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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.3.txt | 51 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config.txt | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-daemon.txt | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-send-email.txt | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/glossary-content.txt | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/merge-strategies.txt | 6 |
7 files changed, 99 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.3.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.3.txt index bcbcf15696..5031abfe4a 100644 --- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.3.txt +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.3.txt @@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ Updates since v1.8.2 UI, Workflows & Features + * The "--annotate" option to "git send-email" can be turned on (or + off) by default with sendemail.annotate configuration variable (you + can use --no-annotate from the command line to override it). + + * The "--cover-letter" option to "git format-patch" can be turned on + (or off) by default with format.coverLetter configuration + variable. By setting it to 'auto', you can turn it on only for a + series with two or more patches. + + * The bash completion support (in contrib/) learned that cherry-pick + takes a few more options than it already knew about. + * "git help" learned "-g" option to show the list of guides just like list of commands are given with "-a". @@ -67,6 +79,9 @@ UI, Workflows & Features ref by specifying a raw object name from the command line when the server side supports this feature. + * Output from "git log --graph" works better with submodule log + output now. + * "git count-objects -v" learned to report leftover temporary packfiles and other garbage in the object store. @@ -116,6 +131,9 @@ Performance, Internal Implementation, etc. * Updates for building under msvc. + * The stack footprint of some codepaths that access an object from a + pack has been shrunk. + * The logic to coalesce the same lines removed from the parents in the output from "diff -c/--cc" has been updated, but with an O(n^2) complexity, so this might turn out to be undesirable. @@ -150,7 +168,7 @@ Performance, Internal Implementation, etc. conflicts have been applied. -Also contains minor documentation updates and code clean-ups. +Also contains various documentation updates and code clean-ups. Fixes since v1.8.2 @@ -160,6 +178,37 @@ Unless otherwise noted, all the fixes since v1.8.2 in the maintenance track are contained in this release (see release notes to them for details). + * Smart-capable HTTP servers were not restricted via the + GIT_NAMESPACE mechanism when talking with commit-walker clients, + like they do when talking with smart HTTP clients. + (merge 6130f86 jk/http-dumb-namespaces later to maint). + + * "git merge-tree" did not omit a merge result that is identical to + "our" side in certain cases. + (merge aacecc3 jk/merge-tree-added-identically later to maint). + + * Perl scripts like "git-svn" closed (not redirecting to /dev/null) + the standard error stream, which is not a very smart thing to do. + Later open may return file descriptor #2 for unrelated purpose, and + error reporting code may write into them. + (merge a749c0b tr/perl-keep-stderr-open later to maint). + + * "git show-branch" was not prepared to show a very long run of + ancestor operators e.g. foobar^2~2^2^2^2...^2~4 correctly. + (merge aaa07e3 jk/show-branch-strbuf later to maint). + + * "git diff --diff-algorithm algo" is also understood as "git diff + --diff-algorithm=algo". + (merge 0895c6d jk/diff-algo-finishing-touches later to maint). + + * The new core.commentchar configuration was not applied to a few + places. + (merge 89c3bbd rt/commentchar-fmt-merge-msg later to maint). + + * "git bundle" did not like a bundle created using a commit without + any message as its one of the prerequistes. + (merge 5446e33 lf/bundle-with-tip-wo-message later to maint). + * "git log -S/-G" started paying attention to textconv filter, but there was no way to disable this. Make it honor --no-textconv option. diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 426d02c9a0..29559c88af 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -1110,6 +1110,11 @@ format.signoff:: the rights to submit this work under the same open source license. Please see the 'SubmittingPatches' document for further discussion. +format.coverLetter:: + A boolean that controls whether to generate a cover-letter when + format-patch is invoked, but in addition can be set to "auto", to + generate a cover-letter only when there's more than one patch. + filter.<driver>.clean:: The command which is used to convert the content of a worktree file to a blob upon checkin. See linkgit:gitattributes[5] for @@ -1461,6 +1466,14 @@ http.sslCAPath:: with when fetching or pushing over HTTPS. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_SSL_CAPATH' environment variable. +http.sslTry:: + Attempt to use AUTH SSL/TLS and encrypted data transfers + when connecting via regular FTP protocol. This might be needed + if the FTP server requires it for security reasons or you wish + to connect securely whenever remote FTP server supports it. + Default is false since it might trigger certificate verification + errors on misconfigured servers. + http.maxRequests:: How many HTTP requests to launch in parallel. Can be overridden by the 'GIT_HTTP_MAX_REQUESTS' environment variable. Default is 5. @@ -2017,6 +2030,7 @@ sendemail.<identity>.*:: sendemail.aliasesfile:: sendemail.aliasfiletype:: +sendemail.annotate:: sendemail.bcc:: sendemail.cc:: sendemail.cccmd:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt index 77da564134..bfb106cccd 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt @@ -147,6 +147,13 @@ OPTIONS Giving these options is an error when used with `--inetd`; use the facility of inet daemon to achieve the same before spawning 'git daemon' if needed. ++ +Like many programs that switch user id, the daemon does not reset +environment variables such as `$HOME` when it runs git programs, +e.g. `upload-pack` and `receive-pack`. When using this option, you +may also want to set and export `HOME` to point at the home +directory of `<user>` before starting the daemon, and make sure any +Git configuration files in that directory are readable by `<user>`. --enable=<service>:: --disable=<service>:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 3a62f50eda..39118774af 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [--ignore-if-in-upstream] [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix] [(--reroll-count|-v) <n>] [--to=<email>] [--cc=<email>] - [--cover-letter] [--quiet] [--notes[=<ref>]] + [--[no-]cover-letter] [--quiet] [--notes[=<ref>]] [<common diff options>] [ <since> | <revision range> ] @@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`. `Cc:`, and custom) headers added so far from config or command line. ---cover-letter:: +--[no-]cover-letter:: In addition to the patches, generate a cover letter file containing the shortlog and the overall diffstat. You can fill in a description in the file before sending it out. @@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ attachments, and sign off patches with configuration variables. cc = <email> attach [ = mime-boundary-string ] signoff = true + coverletter = auto ------------ diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt index 0cffef8aa5..40a9a9abc1 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt @@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ Composing ~~~~~~~~~ --annotate:: - Review and edit each patch you're about to send. See the - CONFIGURATION section for 'sendemail.multiedit'. + Review and edit each patch you're about to send. Default is the value + of 'sendemail.annotate'. See the CONFIGURATION section for + 'sendemail.multiedit'. --bcc=<address>:: Specify a "Bcc:" value for each email. Default is the value of diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt index eb7ba84f1f..2478a3963c 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt @@ -100,9 +100,22 @@ to point at the new commit. [[def_detached_HEAD]]detached HEAD:: Normally the <<def_HEAD,HEAD>> stores the name of a - <<def_branch,branch>>. However, Git also allows you to <<def_checkout,check out>> - an arbitrary <<def_commit,commit>> that isn't necessarily the tip of any - particular branch. In this case HEAD is said to be "detached". + <<def_branch,branch>>, and commands that operate on the + history HEAD represents operate on the history leading to the + tip of the branch the HEAD points at. However, Git also + allows you to <<def_checkout,check out>> an arbitrary + <<def_commit,commit>> that isn't necessarily the tip of any + particular branch. The HEAD in such a state is called + "detached". ++ +Note that commands that operate on the history of the current branch +(e.g. `git commit` to build a new history on top of it) still work +while the HEAD is detached. They update the HEAD to point at the tip +of the updated history without affecting any branch. Commands that +update or inquire information _about_ the current branch (e.g. `git +branch --set-upstream-to` that sets what remote tracking branch the +current branch integrates with) obviously do not work, as there is no +(real) current branch to ask about in this state. [[def_dircache]]dircache:: You are *waaaaay* behind. See <<def_index,index>>. diff --git a/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt b/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt index 66db80296f..49a9a7d53f 100644 --- a/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt +++ b/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt @@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ patience;; this when the branches to be merged have diverged wildly. See also linkgit:git-diff[1] `--patience`. +diff-algorithm=[patience|minimal|histogram|myers];; + Tells 'merge-recursive' to use a different diff algorithm, which + can help avoid mismerges that occur due to unimportant matching + lines (such as braces from distinct functions). See also + linkgit:git-diff[1] `--diff-algorithm`. + ignore-space-change;; ignore-all-space;; ignore-space-at-eol;; |