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2011-12-19Merge branch 'jk/maint-mv'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+6
* jk/maint-mv: mv: be quiet about overwriting mv: improve overwrite warning mv: make non-directory destination error more clear mv: honor --verbose flag docs: mention "-k" for both forms of "git mv"
2011-12-19Merge branch 'ci/stripspace-docs'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-6/+63
* ci/stripspace-docs: Update documentation for stripspace
2011-12-19Merge branch 'jk/credentials'Libravatar Junio C Hamano7-0/+630
* jk/credentials: t: add test harness for external credential helpers credentials: add "store" helper strbuf: add strbuf_add*_urlencode Makefile: unix sockets may not available on some platforms credentials: add "cache" helper docs: end-user documentation for the credential subsystem credential: make relevance of http path configurable credential: add credential.*.username credential: apply helper config http: use credential API to get passwords credential: add function for parsing url components introduce credentials API t5550: fix typo test-lib: add test_config_global variant Conflicts: strbuf.c
2011-12-16Update draft release notes to 1.7.9Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+18
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-13Update draft release notes to 1.7.9Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-4/+38
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-13Merge branch 'ks/tag-cleanup'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+7
* ks/tag-cleanup: git-tag: introduce --cleanup option Conflicts: builtin/tag.c
2011-12-13Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano4-2/+64
* maint: Update draft release notes for 1.7.8.1 Git 1.7.7.5 Git 1.7.6.5 blame: don't overflow time buffer fetch: create status table using strbuf Conflicts: RelNotes
2011-12-13Update draft release notes for 1.7.8.1Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+17
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-13Merge branch 'maint-1.7.7' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano3-2/+47
* maint-1.7.7: Git 1.7.7.5 Git 1.7.6.5 blame: don't overflow time buffer fetch: create status table using strbuf checkout,merge: loosen overwriting untracked file check based on info/exclude cast variable in call to free() in builtin/diff.c and submodule.c apply: get rid of useless x < 0 comparison on a size_t type Conflicts: Documentation/git.txt GIT-VERSION-GEN RelNotes builtin/fetch.c
2011-12-13Git 1.7.7.5Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+19
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-13Merge branch 'maint-1.7.6' into maint-1.7.7Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+28
* maint-1.7.6: Git 1.7.6.5 blame: don't overflow time buffer fetch: create status table using strbuf Conflicts: Documentation/git.txt GIT-VERSION-GEN RelNotes
2011-12-13Git 1.7.6.5Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+28
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-12Update documentation for stripspaceLibravatar Conrad Irwin1-6/+63
Tell the user what this command is intended for, and expand the description of what it does. Signed-off-by: Conrad Irwin <conrad.irwin@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-12credentials: add "store" helperLibravatar Jeff King2-0/+80
This is like "cache", except that we actually put the credentials on disk. This can be terribly insecure, of course, but we do what we can to protect them by filesystem permissions, and we warn the user in the documentation. This is not unlike using .netrc to store entries, but it's a little more user-friendly. Instead of putting credentials in place ahead of time, we transparently store them after prompting the user for them once. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-12mv: honor --verbose flagLibravatar Jeff King1-2/+6
The code for a verbose flag has been here since "git mv" was converted to C many years ago, but actually getting the "-v" flag from the command line was accidentally lost in the transition. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-12docs: mention "-k" for both forms of "git mv"Libravatar Jeff King1-1/+1
The "git mv" synopsis shows two forms: renaming a file, and moving files into a directory. They can both make use of the "-k" flag to ignore errors, so mention it in both places. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-11credentials: add "cache" helperLibravatar Jeff King3-5/+115
If you access repositories over smart-http using http authentication, then it can be annoying to have git ask you for your password repeatedly. We cache credentials in memory, of course, but git is composed of many small programs. Having to input your password for each one can be frustrating. This patch introduces a credential helper that will cache passwords in memory for a short period of time. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-11docs: end-user documentation for the credential subsystemLibravatar Jeff King3-0/+195
The credential API and helper format is already defined in technical/api-credentials.txt. This presents the end-user view. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-11credential: add function for parsing url componentsLibravatar Jeff King1-0/+4
All of the components of a credential struct can be found in a URL. For example, the URL: http://foo:bar@example.com/repo.git contains: protocol=http host=example.com path=repo.git username=foo password=bar We want to be able to turn URLs into broken-down credential structs so that we know two things: 1. Which parts of the username/password we still need 2. What the context of the request is (for prompting or as a key for storing credentials). This code is based on http_auth_init in http.c, but needed a few modifications in order to get all of the components that the credential object is interested in. Once the http code is switched over to the credential API, then http_auth_init can just go away. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-11introduce credentials APILibravatar Jeff King1-0/+241
There are a few places in git that need to get a username and password credential from the user; the most notable one is HTTP authentication for smart-http pushing. Right now the only choices for providing credentials are to put them plaintext into your ~/.netrc, or to have git prompt you (either on the terminal or via an askpass program). The former is not very secure, and the latter is not very convenient. Unfortunately, there is no "always best" solution for password management. The details will depend on the tradeoff you want between security and convenience, as well as how git can integrate with other security systems (e.g., many operating systems provide a keychain or password wallet for single sign-on). This patch provides an abstract notion of credentials as a data item, and provides three basic operations: - fill (i.e., acquire from external storage or from the user) - approve (mark a credential as "working" for further storage) - reject (mark a credential as "not working", so it can be removed from storage) These operations can be backed by external helper processes that interact with system- or user-specific secure storage. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-09Update draft release notes for 1.7.9Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+36
The first two of more important topics slated for 1.7.9 have been merged. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-09Merge branch 'jc/pull-signed-tag'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+13
* jc/pull-signed-tag: commit-tree: teach -m/-F options to read logs from elsewhere commit-tree: update the command line parsing commit: teach --amend to carry forward extra headers merge: force edit and no-ff mode when merging a tag object commit: copy merged signed tags to headers of merge commit merge: record tag objects without peeling in MERGE_HEAD merge: make usage of commit->util more extensible fmt-merge-msg: Add contents of merged tag in the merge message fmt-merge-msg: package options into a structure fmt-merge-msg: avoid early returns refs DWIMmery: use the same rule for both "git fetch" and others fetch: allow "git fetch $there v1.0" to fetch a tag merge: notice local merging of tags and keep it unwrapped fetch: do not store peeled tag object names in FETCH_HEAD Split GPG interface into its own helper library Conflicts: builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c builtin/merge.c
2011-12-09Merge branch 'jc/request-pull-show-head-4'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+5
* jc/request-pull-show-head-4: request-pull: use the annotated tag contents fmt-merge-msg.c: Fix an "dubious one-bit signed bitfield" sparse error environment.c: Fix an sparse "symbol not declared" warning builtin/log.c: Fix an "Using plain integer as NULL pointer" warning fmt-merge-msg: use branch.$name.description request-pull: use the branch description request-pull: state what commit to expect request-pull: modernize style branch: teach --edit-description option format-patch: use branch description in cover letter branch: add read_branch_desc() helper function Conflicts: builtin/branch.c
2011-12-09Merge branch 'ab/pull-rebase-config'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-5/+17
* ab/pull-rebase-config: pull: introduce a pull.rebase option to enable --rebase
2011-12-09Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-6/+3
* maint: am: don't persist keepcr flag mingw: give waitpid the correct signature git symbolic-ref: documentation fix
2011-12-09Merge branch 'maint-1.7.7' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-6/+3
* maint-1.7.7: am: don't persist keepcr flag mingw: give waitpid the correct signature git symbolic-ref: documentation fix
2011-12-09git-tag: introduce --cleanup optionLibravatar Kirill A. Shutemov1-0/+7
Normally git tag strips tag message lines starting with '#', trailing spaces from every line and empty lines from the beginning and end. --cleanup allows to select different cleanup modes for tag message. It provides the same interface as --cleanup option in git-commit. Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill@shutemov.name> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-08git symbolic-ref: documentation fixLibravatar Michael Haggerty1-6/+3
The old "git symbolic-ref" manpage seemed to imply in one place that symlinks are still the default way to represent symbolic references and in another that symlinks are deprecated. Fix the text and shorten the justification for the change of implementation. Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-05Kick-off the 1.7.9 cycleLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+27
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-05Merge branch 'gh/userdiff-matlab'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+2
* gh/userdiff-matlab: Add built-in diff patterns for MATLAB code
2011-12-05Merge branch 'nd/fsck-progress'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+10
* nd/fsck-progress: fsck: print progress fsck: avoid reading every object twice verify_packfile(): check as many object as possible in a pack fsck: return error code when verify_pack() goes wrong
2011-12-05Merge branch 'js/merge-edit-option'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+0
* js/merge-edit-option: Documentation: fix formatting error in merge-options.txt
2011-12-05Documentation: fix formatting error in merge-options.txtLibravatar Jack Nagel1-1/+0
The first paragraph inside of a list item does not need a preceding line consisting of a single '+', and in fact this causes the text to be misrendered. Fix it. Signed-off-by: Jack Nagel <jacknagel@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-02Git 1.7.8Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-10/+7
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-28Git 1.7.8-rc4Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-23builtin-reset: Documentation updateLibravatar Vincent van Ravesteijn1-4/+4
The second mode of 'git reset' is defined by the --patch option, while the third mode is defined by the <mode> option. Hence, these options are mandatory in the description of the individual modes. Signed-off-by: Vincent van Ravesteijn <vfr@lyx.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-22Update 1.7.8 draft release notes in preparation for rc4Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-22Merge branch 'jn/revert-quit'Libravatar Junio C Hamano3-7/+12
* jn/revert-quit: revert: remove --reset compatibility option revert: introduce --abort to cancel a failed cherry-pick revert: write REVERT_HEAD pseudoref during conflicted revert revert: improve error message for cherry-pick during cherry-pick revert: rearrange pick_revisions() for clarity revert: rename --reset option to --quit
2011-11-22revert: introduce --abort to cancel a failed cherry-pickLibravatar Jonathan Nieder3-0/+5
After running some ill-advised command like "git cherry-pick HEAD..linux-next", the bewildered novice may want to return to more familiar territory. Introduce a "git cherry-pick --abort" command that rolls back the entire cherry-pick sequence and places the repository back on solid ground. Just like "git merge --abort", this internally uses "git reset --merge", so local changes not involved in the conflict resolution are preserved. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-22revert: rename --reset option to --quitLibravatar Jonathan Nieder3-7/+7
The option to "git cherry-pick" and "git revert" to discard the sequencer state introduced by v1.7.8-rc0~141^2~6 (revert: Introduce --reset to remove sequencer state, 2011-08-04) has a confusing name. Change it now, while we still have the time. The new name for "cherry-pick, please get out of my way, since I've long forgotten about the sequence of commits I was cherry-picking when you wrote that old .git/sequencer directory" is --quit. Mnemonic: this is analagous to quiting a program the user is no longer using --- we just want to get out of the multiple-command cherry-pick procedure and not to reset HEAD or rewind any other old state. The "--reset" option is kept as a synonym to minimize the impact. We might consider dropping it for simplicity in a separate patch, though. Adjust documentation and tests to use the newly preferred name (--quit) instead of --reset. While at it, let's clarify the short descriptions of these operations in "-h" output. Before: --reset forget the current operation --continue continue the current operation After: --quit end revert or cherry-pick sequence --continue resume revert or cherry-pick sequence Noticed-by: Phil Hord <phil.hord@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-21Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
* maint: documentation fix: git difftool uses diff tools, not merge tools.
2011-11-21documentation fix: git difftool uses diff tools, not merge tools.Libravatar Thomas Hochstein1-1/+1
Let the documentation for -t list valid *diff* tools, not valid *merge* tools. Signed-off-by: Thomas Hochstein <thh@inter.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-18Hopefully final update of release notes before 1.7.8 finalLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-18Sync with 1.7.7.4Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+14
2011-11-18Git 1.7.7.4Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+14
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-17Git 1.7.8-rc3Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-4/+1
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-15Add built-in diff patterns for MATLAB codeLibravatar Gustaf Hendeby1-0/+2
MATLAB is often used in industry and academia for scientific computations motivating it being included as a built-in pattern. Signed-off-by: Gustaf Hendeby <hendeby@isy.liu.se> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-12commit-tree: teach -m/-F options to read logs from elsewhereLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+13
Just like "git commit" does. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-12Git 1.7.8-rc2Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-08Update draft release notes to 1.7.8Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-14/+5
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>