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diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.6.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.6.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2f9c25404e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.6.txt @@ -0,0 +1,108 @@ +Git v1.6.6 Release Notes +======================== + +In this release, "git fsck" defaults to "git fsck --full" and checks +packfiles, and because of this it will take much longer to complete +than before. If you prefer a quicker check only on loose objects (the +old default), you can say "git fsck --no-full". This has been +supported by 1.5.4 and newer versions of git, so it is safe to write +it in your script even if you use slightly older git on some of your +machines. + +In git 1.7.0, which is planned to be the release after 1.6.6, "git +push" into a branch that is currently checked out will be refused by +default. + +You can choose what should happen upon such a push by setting the +configuration variable receive.denyCurrentBranch in the receiving +repository. + +Also, "git push $there :$killed" to delete the branch $killed in a remote +repository $there, when $killed branch is the current branch pointed at by +its HEAD, will be refused by default. + +You can choose what should happen upon such a push by setting the +configuration variable receive.denyDeleteCurrent in the receiving +repository. + +To ease the transition plan, the receiving repository of such a +push running this release will issue a big warning when the +configuration variable is missing. Please refer to: + + http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/GitFaq#non-bare + http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/107758/focus=108007 + +for more details on the reason why this change is needed and the +transition plan. + +Updates since v1.6.5 +-------------------- + +(subsystems) + + * various git-gui updates including new translations, wm states, etc. + +(portability) + +(performance) + +(usability, bells and whistles) + + * The object replace mechanism can be bypassed with --no-replace-objects + global option given to the "git" program. + + * "git bisect reset" can reset to an arbitrary commit. + + * "git checkout frotz" when there is no local branch "frotz" but there + is only one remote tracking branch "frotz" is taken as a request to + start the named branch at the corresponding remote tracking branch. + + * "git describe" can be told to add "-dirty" suffix with "--dirty" option. + + * "git diff" learned --submodule option to show a list of one-line logs + instead of differences between the commit object names. + + * "git fsck" by default checks the packfiles (i.e. "--full" is the + default); you can turn it off with "git fsck --no-full". + + * import-tars contributed fast-import frontend learned more types of + compressed tarballs. + + * "git instaweb" knows how to talk with mod_cgid to apache2. + + * "git log --decorate" shows the location of HEAD as well. + + * "--pretty=format" option to "log" family of commands learned: + + . to wrap text with the "%w()" specifier. + . to show reflog information with "%g[sdD]" specifier. + + * "git merge" (and "git pull") learned --ff-only option to make it fail + if the merge does not result in a fast-forward. + + * "git mergetool" learned to use p4merge. + + * "git rebase -i" learned "reword" that acts like "edit" but immediately + starts an editor to tweak the log message without returning control to + the shell, which is done by "edit" to give an opportunity to tweak the + contents. + + * "git svn" learned to read SVN 1.5+ and SVK merge tickets. + + * Author names shown in gitweb output are links to search commits by the + author. + + +(developers) + +Fixes since v1.6.5 +------------------ + +All of the fixes in v1.6.5.X maintenance series are included in this +release, unless otherwise noted. + +--- +exec >/var/tmp/1 +echo O=$(git describe master) +O=v1.6.5.3-152-g122d0f6 +git shortlog --no-merges $O..master --not maint |