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Update draft release notes for 1.6.0 

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Junio C Hamano 2008-07-07 01:39:28 -07:00
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@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ actually affected all git commands, now only affects "git config".
GIT_LOCAL_CONFIG, also only documented as affecting "git config" and GIT_LOCAL_CONFIG, also only documented as affecting "git config" and
not different from GIT_CONFIG in a useful way, is removed. not different from GIT_CONFIG in a useful way, is removed.


An ancient merge strategy "stupid" has been removed.



Updates since v1.5.6 Updates since v1.5.6
-------------------- --------------------
@ -37,8 +39,13 @@ Updates since v1.5.6
* git-p4 in contrib learned "allowSubmit" configuration to control on * git-p4 in contrib learned "allowSubmit" configuration to control on
which branch to allow "submit" subcommand. which branch to allow "submit" subcommand.


* git-gui learned to stage changes per-line.

(portability) (portability)


* Changes for MinGW port have been merged, thanks to Johannes Sixt and
gangs.

* Sample hook scripts shipped in templates/ are now suffixed with * Sample hook scripts shipped in templates/ are now suffixed with
*.sample. We used to prevent them from triggering by default by *.sample. We used to prevent them from triggering by default by
relying on the fact that we install them as unexecutable, but on relying on the fact that we install them as unexecutable, but on
@ -53,7 +60,8 @@ Updates since v1.5.6


* Updated howto/update-hook-example * Updated howto/update-hook-example


* Got rid of usage of "git-foo" from the tutorial. * Got rid of usage of "git-foo" from the tutorial and made typography
more consistent.


* Disambiguating "--" between revs and paths is finally documented. * Disambiguating "--" between revs and paths is finally documented.


@ -84,6 +92,11 @@ Updates since v1.5.6


(usability, bells and whistles) (usability, bells and whistles)


* A new environment variable GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES can be used to stop
the discovery process of the toplevel of working tree; this may be useful
when you are working in a slow network disk and are outside any working tree,
as bash-completion and "git help" may still need to run in these places.

* git-apply can handle a patch that touches the same path more than once * git-apply can handle a patch that touches the same path more than once
much better than before. much better than before.


@ -107,13 +120,16 @@ Updates since v1.5.6
* fast-export learned to export and import marks file; this can be used to * fast-export learned to export and import marks file; this can be used to
interface with fast-import incrementally. interface with fast-import incrementally.


* Original SHA-1 value for "update-ref -d" is optional now. * "git rerere" can be told to update the index with auto-reused resolution
with rerere.autoupdate configuration variable.


* git-send-mail can talk not just over SSL but over TLS now. * git-send-mail can talk not just over SSL but over TLS now.


* You can tell "git status -u" to even more aggressively omit checking * You can tell "git status -u" to even more aggressively omit checking
untracked files with --untracked-files=no. untracked files with --untracked-files=no.


* Original SHA-1 value for "update-ref -d" is optional now.

* Error codes from gitweb are made more descriptive where possible, rather * Error codes from gitweb are made more descriptive where possible, rather
than "403 forbidden" as we used to issue everywhere. than "403 forbidden" as we used to issue everywhere.


@ -126,14 +142,12 @@ Fixes since v1.5.6
All of the fixes in v1.5.6 maintenance series are included in All of the fixes in v1.5.6 maintenance series are included in
this release, unless otherwise noted. this release, unless otherwise noted.


* diff -c/--cc showed unnecessary "deletion" lines at the context * "git fetch" into an empty repository used to remind the fetch will
boundary (needs backmerge to maint). be huge by saying "no common commits", but it is already known by

the user anyway (need to backport 8cb560f to 'maint').
* "git-clone <src> <dst>" did not create leading directories for <dst>
like the scripted version used to do (needs backport to maint).


--- ---
exec >/var/tmp/1 exec >/var/tmp/1
O=v1.5.6.1-155-gaa0c1f2 O=v1.5.6.2-246-g86d7244
echo O=$(git describe refs/heads/master) echo O=$(git describe refs/heads/master)
git shortlog --no-merges $O..refs/heads/master ^refs/heads/maint git shortlog --no-merges $O..refs/heads/master ^refs/heads/maint