What's cooking (2012/01 #03)

whats-cooking.txt

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 To: git@vger.kernel.org
-Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Jan 2012, #02; Mon, 9)
+Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Jan 2012, #03; Wed, 11)
-X-master-at: beecc7ab65b31c5471331e64acaa3f722125ea67
+X-master-at: 0e1cfc52de002e2d9b0e6562e8672fee3bf45a67
-X-next-at: 6c3c759d2442c2dca37be91f899570e1396d5bd5
+X-next-at: 5c0bfa96c2f67a7ac76afe5096f622dced39734f
 
-What's cooking in git.git (Jan 2012, #02; Mon, 9)
+What's cooking in git.git (Jan 2012, #03; Wed, 11)
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 Here are the topics that have been cooking.  Commits prefixed with '-' are
@@ -38,97 +38,83 @@ The preformatted documentation in HTML and man format are found in:
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 [New Topics]
 
-* rs/diff-postimage-in-context (2012-01-06) 1 commit
+* jc/pull-signed-tag (2012-01-11) 1 commit
-  (merged to 'next' on 2012-01-09 at 9635032)
+ - merge: use editor by default in interactive sessions
- + xdiff: print post-image for common records instead of pre-image
 
-Looked reasonable.
+Per Linus's strong suggestion, sugarcoated (aka "taking blame for the
+original UI screw-ups") so that it is easier for me to swallow and accept
+a potentially huge backward incompatibility issue, "git merge" is made to
+launch an editor to explain the merge in the merge commit by default in
+interactive sessions.
+
+* jc/request-pull-show-head-4 (2012-01-10) 1 commit
+  (merged to 'next' on 2012-01-11 at 8d98a6b)
+ + request-pull: use the real fork point when preparing the message
+
+Hopefully the final finishing touch to the request-pull script that was
+updated during this cycle.
+
+Will merge by 1.7.9-rc1.
+
+* jk/maint-upload-archive (2012-01-11) 1 commit
+  (merged to 'next' on 2012-01-11 at 5c0bfa9)
+ + archive: re-allow HEAD:Documentation on a remote invocation
+
+Running "git archive" remotely and asking for a partial tree of a ref,
+e.g. HEAD:$path was forbidden by a recent change to tighten security, but
+was found to be overly restrictive.
+
+Will merge by 1.7.9-rc1.
+
+* nd/commit-ignore-i-t-a (2012-01-11) 2 commits
+ - commit: add --skip-intent-to-add to allow commit with i-t-a entries in index
+ - cache-tree: update API to take abitrary flags
+
+* nd/maint-refname-in-hierarchy-check (2012-01-11) 1 commit
+ - Fix incorrect ref namespace check
+
+Avoid getting confused by "ref/headxxx" and mistaking it as if it is under
+the "refs/heads/" hierarchy.
 Not urgent.
 
-* cb/push-quiet (2012-01-08) 3 commits
+* rr/sequencer (2012-01-11) 2 commits
- - t5541: avoid TAP test miscounting
+ - sequencer: factor code out of revert builtin
- - fix push --quiet: add 'quiet' capability to receive-pack
+ - revert: prepare to move replay_action to header
- - server_supports(): parse feature list more carefully
 
-Looked reasonable.
+Moving large chunk of code out of cherry-pick/revert for later reuse,
+primarily to prepare for the next cycle.
 Not urgent.
 
-* nd/clone-detached (2012-01-08) 6 commits
+* ss/maint-msys-cvsexportcommit (2012-01-11) 2 commits
- - clone: print advice on checking out detached HEAD
+  (merged to 'next' on 2012-01-11 at 007aab1)
- - clone: allow --branch to take a tag
+ + git-cvsexportcommit: Fix calling Perl's rel2abs() on MSYS
- - clone: --branch=<branch> always means refs/heads/<branch>
+ + t9200: On MSYS, do not pass Windows-style paths to CVS
- - clone: factor out checkout code
- - clone: write detached HEAD in bare repositories
- - t5601: add missing && cascade
 
-I am not sure what the benefit of this is.
+Will merge by 1.7.9-rc1.
 
-* nd/clone-single-branch (2012-01-08) 1 commit
+* tr/maint-mailinfo (2012-01-11) 1 commit
-  (merged to 'next' on 2012-01-09 at 6c3c759)
+  (merged to 'next' on 2012-01-11 at d9e344a)
- + clone: add --single-branch to fetch only one branch
+ + mailinfo documentation: accurately describe non -k case
 
-Looked reasonable.
+Will merge by 1.7.9-rc1.
-Not urgent.
 
-* jn/gitweb-unspecified-action (2012-01-09) 1 commit
+* jk/credentials (2012-01-11) 3 commits
- - gitweb: Fix actionless dispatch for non-existent objects
+ - unix-socket: do not let close() or chdir() clobber errno during cleanup
+ - credential-cache: report more daemon connection errors
+ - unix-socket: handle long socket pathnames
+
+* pw/p4-view-updates (2012-01-11) 5 commits
+ - git-p4: add tests demonstrating spec overlay ambiguities
+ - git-p4: adjust test to adhere to stricter useClientSpec
+ - git-p4: clarify comment
+ - git-p4: fix verbose comment typo
+ - git-p4: only a single ... wildcard is supported
 
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 [Graduated to "master"]
 
-* jc/show-sig (2012-01-05) 6 commits
+* bw/maint-t8006-sed-incomplete-line (2012-01-03) 1 commit
-  (merged to 'next' on 2012-01-05 at 5da3ae2)
+ + Work around sed portability issue in t8006-blame-textconv
- + log --show-signature: reword the common two-head merge case
- + log-tree: show mergetag in log --show-signature output
- + log-tree.c: small refactor in show_signature()
- + commit --amend -S: strip existing gpgsig headers
- + verify_signed_buffer: fix stale comment
- + Merge branch 'jc/signed-commit' and 'jc/pull-signed-tag'
- (this branch uses jc/signed-commit.)
-
-Finishing touches to the already graduated "pull signed tags" topic.
-
-* jc/signed-commit (2011-11-29) 5 commits
-  (merged to 'next' on 2011-12-21 at 8fcbf00)
- + gpg-interface: allow use of a custom GPG binary
- + pretty: %G[?GS] placeholders
- + test "commit -S" and "log --show-signature"
- + log: --show-signature
- + commit: teach --gpg-sign option
- (this branch is used by jc/show-sig.)
-
-* jh/fetch-head-update (2012-01-03) 1 commit
-  (merged to 'next' on 2012-01-04 at b5778e1)
- + write first for-merge ref to FETCH_HEAD first
-
-* jk/credentials (2012-01-08) 1 commit
-  (merged to 'next' on 2012-01-08 at 48766c9)
- + credentials: unable to connect to cache daemon
-
-* jm/stash-diff-disambiguate (2012-01-01) 1 commit
-  (merged to 'next' on 2012-01-05 at 75a283b)
- + stash: Don't fail if work dir contains file named 'HEAD'
-
-* mh/ref-api-less-extra-refs (2012-01-06) 3 commits
-  (merged to 'next' on 2012-01-06 at 3105696)
- + write_head_info(): handle "extra refs" locally
- + show_ref(): remove unused "flag" and "cb_data" arguments
- + receive-pack: move more work into write_head_info()
-
-* mm/maint-gitweb-project-maxdepth (2012-01-04) 1 commit
-  (merged to 'next' on 2012-01-06 at bcf3818)
- + gitweb: accept trailing "/" in $project_list
-
-Looked quite sensible.
-
-* pw/p4-view-updates (2012-01-03) 6 commits
-  (merged to 'next' on 2012-01-03 at c3b5872)
- + git-p4: view spec documentation
- + git-p4: rewrite view handling
- + git-p4: support single file p4 client view maps
- + git-p4: sort client views by reverse View number
- + git-p4: fix test for unsupported P4 Client Views
- + git-p4: test client view handling
 
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 [Stalled]
@@ -168,6 +154,50 @@ should never be translated.
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 [Cooking]
 
+* rs/diff-postimage-in-context (2012-01-06) 1 commit
+  (merged to 'next' on 2012-01-09 at 9635032)
+ + xdiff: print post-image for common records instead of pre-image
+
+Looked reasonable.
+Not urgent.
+
+* cb/push-quiet (2012-01-08) 3 commits
+ - t5541: avoid TAP test miscounting
+ - fix push --quiet: add 'quiet' capability to receive-pack
+ - server_supports(): parse feature list more carefully
+
+Looked reasonable.
+Not urgent.
+
+* nd/clone-detached (2012-01-11) 11 commits
+ - clone: print advice on checking out detached HEAD
+ - clone: allow --branch to take a tag
+ - clone: refuse to clone if --branch points to bogus ref
+ - clone: --branch=<branch> always means refs/heads/<branch>
+ - fixup! acd8f20
+ - clone: delay cloning until after remote HEAD checking
+ - clone: factor out remote ref writing
+ - clone: factor out HEAD update code
+ - clone: factor out checkout code
+ - clone: write detached HEAD in bare repositories
+ - t5601: add missing && cascade
+
+Looking good, but I may have screwed up the merge of this into 'pu'.
+Not urgent.
+
+* nd/clone-single-branch (2012-01-08) 1 commit
+  (merged to 'next' on 2012-01-09 at 6c3c759)
+ + clone: add --single-branch to fetch only one branch
+
+Looked reasonable.
+Not urgent.
+
+* jn/gitweb-unspecified-action (2012-01-09) 1 commit
+ - gitweb: Fix actionless dispatch for non-existent objects
+
+Looked reasonable.
+Not urgent.
+
 * nd/index-pack-no-recurse (2012-01-09) 3 commits
  - index-pack: eliminate unlimited recursion in get_delta_base()
  - index-pack: eliminate recursion in find_unresolved_deltas
@@ -176,10 +206,7 @@ should never be translated.
 The first one looked sensible; I am not sure if the second and third ones
 take the right approach.
 
-* bw/maint-t8006-sed-incomplete-line (2012-01-03) 1 commit
+Will defer till the next cycle.
- - Work around sed portability issue in t8006-blame-textconv
-
-Waiting for a clarification of the reasoning in the log message.
 
 * mh/ref-api-rest (2011-12-12) 35 commits
  - repack_without_ref(): call clear_packed_ref_cache()