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Update draft release notes to 1.7.10

Also apply typofixes people on the list helped spotting and
correcting.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Junio C Hamano 13 years ago
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@ -43,20 +43,23 @@ UI, Workflows & Features


* A content filter (clean/smudge) used to be just a way to make the * A content filter (clean/smudge) used to be just a way to make the
recorded contents "more useful", and allowed to fail; a filter can recorded contents "more useful", and allowed to fail; a filter can
new optionally be marked as "required". now optionally be marked as "required".


* Options whose names begin with "--no-" (e.g. the "--no-verify" * Options whose names begin with "--no-" (e.g. the "--no-verify"
option of the "git commit" command) can be negated by omitting option of the "git commit" command) can be negated by omitting
"no-" from its name, e.g. "git commit --verify". "no-" from its name, e.g. "git commit --verify".


* "git am" learned to pass "-b" option to underlying "git mailinfo", so * "git am" learned to pass "-b" option to underlying "git mailinfo", so
that bracketed string other than "PATCH" at the beginning can be kept. that a bracketed string other than "PATCH" at the beginning can be kept.


* "git clone" learned "--single-branch" option to limit cloning to a * "git clone" learned "--single-branch" option to limit cloning to a
single branch (surprise!). single branch (surprise!); tags that do not point into the history
of the branch are not fetched.


* "git clone" learned to detach the HEAD in the resulting repository * "git clone" learned to detach the HEAD in the resulting repository
when the source repository's HEAD does not point to a branch. when the user specifies a tag with "--branch" (e.g., "--branch=v1.0").
Clone also learned to print the usual "detached HEAD" advice in such
a case, similar to "git checkout v1.0".


* When showing a patch while ignoring whitespace changes, the context * When showing a patch while ignoring whitespace changes, the context
lines are taken from the postimage, in order to make it easier to lines are taken from the postimage, in order to make it easier to
@ -71,9 +74,12 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
* "fsck" learned "--no-dangling" option to omit dangling object * "fsck" learned "--no-dangling" option to omit dangling object
information. information.


* "git log -G" learned to pay attention to the "-i" option and can * "git log -G" and "git log -S" learned to pay attention to the "-i"
find patch hunks that introduce or remove a string that matches the option. With "-i", "log -G" ignores the case when finding patch
given pattern ignoring the case. hunks that introduce or remove a string that matches the given
pattern. Similarly with "-i", "log -S" ignores the case when
finding the commit the given block of text appears or disappears
from the file.


* "git merge" in an interactive session learned to spawn the editor * "git merge" in an interactive session learned to spawn the editor
by default to let the user edit the auto-generated merge message, by default to let the user edit the auto-generated merge message,
@ -82,12 +88,15 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
Both "git merge" and "git pull" can be given --no-edit from the Both "git merge" and "git pull" can be given --no-edit from the
command line to accept the auto-generated merge message. command line to accept the auto-generated merge message.


* The advise message given when the user didn't give enough clue on * The advice message given when the user didn't give enough clue on
what to merge to "git pull" and "git merge" has been updated to what to merge to "git pull" and "git merge" has been updated to
be more concise and easier to understand. be more concise and easier to understand.


* "git push" learned the "--prune" option, similar to "git fetch". * "git push" learned the "--prune" option, similar to "git fetch".


* The whole directory that houses a top-level superproject managed by
"git submodule" can be moved to another place.

* "git symbolic-ref" learned the "--short" option to abbreviate the * "git symbolic-ref" learned the "--short" option to abbreviate the
refname it shows unambiguously. refname it shows unambiguously.


@ -95,7 +104,7 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
output to those that point at the given object. output to those that point at the given object.


* "gitweb" allows intermediate entries in the directory hierarchy * "gitweb" allows intermediate entries in the directory hierarchy
that leads to a projects to be clicked, which in turn shows the that leads to a project to be clicked, which in turn shows the
list of projects inside that directory. list of projects inside that directory.


* "gitweb" learned to read various pieces of information for the * "gitweb" learned to read various pieces of information for the
@ -149,6 +158,10 @@ Internal Implementation (please report possible regressions)
* The code to check if a path points at a file beyond a symbolic link * The code to check if a path points at a file beyond a symbolic link
has been restructured to be thread-safe. has been restructured to be thread-safe.


* When pruning directories that has become empty during "git prune"
and "git prune-packed", call closedir() that iterates over a
directory before rmdir() it.

Also contains minor documentation updates and code clean-ups. Also contains minor documentation updates and code clean-ups.




@ -179,9 +192,14 @@ details).
accessed in a repository whose HEAD does not point at a valid accessed in a repository whose HEAD does not point at a valid
branch. branch.


* "gitweb" did use quotemeta() to prepare search string when asked to
do a fixed-string project search, but did not use it by mistake and
used the user-supplied string instead.
(merge e65ceb6 jn/maint-do-not-match-with-unsanitized-searchtext later to maint).

--- ---
exec >/var/tmp/1 exec >/var/tmp/1
O=v1.7.9.3-366-g1e4d087 O=v1.7.10-rc0-15-g9a4c97e
echo O=$(git describe) echo O=$(git describe)
git log --first-parent --oneline ^maint $O.. git log --first-parent --oneline ^maint $O..
echo echo

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