1 Git v1.7.1.1 Release Notes (draft)
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7 * Authentication over http transport can now be made lazily, in that the
8 request can first go to a URL without username, get a 401 response and
9 then the client will ask for the username to use.
11 * We used to mistakenly think "../work" is a subdirectory of the current
12 directory when we are in "../work-xyz".
14 * The attribute mechanism now allows an entry that uses an attribute
15 macro that set/unset one attribute, immediately followed by an
16 overriding setting; this makes attribute macros much easier to use.
18 * "git am -3" did not show diagnosis when the patch in the message was corrupt.
20 * "git bundle --stdin" segfaulted.
22 * "git describe" did not tie-break tags that point at the same commit
23 correctly; newer ones are preferred by paying attention to the
26 * "git fetch" over HTTP verifies the downloaded packfiles more robustly.
28 * The memory usage by "git index-pack" (run during "git fetch" and "git
31 * "GIT_DIR=foo.git git init --bare bar.git" created foo.git instead of bar.git.
33 * "git log --abbrev=$num --format='%h' ignored --abbrev=$num.
35 * "git send-email" lacked a way to specify the domainname used in the
36 EHLO/HELO exchange, causing rejected connection from picky servers.
37 It learned --smtp-domain option to solve this issue.
39 * "git stash" incorrectly lost paths in the working tree that were
40 previously removed from the index.
42 * "git status" stopped refreshing the index by mistake in 1.7.1.
44 * "git status" showed excess "hints" even when advice.statusHints is set to false.
46 And other minor fixes and documentation updates.