From bec61476ede93cdf19b62b164689455960666137 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junio C Hamano Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:10:10 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] What's cooking --- whats/cooking/2009/06/01.txt | 366 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 366 insertions(+) create mode 100644 whats/cooking/2009/06/01.txt diff --git a/whats/cooking/2009/06/01.txt b/whats/cooking/2009/06/01.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a887cfb810 --- /dev/null +++ b/whats/cooking/2009/06/01.txt @@ -0,0 +1,366 @@ +To: git@vger.kernel.org +Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Jun 2009, #01; Fri, 12) +X-master-at: b8364903c3e4cde713102e4a36d3926b020b0f70 +X-next-at: f0de74fb063e75167a6c218a93cfeae5b8bdaaba + +What's cooking in git.git (Jun 2009, #01; Fri, 12) +-------------------------------------------------- + +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 branches, but I am still +holding onto them. + +The topics list the commits in reverse chronological order. The topics +meant to be merged to the maintenance series have "maint-" in their names. + +Unfortunately I am unusually short of time these days, and some of the +topics unfortunately got less "final review before deciding to merge up" +than I would have liked to give them. This message itself has more +"please comment/review" requests than usual. + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[New Topics] + +* tr/die_errno (Mon Jun 8 23:02:20 2009 +0200) 4 commits + - Use die_errno() instead of die() when checking syscalls + - Convert existing die(..., strerror(errno)) to die_errno() + - die_errno(): double % in strerror() output just in case + - Introduce die_errno() that appends strerror(errno) to die() + +I didn't check the individual conversion from die() to die_errno() +in this latest round; comments? + +* cb/maint-no-double-merge (Mon Jun 1 11:20:56 2009 +0200) 1 commit + + refuse to merge during a merge + +Will merge to 'master' soonish. + +* sp/msysgit (Thu Jun 11 22:56:12 2009 +0200) 13 commits + + compat/ has subdirectories: do not omit them in 'make clean' + + Fix typo in nedmalloc warning fix + + MinGW: Teach Makefile to detect msysgit and apply specific + settings + + Fix warnings in nedmalloc when compiling with GCC 4.4.0 + + Add custom memory allocator to MinGW and MacOS builds + + MinGW readdir reimplementation to support d_type + + connect.c: Support PuTTY plink and TortoisePlink as SSH on Windows + + git: browsing paths with spaces when using the start command + + MinGW: fix warning about implicit declaration of _getch() + + test-chmtime: work around Windows limitation + + Work around a regression in Windows 7, causing erase_in_line() to + crash sometimes + + Quiet make: do not leave Windows behind + + MinGW: GCC >= 4 does not need SNPRINTF_SIZE_CORR anymore + +A silly typo I failed to spot was fixed by J6t; should be ready for +'master' now. + +* mh/master-send-email (Sun Jun 7 23:40:52 2009 +0200) 8 commits + - send-email: fix a typo in a comment + - Merge branch 'mh/maint-send-email' into mh/master-send-email + - Merge branch 'mh/master-send-email-threaded-fix' into mh/master- + send-email + - add a test for git-send-email for threaded mails without chain- + reply-to + - send-email: fix threaded mails without chain-reply-to + - doc/send-email: clarify the behavior of --in-reply-to with --no- + thread + - send-email: fix non-threaded mails + - add a test for git-send-email for non-threaded mails + +The author seems to have a better organization than the way I queued this +topic, so I am holding off merging it to 'next' yet. My goal was to have +two topics, one eventually mergeable to 'maint', the other to 'master'. + +* mn/maint-iconv-autoconf (Mon Jun 8 20:46:38 2009 -0700) 1 commit + - fix handling of iconv configuration options + +Will merge to 'next' soon. + +* rc/maint-http-local-slot-fix (Sat Jun 6 16:43:26 2009 +0800) 1 commit + + http*: cleanup slot->local after fclose + +* sb/parse-options-integer (Thu Jun 4 16:43:57 2009 -0700) 2 commits + + parse-options: simplify usage argh handling + + parse-options: make OPT_INTEGER's argh explicit + +* sb/pull-rebase (Fri Jun 12 00:39:21 2009 +0200) 3 commits + - parse-remote: remove unused functions + - parse-remote: support default reflist in get_remote_merge_branch + - parse-remote: function to get the tracking branch to be merge + +Will merge to 'next' soon, but it would be nice if we can fix the +"currently works only for the default mapping" before it goes to +'master'. + +* ne/futz-upload-pack (Wed Jun 10 01:50:18 2009 +0200) 1 commit + - Shift object enumeration out of upload-pack + +* ml/http (Wed May 27 23:16:03 2009 -0400) 2 commits + - http.c: add http.sslCertNoPass option + - http.c: prompt for SSL client certificate password + +I think "sslCertNoPass" is a mistake. We should aim for the ideal (i.e. +detect when we do not need passphrase), and live with a configuration +kludge until the code achives the ideal (i.e. "needPass" to trigger the +new codepath to ask for passphrase), _if_ that ideal is achievable. And +in this particular case, I think the ideal is not rocket science. + +* mg/pushurl (Tue Jun 9 18:01:38 2009 +0200) 5 commits + - builtin-remote: Make "remote -v" display push urls + - builtin-remote: Show push urls as well + - technical/api-remote: Describe new struct remote member pushurl + - t5516: Check pushurl config setting + - Allow push and fetch urls to be different + +Will merge to 'next' soon. + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[Graduated to "master"] + +* tr/maint-doc-stash-pop (Thu May 28 11:40:15 2009 +0200) 1 commit + + Documentation: teach stash/pop workflow instead of stash/apply + +* da/pretty-tempname (Sun May 31 01:35:52 2009 -0700) 3 commits + + diff: generate pretty filenames in prep_temp_blob() + + compat: add a basename() compatibility function + + compat: add a mkstemps() compatibility function + +* cb/maint-1.6.0-xdl-merge-fix (Mon May 25 01:21:14 2009 +0100) 2 commits + + Change xdl_merge to generate output even for null merges + + t6023: merge-file fails to output anything for a degenerate merge + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[Will merge to "master" soon] + +* bc/solaris (Sun Jun 7 07:40:29 2009 +0200) 10 commits + - configure: test whether -lresolv is needed + + Makefile: insert SANE_TOOL_PATH to PATH before /bin or /usr/bin + + git-compat-util.h: avoid using c99 flex array feature with Sun + compiler 5.8 + + Makefile: add section for SunOS 5.7 + + Makefile: introduce SANE_TOOL_PATH for prepending required + elements to PATH + + Makefile: define __sun__ on SunOS + + git-compat-util.h: tweak the way _XOPEN_SOURCE is set on Solaris + + On Solaris choose the OLD_ICONV iconv() declaration based on the + UNIX spec + + Makefile: add NEEDS_RESOLV to optionally add -lresolv to compile + arguments + + Makefile: use /usr/ucb/install on SunOS platforms rather than + ginstall + +We saw some success report with Sun's c99 compiler, which would allow us +to include the last remaining patch from Brandon with updates. I lost +track of the status of the tip patch for autoconf. Is it ready to go? +Comments from Solaris folks are appreciated. + +* cb/match_refs_internal_tail (Sun May 31 16:26:48 2009 +0200) 1 commit + + match_refs: search ref list tail internally + +* nw/maint-cvsexportcommit (Fri May 29 00:23:33 2009 +0100) 1 commit + + git-cvsexportcommit can't commit files which have been removed + from CVS + +* ak/maint-for-each-ref-no-lookup (Wed May 27 15:23:12 2009 -0400) 1 commit + + for-each-ref: Do not lookup objects when they will not be used + +I think this makes sense, except that I have this nagging feeling that its +use of for_each_rawref() where the original used for_each_ref() may have +some unintended side effects in corner cases. + +* ph/submodule-rebase (Wed Jun 3 00:59:12 2009 +0200) 3 commits + - git-submodule: add support for --merge. + + Rename submodule..rebase to submodule..update + + git-submodule: add support for --rebase. + +I think people do not have issues with the first two, even though some +might still argue that "update --merge" is not a good mode of +operation. + +* da/araxis-mergetool (Sun May 24 00:24:41 2009 +0000) 1 commit + + mergetool--lib: add support for araxis merge + +* cc/bisect (Sat Jun 6 06:41:35 2009 +0200) 5 commits + + t6030: test skipping away from an already skipped commit + + bisect: when skipping, choose a commit away from a skipped commit + + bisect: add parameters to "filter_skipped" + + bisect: display first bad commit without forking a new process + + bisect: drop unparse_commit() and use clear_commit_marks() + +Regardless of metrics, this is an improvement from the current one. Will +merge to 'master', and let the finer details taken care of later. + +* rc/http-push (Sat Jun 6 16:44:02 2009 +0800) 24 commits + + http*: add helper methods for fetching objects (loose) + + http*: add helper methods for fetching packs + + http: use new http API in fetch_index() + + http*: add http_get_info_packs + + http-push.c::fetch_symref(): use the new http API + + http-push.c::remote_exists(): use the new http API + + http.c::http_fetch_ref(): use the new http API + + transport.c::get_refs_via_curl(): use the new http API + + http.c: new functions for the http API + + http: create function end_url_with_slash + + http*: move common variables and macros to http.[ch] + + transport.c::get_refs_via_curl(): do not leak refs_url + + Don't expect verify_pack() callers to set pack_size + + http-push: do not SEGV after fetching a bad pack idx file + + http*: copy string returned by sha1_to_hex + + http-walker: verify remote packs + + http-push, http-walker: style fixes + + t5550-http-fetch: test fetching of packed objects + + http-push: fix missing "#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI" around + "is_running_queue" + + http-push: send out fetch requests on queue + + t5540-http-push: test fetching of packed objects + + t5540-http-push: test fetching of loose objects + + Merge branch 'rc/maint-http-local-slot-fix' into rc/http-push + + http*: cleanup slot->local after fclose + +I do not use http-push myself, and as I said, I have shortage of git time +in recent weeks, so these are not as carefully reviewed as usual; but +RCTay is proving to be a very reliable HTTP guy I can trust, so unless +there are regression reports from people who actually use http-push, this +will be in 'master' soon. + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[Stalled and may need help and prodding to go forward] + +* jh/notes (Sat May 16 13:44:17 2009 +0200) 5 commits + - 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 + +Dscho asked about the performance implications of this; I do not think I +saw any progress on that yet... + +* lt/read-directory (Fri May 15 12:01:29 2009 -0700) 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 + +Before adding the real "conversion", this needs a few real fixups, I +think. For example there is one hardcoded array that is used without +bounds check. + +* ar/maint-1.6.2-merge-recursive-d-f (Mon May 11 21:25:36 2009 +0200) 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 + +Although the reported breakage is covered with the patch, Alex feels the +solution unsatisfactory. Cleaning up D/F conflict handling in merge-recursive +may be long overdue but seems to be a hard problem. + +* ps/blame (Thu Mar 12 21:30:03 2009 +1100) 1 commit + - blame.c: start libifying the blame infrastructure + +A few minor point remains in this initial one. + +* jc/log-tz (Tue Mar 3 00:45:37 2009 -0800) 1 commit + - Allow --date=local --date=other-format to work as expected + +The one I posted had a few corner-case bugs that was caught with the test +suite; this one has them fixed. People did not like the UI so it is kept +out of 'next' + +* jc/merge-convert (Mon Jan 26 16:45:01 2009 -0800) 1 commit + - git-merge-file: allow converting the results for the work tree + +This is a feature waiting for a user. + +We did not give scripted Porcelains a way to say "this temporary file I am +using for merging is for this path, so use the core.autocrlf and attributes +rules for that final path". Instead, merge-file simply wrote out the +data in the canonical repository representation. + +rerere has the same issue, but it is a lot worse. It reads the three +files (preimage, postimage and thisimage) from the work tree in the work +tree representation, merges them without converting them to the canonical +representation first but inserts the conflict markers with the canonical +representation and writes the resulting mess out. It needs to be fixed to +read with convert_to_git(), merge them while they are still in the +canonical representation and possibly add conflict markers, and then write +the results out after convert_to_working_tree(). It also needs to write +in binary mode as well. + +* db/foreign-scm (Tue Mar 24 23:04:12 2009 -0400) 3 commits + - Add option for using a foreign VCS + - Document details of transport function APIs + - Allow late reporting of fetched hashes + +* hv/cvsps-tests (Sun Apr 5 01:40:50 2009 -0700) 8 commits + - t/t9600: remove exit after test_done + - cvsimport: extend testcase about patchset order to contain + branches + - cvsimport: add test illustrating a bug in cvsps + - Add a test of "git cvsimport"'s handling of tags and branches + - Add some tests of git-cvsimport's handling of vendor branches + - Test contents of entire cvsimported "master" tree contents + - Use CVS's -f option if available (ignore user's ~/.cvsrc file) + - Start a library for cvsimport-related tests + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[Actively cooking] + +* gb/am-foreign (Wed May 27 11:25:19 2009 +0200) 4 commits + - git-am: refactor 'cleaning up and aborting' + - git-am foreign patch support: StGIT support + - git-am foreign patch support: autodetect some patch formats + - git-am foreign patch support: introduce patch_format + +Should re-review and merge to 'next' but I am short of time these days. + +* jc/cache-tree (Fri May 22 23:14:25 2009 -0700) 5 commits + + Avoid "diff-index --cached" optimization under --find-copies- + harder + + Optimize "diff-index --cached" using cache-tree + + t4007: modernize the style + + cache-tree.c::cache_tree_find(): simplify internal API + + write-tree --ignore-cache-tree + +I believe the code is right, but this touches a very low-level code with +high chance of subtle breakages unless you are really careful. I'll let +it simmer a bit longer in 'next'. + +* jc/diff-whitespace-only-status (Sat May 23 01:15:35 2009 -0700) 2 commits + - diff: Rename QUIET internal option to QUICK + - diff: change semantics of "ignore whitespace" options + +I am not sure if it should wait for a major version bump but this is a +good semantics change. Perhaps merge to 'next' soonish, but I am +undecided. Comments? + +* cc/replace (Wed May 27 07:14:09 2009 +0200) 14 commits + - 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 + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[On Hold] + +* jc/deny-delete-current-1.7.0 (Mon Feb 9 00:19:46 2009 -0800) 1 commit + - receive-pack: default receive.denyDeleteCurrent to refuse + +* jc/refuse-push-to-current-1.7.0 (Wed Feb 11 02:28:03 2009 -0800) 1 commit + - Refuse updating the current branch in a non-bare repository via + push + +These are for 1.7.0, but the messages when they trigger together may need +to be rethought. -- 2.32.0.93.g670b81a890