From 4d77538f690481b2181a3c03822d8c0cd2d244cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junio C Hamano Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:12:41 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] What's cooking --- whats/cooking/2009/01/04.txt | 289 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 289 insertions(+) create mode 100644 whats/cooking/2009/01/04.txt diff --git a/whats/cooking/2009/01/04.txt b/whats/cooking/2009/01/04.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f944612b00 --- /dev/null +++ b/whats/cooking/2009/01/04.txt @@ -0,0 +1,289 @@ +To: git@vger.kernel.org +Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Jan 2009, #04; Mon, 19) +X-master-at: 28da86a58d7861626eb9d33a1bcfa3e1e79a4d13 +X-next-at: 9c367b51316264d3883a39443778c45b2439bb3d + +What's cooking in git.git (Jan 2009, #04; Mon, 19) +-------------------------------------------------- + +Here are the topics that have been cooking. Commits prefixed with '-' are +only in 'pu' while commits prefixed with '+' are in 'next'. The ones +marked with '.' do not appear in any of the branches, but I am still +holding onto them. + +The topics list the commits in reverse chronological order. The topics +meant to be merged to the maintenance series have "maint-" in their names. + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[New Topics] + +* jk/color-parse (Sat Jan 17 10:38:46 2009 -0500) 2 commits + + expand --pretty=format color options + + color: make it easier for non-config to parse color specs + +* sb/hook-cleanup (Sat Jan 17 04:02:55 2009 +0100) 5 commits + + run_hook(): allow more than 9 hook arguments + + run_hook(): check the executability of the hook before filling + argv + + api-run-command.txt: talk about run_hook() + + Move run_hook() from builtin-commit.c into run-command.c (libgit) + + checkout: don't crash on file checkout before running post- + checkout hook + +* js/maint-all-implies-HEAD (Sat Jan 17 22:27:08 2009 -0800) 2 commits + - bundle: allow the same ref to be given more than once + - revision walker: include a detached HEAD in --all + +* tr/previous-branch (Sat Jan 17 19:08:12 2009 +0100) 6 commits + - Fix parsing of @{-1}@{1} + - interpret_nth_last_branch(): avoid traversing the reflog twice + - checkout: implement "-" abbreviation, add docs and tests + - sha1_name: support @{-N} syntax in get_sha1() + - sha1_name: tweak @{-N} lookup + - checkout: implement "@{-N}" shortcut name for N-th last branch + +* rs/ctype (Sat Jan 17 16:50:37 2009 +0100) 4 commits + + Add is_regex_special() + + Change NUL char handling of isspecial() + + Reformat ctype.c + + Add ctype test + +* mh/unify-color (Sun Jan 18 21:39:12 2009 +0100) 2 commits + - move the color variables to color.c + - handle color.ui at a central place + +* jf/am-failure-report (Sun Jan 18 19:34:31 2009 -0800) 2 commits + + git-am: re-fix the diag message printing + + git-am: Make it easier to see which patch failed + +* cb/add-pathspec (Wed Jan 14 15:54:35 2009 +0100) 2 commits + - remove pathspec_match, use match_pathspec instead + - clean up pathspec matching + +* sg/maint-gitdir-in-subdir (Fri Jan 16 16:37:33 2009 +0100) 1 commit + + Fix gitdir detection when in subdir of gitdir + +This has my "don't do the fullpath if you are directly inside .git" +squashed in, so it should be much safer. + +* am/maint-push-doc (Sun Jan 18 15:36:58 2009 +0100) 4 commits + + Documentation: avoid using undefined parameters + + Documentation: mention branches rather than heads + + Documentation: remove a redundant elaboration + + Documentation: git push repository can also be a remote + +* sp/runtime-prefix (Sun Jan 18 13:00:15 2009 +0100) 5 commits + - Windows: Revert to default paths and convert them by + RUNTIME_PREFIX + - Modify setup_path() to only add git_exec_path() to PATH + - Add calls to git_extract_argv0_path() in programs that call + git_config_* + - git_extract_argv0_path(): Move check for valid argv0 from caller + to callee + - Move computation of absolute paths from Makefile to runtime (in + preparation for RUNTIME_PREFIX) + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[Stalled and may need help and prodding to go forward] + +* jc/blame (Wed Jun 4 22:58:40 2008 -0700) 2 commits + + blame: show "previous" information in --porcelain/--incremental + format + + git-blame: refactor code to emit "porcelain format" output + +This gives Porcelains (like gitweb) the information on the commit _before_ +the one that the final blame is laid on, which should save them one +rev-parse to dig further. The line number in the "previous" information +may need refining, and sanity checking code for reference counting may +need to be resurrected before this can move forward. + +* db/foreign-scm (Sun Jan 11 15:12:10 2009 -0500) 3 commits + - Support fetching from foreign VCSes + - Add specification of git-vcs helpers + - Add "vcs" config option in remotes + +The "spec" did not seem quite well cooked yet, but in the longer term I +think something like this to allow interoperating with other SCMs as if +the other end is a native git repository is a very worthy goal. + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[Actively cooking] + +* kb/lstat-cache (Sun Jan 18 16:14:54 2009 +0100) 5 commits + + lstat_cache(): introduce clear_lstat_cache() function + + lstat_cache(): introduce invalidate_lstat_cache() function + + lstat_cache(): introduce has_dirs_only_path() function + + lstat_cache(): introduce has_symlink_or_noent_leading_path() + function + + lstat_cache(): more cache effective symlink/directory detection + +This is the tenth round, now in 'next'. + +* lh/submodule-tree-traversal (Mon Jan 12 00:45:55 2009 +0100) 3 commits + - builtin-ls-tree: enable traversal of submodules + - archive.c: enable traversal of submodules + - tree.c: add support for traversal of submodules + +Still getting active reviews. + +* lt/maint-wrap-zlib (Wed Jan 7 19:54:47 2009 -0800) 1 commit + + Wrap inflate and other zlib routines for better error reporting + +Needs the "free our memory upon seeing Z_MEM_ERROR and try again" bits +extracted from Shawn's patch on top of this one. + +* jk/signal-cleanup (Sun Jan 11 06:36:49 2009 -0500) 3 commits + - pager: do wait_for_pager on signal death + - refactor signal handling for cleanup functions + - chain kill signals for cleanup functions + +Sorry, I lost track. What is the status of this one? + +* js/diff-color-words (Sat Jan 17 17:29:48 2009 +0100) 7 commits + - color-words: make regex configurable via attributes + - color-words: expand docs with precise semantics + - color-words: enable REG_NEWLINE to help user + - color-words: take an optional regular expression describing words + - color-words: change algorithm to allow for 0-character word + boundaries + - color-words: refactor word splitting and use ALLOC_GROW() + - Add color_fwrite_lines(), a function coloring each line + individually + +Dscho's series that was done in response to Thomas's original; two agreed +to work together on this codebase. + +* ks/maint-mailinfo-folded (Tue Jan 13 01:21:04 2009 +0300) 5 commits + - mailinfo: tests for RFC2047 examples + - mailinfo: add explicit test for mails like ' + (A U Thor)' + - mailinfo: more smarter removal of rfc822 comments from 'From' + + mailinfo: 'From:' header should be unfold as well + + mailinfo: correctly handle multiline 'Subject:' header + +I think "more smarter" one is too aggressive for our purpose. Perhaps not +removing comments at all would be what we want. + +* js/patience-diff (Thu Jan 1 17:39:37 2009 +0100) 3 commits + + bash completions: Add the --patience option + + Introduce the diff option '--patience' + + Implement the patience diff algorithm + +* js/notes (Tue Jan 13 20:57:16 2009 +0100) 6 commits + + git-notes: fix printing of multi-line notes + + notes: fix core.notesRef documentation + + Add an expensive test for git-notes + + Speed up git notes lookup + + Add a script to edit/inspect notes + + Introduce commit notes + +* sc/gitweb-category (Fri Dec 12 00:45:12 2008 +0100) 3 commits + - gitweb: Optional grouping of projects by category + - gitweb: Split git_project_list_body in two functions + - gitweb: Modularized git_get_project_description to be more generic + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[Graduated to "master"] + +* ds/uintmax-config (Mon Nov 3 09:14:28 2008 -0900) 1 commit + + autoconf: Enable threaded delta search when pthreads are supported + +See if anybody screams. + +* gb/gitweb-opml (Fri Jan 2 13:49:30 2009 +0100) 2 commits + + gitweb: suggest name for OPML view + + gitweb: don't use pathinfo for global actions + +* mv/apply-parse-opt (Fri Jan 9 22:21:36 2009 -0800) 2 commits + + Resurrect "git apply --flags -" to read from the standard input + + parse-opt: migrate builtin-apply. + +* tr/rebase-root (Fri Jan 2 23:28:29 2009 +0100) 4 commits + + rebase: update documentation for --root + + rebase -i: learn to rebase root commit + + rebase: learn to rebase root commit + + rebase -i: execute hook only after argument checking + +Looked reasonable. + +* mh/maint-commit-color-status (Thu Jan 8 19:53:05 2009 +0100) 2 commits + + git-status -v: color diff output when color.ui is set + + git-commit: color status output when color.ui is set + +* rs/maint-shortlog-foldline (Tue Jan 6 21:41:06 2009 +0100) 1 commit + + shortlog: handle multi-line subjects like log --pretty=oneline et. + al. do + +* rs/fgrep (Sat Jan 10 00:18:34 2009 +0100) 2 commits + + grep: don't call regexec() for fixed strings + + grep -w: forward to next possible position after rejected match + +* as/autocorrect-alias (Sun Jan 4 18:16:01 2009 +0100) 1 commit + + git.c: make autocorrected aliases work + +* tr/maint-no-index-fixes (Wed Jan 7 12:15:30 2009 +0100) 3 commits + + diff --no-index -q: fix endless loop + + diff --no-index: test for pager after option parsing + + diff: accept -- when using --no-index + +* jc/maint-format-patch (Sat Jan 10 12:41:33 2009 -0800) 1 commit + + format-patch: show patch text for the root commit + +* ap/clone-into-empty (Sun Jan 11 15:19:12 2009 +0300) 2 commits + + Allow cloning to an existing empty directory + + add is_dot_or_dotdot inline function + +* gb/gitweb-patch (Thu Dec 18 08:13:19 2008 +0100) 4 commits + + gitweb: link to patch(es) view in commit(diff) and (short)log view + + gitweb: add patches view + + gitweb: change call pattern for git_commitdiff + + gitweb: add patch view + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[Will merge to "master" soon] + +* kb/am-directory (Wed Jan 14 16:29:59 2009 -0800) 2 commits + + git-am: fix shell quoting + + git-am: add --directory= option + +This is "third-time-lucky, perhaps?" resurrection. I do not think I'd be +using this very often, but it originated from a real user request. + +* jc/maint-format-patch-o-relative (Mon Jan 12 15:18:02 2009 -0800) 1 commit + + Teach format-patch to handle output directory relative to cwd + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +[On Hold] + +* jk/renamelimit (Sat May 3 13:58:42 2008 -0700) 1 commit + . diff: enable "too large a rename" warning when -M/-C is explicitly + asked for + +* jc/stripspace (Sun Mar 9 00:30:35 2008 -0800) 6 commits + . git-am --forge: add Signed-off-by: line for the author + . git-am: clean-up Signed-off-by: lines + . stripspace: add --log-clean option to clean up signed-off-by: + lines + . stripspace: use parse_options() + . Add "git am -s" test + . git-am: refactor code to add signed-off-by line for the committer + +* jc/post-simplify (Fri Aug 15 01:34:51 2008 -0700) 2 commits + . revision --simplify-merges: incremental simplification + . revision --simplify-merges: prepare for incremental simplification + +* jk/valgrind (Thu Oct 23 04:30:45 2008 +0000) 2 commits + . valgrind: ignore ldso errors + . add valgrind support in test scripts + +* wp/add-patch-find (Thu Nov 27 04:08:03 2008 +0000) 3 commits + . In add --patch, Handle K,k,J,j slightly more gracefully. + . Add / command in add --patch + . git-add -i/-p: Change prompt separater from slash to comma + +* jc/grafts (Wed Jul 2 17:14:12 2008 -0700) 1 commit + . [BROKEN wrt shallow clones] Ignore graft during object transfer + +* jc/replace (Fri Oct 31 09:21:39 2008 -0700) 1 commit + . WIP +