1 Git v1.7.8.1 Release Notes
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7 * In some codepaths (notably, checkout and merge), the ignore patterns
8 recorded in $GIT_DIR/info/exclude were not honored. They now are.
10 * "git apply --check" did not error out when given an empty input
13 * "git archive" mistakenly allowed remote clients to ask for commits
14 that are not at the tip of any ref.
16 * "git checkout" and "git merge" treated in-tree .gitignore and exclude
17 file in $GIT_DIR/info/ directory inconsistently when deciding which
18 untracked files are ignored and expendable.
20 * LF-to-CRLF streaming filter used when checking out a large-ish blob
21 fell into an infinite loop with a rare input.
23 * The function header pattern for files with "diff=cpp" attribute did
24 not consider "type *funcname(type param1,..." as the beginning of a
27 * The error message from "git diff" and "git status" when they fail
28 to inspect changes in submodules did not report which submodule they
31 * After fetching from a remote that has very long refname, the reporting
32 output could have corrupted by overrunning a static buffer.
34 * "git pack-objects" avoids creating cyclic dependencies among deltas
35 when seeing a broken packfile that records the same object in both
36 the deflated form and as a delta.
38 Also contains minor fixes and documentation updates.