From: Junio C Hamano Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:28:29 +0000 (-0700) Subject: What's cooking (2026/03 #09) X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb/index.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=98b621f6d3494cb11042daad3bdfb0552afcd24c;p=thirdparty%2Fgit.git What's cooking (2026/03 #09) --- diff --git a/whats-cooking.txt b/whats-cooking.txt index 37aac5c986..50d9a18255 100644 --- a/whats-cooking.txt +++ b/whats-cooking.txt @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ To: git@vger.kernel.org -Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2026, #08) -X-master-at: 6e8d538aab8fe4dd07ba9fb87b5c7edcfa5706ad -X-next-at: aef58811091ead010da1c5dc590e2731c9cbcefe +Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2026, #09) +X-master-at: 1080981ddb03a072f1e6b55c6325c2af731e733c +X-next-at: aa363f00f1017ba2d0ed58153d65d48a48e616ea Bcc: lwn@lwn.net, gitster@pobox.com -What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2026, #08) +What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2026, #09) ----------------------------------------- Here are the topics that have been cooking in my tree. Commits @@ -45,9 +45,136 @@ Release tarballs are available at: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/ +-------------------------------------------------- +[Graduated to 'master'] + +* ac/help-sort-correctly (2026-03-11) 1 commit + (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-16 at db220e143f) + + help: cleanup the contruction of keys_uniq + + The code in "git help" that shows configuration items in sorted + order was awkwardly organized and prone to bugs. + source: <20260311192453.62213-1-amishhhaaaa@gmail.com> + + +* bb/imap-send-openssl-4.0-prep (2026-03-11) 3 commits + (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-16 at 0baab97778) + + imap-send: move common code into function host_matches() + + imap-send: use the OpenSSL API to access the subject common name + + imap-send: use the OpenSSL API to access the subject alternative names + + "imap-send" used to use functions whose use is going to be removed + with OpenSSL 4.0; rewrite them using public API that has been + available since OpenSSL 1.1 since 2016 or so. + source: <20260311121107.1122387-1-dev+git@drbeat.li> + + +* cf/constness-fixes (2026-03-08) 2 commits + (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-13 at 3c80964399) + + dir: avoid -Wdiscarded-qualifiers in remove_path() + + bloom: remove a misleading const qualifier + + Small code clean-up around the constness area. + source: <3ad40c3d0762c2e8c14792dfb68cba9f63a883a3.1773026586.git.collin.funk1@gmail.com> + + +* jc/test-allow-sed-with-ere (2026-03-11) 1 commit + (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-16 at be057bed35) + + t: allow use of "sed -E" + + Adjust test-lint to allow "sed -E" to use ERE in the patterns. + source: + + +* ms/t7605-test-path-is-helpers (2026-03-10) 1 commit + (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-16 at 49facdec9f) + + t7605: use test_path_is_file instead of test -f + + Test updates. + source: + + +* ng/submodule-default-remote (2026-03-03) 1 commit + (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-16 at d41fd28450) + + submodule: fetch missing objects from default remote + + Instead of hardcoded 'origin', use the configured default remote + when fetching from submodules. + source: <20260303234044.105157-1-nasser.grainawi@oss.qualcomm.com> + + +* ty/mktree-wo-the-repository (2026-03-12) 1 commit + (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-16 at 8d20ceb853) + + builtin/mktree: remove USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE + + Code clean-up. + source: <20260312164203.964033-1-cat@malon.dev> + -------------------------------------------------- [New Topics] +* ps/graph-lane-limit (2026-03-23) 3 commits + - graph: add documentation and tests about --graph-lane-limit + - graph: truncate graph visual output + - graph: add --graph-lane-limit option + + The graph output from commands like "git log --graph" can now be + limited to a specified number of lanes, preventing overly wide output + in repositories with many branches. + + Needs review. + source: <20260323215935.74486-1-pabloosabaterr@gmail.com> + + +* rs/use-strvec-pushv (2026-03-19) 1 commit + - use strvec_pushv() to add another strvec + + Code paths that loop over another array to push each element into a + strvec have been rewritten to use strvec_pushv() instead. + + Will merge to 'next'. + source: <084f3b43-91ac-4553-8305-03944e97eaa6@web.de> + + +* cc/promisor-auto-config-url (2026-03-23) 16 commits + - doc: promisor: improve acceptFromServer entry + - promisor-remote: auto-configure unknown remotes + - promisor-remote: trust known remotes matching acceptFromServerUrl + - promisor-remote: introduce promisor.acceptFromServerUrl + - t5710: use proper file:// URIs for absolute paths + - promisor-remote: refactor should_accept_remote() control flow + - promisor-remote: pass config entry to all_fields_match() directly + - promisor-remote: add 'local_name' to 'struct promisor_info' + - promisor-remote: remove the 'accepted' strvec + - promisor-remote: keep accepted promisor_info structs alive + - promisor-remote: refactor accept_from_server() + - promisor-remote: refactor has_control_char() + - promisor-remote: clarify that a remote is ignored + - urlmatch: add url_is_valid_pattern() helper + - urlmatch: change 'allow_globs' arg to bool + - promisor-remote: try accepted remotes before others in get_direct() + + Promisor remote handling is enhanced to auto-configure remotes based + on a URL whitelist. + + Needs review. + source: <20260323080520.887550-1-christian.couder@gmail.com> + + +* kj/refspec-parsing-outside-repository (2026-03-21) 2 commits + - refspec: fix typo in comment + - refspec: safely parse refspecs outside a repository + + "git ls-remote '+refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*' https://..." run outside a + repository would dereference a NULL while trying to see if the given + refspec is a single-object refspec, which has been corrected. + + Will merge to 'next'? + source: <20260322023557.15907-1-jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com> + +-------------------------------------------------- +[Cooking] + * jk/diff-highlight-identical-pairs (2026-03-17) 1 commit (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-20 at a8aa5bd14e) + contrib/diff-highlight: do not highlight identical pairs @@ -60,7 +187,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at: source: <20260317230223.GA716496@coredump.intra.peff.net> -* jk/diff-highlight-more (2026-03-19) 9 commits +* jk/diff-highlight-more (2026-03-22) 9 commits - diff-highlight: fetch all config with one process - diff-highlight: allow module callers to pass in color config - diff-highlight: test color config @@ -76,22 +203,11 @@ Release tarballs are available at: updates, test improvements, and color configuration handling. Will merge to 'next'. - source: <20260320004138.GA3653623@coredump.intra.peff.net> - - -* js/macos-homebrew-forgets-reg-enhanced (2026-03-20) 1 commit - - osx-clang: work around Homebrew's clang lacking REG_ENHANCED - - The build on macOS with Clang is fixed to work around a Homebrew change - that exposed an issue with missing REG_ENHANCED. - - Will merge to 'next'? - source: + source: <20260323060139.GA10215@coredump.intra.peff.net> -* ps/fsck-wo-the-repository (2026-03-20) 14 commits +* ps/fsck-wo-the-repository (2026-03-23) 12 commits - builtin/fsck: stop using `the_repository` in error reporting - - fsck: provide repository in `struct fsck_report_object` - builtin/fsck: stop using `the_repository` when marking objects - builtin/fsck: stop using `the_repository` when checking packed objects - builtin/fsck: stop using `the_repository` with loose objects @@ -99,17 +215,16 @@ Release tarballs are available at: - builtin/fsck: stop using `the_repository` when checking refs - builtin/fsck: stop using `the_repository` when snapshotting refs - builtin/fsck: fix trivial dependence on `the_repository` - - fsck: stop relying on global state via `parse_oid_hex()` - - fsck: drop `the_repository` in `fsck_set_msg_types()` - - fsck: refactor interface to parse fsck options - - fsck: drop `the_repository` in `fsck_finish()` - - fsck: drop `the_repository` in `fsck_walk()` + - fsck: drop USE_THE_REPOSITORY + - fsck: store repository in fsck options + - fsck: initialize fsck options via a function + - fetch-pack: move fsck options into function scope Internals of "git fsck" have been refactored to not depend on the global `the_repository` variable. - Comments? - source: <20260320-b4-pks-fsck-without-the-repository-v1-0-6594f997926b@pks.im> + Needs review. + source: <20260323-b4-pks-fsck-without-the-repository-v2-0-e8dc79bca651@pks.im> * tb/stdin-packs-excluded-but-open (2026-03-19) 5 commits @@ -132,7 +247,8 @@ Release tarballs are available at: The value of a wrong pointer variable was referenced in an error message that reported that it shouldn't be NULL. - Will merge to 'next'? + Reproduction being discussed. + cf. <994f92e9-3576-455a-a142-0fefc559131c@gmail.com> source: <20260320114823.3151961-1-ysinghcin@gmail.com> @@ -146,8 +262,6 @@ Release tarballs are available at: cf. source: <20260320-bisect-terms-v1-1-c30c9540542a@schlaraffenlan.de> --------------------------------------------------- -[Cooking] * jc/whitespace-incomplete-line (2026-03-17) 1 commit - apply: fix new-style empty context line triggering incomplete-line check @@ -167,7 +281,8 @@ Release tarballs are available at: source: <20260317155230.619378-1-shreyanshpaliwalcmsmn@gmail.com> -* ds/backfill-revs (2026-03-16) 5 commits +* ds/backfill-revs (2026-03-23) 6 commits + - t5620: test backfill's unknown argument handling - path-walk: support wildcard pathspecs for blob filtering - backfill: work with prefix pathspecs - backfill: accept revision arguments @@ -176,16 +291,17 @@ Release tarballs are available at: `git backfill` learned to accept revision and pathspec arguments. - Needs review. - source: + Comments? + source: * jw/t2203-status-pipe-fix (2026-03-16) 1 commit - - t2203: avoid suppressing git status exit code + (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-23 at 521c6eb44b) + + t2203: avoid suppressing git status exit code Test clean-up. - Will merge to 'next'. + Will merge to 'master'. source: <20260317011544.65952-1-jerrywang183@yahoo.com> @@ -232,22 +348,24 @@ Release tarballs are available at: * jw/object-name-bitset-to-enum (2026-03-18) 1 commit - - object-name: turn INTERPRET_BRANCH_* constants into enum values + (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-23 at 881af371ef) + + object-name: turn INTERPRET_BRANCH_* constants into enum values The unsigned integer that is used as an bitset to specify the kind of branches interpret_branch_name() function has been changed to use a dedicated enum type. - Will merge to 'next'. + Will merge to 'master'. source: <20260318190942.22595-1-jerrywang183@yahoo.com> * ai/t2107-test-path-is-helpers (2026-03-18) 1 commit - - t2107: modernize path existence check + (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-23 at 56d10e5f76) + + t2107: modernize path existence check Test cleanup. - Will merge to 'next'. + Will merge to 'master'. source: @@ -268,7 +386,8 @@ Release tarballs are available at: "git push" learned to take a "remote group" name to push to, which causes pushes to multiple places, just like "git fetch" would do. - Will merge to 'next'? + Expecting a (hopefully small and final) reroll? + cf. <20260318204028.1010487-1-usmanakinyemi202@gmail.com> source: <20260318204028.1010487-1-usmanakinyemi202@gmail.com> @@ -326,8 +445,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at: Test clean-up. - Will merge to 'next'? - cf. <8669d87c1b7f96dd0de37dabfb9011c8745a17c9.camel@gmail.com> + Will merge to 'next'. source: <20260319180803.164335-1-elkhatabibilal@gmail.com> @@ -447,15 +565,16 @@ Release tarballs are available at: * jw/apply-corrupt-location (2026-03-17) 3 commits - - apply: report input location in binary and garbage patch errors - - apply: report input location in header parsing errors - - apply: report the location of corrupt patches + (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-23 at 18e9b8f91f) + + apply: report input location in binary and garbage patch errors + + apply: report input location in header parsing errors + + apply: report the location of corrupt patches "git apply" now reports the name of the input file along with the line number when it encounters a corrupt patch, and correctly resets the line counter when processing multiple patch files. - Will merge to 'next'. + Will merge to 'master'. source: <20260317162321.71812-1-jerrywang183@yahoo.com> @@ -479,7 +598,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at: source: <20260315081032.497-1-riteshjd75@gmail.com> -* mf/format-patch-commit-list-format (2026-03-19) 9 commits +* mf/format-patch-commit-list-format (2026-03-23) 9 commits - format-patch: --commit-list-format without prefix - format-patch: add preset for --commit-list-format - format-patch: wrap generate_commit_list_cover() @@ -495,8 +614,8 @@ Release tarballs are available at: --commit-list-format` (formerly `--cover-letter-format`) option, including a new "modern" preset and better CLI ergonomics. - Comments? - source: + Will merge to 'next'. + source: * mf/t0008-cleanup (2026-03-15) 1 commit @@ -609,40 +728,6 @@ Release tarballs are available at: source: <20260310095017.131957-1-cat@malon.dev> -* ms/t7605-test-path-is-helpers (2026-03-10) 1 commit - (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-16 at 49facdec9f) - + t7605: use test_path_is_file instead of test -f - - Test updates. - - Will merge to 'master'. - source: - - -* bb/imap-send-openssl-4.0-prep (2026-03-11) 3 commits - (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-16 at 0baab97778) - + imap-send: move common code into function host_matches() - + imap-send: use the OpenSSL API to access the subject common name - + imap-send: use the OpenSSL API to access the subject alternative names - - "imap-send" used to use functions whose use is going to be removed - with OpenSSL 4.0; rewrite them using public API that has been - available since OpenSSL 1.1 since 2016 or so. - - Will merge to 'master'. - source: <20260311121107.1122387-1-dev+git@drbeat.li> - - -* jc/test-allow-sed-with-ere (2026-03-11) 1 commit - (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-16 at be057bed35) - + t: allow use of "sed -E" - - Adjust test-lint to allow "sed -E" to use ERE in the patterns. - - Will merge to 'master'. - source: - - * kh/doc-interpret-trailers-1 (2026-03-16) 4 commits (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-20 at 6acc8b5a8a) + interpret-trailers: use placeholder instead of * @@ -656,16 +741,6 @@ Release tarballs are available at: source: -* ty/mktree-wo-the-repository (2026-03-12) 1 commit - (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-16 at 8d20ceb853) - + builtin/mktree: remove USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE - - Code clean-up. - - Will merge to 'master'. - source: <20260312164203.964033-1-cat@malon.dev> - - * mm/line-log-use-standard-diff-output (2026-03-16) 4 commits - doc: note that -L supports patch formatting and pickaxe options - t4211: add tests for -L with standard diff options @@ -700,17 +775,6 @@ Release tarballs are available at: source: <20260320115211.177351-1-adrian.ratiu@collabora.com> -* cf/constness-fixes (2026-03-08) 2 commits - (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-13 at 3c80964399) - + dir: avoid -Wdiscarded-qualifiers in remove_path() - + bloom: remove a misleading const qualifier - - Small code clean-up around the constness area. - - Will merge to 'master'. - source: <3ad40c3d0762c2e8c14792dfb68cba9f63a883a3.1773026586.git.collin.funk1@gmail.com> - - * ab/clone-default-object-filter (2026-03-14) 1 commit - clone: add clone..defaultObjectFilter config @@ -856,17 +920,6 @@ Release tarballs are available at: source: -* ac/help-sort-correctly (2026-03-11) 1 commit - (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-16 at db220e143f) - + help: cleanup the contruction of keys_uniq - - The code in "git help" that shows configuration items in sorted - order was awkwardly organized and prone to bugs. - - Will merge to 'master'. - source: <20260311192453.62213-1-amishhhaaaa@gmail.com> - - * sa/replay-revert (2026-03-12) 2 commits - replay: add --revert mode to reverse commit changes - sequencer: extract revert message formatting into shared function @@ -909,17 +962,6 @@ Release tarballs are available at: source: <20260320135311.331463-1-adrian.ratiu@collabora.com> -* ng/submodule-default-remote (2026-03-03) 1 commit - (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-16 at d41fd28450) - + submodule: fetch missing objects from default remote - - Instead of hardcoded 'origin', use the configured default remote - when fetching from submodules. - - Will merge to 'master'. - source: <20260303234044.105157-1-nasser.grainawi@oss.qualcomm.com> - - * yc/histogram-hunk-shift-fix (2026-03-02) 1 commit (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-18 at 5e49edc821) + xdiff: re-diff shifted change groups when using histogram algorithm @@ -976,6 +1018,18 @@ Release tarballs are available at: Will merge to 'master'. source: + +* js/macos-homebrew-forgets-reg-enhanced (2026-03-20) 1 commit + . osx-clang: work around Homebrew's clang lacking REG_ENHANCED + + The build on macOS with Clang is fixed to work around a Homebrew change + that exposed an issue with missing REG_ENHANCED. + + No longer needed. + cf. <6c108696-2d41-4fa1-9662-fbf6db97f767@web.de> + cf. <458ad3c1-96df-4575-ee42-e6eb754f25f6@gmx.de> + source: + -------------------------------------------------- [Discarded]