refs" file is empty
-
- The code path to access the "packed-refs" file while "fsck" is
- taught to mmap the file, instead of reading the whole file in the
- memory.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <aCS7O8tNekg_u9Wp@ArchLinux>
-
-
* cc/promisor-remote-capability (2025-05-19) 5 commits
- promisor-remote: use string constants for 'name' and 'url' too
- promisor-remote: allow a client to check fields
source: <20250519141259.3061550-1-christian.couder@gmail.com>
-* jc/doc-synopsis-option-markup (2025-05-12) 4 commits
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-21 at cb897d1302)
- + git-var doc: fix usage of $ENV_VAR vs ENV_VAR
- + git-verify-* doc: update mark-up of synopsis option descriptions
- + git-{var,write-tree} docs: update mark-up of synopsis option descriptions
- + git-daemon doc: update mark-up of synopsis option descriptions
-
- Doc mark-up fixes.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <20250510123346.20927-1-jn.avila@free.fr>
-
-
* jc/you-still-use-whatchanged (2025-05-12) 6 commits
(merged to 'next' on 2025-05-22 at e79dc9090e)
+ whatschanged: list it in BreakingChanges document
source: <pull.1897.git.1743181401.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-* md/userdiff-bash-shell-function (2025-05-16) 1 commit
- (merged to 'next' on 2025-05-16 at 1fe8b68a72)
- + userdiff: extend Bash pattern to cover more shell function forms
-
- The userdiff pattern for shell scripts has been updated to cope
- with more bash-isms.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- cf. <a72235c1-625a-4b90-8111-629b5a6ee7c2@kdbg.org>
- source: <20250516144515.49514-2-dhar61595@gmail.com>
-
-
* ds/path-walk-2 (2025-05-16) 13 commits
- pack-objects: allow --shallow and --path-walk
- path-walk: add new 'edge_aggressive' option