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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
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diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile index 2aae4c9cbb..f5605b7767 100644 --- a/Documentation/Makefile +++ b/Documentation/Makefile @@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ ASCIIDOC_CONF = -f asciidoc.conf ASCIIDOC_COMMON = $(ASCIIDOC) $(ASCIIDOC_EXTRA) $(ASCIIDOC_CONF) \ -amanversion=$(GIT_VERSION) \ -amanmanual='Git Manual' -amansource='Git' +ASCIIDOC_DEPS = asciidoc.conf GIT-ASCIIDOCFLAGS TXT_TO_HTML = $(ASCIIDOC_COMMON) -b $(ASCIIDOC_HTML) TXT_TO_XML = $(ASCIIDOC_COMMON) -b $(ASCIIDOC_DOCBOOK) MANPAGE_XSL = manpage-normal.xsl @@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ ASCIIDOC_DOCBOOK = docbook5 ASCIIDOC_EXTRA += -acompat-mode -atabsize=8 ASCIIDOC_EXTRA += -I. -rasciidoctor-extensions ASCIIDOC_EXTRA += -alitdd='&\#x2d;&\#x2d;' +ASCIIDOC_DEPS = asciidoctor-extensions.rb GIT-ASCIIDOCFLAGS DBLATEX_COMMON = XMLTO_EXTRA += --skip-validation XMLTO_EXTRA += -x manpage.xsl @@ -294,9 +296,7 @@ docdep_prereqs = \ cmd-list.made $(cmds_txt) doc.dep : $(docdep_prereqs) $(DOC_DEP_TXT) build-docdep.perl - $(QUIET_GEN)$(RM) $@+ $@ && \ - $(PERL_PATH) ./build-docdep.perl >$@+ $(QUIET_STDERR) && \ - mv $@+ $@ + $(QUIET_GEN)$(PERL_PATH) ./build-docdep.perl >$@ $(QUIET_STDERR) ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean) -include doc.dep @@ -316,8 +316,7 @@ cmds_txt = cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt \ $(cmds_txt): cmd-list.made cmd-list.made: cmd-list.perl ../command-list.txt $(MAN1_TXT) - $(QUIET_GEN)$(RM) $@ && \ - $(PERL_PATH) ./cmd-list.perl ../command-list.txt $(cmds_txt) $(QUIET_STDERR) && \ + $(QUIET_GEN)$(PERL_PATH) ./cmd-list.perl ../command-list.txt $(cmds_txt) $(QUIET_STDERR) && \ date >$@ mergetools_txt = mergetools-diff.txt mergetools-merge.txt @@ -325,7 +324,7 @@ mergetools_txt = mergetools-diff.txt mergetools-merge.txt $(mergetools_txt): mergetools-list.made mergetools-list.made: ../git-mergetool--lib.sh $(wildcard ../mergetools/*) - $(QUIET_GEN)$(RM) $@ && \ + $(QUIET_GEN) \ $(SHELL_PATH) -c 'MERGE_TOOLS_DIR=../mergetools && \ . ../git-mergetool--lib.sh && \ show_tool_names can_diff "* " || :' >mergetools-diff.txt && \ @@ -354,32 +353,23 @@ clean: $(RM) manpage-base-url.xsl $(RM) GIT-ASCIIDOCFLAGS -$(MAN_HTML): %.html : %.txt asciidoc.conf asciidoctor-extensions.rb GIT-ASCIIDOCFLAGS - $(QUIET_ASCIIDOC)$(RM) $@+ $@ && \ - $(TXT_TO_HTML) -d manpage -o $@+ $< && \ - mv $@+ $@ +$(MAN_HTML): %.html : %.txt $(ASCIIDOC_DEPS) + $(QUIET_ASCIIDOC)$(TXT_TO_HTML) -d manpage -o $@ $< -$(OBSOLETE_HTML): %.html : %.txto asciidoc.conf asciidoctor-extensions.rb GIT-ASCIIDOCFLAGS - $(QUIET_ASCIIDOC)$(RM) $@+ $@ && \ - $(TXT_TO_HTML) -o $@+ $< && \ - mv $@+ $@ +$(OBSOLETE_HTML): %.html : %.txto $(ASCIIDOC_DEPS) + $(QUIET_ASCIIDOC)$(TXT_TO_HTML) -o $@ $< manpage-base-url.xsl: manpage-base-url.xsl.in $(QUIET_GEN)sed "s|@@MAN_BASE_URL@@|$(MAN_BASE_URL)|" $< > $@ %.1 %.5 %.7 : %.xml manpage-base-url.xsl $(wildcard manpage*.xsl) - $(QUIET_XMLTO)$(RM) $@ && \ - $(XMLTO) -m $(MANPAGE_XSL) $(XMLTO_EXTRA) man $< + $(QUIET_XMLTO)$(XMLTO) -m $(MANPAGE_XSL) $(XMLTO_EXTRA) man $< -%.xml : %.txt asciidoc.conf asciidoctor-extensions.rb GIT-ASCIIDOCFLAGS - $(QUIET_ASCIIDOC)$(RM) $@+ $@ && \ - $(TXT_TO_XML) -d manpage -o $@+ $< && \ - mv $@+ $@ +%.xml : %.txt $(ASCIIDOC_DEPS) + $(QUIET_ASCIIDOC)$(TXT_TO_XML) -d manpage -o $@ $< user-manual.xml: user-manual.txt user-manual.conf asciidoctor-extensions.rb GIT-ASCIIDOCFLAGS - $(QUIET_ASCIIDOC)$(RM) $@+ $@ && \ - $(TXT_TO_XML) -d book -o $@+ $< && \ - mv $@+ $@ + $(QUIET_ASCIIDOC)$(TXT_TO_XML) -d book -o $@ $< technical/api-index.txt: technical/api-index-skel.txt \ technical/api-index.sh $(patsubst %,%.txt,$(API_DOCS)) @@ -400,46 +390,35 @@ XSLTOPTS += --stringparam html.stylesheet docbook-xsl.css XSLTOPTS += --param generate.consistent.ids 1 user-manual.html: user-manual.xml $(XSLT) - $(QUIET_XSLTPROC)$(RM) $@+ $@ && \ - xsltproc $(XSLTOPTS) -o $@+ $(XSLT) $< && \ - mv $@+ $@ + $(QUIET_XSLTPROC)xsltproc $(XSLTOPTS) -o $@ $(XSLT) $< git.info: user-manual.texi $(QUIET_MAKEINFO)$(MAKEINFO) --no-split -o $@ user-manual.texi user-manual.texi: user-manual.xml - $(QUIET_DB2TEXI)$(RM) $@+ $@ && \ - $(DOCBOOK2X_TEXI) user-manual.xml --encoding=UTF-8 --to-stdout >$@++ && \ - $(PERL_PATH) fix-texi.perl <$@++ >$@+ && \ - rm $@++ && \ - mv $@+ $@ + $(QUIET_DB2TEXI)$(DOCBOOK2X_TEXI) user-manual.xml --encoding=UTF-8 --to-stdout >$@+ && \ + $(PERL_PATH) fix-texi.perl <$@+ >$@ && \ + $(RM) $@+ user-manual.pdf: user-manual.xml - $(QUIET_DBLATEX)$(RM) $@+ $@ && \ - $(DBLATEX) -o $@+ $(DBLATEX_COMMON) $< && \ - mv $@+ $@ + $(QUIET_DBLATEX)$(DBLATEX) -o $@ $(DBLATEX_COMMON) $< gitman.texi: $(MAN_XML) cat-texi.perl texi.xsl - $(QUIET_DB2TEXI)$(RM) $@+ $@ && \ + $(QUIET_DB2TEXI) \ ($(foreach xml,$(sort $(MAN_XML)),xsltproc -o $(xml)+ texi.xsl $(xml) && \ $(DOCBOOK2X_TEXI) --encoding=UTF-8 --to-stdout $(xml)+ && \ - rm $(xml)+ &&) true) > $@++ && \ - $(PERL_PATH) cat-texi.perl $@ <$@++ >$@+ && \ - rm $@++ && \ - mv $@+ $@ + $(RM) $(xml)+ &&) true) > $@+ && \ + $(PERL_PATH) cat-texi.perl $@ <$@+ >$@ && \ + $(RM) $@+ gitman.info: gitman.texi $(QUIET_MAKEINFO)$(MAKEINFO) --no-split --no-validate $*.texi $(patsubst %.txt,%.texi,$(MAN_TXT)): %.texi : %.xml - $(QUIET_DB2TEXI)$(RM) $@+ $@ && \ - $(DOCBOOK2X_TEXI) --to-stdout $*.xml >$@+ && \ - mv $@+ $@ + $(QUIET_DB2TEXI)$(DOCBOOK2X_TEXI) --to-stdout $*.xml >$@ howto-index.txt: howto-index.sh $(HOWTO_TXT) - $(QUIET_GEN)$(RM) $@+ $@ && \ - '$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)' ./howto-index.sh $(sort $(HOWTO_TXT)) >$@+ && \ - mv $@+ $@ + $(QUIET_GEN)'$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)' ./howto-index.sh $(sort $(HOWTO_TXT)) >$@ $(patsubst %,%.html,$(ARTICLES)) : %.html : %.txt $(QUIET_ASCIIDOC)$(TXT_TO_HTML) $*.txt @@ -448,10 +427,9 @@ WEBDOC_DEST = /pub/software/scm/git/docs howto/%.html: ASCIIDOC_EXTRA += -a git-relative-html-prefix=../ $(patsubst %.txt,%.html,$(HOWTO_TXT)): %.html : %.txt GIT-ASCIIDOCFLAGS - $(QUIET_ASCIIDOC)$(RM) $@+ $@ && \ + $(QUIET_ASCIIDOC) \ sed -e '1,/^$$/d' $< | \ - $(TXT_TO_HTML) - >$@+ && \ - mv $@+ $@ + $(TXT_TO_HTML) - >$@ install-webdoc : html '$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)' ./install-webdoc.sh $(WEBDOC_DEST) @@ -492,4 +470,7 @@ doc-l10n install-l10n:: $(MAKE) -C po $@ endif +# Delete the target file on error +.DELETE_ON_ERROR: + .PHONY: FORCE diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt index af0a9da62e..015cf24631 100644 --- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt +++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Veteran contributors who are especially interested in helping mentor newcomers are present on the list. In order to avoid search indexers, group membership is required to view messages; anyone can join and no approval is required. -==== https://webchat.freenode.net/#git-devel[#git-devel] on Freenode +==== https://web.libera.chat/#git-devel[#git-devel] on Libera Chat This IRC channel is for conversations between Git contributors. If someone is currently online and knows the answer to your question, you can receive help @@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ either examining recent pull requests where someone has been granted `/allow` (https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pulls?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+%22%2Fallow%22[Search: is:pr is:open "/allow"]), in which case both the author and the person who granted the `/allow` can now `/allow` you, or by inquiring on the -https://webchat.freenode.net/#git-devel[#git-devel] IRC channel on Freenode +https://web.libera.chat/#git-devel[#git-devel] IRC channel on Libera Chat linking your pull request and asking for someone to `/allow` you. If the CI fails, you can update your changes with `git rebase -i` and push your diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.6.0.3.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.6.0.3.txt index ae0577836a..ad36c0f0b7 100644 --- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.6.0.3.txt +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.6.0.3.txt @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Fixes since v1.6.0.2 if the working tree is currently dirty. * "git for-each-ref --format=%(subject)" fixed for commits with no - no newline in the message body. + newline in the message body. * "git remote" fixed to protect printf from user input. diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.4.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.4.txt index 255e185af6..2e7529928b 100644 --- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.4.txt +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.4.txt @@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ details). (merge 2fbd4f9 mh/maint-lockfile-overflow later to maint). * Invocations of "git checkout" used internally by "git rebase" were - counted as "checkout", and affected later "git checkout -" to the + counted as "checkout", and affected later "git checkout -", which took the user to an unexpected place. (merge 3bed291 rr/rebase-checkout-reflog later to maint). diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.29.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.29.0.txt index 06ba2f803f..1f41302ebb 100644 --- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.29.0.txt +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.29.0.txt @@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc. the ref backend in use, as its format is much richer than the normal refs, and written directly by "git fetch" as a plain file.. - * An unused binary has been discarded, and and a bunch of commands - have been turned into into built-in. + * An unused binary has been discarded, and a bunch of commands + have been turned into built-in. * A handful of places in in-tree code still relied on being able to execute the git subcommands, especially built-ins, in "git-foo" diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.33.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.33.0.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d1e92766b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.33.0.txt @@ -0,0 +1,181 @@ +Git 2.33 Release Notes +====================== + +Backward compatibility notes +---------------------------- + + * The "-m" option in "git log -m" that does not specify which format, + if any, of diff is desired did not have any visible effect; it now + implies some form of diff (by default "--patch") is produced. + + You can disable the diff output with "git log -m --no-patch", but + then there probably isn't much point in passing "-m" in the first + place ;-). + + +Updates since Git 2.32 +---------------------- + +UI, Workflows & Features + + * "git send-email" learned the "--sendmail-cmd" command line option + and the "sendemail.sendmailCmd" configuration variable, which is a + more sensible approach than the current way of repurposing the + "smtp-server" that is meant to name the server to instead name the + command to talk to the server. + + * The "-m" option in "git log -m" that does not specify which format, + if any, of diff is desired did not have any visible effect; it now + implies some form of diff (by default "--patch") is produced. + + * The userdiff pattern for C# learned the token "record". + + +Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc. + + * The code to handle the "--format" option in "for-each-ref" and + friends made too many string comparisons on %(atom)s used in the + format string, which has been corrected by converting them into + enum when the format string is parsed. + + * Use the hashfile API in the codepath that writes the index file to + reduce code duplication. + + * Repeated rename detections in a sequence of mergy operations have + been optimize out. + + * Preliminary clean-up of tests before the main reftable changes + hits the codebase. + + * The backend for "diff -G/-S" has been updated to use pcre2 engine + when available. + + +Fixes since v2.32 +----------------- + + * We historically rejected a very short string as an author name + while accepting a patch e-mail, which has been loosened. + (merge 72ee47ceeb ef/mailinfo-short-name later to maint). + + * The parallel checkout codepath did not initialize object ID field + used to talk to the worker processes in a futureproof way. + + * Rewrite code that triggers undefined behaviour warning. + (merge aafa5df0df jn/size-t-casted-to-off-t-fix later to maint). + + * The description of "fast-forward" in the glossary has been updated. + (merge e22f2daed0 ry/clarify-fast-forward-in-glossary later to maint). + + * Recent "git clone" left a temporary directory behind when the + transport layer returned an failure. + (merge 6aacb7d861 jk/clone-clean-upon-transport-error later to maint). + + * "git fetch" over protocol v2 left its side of the socket open after + it finished speaking, which unnecessarily wasted the resource on + the other side. + (merge ae1a7eefff jk/fetch-pack-v2-half-close-early later to maint). + + * The command line completion (in contrib/) learned that "git diff" + takes the "--anchored" option. + (merge d1e7c2cac9 tb/complete-diff-anchored later to maint). + + * "git-svn" tests assumed that "locale -a", which is used to pick an + available UTF-8 locale, is available everywhere. A knob has been + introduced to allow testers to specify a suitable locale to use. + (merge 482c962de4 dd/svn-test-wo-locale-a later to maint). + + * Update "git subtree" to work better on Windows. + (merge 77f37de39f js/subtree-on-windows-fix later to maint). + + * Remove multimail from contrib/ + (merge f74d11471f js/no-more-multimail later to maint). + + * Make the codebase MSAN clean. + (merge 4dbc55e87d ah/uninitialized-reads-fix later to maint). + + * Work around inefficient glob substitution in older versions of bash + by rewriting parts of a test. + (merge eb87c6f559 jx/t6020-with-older-bash later to maint). + + * Avoid duplicated work while building reachability bitmaps. + (merge aa9ad6fee5 jk/bitmap-tree-optim later to maint). + + * We broke "GIT_SKIP_TESTS=t?000" to skip certain tests in recent + update, which got fixed. + + * The side-band demultiplexer that is used to display progress output + from the remote end did not clear the line properly when the end of + line hits at a packet boundary, which has been corrected. + + * Some test scripts assumed that readlink(1) was universally + installed and available, which is not the case. + (merge 7c0afdf23c jk/test-without-readlink-1 later to maint). + + * Recent update to completion script (in contrib/) broke those who + use the __git_complete helper to define completion to their custom + command. + (merge cea232194d fw/complete-cmd-idx-fix later to maint). + + * Output from some of our tests were affected by the width of the + terminal that they were run in, which has been corrected by + exporting a fixed value in the COLUMNS environment. + (merge c49a177bec ab/fix-columns-to-80-during-tests later to maint). + + * On Windows, mergetool has been taught to find kdiff3.exe just like + it finds winmerge.exe. + (merge 47eb4c6890 ms/mergetools-kdiff3-on-windows later to maint). + + * When we cannot figure out how wide the terminal is, we use a + fallback value of 80 ourselves (which cannot be avoided), but when + we run the pager, we export it in COLUMNS, which forces the pager + to use the hardcoded value, even when the pager is perfectly + capable to figure it out itself. Stop exporting COLUMNS when we + fall back on the hardcoded default value for our own use. + (merge 9b6e2c8b98 js/stop-exporting-bogus-columns later to maint). + + * "git cat-file --batch-all-objects"" misbehaved when "--batch" is in + use and did not ask for certain object traits. + (merge ee02ac6164 zh/cat-file-batch-fix later to maint). + + * Some code and doc clarification around "git push". + + * The "union" conflict resultion variant misbehaved when used with + binary merge driver. + (merge 382b601acd jk/union-merge-binary later to maint). + + * Prevent "git p4" from failing to submit changes to binary file. + (merge 54662d5958 dc/p4-binary-submit-fix later to maint). + + * "git grep --and -e foo" ought to have been diagnosed as an error + but instead segfaulted, which has been corrected. + (merge fe7fe62d8d rs/grep-parser-fix later to maint). + + * Other code cleanup, docfix, build fix, etc. + (merge bfe35a6165 ah/doc-describe later to maint). + (merge f302c1e4aa jc/clarify-revision-range later to maint). + (merge 3127ff90ea tl/fix-packfile-uri-doc later to maint). + (merge a84216c684 jk/doc-color-pager later to maint). + (merge 4e0a64a713 ab/trace2-squelch-gcc-warning later to maint). + (merge 225f7fa847 ps/rev-list-object-type-filter later to maint). + (merge 5317dfeaed dd/honor-users-tar-in-tests later to maint). + (merge ace6d8e3d6 tk/partial-clone-repack-doc later to maint). + (merge 7ba68e0cf1 js/trace2-discard-event-docfix later to maint). + (merge 8603c419d3 fc/doc-default-to-upstream-config later to maint). + (merge 1d72b604ef jk/revision-squelch-gcc-warning later to maint). + (merge abcb66c614 ar/typofix later to maint). + (merge 9853830787 ah/graph-typofix later to maint). + (merge aac578492d ab/config-hooks-path-testfix later to maint). + (merge 98c7656a18 ar/more-typofix later to maint). + (merge 6fb9195f6c jk/doc-max-pack-size later to maint). + (merge 4184cbd635 ar/mailinfo-memcmp-to-skip-prefix later to maint). + (merge 91d2347033 ar/doc-libera-chat-in-my-first-contrib later to maint). + (merge 338abb0f04 ab/cmd-foo-should-return later to maint). + (merge 546096a5cb ab/xdiff-bug-cleanup later to maint). + (merge b7b793d1e7 ab/progress-cleanup later to maint). + (merge d94f9b8e90 ba/object-info later to maint). + (merge 52ff891c03 ar/test-code-cleanup later to maint). + (merge a0538e5c8b dd/document-log-decorate-default later to maint). + (merge ce24797d38 mr/cmake later to maint). + (merge 9eb542f2ee ab/pre-auto-gc-hook-test later to maint). + (merge 9fffc38583 bk/doc-commit-typofix later to maint). diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.8.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.8.0.txt index 27320b6a9f..38453281b8 100644 --- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.8.0.txt +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.8.0.txt @@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ notes for details). on that order. * "git show 'HEAD:Foo[BAR]Baz'" did not interpret the argument as a - rev, i.e. the object named by the the pathname with wildcard + rev, i.e. the object named by the pathname with wildcard characters in a tree object. (merge aac4fac nd/dwim-wildcards-as-pathspecs later to maint). diff --git a/Documentation/config/blame.txt b/Documentation/config/blame.txt index 9468e8599c..4d047c1790 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/blame.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/blame.txt @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ blame.ignoreRevsFile:: file names will reset the list of ignored revisions. This option will be handled before the command line option `--ignore-revs-file`. -blame.markUnblamables:: +blame.markUnblamableLines:: Mark lines that were changed by an ignored revision that we could not attribute to another commit with a '*' in the output of linkgit:git-blame[1]. diff --git a/Documentation/config/color.txt b/Documentation/config/color.txt index d5daacb13a..e05d520a86 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/color.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/color.txt @@ -127,8 +127,9 @@ color.interactive.<slot>:: interactive commands. color.pager:: - A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in - use (default is true). + A boolean to specify whether `auto` color modes should colorize + output going to the pager. Defaults to true; set this to false + if your pager does not understand ANSI color codes. color.push:: A boolean to enable/disable color in push errors. May be set to diff --git a/Documentation/config/fetch.txt b/Documentation/config/fetch.txt index 6af6f5edb2..63748c02b7 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/fetch.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/fetch.txt @@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ fetch.negotiationAlgorithm:: setting defaults to "skipping". Unknown values will cause 'git fetch' to error out. + -See also the `--negotiation-tip` option for linkgit:git-fetch[1]. +See also the `--negotiate-only` and `--negotiation-tip` options to +linkgit:git-fetch[1]. fetch.showForcedUpdates:: Set to false to enable `--no-show-forced-updates` in diff --git a/Documentation/config/merge.txt b/Documentation/config/merge.txt index cb2ed58907..6b66c83eab 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/merge.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/merge.txt @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ merge.defaultToUpstream:: branches at the remote named by `branch.<current branch>.remote` are consulted, and then they are mapped via `remote.<remote>.fetch` to their corresponding remote-tracking branches, and the tips of - these tracking branches are merged. + these tracking branches are merged. Defaults to true. merge.ff:: By default, Git does not create an extra merge commit when merging diff --git a/Documentation/config/pack.txt b/Documentation/config/pack.txt index c0844d8d8e..763f7af7c4 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/pack.txt @@ -99,12 +99,23 @@ pack.packSizeLimit:: packing to a file when repacking, i.e. the git:// protocol is unaffected. It can be overridden by the `--max-pack-size` option of linkgit:git-repack[1]. Reaching this limit results - in the creation of multiple packfiles; which in turn prevents - bitmaps from being created. - The minimum size allowed is limited to 1 MiB. - The default is unlimited. - Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are - supported. + in the creation of multiple packfiles. ++ +Note that this option is rarely useful, and may result in a larger total +on-disk size (because Git will not store deltas between packs), as well +as worse runtime performance (object lookup within multiple packs is +slower than a single pack, and optimizations like reachability bitmaps +cannot cope with multiple packs). ++ +If you need to actively run Git using smaller packfiles (e.g., because your +filesystem does not support large files), this option may help. But if +your goal is to transmit a packfile over a medium that supports limited +sizes (e.g., removable media that cannot store the whole repository), +you are likely better off creating a single large packfile and splitting +it using a generic multi-volume archive tool (e.g., Unix `split`). ++ +The minimum size allowed is limited to 1 MiB. The default is unlimited. +Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported. pack.useBitmaps:: When true, git will use pack bitmaps (if available) when packing diff --git a/Documentation/config/push.txt b/Documentation/config/push.txt index f2667b2689..632033638c 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/push.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/push.txt @@ -24,15 +24,14 @@ push.default:: * `tracking` - This is a deprecated synonym for `upstream`. -* `simple` - in centralized workflow, work like `upstream` with an - added safety to refuse to push if the upstream branch's name is - different from the local one. +* `simple` - pushes the current branch with the same name on the remote. + -When pushing to a remote that is different from the remote you normally -pull from, work as `current`. This is the safest option and is suited -for beginners. +If you are working on a centralized workflow (pushing to the same repository you +pull from, which is typically `origin`), then you need to configure an upstream +branch with the same name. + -This mode has become the default in Git 2.0. +This mode is the default since Git 2.0, and is the safest option suited for +beginners. * `matching` - push all branches having the same name on both ends. This makes the repository you are pushing to remember the set of diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index 530d115914..32e6dee5ac 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -49,10 +49,9 @@ ifdef::git-log[] --diff-merges=m::: -m::: This option makes diff output for merge commits to be shown in - the default format. `-m` will produce the output only if `-p` - is given as well. The default format could be changed using + the default format. The default format could be changed using `log.diffMerges` configuration parameter, which default value - is `separate`. + is `separate`. `-m` implies `-p`. + --diff-merges=first-parent::: --diff-merges=1::: @@ -62,7 +61,8 @@ ifdef::git-log[] --diff-merges=separate::: This makes merge commits show the full diff with respect to each of the parents. Separate log entry and diff is generated - for each parent. + for each parent. This is the format that `-m` produced + historically. + --diff-merges=combined::: --diff-merges=c::: diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt index 9e7b4e189c..e967ff1874 100644 --- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt @@ -62,8 +62,17 @@ The argument to this option may be a glob on ref names, a ref, or the (possibly abbreviated) SHA-1 of a commit. Specifying a glob is equivalent to specifying this option multiple times, one for each matching ref name. + -See also the `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm` configuration variable -documented in linkgit:git-config[1]. +See also the `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm` and `push.negotiate` +configuration variables documented in linkgit:git-config[1], and the +`--negotiate-only` option below. + +--negotiate-only:: + Do not fetch anything from the server, and instead print the + ancestors of the provided `--negotiation-tip=*` arguments, + which we have in common with the server. ++ +Internally this is used to implement the `push.negotiate` option, see +linkgit:git-config[1]. --dry-run:: Show what would be done, without making any changes. diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index 340c5fbb48..95fec5f069 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ OPTIONS -p:: --patch:: - Use the interactive patch selection interface to chose + Use the interactive patch selection interface to choose which changes to commit. See linkgit:git-add[1] for details. diff --git a/Documentation/git-describe.txt b/Documentation/git-describe.txt index a88f6ae2c6..c6a79c2a0f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-describe.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-describe.txt @@ -63,9 +63,10 @@ OPTIONS Automatically implies --tags. --abbrev=<n>:: - Instead of using the default 7 hexadecimal digits as the - abbreviated object name, use <n> digits, or as many digits - as needed to form a unique object name. An <n> of 0 + Instead of using the default number of hexadecimal digits (which + will vary according to the number of objects in the repository with + a default of 7) of the abbreviated object name, use <n> digits, or + as many digits as needed to form a unique object name. An <n> of 0 will suppress long format, only showing the closest tag. --candidates=<n>:: @@ -139,8 +140,11 @@ at the end. The number of additional commits is the number of commits which would be displayed by "git log v1.0.4..parent". -The hash suffix is "-g" + unambiguous abbreviation for the tip commit -of parent (which was `2414721b194453f058079d897d13c4e377f92dc6`). +The hash suffix is "-g" + an unambigous abbreviation for the tip commit +of parent (which was `2414721b194453f058079d897d13c4e377f92dc6`). The +length of the abbreviation scales as the repository grows, using the +approximate number of objects in the repository and a bit of math +around the birthday paradox, and defaults to a minimum of 7. The "g" prefix stands for "git" and is used to allow describing the version of a software depending on the SCM the software is managed with. This is useful in an environment where people may use different SCMs. diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt index 1bbf865a1b..0498e7bacb 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-log.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt @@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ OPTIONS full ref name (including prefix) will be printed. If 'auto' is specified, then if the output is going to a terminal, the ref names are shown as if 'short' were given, otherwise no ref names are - shown. The default option is 'short'. + shown. The option `--decorate` is short-hand for `--decorate=short`. + Default to configuration value of `log.decorate` if configured, + otherwise, `auto`. --decorate-refs=<pattern>:: --decorate-refs-exclude=<pattern>:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt index 25d9fbe37a..dbfd1f9017 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt @@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ depth is 4095. into multiple independent packfiles, each not larger than the given size. The size can be suffixed with "k", "m", or "g". The minimum size allowed is limited to 1 MiB. - This option - prevents the creation of a bitmap index. The default is unlimited, unless the config variable - `pack.packSizeLimit` is set. + `pack.packSizeLimit` is set. Note that this option may result in + a larger and slower repository; see the discussion in + `pack.packSizeLimit`. --honor-pack-keep:: This flag causes an object already in a local pack that diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt index ef310f362e..24c00c9384 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt @@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ depth is 4095. If specified, multiple packfiles may be created, which also prevents the creation of a bitmap index. The default is unlimited, unless the config variable - `pack.packSizeLimit` is set. + `pack.packSizeLimit` is set. Note that this option may result in + a larger and slower repository; see the discussion in + `pack.packSizeLimit`. -b:: --write-bitmap-index:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt index 93708aefea..3db4eab4ba 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt @@ -167,6 +167,14 @@ Sending `sendemail.envelopeSender` configuration variable; if that is unspecified, choosing the envelope sender is left to your MTA. +--sendmail-cmd=<command>:: + Specify a command to run to send the email. The command should + be sendmail-like; specifically, it must support the `-i` option. + The command will be executed in the shell if necessary. Default + is the value of `sendemail.sendmailcmd`. If unspecified, and if + --smtp-server is also unspecified, git-send-email will search + for `sendmail` in `/usr/sbin`, `/usr/lib` and $PATH. + --smtp-encryption=<encryption>:: Specify the encryption to use, either 'ssl' or 'tls'. Any other value reverts to plain SMTP. Default is the value of @@ -211,13 +219,16 @@ a password is obtained using 'git-credential'. --smtp-server=<host>:: If set, specifies the outgoing SMTP server to use (e.g. - `smtp.example.com` or a raw IP address). Alternatively it can - specify a full pathname of a sendmail-like program instead; - the program must support the `-i` option. Default value can - be specified by the `sendemail.smtpServer` configuration - option; the built-in default is to search for `sendmail` in - `/usr/sbin`, `/usr/lib` and $PATH if such program is - available, falling back to `localhost` otherwise. + `smtp.example.com` or a raw IP address). If unspecified, and if + `--sendmail-cmd` is also unspecified, the default is to search + for `sendmail` in `/usr/sbin`, `/usr/lib` and $PATH if such a + program is available, falling back to `localhost` otherwise. ++ +For backward compatibility, this option can also specify a full pathname +of a sendmail-like program instead; the program must support the `-i` +option. This method does not support passing arguments or using plain +command names. For those use cases, consider using `--sendmail-cmd` +instead. --smtp-server-port=<port>:: Specifies a port different from the default port (SMTP diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt index f1bb1fa5f5..66e67e6cbf 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt @@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ These annotations are: ------------ $ git worktree list /path/to/linked-worktree abcd1234 [master] -/path/to/locked-worktreee acbd5678 (brancha) locked +/path/to/locked-worktree acbd5678 (brancha) locked /path/to/prunable-worktree 5678abc (detached HEAD) prunable ------------ diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt index 67c7a50b96..c077971335 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt @@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ current branch integrates with) obviously do not work, as there is no <<def_revision,revision>> and you are "merging" another <<def_branch,branch>>'s changes that happen to be a descendant of what you have. In such a case, you do not make a new <<def_merge,merge>> - <<def_commit,commit>> but instead just update to his - revision. This will happen frequently on a + <<def_commit,commit>> but instead just update your branch to point at the same + revision as the branch you are merging. This will happen frequently on a <<def_remote_tracking_branch,remote-tracking branch>> of a remote <<def_repository,repository>>. diff --git a/Documentation/revisions.txt b/Documentation/revisions.txt index d9169c062e..f5f17b65a1 100644 --- a/Documentation/revisions.txt +++ b/Documentation/revisions.txt @@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ any of the given commits. A commit's reachable set is the commit itself and the commits in its ancestry chain. +There are several notations to specify a set of connected commits +(called a "revision range"), illustrated below. + Commit Exclusions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -294,6 +297,26 @@ is a shorthand for 'HEAD..origin' and asks "What did the origin do since I forked from them?" Note that '..' would mean 'HEAD..HEAD' which is an empty range that is both reachable and unreachable from HEAD. +Commands that are specifically designed to take two distinct ranges +(e.g. "git range-diff R1 R2" to compare two ranges) do exist, but +they are exceptions. Unless otherwise noted, all "git" commands +that operate on a set of commits work on a single revision range. +In other words, writing two "two-dot range notation" next to each +other, e.g. + + $ git log A..B C..D + +does *not* specify two revision ranges for most commands. Instead +it will name a single connected set of commits, i.e. those that are +reachable from either B or D but are reachable from neither A or C. +In a linear history like this: + + ---A---B---o---o---C---D + +because A and B are reachable from C, the revision range specified +by these two dotted ranges is a single commit D. + + Other <rev>{caret} Parent Shorthand Notations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Three other shorthands exist, particularly useful for merge commits, diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt index 3f52f981a2..037a91cbca 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt @@ -396,14 +396,14 @@ only present on the "start" and "atexit" events. } ------------ -`"discard"`:: +`"too_many_files"`:: This event is written to the git-trace2-discard sentinel file if there are too many files in the target trace directory (see the trace2.maxFiles config option). + ------------ { - "event":"discard", + "event":"too_many_files", ... } ------------ diff --git a/Documentation/technical/hash-function-transition.txt b/Documentation/technical/hash-function-transition.txt index 7c1630bf83..260224b033 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/hash-function-transition.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/hash-function-transition.txt @@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ supports four different modes of operation: convert any object names written to output to SHA-1, but store objects using SHA-256. This allows users to test the code with no visible behavior change except for performance. This allows - allows running even tests that assume the SHA-1 hash function, to + running even tests that assume the SHA-1 hash function, to sanity-check the behavior of the new mode. 2. ("early transition") Allow both SHA-1 and SHA-256 object names in diff --git a/Documentation/technical/packfile-uri.txt b/Documentation/technical/packfile-uri.txt index f7eabc6c76..1eb525fe76 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/packfile-uri.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/packfile-uri.txt @@ -35,13 +35,14 @@ include some sort of non-trivial implementation in the Minimum Viable Product, at least so that we can test the client. This is the implementation: a feature, marked experimental, that allows the -server to be configured by one or more `uploadpack.blobPackfileUri=<sha1> -<uri>` entries. Whenever the list of objects to be sent is assembled, all such -blobs are excluded, replaced with URIs. As noted in "Future work" below, the -server can evolve in the future to support excluding other objects (or other -implementations of servers could be made that support excluding other objects) -without needing a protocol change, so clients should not expect that packfiles -downloaded in this way only contain single blobs. +server to be configured by one or more `uploadpack.blobPackfileUri= +<object-hash> <pack-hash> <uri>` entries. Whenever the list of objects to be +sent is assembled, all such blobs are excluded, replaced with URIs. As noted +in "Future work" below, the server can evolve in the future to support +excluding other objects (or other implementations of servers could be made +that support excluding other objects) without needing a protocol change, so +clients should not expect that packfiles downloaded in this way only contain +single blobs. Client design ------------- diff --git a/Documentation/technical/partial-clone.txt b/Documentation/technical/partial-clone.txt index 0780d30cac..a0dd7c66f2 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/partial-clone.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/partial-clone.txt @@ -242,8 +242,7 @@ remote in a specific order. repository and can satisfy all such requests. - Repack essentially treats promisor and non-promisor packfiles as 2 - distinct partitions and does not mix them. Repack currently only works - on non-promisor packfiles and loose objects. + distinct partitions and does not mix them. - Dynamic object fetching invokes fetch-pack once *for each item* because most algorithms stumble upon a missing object and need to have @@ -273,9 +272,6 @@ to use those promisor remotes in that order." The user might want to work in a triangular work flow with multiple promisor remotes that each have an incomplete view of the repository. -- Allow repack to work on promisor packfiles (while keeping them distinct - from non-promisor packfiles). - - Allow non-pathname-based filters to make use of packfile bitmaps (when present). This was just an omission during the initial implementation. diff --git a/Documentation/technical/protocol-v2.txt b/Documentation/technical/protocol-v2.txt index a1e31367f4..1040d85319 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/protocol-v2.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/protocol-v2.txt @@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ An `object-info` request takes the following arguments: Indicates to the server an object which the client wants to obtain information for. -The response of `object-info` is a list of the the requested object ids +The response of `object-info` is a list of the requested object ids and associated requested information, each separated by a single space. output = info flush-pkt diff --git a/Documentation/technical/remembering-renames.txt b/Documentation/technical/remembering-renames.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2fd5cc88e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/technical/remembering-renames.txt @@ -0,0 +1,671 @@ +Rebases and cherry-picks involve a sequence of merges whose results are +recorded as new single-parent commits. The first parent side of those +merges represent the "upstream" side, and often include a far larger set of +changes than the second parent side. Traditionally, the renames on the +first-parent side of that sequence of merges were repeatedly re-detected +for every merge. This file explains why it is safe and effective during +rebases and cherry-picks to remember renames on the upstream side of +history as an optimization, assuming all merges are automatic and clean +(i.e. no conflicts and not interrupted for user input or editing). + +Outline: + + 0. Assumptions + + 1. How rebasing and cherry-picking work + + 2. Why the renames on MERGE_SIDE1 in any given pick are *always* a + superset of the renames on MERGE_SIDE1 for the next pick. + + 3. Why any rename on MERGE_SIDE1 in any given pick is _almost_ always also + a rename on MERGE_SIDE1 for the next pick + + 4. A detailed description of the the counter-examples to #3. + + 5. Why the special cases in #4 are still fully reasonable to use to pair + up files for three-way content merging in the merge machinery, and why + they do not affect the correctness of the merge. + + 6. Interaction with skipping of "irrelevant" renames + + 7. Additional items that need to be cached + + 8. How directory rename detection interacts with the above and why this + optimization is still safe even if merge.directoryRenames is set to + "true". + + +=== 0. Assumptions === + +There are two assumptions that will hold throughout this document: + + * The upstream side where commits are transplanted to is treated as the + first parent side when rebase/cherry-pick call the merge machinery + + * All merges are fully automatic + +and a third that will hold in sections 2-5 for simplicity, that I'll later +address in section 8: + + * No directory renames occur + + +Let me explain more about each assumption and why I include it: + + +The first assumption is merely for the purposes of making this document +clearer; the optimization implementation does not actually depend upon it. +However, the assumption does hold in all cases because it reflects the way +that both rebase and cherry-pick were implemented; and the implementation +of cherry-pick and rebase are not readily changeable for backwards +compatibility reasons (see for example the discussion of the --ours and +--theirs flag in the documentation of `git checkout`, particularly the +comments about how they behave with rebase). The optimization avoids +checking first-parent-ness, though. It checks the conditions that make the +optimization valid instead, so it would still continue working if someone +changed the parent ordering that cherry-pick and rebase use. But making +this assumption does make this document much clearer and prevents me from +having to repeat every example twice. + +If the second assumption is violated, then the optimization simply is +turned off and thus isn't relevant to consider. The second assumption can +also be stated as "there is no interruption for a user to resolve conflicts +or to just further edit or tweak files". While real rebases and +cherry-picks are often interrupted (either because it's an interactive +rebase where the user requested to stop and edit, or because there were +conflicts that the user needs to resolve), the cache of renames is not +stored on disk, and thus is thrown away as soon as the rebase or cherry +pick stops for the user to resolve the operation. + +The third assumption makes sections 2-5 simpler, and allows people to +understand the basics of why this optimization is safe and effective, and +then I can go back and address the specifics in section 8. It is probably +also worth noting that if directory renames do occur, then the default of +merge.directoryRenames being set to "conflict" means that the operation +will stop for users to resolve the conflicts and the cache will be thrown +away, and thus that there won't be an optimization to apply. So, the only +reason we need to address directory renames specifically, is that some +users will have set merge.directoryRenames to "true" to allow the merges to +continue to proceed automatically. The optimization is still safe with +this config setting, but we have to discuss a few more cases to show why; +this discussion is deferred until section 8. + + +=== 1. How rebasing and cherry-picking work === + +Consider the following setup (from the git-rebase manpage): + + A---B---C topic + / + D---E---F---G main + +After rebasing or cherry-picking topic onto main, this will appear as: + + A'--B'--C' topic + / + D---E---F---G main + +The way the commits A', B', and C' are created is through a series of +merges, where rebase or cherry-pick sequentially uses each of the three +A-B-C commits in a special merge operation. Let's label the three commits +in the merge operation as MERGE_BASE, MERGE_SIDE1, and MERGE_SIDE2. For +this picture, the three commits for each of the three merges would be: + +To create A': + MERGE_BASE: E + MERGE_SIDE1: G + MERGE_SIDE2: A + +To create B': + MERGE_BASE: A + MERGE_SIDE1: A' + MERGE_SIDE2: B + +To create C': + MERGE_BASE: B + MERGE_SIDE1: B' + MERGE_SIDE2: C + +Sometimes, folks are surprised that these three-way merges are done. It +can be useful in understanding these three-way merges to view them in a +slightly different light. For example, in creating C', you can view it as +either: + + * Apply the changes between B & C to B' + * Apply the changes between B & B' to C + +Conceptually the two statements above are the same as a three-way merge of +B, B', and C, at least the parts before you decide to record a commit. + + +=== 2. Why the renames on MERGE_SIDE1 in any given pick are always a === +=== superset of the renames on MERGE_SIDE1 for the next pick. === + +The merge machinery uses the filenames it is fed from MERGE_BASE, +MERGE_SIDE1, and MERGE_SIDE2. It will only move content to a different +filename under one of three conditions: + + * To make both pieces of a conflict available to a user during conflict + resolution (examples: directory/file conflict, add/add type conflict + such as symlink vs. regular file) + + * When MERGE_SIDE1 renames the file. + + * When MERGE_SIDE2 renames the file. + +First, let's remember what commits are involved in the first and second +picks of the cherry-pick or rebase sequence: + +To create A': + MERGE_BASE: E + MERGE_SIDE1: G + MERGE_SIDE2: A + +To create B': + MERGE_BASE: A + MERGE_SIDE1: A' + MERGE_SIDE2: B + +So, in particular, we need to show that the renames between E and G are a +superset of those between A and A'. + +A' is created by the first merge. A' will only have renames for one of the +three reasons listed above. The first case, a conflict, results in a +situation where the cache is dropped and thus this optimization doesn't +take effect, so we need not consider that case. The third case, a rename +on MERGE_SIDE2 (i.e. from G to A), will show up in A' but it also shows up +in A -- therefore when diffing A and A' that path does not show up as a +rename. The only remaining way for renames to show up in A' is for the +rename to come from MERGE_SIDE1. Therefore, all renames between A and A' +are a subset of those between E and G. Equivalently, all renames between E +and G are a superset of those between A and A'. + + +=== 3. Why any rename on MERGE_SIDE1 in any given pick is _almost_ === +=== always also a rename on MERGE_SIDE1 for the next pick. === + +Let's again look at the first two picks: + +To create A': + MERGE_BASE: E + MERGE_SIDE1: G + MERGE_SIDE2: A + +To create B': + MERGE_BASE: A + MERGE_SIDE1: A' + MERGE_SIDE2: B + +Now let's look at any given rename from MERGE_SIDE1 of the first pick, i.e. +any given rename from E to G. Let's use the filenames 'oldfile' and +'newfile' for demonstration purposes. That first pick will function as +follows; when the rename is detected, the merge machinery will do a +three-way content merge of the following: + E:oldfile + G:newfile + A:oldfile +and produce a new result: + A':newfile + +Note above that I've assumed that E->A did not rename oldfile. If that +side did rename, then we most likely have a rename/rename(1to2) conflict +that will cause the rebase or cherry-pick operation to halt and drop the +in-memory cache of renames and thus doesn't need to be considered further. +In the special case that E->A does rename the file but also renames it to +newfile, then there is no conflict from the renaming and the merge can +succeed. In this special case, the rename is not valid to cache because +the second merge will find A:newfile in the MERGE_BASE (see also the new +testcases in t6429 with "rename same file identically" in their +description). So a rename/rename(1to1) needs to be specially handled by +pruning renames from the cache and decrementing the dir_rename_counts in +the current and leading directories associated with those renames. Or, +since these are really rare, one could just take the easy way out and +disable the remembering renames optimization when a rename/rename(1to1) +happens. + +The previous paragraph handled the cases for E->A renaming oldfile, let's +continue assuming that oldfile is not renamed in A. + +As per the diagram for creating B', MERGE_SIDE1 involves the changes from A +to A'. So, we are curious whether A:oldfile and A':newfile will be viewed +as renames. Note that: + + * There will be no A':oldfile (because there could not have been a + G:oldfile as we do not do break detection in the merge machinery and + G:newfile was detected as a rename, and by the construction of the + rename above that merged cleanly, the merge machinery will ensure there + is no 'oldfile' in the result). + + * There will be no A:newfile (if there had been, we would have had a + rename/add conflict). + + * Clearly A:oldfile and A':newfile are "related" (A':newfile came from a + clean three-way content merge involving A:oldfile). + +We can also expound on the third point above, by noting that three-way +content merges can also be viewed as applying the differences between the +base and one side to the other side. Thus we can view A':newfile as +having been created by taking the changes between E:oldfile and G:newfile +(which were detected as being related, i.e. <50% changed) to A:oldfile. + +Thus A:oldfile and A':newfile are just as related as E:oldfile and +G:newfile are -- they have exactly identical differences. Since the latter +were detected as renames, A:oldfile and A':newfile should also be +detectable as renames almost always. + + +=== 4. A detailed description of the counter-examples to #3. === + +We already noted in section 3 that rename/rename(1to1) (i.e. both sides +renaming a file the same way) was one counter-example. The more +interesting bit, though, is why did we need to use the "almost" qualifier +when stating that A:oldfile and A':newfile are "almost" always detectable +as renames? + +Let's repeat an earlier point that section 3 made: + + A':newfile was created by applying the changes between E:oldfile and + G:newfile to A:oldfile. The changes between E:oldfile and G:newfile were + <50% of the size of E:oldfile. + +If those changes that were <50% of the size of E:oldfile are also <50% of +the size of A:oldfile, then A:oldfile and A':newfile will be detectable as +renames. However, if there is a dramatic size reduction between E:oldfile +and A:oldfile (but the changes between E:oldfile, G:newfile, and A:oldfile +still somehow merge cleanly), then traditional rename detection would not +detect A:oldfile and A':newfile as renames. + +Here's an example where that can happen: + * E:oldfile had 20 lines + * G:newfile added 10 new lines at the beginning of the file + * A:oldfile kept the first 3 lines of the file, and deleted all the rest +then + => A':newfile would have 13 lines, 3 of which matches those in A:oldfile. +E:oldfile -> G:newfile would be detected as a rename, but A:oldfile and +A':newfile would not be. + + +=== 5. Why the special cases in #4 are still fully reasonable to use to === +=== pair up files for three-way content merging in the merge machinery, === +=== and why they do not affect the correctness of the merge. === + +In the rename/rename(1to1) case, A:newfile and A':newfile are not renames +since they use the *same* filename. However, files with the same filename +are obviously fine to pair up for three-way content merging (the merge +machinery has never employed break detection). The interesting +counter-example case is thus not the rename/rename(1to1) case, but the case +where A did not rename oldfile. That was the case that we spent most of +the time discussing in sections 3 and 4. The remainder of this section +will be devoted to that case as well. + +So, even if A:oldfile and A':newfile aren't detectable as renames, why is +it still reasonable to pair them up for three-way content merging in the +merge machinery? There are multiple reasons: + + * As noted in sections 3 and 4, the diff between A:oldfile and A':newfile + is *exactly* the same as the diff between E:oldfile and G:newfile. The + latter pair were detected as renames, so it seems unlikely to surprise + users for us to treat A:oldfile and A':newfile as renames. + + * In fact, "oldfile" and "newfile" were at one point detected as renames + due to how they were constructed in the E..G chain. And we used that + information once already in this rebase/cherry-pick. I think users + would be unlikely to be surprised at us continuing to treat the files + as renames and would quickly understand why we had done so. + + * Marking or declaring files as renames is *not* the end goal for merges. + Merges use renames to determine which files make sense to be paired up + for three-way content merges. + + * A:oldfile and A':newfile were _already_ paired up in a three-way + content merge; that is how A':newfile was created. In fact, that + three-way content merge was clean. So using them again in a later + three-way content merge seems very reasonable. + +However, the above is focusing on the common scenarios. Let's try to look +at all possible unusual scenarios and compare without the optimization to +with the optimization. Consider the following theoretical cases; we will +then dive into each to determine which of them are possible, +and if so, what they mean: + + 1. Without the optimization, the second merge results in a conflict. + With the optimization, the second merge also results in a conflict. + Questions: Are the conflicts confusingly different? Better in one case? + + 2. Without the optimization, the second merge results in NO conflict. + With the optimization, the second merge also results in NO conflict. + Questions: Are the merges the same? + + 3. Without the optimization, the second merge results in a conflict. + With the optimization, the second merge results in NO conflict. + Questions: Possible? Bug, bugfix, or something else? + + 4. Without the optimization, the second merge results in NO conflict. + With the optimization, the second merge results in a conflict. + Questions: Possible? Bug, bugfix, or something else? + +I'll consider all four cases, but out of order. + +The fourth case is impossible. For the code without the remembering +renames optimization to not get a conflict, B:oldfile would need to exactly +match A:oldfile -- if it doesn't, there would be a modify/delete conflict. +If A:oldfile matches B:oldfile exactly, then a three-way content merge +between A:oldfile, A':newfile, and B:oldfile would have no conflict and +just give us the version of newfile from A' as the result. + +From the same logic as the above paragraph, the second case would indeed +result in identical merges. When A:oldfile exactly matches B:oldfile, an +undetected rename would say, "Oh, I see one side didn't modify 'oldfile' +and the other side deleted it. I'll delete it. And I see you have this +brand new file named 'newfile' in A', so I'll keep it." That gives the +same results as three-way content merging A:oldfile, A':newfile, and +B:oldfile -- a removal of oldfile with the version of newfile from A' +showing up in the result. + +The third case is interesting. It means that A:oldfile and A':newfile were +not just similar enough, but that the changes between them did not conflict +with the changes between A:oldfile and B:oldfile. This would validate our +hunch that the files were similar enough to be used in a three-way content +merge, and thus seems entirely correct for us to have used them that way. +(Sidenote: One particular example here may be enlightening. Let's say that +B was an immediate revert of A. B clearly would have been a clean revert +of A, since A was B's immediate parent. One would assume that if you can +pick a commit, you should also be able to cherry-pick its immediate revert. +However, this is one of those funny corner cases; without this +optimization, we just successfully picked a commit cleanly, but we are +unable to cherry-pick its immediate revert due to the size differences +between E:oldfile and A:oldfile.) + +That leaves only the first case to consider -- when we get conflicts both +with or without the optimization. Without the optimization, we'll have a +modify/delete conflict, where both A':newfile and B:oldfile are left in the +tree for the user to deal with and no hints about the potential similarity +between the two. With the optimization, we'll have a three-way content +merged A:oldfile, A':newfile, and B:oldfile with conflict markers +suggesting we thought the files were related but giving the user the chance +to resolve. As noted above, I don't think users will find us treating +'oldfile' and 'newfile' as related as a surprise since they were between E +and G. In any event, though, this case shouldn't be concerning since we +hit a conflict in both cases, told the user what we know, and asked them to +resolve it. + +So, in summary, case 4 is impossible, case 2 yields the same behavior, and +cases 1 and 3 seem to provide as good or better behavior with the +optimization than without. + + +=== 6. Interaction with skipping of "irrelevant" renames === + +Previous optimizations involved skipping rename detection for paths +considered to be "irrelevant". See for example the following commits: + + * 32a56dfb99 ("merge-ort: precompute subset of sources for which we + need rename detection", 2021-03-11) + * 2fd9eda462 ("merge-ort: precompute whether directory rename + detection is needed", 2021-03-11) + * 9bd342137e ("diffcore-rename: determine which relevant_sources are + no longer relevant", 2021-03-13) + +Relevance is always determined by what the _other_ side of history has +done, in terms of modifing a file that our side renamed, or adding a +file to a directory which our side renamed. This means that a path +that is "irrelevant" when picking the first commit of a series in a +rebase or cherry-pick, may suddenly become "relevant" when picking the +next commit. + +The upshot of this is that we can only cache rename detection results +for relevant paths, and need to re-check relevance in subsequent +commits. If those subsequent commits have additional paths that are +relevant for rename detection, then we will need to redo rename +detection -- though we can limit it to the paths for which we have not +already detected renames. + + +=== 7. Additional items that need to be cached === + +It turns out we have to cache more than just renames; we also cache: + + A) non-renames (i.e. unpaired deletes) + B) counts of renames within directories + C) sources that were marked as RELEVANT_LOCATION, but which were + downgraded to RELEVANT_NO_MORE + D) the toplevel trees involved in the merge + +These are all stored in struct rename_info, and respectively appear in + * cached_pairs (along side actual renames, just with a value of NULL) + * dir_rename_counts + * cached_irrelevant + * merge_trees + +The reason for (A) comes from the irrelevant renames skipping +optimization discussed in section 6. The fact that irrelevant renames +are skipped means we only get a subset of the potential renames +detected and subsequent commits may need to run rename detection on +the upstream side on a subset of the remaining renames (to get the +renames that are relevant for that later commit). Since unpaired +deletes are involved in rename detection too, we don't want to +repeatedly check that those paths remain unpaired on the upstream side +with every commit we are transplanting. + +The reason for (B) is that diffcore_rename_extended() is what +generates the counts of renames by directory which is needed in +directory rename detection, and if we don't run +diffcore_rename_extended() again then we need to have the output from +it, including dir_rename_counts, from the previous run. + +The reason for (C) is that merge-ort's tree traversal will again think +those paths are relevant (marking them as RELEVANT_LOCATION), but the +fact that they were downgraded to RELEVANT_NO_MORE means that +dir_rename_counts already has the information we need for directory +rename detection. (A path which becomes RELEVANT_CONTENT in a +subsequent commit will be removed from cached_irrelevant.) + +The reason for (D) is that is how we determine whether the remember +renames optimization can be used. In particular, remembering that our +sequence of merges looks like: + + Merge 1: + MERGE_BASE: E + MERGE_SIDE1: G + MERGE_SIDE2: A + => Creates A' + + Merge 2: + MERGE_BASE: A + MERGE_SIDE1: A' + MERGE_SIDE2: B + => Creates B' + +It is the fact that the trees A and A' appear both in Merge 1 and in +Merge 2, with A as a parent of A' that allows this optimization. So +we store the trees to compare with what we are asked to merge next +time. + + +=== 8. How directory rename detection interacts with the above and === +=== why this optimization is still safe even if === +=== merge.directoryRenames is set to "true". === + +As noted in the assumptions section: + + """ + ...if directory renames do occur, then the default of + merge.directoryRenames being set to "conflict" means that the operation + will stop for users to resolve the conflicts and the cache will be + thrown away, and thus that there won't be an optimization to apply. + So, the only reason we need to address directory renames specifically, + is that some users will have set merge.directoryRenames to "true" to + allow the merges to continue to proceed automatically. + """ + +Let's remember that we need to look at how any given pick affects the next +one. So let's again use the first two picks from the diagram in section +one: + + First pick does this three-way merge: + MERGE_BASE: E + MERGE_SIDE1: G + MERGE_SIDE2: A + => creates A' + + Second pick does this three-way merge: + MERGE_BASE: A + MERGE_SIDE1: A' + MERGE_SIDE2: B + => creates B' + +Now, directory rename detection exists so that if one side of history +renames a directory, and the other side adds a new file to the old +directory, then the merge (with merge.directoryRenames=true) can move the +file into the new directory. There are two qualitatively different ways to +add a new file to an old directory: create a new file, or rename a file +into that directory. Also, directory renames can be done on either side of +history, so there are four cases to consider: + + * MERGE_SIDE1 renames old dir, MERGE_SIDE2 adds new file to old dir + * MERGE_SIDE1 renames old dir, MERGE_SIDE2 renames file into old dir + * MERGE_SIDE1 adds new file to old dir, MERGE_SIDE2 renames old dir + * MERGE_SIDE1 renames file into old dir, MERGE_SIDE2 renames old dir + +One last note before we consider these four cases: There are some +important properties about how we implement this optimization with +respect to directory rename detection that we need to bear in mind +while considering all of these cases: + + * rename caching occurs *after* applying directory renames + + * a rename created by directory rename detection is recorded for the side + of history that did the directory rename. + + * dir_rename_counts, the nested map of + {oldname => {newname => count}}, + is cached between runs as well. This basically means that directory + rename detection is also cached, though only on the side of history + that we cache renames for (MERGE_SIDE1 as far as this document is + concerned; see the assumptions section). Two interesting sub-notes + about these counts: + + * If we need to perform rename-detection again on the given side (e.g. + some paths are relevant for rename detection that weren't before), + then we clear dir_rename_counts and recompute it, making use of + cached_pairs. The reason it is important to do this is optimizations + around RELEVANT_LOCATION exist to prevent us from computing + unnecessary renames for directory rename detection and from computing + dir_rename_counts for irrelevant directories; but those same renames + or directories may become necessary for subsequent merges. The + easiest way to "fix up" dir_rename_counts in such cases is to just + recompute it. + + * If we prune rename/rename(1to1) entries from the cache, then we also + need to update dir_rename_counts to decrement the counts for the + involved directory and any relevant parent directories (to undo what + update_dir_rename_counts() in diffcore-rename.c incremented when the + rename was initially found). If we instead just disable the + remembering renames optimization when the exceedingly rare + rename/rename(1to1) cases occur, then dir_rename_counts will get + re-computed the next time rename detection occurs, as noted above. + + * the side with multiple commits to pick, is the side of history that we + do NOT cache renames for. Thus, there are no additional commits to + change the number of renames in a directory, except for those done by + directory rename detection (which always pad the majority). + + * the "renames" we cache are modified slightly by any directory rename, + as noted below. + +Now, with those notes out of the way, let's go through the four cases +in order: + +Case 1: MERGE_SIDE1 renames old dir, MERGE_SIDE2 adds new file to old dir + + This case looks like this: + + MERGE_BASE: E, Has olddir/ + MERGE_SIDE1: G, Renames olddir/ -> newdir/ + MERGE_SIDE2: A, Adds olddir/newfile + => creates A', With newdir/newfile + + MERGE_BASE: A, Has olddir/newfile + MERGE_SIDE1: A', Has newdir/newfile + MERGE_SIDE2: B, Modifies olddir/newfile + => expected B', with threeway-merged newdir/newfile from above + + In this case, with the optimization, note that after the first commit: + * MERGE_SIDE1 remembers olddir/ -> newdir/ + * MERGE_SIDE1 has cached olddir/newfile -> newdir/newfile + Given the cached rename noted above, the second merge can proceed as + expected without needing to perform rename detection from A -> A'. + +Case 2: MERGE_SIDE1 renames old dir, MERGE_SIDE2 renames file into old dir + + This case looks like this: + MERGE_BASE: E oldfile, olddir/ + MERGE_SIDE1: G oldfile, olddir/ -> newdir/ + MERGE_SIDE2: A oldfile -> olddir/newfile + => creates A', With newdir/newfile representing original oldfile + + MERGE_BASE: A olddir/newfile + MERGE_SIDE1: A' newdir/newfile + MERGE_SIDE2: B modify olddir/newfile + => expected B', with threeway-merged newdir/newfile from above + + In this case, with the optimization, note that after the first commit: + * MERGE_SIDE1 remembers olddir/ -> newdir/ + * MERGE_SIDE1 has cached olddir/newfile -> newdir/newfile + (NOT oldfile -> newdir/newfile; compare to case with + (p->status == 'R' && new_path) in possibly_cache_new_pair()) + + Given the cached rename noted above, the second merge can proceed as + expected without needing to perform rename detection from A -> A'. + +Case 3: MERGE_SIDE1 adds new file to old dir, MERGE_SIDE2 renames old dir + + This case looks like this: + + MERGE_BASE: E, Has olddir/ + MERGE_SIDE1: G, Adds olddir/newfile + MERGE_SIDE2: A, Renames olddir/ -> newdir/ + => creates A', With newdir/newfile + + MERGE_BASE: A, Has newdir/, but no notion of newdir/newfile + MERGE_SIDE1: A', Has newdir/newfile + MERGE_SIDE2: B, Has newdir/, but no notion of newdir/newfile + => expected B', with newdir/newfile from A' + + In this case, with the optimization, note that after the first commit there + were no renames on MERGE_SIDE1, and any renames on MERGE_SIDE2 are tossed. + But the second merge didn't need any renames so this is fine. + +Case 4: MERGE_SIDE1 renames file into old dir, MERGE_SIDE2 renames old dir + + This case looks like this: + + MERGE_BASE: E, Has olddir/ + MERGE_SIDE1: G, Renames oldfile -> olddir/newfile + MERGE_SIDE2: A, Renames olddir/ -> newdir/ + => creates A', With newdir/newfile representing original oldfile + + MERGE_BASE: A, Has oldfile + MERGE_SIDE1: A', Has newdir/newfile + MERGE_SIDE2: B, Modifies oldfile + => expected B', with threeway-merged newdir/newfile from above + + In this case, with the optimization, note that after the first commit: + * MERGE_SIDE1 remembers oldfile -> newdir/newfile + (NOT oldfile -> olddir/newfile; compare to case of second + block under p->status == 'R' in possibly_cache_new_pair()) + * MERGE_SIDE2 renames are tossed because only MERGE_SIDE1 is remembered + + Given the cached rename noted above, the second merge can proceed as + expected without needing to perform rename detection from A -> A'. + +Finally, I'll just note here that interactions with the +skip-irrelevant-renames optimization means we sometimes don't detect +renames for any files within a directory that was renamed, in which +case we will not have been able to detect any rename for the directory +itself. In such a case, we do not know whether the directory was +renamed; we want to be careful to avoid cacheing some kind of "this +directory was not renamed" statement. If we did, then a subsequent +commit being rebased could add a file to the old directory, and the +user would expect it to end up in the correct directory -- something +our erroneous "this directory was not renamed" cache would preclude. |