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2011-10-03ident: check /etc/mailname if email is unknownLibravatar Jonathan Nieder1-1/+7
Before falling back to gethostname(), check /etc/mailname if GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL is not set in the environment or through config files. Only fall back if /etc/mailname cannot be opened or read. The /etc/mailname convention comes from Debian policy section 11.6 ("mail transport, delivery and user agents"), though maybe it could be useful sometimes on other machines, too. The lack of this support was noticed by various people in different ways: - Ian observed that git was choosing the address 'ian@anarres.relativity.greenend.org.uk' rather than 'ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk' as it should have done. - Jonathan noticed that operations like "git commit" were needlessly slow when using a resolver that was slow to handle reverse DNS lookups. Alas, after this patch, if /etc/mailname is set up and the [user] name and email configuration aren't, the committer email will not provide a charming reminder of which machine commits were made on any more. But I think it's worth it. Mechanics: the functionality of reading mailname goes in its own function, so people who care about other distros can easily add an implementation to a similar location without making copy_email() too long and losing clarity. While at it, we split out the fallback default logic that does gethostname(), too (rearranging it a little and adding a check for errors from gethostname while at it). Based on a patch by Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org>. Requested-by: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Improved-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-06-26Git 1.7.6Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-7/+6
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-06-22Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-4/+8
* maint: Documentation: git diff --check respects core.whitespace
2011-06-22Documentation: git diff --check respects core.whitespaceLibravatar Christof Krüger1-4/+8
Fix documentation on "git diff --check" by adopting the description from "git apply --whitespace". Signed-off-by: Christof Krüger <git@christof-krueger.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-06-16Git 1.7.6-rc2Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-06-08Git 1.7.6-rc1Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+10
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-06-01Sync with 1.7.5.4Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+5
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-06-01Git 1.7.5.4Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+5
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-06-01Merge branch 'jk/maint-docs' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano4-15/+35
* jk/maint-docs: docs: fix some antique example output docs: make sure literal "->" isn't converted to arrow docs: update status --porcelain format docs: minor grammar fixes to git-status
2011-06-01Merge branch 'jn/doc-remote-helpers' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+3
* jn/doc-remote-helpers: Documentation: do not misinterpret refspecs as bold text
2011-05-31Update draft release notes to 1.7.6Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-10/+13
I think we are almost there for the feature freeze. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-31Merge branch 'jn/doc-remote-helpers'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+3
* jn/doc-remote-helpers: Documentation: do not misinterpret refspecs as bold text
2011-05-31Merge branch 'ab/i18n-envsubst-doc-fix'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+10
* ab/i18n-envsubst-doc-fix: git-sh-i18n--envsubst: add SYNOPSIS section to the documentation
2011-05-31Merge branch 'jk/maint-docs'Libravatar Junio C Hamano4-15/+35
* jk/maint-docs: docs: fix some antique example output docs: make sure literal "->" isn't converted to arrow docs: update status --porcelain format docs: minor grammar fixes to git-status
2011-05-31Merge branch 'jl/read-tree-m-dry-run'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+5
* jl/read-tree-m-dry-run: Teach read-tree the -n|--dry-run option unpack-trees: add the dry_run flag to unpack_trees_options
2011-05-31Sync with maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+18
2011-05-31Start 1.7.5.4 draft release notesLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+18
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-31Merge branch 'vh/config-interactive-singlekey-doc' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano5-13/+21
* vh/config-interactive-singlekey-doc: git-reset.txt: better docs for '--patch' git-checkout.txt: better docs for '--patch' git-stash.txt: better docs for '--patch' git-add.txt: document 'interactive.singlekey' config.txt: 'interactive.singlekey; is used by...
2011-05-31Merge branch 'rr/doc-content-type' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano2-62/+103
* rr/doc-content-type: Documentation: Allow custom diff tools to be specified in 'diff.tool' Documentation: Add diff.<driver>.* to config Documentation: Move diff.<driver>.* from config.txt to diff-config.txt Documentation: Add filter.<driver>.* to config
2011-05-30Documentation: do not misinterpret refspecs as bold textLibravatar Jonathan Nieder1-3/+3
In v1.7.3.3~2 (Documentation: do not misinterpret pull refspec as bold text, 2010-12-03) many uses of asterisks in expressions like "refs/heads/*:refs/svn/origin/branches/*" were escaped as {asterisk} to avoid being treated as delimiters for bold text, but these two were missed. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-30git-sh-i18n--envsubst: add SYNOPSIS section to the documentationLibravatar Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason1-0/+10
Change the documentation for the git-sh-i18n--envsubst program to include a SYNOPSIS section. Include the invocation of the program from git-sh-i18n.sh. Not having a SYNOPSIS section caused the "doc" target to fail on Centos 5.5 with asciidoc 8.2.5, while building with 8.6.4 on Debian works just fine. The relevant error was: ERROR: git-sh-i18n--envsubst.txt: line 9: second section must be named SYNOPSIS Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-30Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+2
* maint: git-submodule.sh: separate parens by a space to avoid confusing some shells Documentation/technical/api-diff.txt: correct name of diff_unmerge() read_gitfile_gently: use ssize_t to hold read result remove tests of always-false condition rerere.c: diagnose a corrupt MERGE_RR when hitting EOF between TAB and '\0'
2011-05-30Merge branch 'bc/maint-api-doc-parked' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+2
* bc/maint-api-doc-parked: Documentation/technical/api-diff.txt: correct name of diff_unmerge()
2011-05-30Merge branch 'mk/grep-pcre'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+7
* mk/grep-pcre: git-grep: Fix problems with recently added tests git-grep: Update tests (mainly for -P) Makefile: Pass USE_LIBPCRE down in GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS git-grep: update tests now regexp type is "last one wins" git-grep: do not die upon -F/-P when grep.extendedRegexp is set. git-grep: Bail out when -P is used with -F or -E grep: Add basic tests configure: Check for libpcre git-grep: Learn PCRE grep: Extract compile_regexp_failed() from compile_regexp() grep: Fix a typo in a comment grep: Put calls to fixmatch() and regmatch() into patmatch() contrib/completion: --line-number to git grep Documentation: Add --line-number to git-grep synopsis
2011-05-29Merge branch 'jc/notes-batch-removal'Libravatar Junio C Hamano3-3/+18
* jc/notes-batch-removal: show: --ignore-missing notes remove: --stdin reads from the standard input notes remove: --ignore-missing notes remove: allow removing more than one
2011-05-26docs: fix some antique example outputLibravatar Jeff King2-4/+4
These diff-index and diff-tree sample outputs date back to the first month of git's existence. The output format has changed slightly since then, so let's have it match the current output. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-26docs: make sure literal "->" isn't converted to arrowLibravatar Jeff King2-5/+5
Recent versions of asciidoc will treat "->" as a single-glyph arrow symbol, unless it is inside a literal code block. This is a problem if we are discussing literal output and want to show the ASCII characters. Our usage falls into three categories: 1. Inside a code block. These can be left as-is. 2. Discussing literal output or code, but inside a paragraph. This patch escapes these as "\->". 3. Using the arrow as a symbolic element, such as "use the Edit->Account Settings menu". In this case, the arrow symbol is preferable, so we leave it as-is. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-26docs: update status --porcelain formatLibravatar Jeff King1-4/+23
The --porcelain format was originally identical to the --short format, but designed to be stable as the short format changed. Since this was written, the short format picked up a few incompatible niceties, but this description was never changed. Let's mention the differences. While we're at it, let's add some sub-section headings to make the "output" section a little easier to navigate. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-26docs: minor grammar fixes to git-statusLibravatar Jeff King1-3/+4
Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-26Documentation/technical/api-diff.txt: correct name of diff_unmerge()Libravatar Brandon Casey1-2/+2
Signed-off-by: Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-26Update 1.7.6 draft release notesLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-35/+15
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-26Merge branch 'jc/require-work-tree-exists'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+8
* jc/require-work-tree-exists: require-work-tree wants more than what its name says
2011-05-26Sync with 1.7.5.3Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+34
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-26Git 1.7.5.3Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+34
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-26Merge branch 'mg/diff-uiconfig-doc' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano2-12/+30
* mg/diff-uiconfig-doc: config.txt,diff-options.txt: porcelain vs. plumbing for color.diff
2011-05-26Merge branch 'ss/doc-svn' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-9/+7
* ss/doc-svn: remove noise and inaccuracies from git-svn docs
2011-05-26Merge branch 'jn/format-patch-doc' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano4-195/+229
* jn/format-patch-doc: Documentation/format-patch: suggest Toggle Word Wrap add-on for Thunderbird Documentation: publicize hints for sending patches with GMail Documentation: publicize KMail hints for sending patches inline Documentation: hints for sending patches inline with Thunderbird Documentation: explain how to check for patch corruption
2011-05-25Merge branch 'js/log-abbrev-commit-config'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-0/+10
* js/log-abbrev-commit-config: Add log.abbrevCommit config variable "git log -h": typofix misspelled 'suppress'
2011-05-25Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano3-5/+3
* maint: init/clone: remove short option -L and document --separate-git-dir
2011-05-25Teach read-tree the -n|--dry-run optionLibravatar Jens Lehmann1-0/+5
The option can be used to check if read-tree with the same set of other options like "-m" and "-u" would succeed without actually changing either the index or the working tree. The relevant tests in the t10?? range were extended to do a read-tree -n before the real read-tree to make sure neither the index nor any local files were changed with -n and the same exit code as without -n is returned. The helper functions added for that purpose reside in the new t/lib-read-tree.sh file. The only exception is #13 in t1004 ("unlinking an un-unlink-able symlink"). As this is an issue of wrong directory permissions it is not detected with -n. Signed-off-by: Jens Lehmann <Jens.Lehmann@web.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-25init/clone: remove short option -L and document --separate-git-dirLibravatar Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy3-5/+3
Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-24doc: discuss textconv versus external diff driversLibravatar Jeff King1-0/+31
We already talk about how to use each one and how they work, but it is a reasonable question to wonder why one might use one over the other. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-24require-work-tree wants more than what its name saysLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+8
Somebody tried "git pull" from a random place completely outside the work tree, while exporting GIT_DIR and GIT_WORK_TREE that are set to correct places, e.g. GIT_WORK_TREE=$HOME/git.git GIT_DIR=$GIT_WORK_TREE/.git export GIT_WORK_TREE GIT_DIR cd /tmp git pull At the beginning of git-pull, we check "require-work-tree" and then "cd-to-toplevel". I _think_ the original intention when I wrote the command was "we MUST have a work tree, our $(cwd) might not be at the top-level directory of it", and no stronger than that. That check is a very sensible thing to do before doing cd-to-toplevel. We check that the place we would want to go exists, and then go there. But the implementation of require_work_tree we have today is quite different. I don't have energy to dig the history, but currently it says: test "$(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree 2>/dev/null)" = true || die "fatal: $0 cannot be used without a working tree." Which is completely bogus. Even though we may happen to be just outside of it right now, we may have a working tree that we can cd_to_toplevel back to. Add a function "require_work_tree_exists" that implements the check this function originally intended (this is so that third-party scripts that rely on the current behaviour do not have to get broken). For now, update _no_ in-tree scripts, not even "git pull", as nobody on the list seems to really care about the above corner case workflow that triggered this. Scripts can be updated after vetting that they do want the "we want to make sure the place we are going to go actually exists" semantics. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-23Update 1.7.6 draft release notesLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+29
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-05-23Merge branch 'ms/ls-remote-exit-with-status'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+7
* ms/ls-remote-exit-with-status: ls-remote: the --exit-code option reports "no matching refs"
2011-05-23Merge branch 'mg/config-symbolic-constants'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-10/+12
* mg/config-symbolic-constants: config: Give error message when not changing a multivar config: define and document exit codes
2011-05-23Merge branch 'ab/i18n-scripts-basic'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-0/+68
* ab/i18n-scripts-basic: Makefile: add xgettext target for *.sh files git-sh-i18n.sh: add GIT_GETTEXT_POISON support git-sh-i18n.sh: add no-op gettext() and eval_gettext() wrappers git-sh-i18n--envsubst: our own envsubst(1) for eval_gettext()
2011-05-23Merge branch 'jc/magic-pathspec'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+33
* jc/magic-pathspec: setup.c: Fix some "symbol not declared" sparse warnings t3703: Skip tests using directory name ":" on Windows revision.c: leave a note for "a lone :" enhancement t3703, t4208: add test cases for magic pathspec rev/path disambiguation: further restrict "misspelled index entry" diag fix overslow :/no-such-string-ever-existed diagnostics fix overstrict :<path> diagnosis grep: use get_pathspec() correctly pathspec: drop "lone : means no pathspec" from get_pathspec() Revert "magic pathspec: add ":(icase)path" to match case insensitively" magic pathspec: add ":(icase)path" to match case insensitively magic pathspec: futureproof shorthand form magic pathspec: add tentative ":/path/from/top/level" pathspec support
2011-05-23Merge branch 'jk/blame-line-porcelain'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-0/+18
* jk/blame-line-porcelain: blame: add --line-porcelain output format blame: refactor porcelain output add tests for various blame formats
2011-05-19Update draft release notes to 1.7.6Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+22
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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