From dc163486db2b2900dc30456946bc89f4bad1957a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junio C Hamano Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:41:40 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] What's cooking --- whats/cooking/2009/08/04.txt | 393 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 393 insertions(+) create mode 100644 whats/cooking/2009/08/04.txt diff --git a/whats/cooking/2009/08/04.txt b/whats/cooking/2009/08/04.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7628a8cf7d --- /dev/null +++ b/whats/cooking/2009/08/04.txt @@ -0,0 +1,393 @@ +To: git@vger.kernel.org +Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2009, #04; Sun, 23) +X-master-at: 2e1176d51ef4fc07f487818acdfcf2fc4b789203 +X-next-at: 38eb7501aaddd72a8e6007f281d6a3cfa42a2a02 + +What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2009, #04; Sun, 23) +-------------------------------------------------- + +Here are the topics that have been cooking. Commits prefixed with '-' are +only in 'pu' while commits prefixed with '+' are in 'next'. The ones +marked with '.' do not appear in any of the integration branches, but I am +still holding onto them. + +After the 1.6.5 cycle, the next release will be 1.7.0, and we will push +out the planned "push safety" change. 1.7.0 would be a good time to +introduce "justifiable" changes that are not strictly backward compatible. + +During 1.6.5 cycle, 'next' will hold topics meant for 1.6.5 and 1.7.0. + +-------------------------------------------------- +[Graduated to "master"] + +* bc/mailsplit-cr-at-eol (2009-08-04) 4 commits + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-06 at 6bc7c5c) + + Allow mailsplit (and hence git-am) to handle mails with CRLF line-endings + + builtin-mailsplit.c: remove read_line_with_nul() since it is no longer used + + builtin-mailinfo,builtin-mailsplit: use strbufs + + strbuf: add new function strbuf_getwholeline() + +* gb/apply-ignore-whitespace (2009-08-04) 1 commit + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-06 at 59e2c86) + + git apply: option to ignore whitespace differences + +* cc/replace (2009-05-27) 14 commits. + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-02 at b9c4bc0) + + t6050: check pushing something based on a replaced commit + + Documentation: add documentation for "git replace" + + Add git-replace to .gitignore + + builtin-replace: use "usage_msg_opt" to give better error messages + + parse-options: add new function "usage_msg_opt" + + builtin-replace: teach "git replace" to actually replace + + Add new "git replace" command + + environment: add global variable to disable replacement + + mktag: call "check_sha1_signature" with the replacement sha1 + + replace_object: add a test case + + object: call "check_sha1_signature" with the replacement sha1 + + sha1_file: add a "read_sha1_file_repl" function + + replace_object: add mechanism to replace objects found in "refs/replace/" + + refs: add a "for_each_replace_ref" function + +* ld/p4 (2009-07-30) 1 commit + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-14 at 36d310d) + + git-p4: stream from perforce to speed up clones + +* mr/gitweb-xz (2009-08-06) 3 commits + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-14 at b63b8e6) + + gitweb: add support for XZ compressed snapshots + + gitweb: update INSTALL regarding specific snapshot settings + + gitweb: support to globally disable a snapshot format + +* jc/verify-pack-stat (2009-08-07) 1 commit + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-10 at f80d0e9) + + verify-pack --stat-only: show histogram without verifying +-------------------------------------------------- +[New Topics] + +* jc/mailinfo-scissors (2009-08-23) 1 commit + - Teach mailinfo to ignore everything before -- >8 -- mark + +* tf/diff-whitespace-incomplete-line (2009-08-23) 2 commits. + - xutils: Fix xdl_recmatch() on incomplete lines + - xutils: Fix hashing an incomplete line with whitespaces at the end + +* jc/1.7.0-send-email-no-thread-default (2009-08-22) 1 commit + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-22 at 5106de8) + + send-email: make --no-chain-reply-to the default + +* lt/approxidate (2009-08-22) 2 commits + - Further 'approxidate' improvements + - Improve on 'approxidate' + +* mm/reset-report (2009-08-21) 2 commits + - reset: make the reminder output consistent with "checkout" + - Rename REFRESH_SAY_CHANGED to REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN. + +* wl/insta-mongoose (2009-08-21) 1 commit + - Add support for the Mongoose web server. +-------------------------------------------------- +[Stalled] + +* sr/gfi-options (2009-08-13) 3 commits + - fast-import: test the new option command + - fast-import: add option command + - fast-import: put option parsing code in seperate functions + +What is this used by? + +* lt/block-sha1 (2009-08-17) 4 commits + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-18 at 67a1ce8) + + remove ARM and Mozilla SHA1 implementations + + block-sha1: guard gcc extensions with __GNUC__ + + make sure byte swapping is optimal for git + + block-sha1: make the size member first in the context struct + +Finishing touches ;-) There were a few Solaris portability patches +floated around that I didn't pick up, waiting for them to finalize. + +* js/stash-dwim (2009-07-27) 1 commit. + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-16 at 67896c4) + + Make 'git stash -k' a short form for 'git stash save --keep-index' + (this branch is used by tr/reset-checkout-patch.) + +* tr/reset-checkout-patch (2009-08-18) 8 commits. + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-18 at e465bb3) + + tests: disable interactive hunk selection tests if perl is not available + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-16 at 67896c4) + + DWIM 'git stash save -p' for 'git stash -p' + + Implement 'git stash save --patch' + + Implement 'git checkout --patch' + + Implement 'git reset --patch' + + builtin-add: refactor the meat of interactive_add() + + Add a small patch-mode testing library + + git-apply--interactive: Refactor patch mode code + (this branch uses js/stash-dwim.) + +There was a discussion on better DWIMmery for the above two topics to (1) +forbid "git stash save --anything-with-dash" and (2) redirect with any +option "git stash --opt" to "git stash save --opt", to keep it flexible +and safe at the same time. I think it is a sane thing to do, but nothing +has happened lately. + +* jn/gitweb-blame (2009-08-06) 3 commits + - gitweb: Create links leading to 'blame_incremental' using JavaScript + - gitweb: Incremental blame (WIP) + - gitweb: Add optional "time to generate page" info in footer + +Ajax-y blame WIP + +* db/vcs-helper (2009-08-09) 17 commits + - Allow helpers to request marks for fast-import + - Allow helpers to report in "list" command that the ref is unchanged + - Add support for "import" helper command + - transport-helper_init(): fix a memory leak in error path + - Add a config option for remotes to specify a foreign vcs + - Allow programs to not depend on remotes having urls + - Allow fetch to modify refs + - Use a function to determine whether a remote is valid + - Use a clearer style to issue commands to remote helpers + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-07 at f3533ba) + + Makefile: install hardlinks for git-remote- supported by libcurl if possible + + Makefile: do not link three copies of git-remote-* programs + + Makefile: git-http-fetch does not need expat + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-06 at 15da79d) + + http-fetch: Fix Makefile dependancies + + Add transport native helper executables to .gitignore + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-05 at 33d491e) + + git-http-fetch: not a builtin + + Use an external program to implement fetching with curl + + Add support for external programs for handling native fetches + (this branch is used by jh/cvs-helper.) + +There was a discussion that suggests that the use of colon ':' before vcs +helper name needs to be corrected. Nothing happened since. + +* je/send-email-no-subject (2009-08-05) 1 commit + - send-email: confirm on empty mail subjects + +This seems to break t9001. Near the tip of 'pu' I have a iffy +workaround. + +-------------------------------------------------- +[Cooking] + +* cc/sequencer-rebase-i (2009-08-21) 17 commits. + - rebase -i: use "git sequencer--helper --cherry-pick" + - sequencer: add "--cherry-pick" option to "git sequencer--helper" + - sequencer: add "do_commit()" and related functions + - pick: libify "pick_help_msg()" + - revert: libify pick + - rebase -i: use "git sequencer--helper --fast-forward" + - sequencer: let "git sequencer--helper" callers set "allow_dirty" + - sequencer: add "--fast-forward" option to "git sequencer--helper" + - sequencer: add "do_fast_forward()" to perform a fast forward + - rebase -i: use "git sequencer--helper --reset-hard" + - sequencer: add "--reset-hard" option to "git sequencer--helper" + - sequencer: add comments about reset_almost_hard() + - sequencer: add "reset_almost_hard()" and related functions + - rebase -i: use "git sequencer--helper --make-patch" + - sequencer: free memory used in "make_patch" function + - sequencer: add "make_patch" function to save a patch + - sequencer: add "builtin-sequencer--helper.c" + +Migrating "rebase -i" bit by bit to C. I am inclined to agree with Dscho +that maybe this approach forces the migration to follow the structure of +the shell script too much, and could force a suboptimal end result, but +we'll see. + +* aj/fix-read-tree-from-scratch (2009-08-17) 1 commit + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-20 at 7a04133) + + read-tree: Fix regression with creation of a new index file. + +Will merge. + +* as/maint-graph-interesting-fix (2009-08-18) 1 commit. + - graph API: fix bug in graph_is_interesting() + +I need to queue the associated test after getting it signed-off. + +* jc/1.7.0-status (2009-08-15) 3 commits + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-22 at b3507bb) + + git status: not "commit --dry-run" anymore + + git stat -s: short status output + + git stat: the beginning of "status that is not a dry-run of commit" + (this branch uses jc/shortstatus.) + +As promised, I squashed incremental "fix-up" into the commits they fix; +this will be kept in 'next' until 1.7.0 + +* jc/shortstatus (2009-08-15) 11 commits + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-15 at 7e40766) + + git commit --dry-run -v: show diff in color when asked + + Documentation/git-commit.txt: describe --dry-run + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-12 at 53bda17) + + wt-status: collect untracked files in a separate "collect" phase + + Make git_status_config() file scope static to builtin-commit.c + + wt-status: move wt_status_colors[] into wt_status structure + + wt-status: move many global settings to wt_status structure + + commit: --dry-run + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-06 at fe8cb94) + + status: show worktree status of conflicted paths separately + + wt-status.c: rework the way changes to the index and work tree are summarized + + diff-index: keep the original index intact + + diff-index: report unmerged new entries + (this branch is used by jc/1.7.0-status.) + +Will cook for a bit more and then merge. + +* jc/maint-checkout-index-to-prefix (2009-08-16) 1 commit + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-20 at 2f6aea2) + + check_path(): allow symlinked directories to checkout-index --prefix + +Will merge. + +* jc/maint-unpack-objects-strict (2009-08-13) 1 commit. + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-23 at 38eb750) + + Fix "unpack-objects --strict" + +* jh/submodule-foreach (2009-08-20) 9 commits + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-20 at 671bea4) + + git clone: Add --recursive to automatically checkout (nested) submodules + + t7407: Use 'rev-parse --short' rather than bash's substring expansion notation + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-18 at f4a881d) + + git submodule status: Add --recursive to recurse into nested submodules + + git submodule update: Introduce --recursive to update nested submodules + + git submodule foreach: Add --recursive to recurse into nested submodules + + git submodule foreach: test access to submodule name as '$name' + + Add selftest for 'git submodule foreach' + + git submodule: Cleanup usage string and add option parsing to cmd_foreach() + + git submodule foreach: Provide access to submodule name, as '$name' + +* jl/submodule-summary-diff-files (2009-08-15) 2 commits + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-15 at 165bd8e) + + Documentaqtion/git-submodule.txt: Typofix + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-14 at a702e78) + + git submodule summary: add --files option + +Will merge. + +* lh/short-decorate (2009-08-15) 1 commit + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-18 at b8c1d96) + + git-log: allow --decorate[=short|full] + +Will merge. + +* oa/stash-na (2009-08-11) 1 commit + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-14 at 12c2e2b) + + git stash: Give friendlier errors when there is nothing to apply + +Will merge. + +* jh/notes (2009-07-29) 8 commits. + - t3302-notes-index-expensive: Speed up create_repo() + - fast-import: Add support for importing commit notes + - First draft of notes tree parser with support for fanout subtrees + - Teach "-m " and "-F " to "git notes edit" + - Add an expensive test for git-notes + - Speed up git notes lookup + - Add a script to edit/inspect notes + - Introduce commit notes + +The cvs-helper series depends on this one. + +* ne/rev-cache (2009-08-21) 6 commits + . support for path name caching in rev-cache + . full integration of rev-cache into git, completed test suite + . administrative functions for rev-cache, start of integration into git + . support for non-commit object caching in rev-cache + . basic revision cache system, no integration or features + . man page and technical discussion for rev-cache + +Updated but seems to break tests when merged to 'pu'; didn't look at the +issue deeply. + +* jh/cvs-helper (2009-08-18) 7 commits + - More fixes to the git-remote-cvs installation procedure + - Fix the Makefile-generated path to the git_remote_cvs package in git-remote-cvs + - Add simple selftests of git-remote-cvs functionality + - git-remote-cvs: Remote helper program for CVS repositories + - 2/2: Add Python support library for CVS remote helper + - 1/2: Add Python support library for CVS remote helper + - Basic build infrastructure for Python scripts + (this branch uses db/vcs-helper.) + +Builds on db/vcs-helper. The testing of Python part seemed to be +still fragile even with the latest fix on one of my boches with an +earlier round already installed, but I didn't look very deeply before +removing the older installation. + +* nd/sparse (2009-08-20) 20 commits + - sparse checkout: inhibit empty worktree + - Add tests for sparse checkout + - read-tree: add --no-sparse-checkout to disable sparse checkout support + - unpack-trees(): ignore worktree check outside checkout area + - unpack_trees(): apply $GIT_DIR/info/sparse-checkout to the final index + - unpack-trees(): "enable" sparse checkout and load $GIT_DIR/info/sparse-checkout + - unpack-trees.c: generalize verify_* functions + - unpack-trees(): add CE_WT_REMOVE to remove on worktree alone + - Introduce "sparse checkout" + - dir.c: export excluded_1() and add_excludes_from_file_1() + - excluded_1(): support exclude files in index + - unpack-trees(): carry skip-worktree bit over in merged_entry() + - Read .gitignore from index if it is skip-worktree + - Avoid writing to buffer in add_excludes_from_file_1() + - Teach Git to respect skip-worktree bit (writing part) + - Teach Git to respect skip-worktree bit (reading part) + - Introduce "skip-worktree" bit in index, teach Git to get/set this bit + - Add test-index-version + - update-index: refactor mark_valid() in preparation for new options + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-20 at ea167d7) + + Prevent diff machinery from examining assume-unchanged entries on worktree + +The first one was an independent fix; the rest has been replaced with the +"return of no-checkout" series. + +* jc/1.7.0-diff-whitespace-only-status (2009-05-23) 2 commits. + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-02 at 9c08420) + + diff: Rename QUIET internal option to QUICK + + diff: change semantics of "ignore whitespace" options + +For 1.7.0. This changes exit code from "git diff --ignore-whitespace" and +friends when there is no actual output. It is a backward incompatible +change, but we could argue that it is a bugfix. + +* jc/1.7.0-push-safety (2009-02-09) 2 commits + (merged to 'next' on 2009-08-02 at 38b82fe) + + Refuse deleting the current branch via push + + Refuse updating the current branch in a non-bare repository via push + +For 1.7.0. + +* jc/log-tz (2009-03-03) 1 commit. + - Allow --date=local --date=other-format to work as expected + +* jc/mailinfo-remove-brackets (2009-07-15) 1 commit. + - mailinfo: -b option keeps [bracketed] strings that is not a [PATCH] marker +-------------------------------------------------- +[I have been too busy to purge these] + +* ar/maint-1.6.2-merge-recursive-d-f (2009-05-11) 2 commits. + . Fix for a merge where a branch has an F->D transition + . Add a reminder test case for a merge with F/D transition + +* jc/merge-convert (2009-01-26) 1 commit. + . git-merge-file: allow converting the results for the work tree + +* lt/read-directory (2009-05-15) 3 commits. + . Add initial support for pathname conversion to UTF-8 + . read_directory(): infrastructure for pathname character set conversion + . Add 'fill_directory()' helper function for directory traversal + +* ps/blame (2009-03-12) 1 commit. + . blame.c: start libifying the blame infrastructure + +* pb/tracking (2009-07-16) 7 commits. + . branch.c: if remote is not config'd for branch, don't try delete push config + . branch, checkout: introduce autosetuppush + . move deletion of merge configuration to branch.c + . remote: add per-remote autosetupmerge and autosetuprebase configuration + . introduce a struct tracking_config + . branch: install_branch_config and struct tracking refactoring + . config: allow false and true values for branch.autosetuprebase + +Has been ejected from 'pu' for some time, expecting a reroll. -- 2.11.4.GIT