From 9ae0b37c946c44713cfbe6cabe570726c5d8fb7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junio C Hamano Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:55:40 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] What's cooking --- whats/cooking/2009/02/05.txt | 328 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 328 insertions(+) create mode 100644 whats/cooking/2009/02/05.txt diff --git a/whats/cooking/2009/02/05.txt b/whats/cooking/2009/02/05.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6b369e5fff --- /dev/null +++ b/whats/cooking/2009/02/05.txt @@ -0,0 +1,328 @@ +To: git@vger.kernel.org +Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Feb 2009, #05; Mon, 16) +X-master-at: 81d3fe9f4871e42ebd1af0221fa091fe5476e2f7 +X-next-at: fe6246962442d691150184fe12c71dd019e1b41f + +What's cooking in git.git (Feb 2009, #05; Mon, 16) +-------------------------------------------------- + +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. + +The master branch is slightly past 1.6.2-rc1. + +As an experiment, 'next' and 'pu' stay open during this release freeze; +new topics are accepted as time permits, but people are much more strongly +encouraged to find issues on what is already on 'master', and patches to +fix them always takes precedence over what is still on 'next' and will +never graduate until 1.6.2 final. + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[New Topics] + +* gb/gitweb-base (Sun Feb 15 10:18:36 2009 +0100) 1 commit + - gitweb: fix wrong base URL when non-root DirectoryIndex + +Should this go in 1.6.2-rc2? + +* tr/gcov (Sun Feb 15 23:25:45 2009 +0100) 8 commits + - Test git-patch-id + - Test rev-list --parents/--children + - Test log --decorate + - Test fsck a bit harder + - Test log --graph + - Test diff --dirstat functionality + - Test that diff can read from stdin + - Support coverage testing with GCC/gcov + +* jc/add-p-unquote (Mon Feb 16 22:43:43 2009 -0800) 1 commit + - git-add -i/-p: learn to unwrap C-quoted paths + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[Stalled and may need help and prodding to go forward] + +* ns/stash-keep (Thu Feb 12 06:25:14 2009 +0900) 1 commit + - stash: --keep option just saves + +Do we want to keep this one? + +* lh/submodule-tree-traversal (Sun Jan 25 01:52:06 2009 +0100) 1 commit + - archive.c: add support for --submodules[=(all|checkedout)] + +Discussion stalled on the submodule selection criteria. + +* jc/blame (Wed Jun 4 22:58:40 2008 -0700) 2 commits + + blame: show "previous" information in --porcelain/--incremental + format + + git-blame: refactor code to emit "porcelain format" output + +This gives Porcelains (like gitweb) the information on the commit _before_ +the one that the final blame is laid on, which should save them one +rev-parse to dig further. The line number in the "previous" information +may need refining, and sanity checking code for reference counting may +need to be resurrected before this can move forward. + +I thought recent tig discussion may blow new life into it, but is this +unneeded? If so I'd rather revert it (or discard after 1.6.2). + +* db/foreign-scm (Sun Jan 11 15:12:10 2009 -0500) 3 commits + - Support fetching from foreign VCSes + - Add specification of git-vcs helpers + - Add "vcs" config option in remotes + +The "spec" did not seem quite well cooked yet, but in the longer term I +think something like this to allow interoperating with other SCMs as if +the other end is a native git repository is a very worthy goal. + +* cc/replace (Mon Feb 2 06:13:06 2009 +0100) 11 commits + - 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 + +I think the code is much cleaner than the first round, but I am not +convinced it is doing the right thing in the connectivity traverser. +Independent review sorely needed. + +* sc/gitweb-category (Fri Dec 12 00:45:12 2008 +0100) 3 commits + - gitweb: Optional grouping of projects by category + - gitweb: Split git_project_list_body in two functions + - gitweb: Modularized git_get_project_description to be more generic + +Design discussion between Jakub and Sebastien seems to have stalled, but +Jakub seems to be taking this over. + +* jc/fsck (Fri Jan 30 02:33:47 2009 -0800) 4 commits + - fsck: three levels of validation + - verify-pack: add --quick + - verify_pack(): allow a quicker verification for a pack with + version 2 idx + - pack-check.c: minor formatting fix to match coding style + +J6t has a good point that if this had any value then medium level should +replace the default. I am tempted to actually dropping this as a failed +experiment. + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[Reverted] + +* mh/unify-color (Fri Jan 23 01:25:23 2009 -0800) 3 commits + ? Revert previous two commits + ? move the color variables to color.c + ? handle color.ui at a central place + +This broke git-format-patch badly. + +* js/rebase-error-a-bit-more-verbose (Sun Feb 8 21:22:18 2009 -0800) 2 commits + ? Revert "rebase: explain why when the HEAD could not be detached" + ? rebase: explain why when the HEAD could not be detached + +This turned out to be unnecessary. + +* rs/maint-1.6.0-windows-ceiling (Sat Feb 7 12:40:40 2009 -0800) 2 commits + ? Revert "fix t1504 on Windows" + ? fix t1504 on Windows + +I'm giving a fresh start to J6t's series which contains this. + +* lh/reverted-submodule-tree-traversal (Sun Jan 25 18:39:55 2009 -0800) 4 commits + ? Revert round #1 of the series + ? builtin-ls-tree: enable traversal of submodules + ? archive.c: enable traversal of submodules + ? tree.c: add support for traversal of submodules + +I'm giving a fresh start to Lars's second iteration. + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[Will merge to 'next' soon] + +* js/send-email (Sat Feb 14 23:32:15 2009 -0500) 3 commits + - send-email: --suppress-cc improvements + - send-email: handle multiple Cc addresses when reading mbox message + - send-email: allow send-email to run outside a repo + +* sg/rerere-cleanup (Sat Feb 14 23:21:04 2009 +0100) 1 commit + - rerere: remove duplicated functions + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[Ready for 'master' after 1.6.2] + +* jw/imap-preformatted-html (Thu Feb 12 08:58:12 2009 -0600) 1 commit + + imap.preformattedHTML to tell Thunderbird to send non-flowed text + +The patch text should be identical to Jeremy's "Virtual Patch", except +that the configuration variable was renamed per list discussion. + +* jw/format-patch-attach (Thu Feb 12 09:51:55 2009 -0600) 1 commit + + Enable setting attach as the default in .gitconfig for git-format- + patch. + +* sr/force-rebase (Fri Feb 13 23:48:01 2009 +0100) 1 commit + + Teach rebase to rebase even if upstream is up to date + +* fg/exclude-bq (Tue Feb 10 15:20:17 2009 +0100) 1 commit + + Support "\" in non-wildcard exclusion entries + +* dm/add-i-edit-abort (Thu Feb 12 00:19:41 2009 -0500) 1 commit + + add -i: revisit hunk on editor failure + +* tp/completion (Wed Feb 11 13:03:26 2009 -0500) 4 commits + + completion: More fixes to prevent unbound variable errors + + completion: Better __git_ps1 support when not in working directory + + completion: Use consistent if [...] convention, not "test" + + completion: For consistency, change "git rev-parse" to __gitdir + calls + +* js/branch-symref (Fri Feb 13 04:40:18 2009 -0500) 1 commit + + builtin-branch: improve output when displaying remote branches + +* al/ansi-color (Fri Feb 13 22:53:41 2009 +0100) 2 commits + + builtin-branch.c: Rename branch category color names + + Clean up use of ANSI color sequences + +* kb/checkout-optim (Mon Feb 9 21:54:53 2009 +0100) 9 commits + + lstat_cache(): print a warning if doing ping-pong between cache + types + + show_patch_diff(): remove a call to fstat() + + write_entry(): use fstat() instead of lstat() when file is open + + write_entry(): cleanup of some duplicated code + + create_directories(): remove some memcpy() and strchr() calls + + unlink_entry(): introduce schedule_dir_for_removal() + + lstat_cache(): swap func(length, string) into func(string, length) + + lstat_cache(): generalise longest_match_lstat_cache() + + lstat_cache(): small cleanup and optimisation + +* js/valgrind (Thu Feb 5 22:03:00 2009 +0100) 9 commits + + valgrind: do not require valgrind 3.4.0 or newer + + test-lib: avoid assuming that templates/ are in the GIT_EXEC_PATH + + Tests: let --valgrind imply --verbose and --tee + + Add a script to coalesce the valgrind outputs + + t/Makefile: provide a 'valgrind' target + + test-lib.sh: optionally output to test-results/$TEST.out, too + + Valgrind support: check for more than just programming errors + + valgrind: ignore ldso and more libz errors + + Add valgrind support in test scripts + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[Actively cooking] + +* js/notes (Sat Feb 14 21:23:25 2009 +0100) 13 commits + - notes: refuse to edit notes outside refs/notes/ + - t3301: use test_must_fail instead of ! + - t3301: fix confusing quoting in test for valid notes ref + - notes: use GIT_EDITOR and core.editor over VISUAL/EDITOR + - notes: only clean up message file when editing + - handle empty notes gracefully + + git notes show: test empty notes + + git-notes: fix printing of multi-line notes + + notes: fix core.notesRef documentation + + Add an expensive test for git-notes + + Speed up git notes lookup + + Add a script to edit/inspect notes + + Introduce commit notes + +Earlier part was merged to master and then reverted there. I probably +should rebase this after 1.6.2 to keep my sanity. + +* fc/config-editor (Tue Feb 17 02:54:54 2009 +0200) 9 commits + . config: Cleanup editor action. + . config: Codestyle cleanups. + . config: Don't allow extra arguments for -e or -l. + . config: Disallow multiple config file locations. + . config: Disallow multiple variable types. + . config: Use parseopt. + . config: Reorganize get_color*. + . config: Trivial rename in preparation for parseopt. + - config: Add new option to open an editor. + +The follow-up series does not pass the test suite, and evicted from 'pu'; +the first one might be 'next' worthy, though. + +* js/remote-set-head (Sat Feb 14 05:30:30 2009 -0500) 5 commits + - builtin-remote: better handling of multiple remote HEADs + - builtin-remote: add set-head subcommand + - builtin-remote: teach show to display remote HEAD + - builtin-remote: move duplicated cleanup code its own function + - builtin-clone: move locate_head() to remote.c so it can be re-used + +* jk/head-lookup (Sun Feb 15 01:18:18 2009 -0500) 5 commits + - remote: use exact HEAD lookup if it is available + - remote: refactor guess_remote_head + - refactor find_refs_by_name to accept const list + - add basic http clone/fetch tests + - test scripts: refactor start_httpd helper + +Builds on top of Jay Soffian's js/remote-set-head topic. How well do +these two work in practice in the real world? Success stories? + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[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 + +This is for 1.7.0. + +* jc/commit-assume-also-during-merge (Thu Jan 22 22:21:49 2009 -0800) 3 commits + - git commit: pathspec without -i/-o implies -i semantics during a + merge + - builtin-commit: shorten eye-sore overlong lines + - Add "partial commit" tests during a conflicted merge + +This was only meant as a weatherballoon to help facilitate discussion. + +* 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. I do not need it in 1.6.2 + +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. + +[Perhaps will discard] + +* jk/renamelimit (Sat May 3 13:58:42 2008 -0700) 1 commit + . diff: enable "too large a rename" warning when -M/-C is explicitly + asked for + +* jc/stripspace (Sun Mar 9 00:30:35 2008 -0800) 6 commits + . git-am --forge: add Signed-off-by: line for the author + . git-am: clean-up Signed-off-by: lines + . stripspace: add --log-clean option to clean up signed-off-by: + lines + . stripspace: use parse_options() + . Add "git am -s" test + . git-am: refactor code to add signed-off-by line for the committer + +* jc/post-simplify (Fri Aug 15 01:34:51 2008 -0700) 2 commits + . revision --simplify-merges: incremental simplification + . revision --simplify-merges: prepare for incremental simplification