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author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2009-10-17 00:11:43 -0700 |
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committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2009-10-17 00:11:43 -0700 |
commit | ad12b81271d76f3e4a8b1f527e252ac8452732fd (patch) | |
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Start 1.6.6 cycle
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.6.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.6.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5f1fecb5e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.6.txt @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +GIT v1.6.6 Release Notes +======================== + +In git 1.7.0, which is planned to be the release after 1.6.6, "git +push" into a branch that is currently checked out will be refused by +default. + +You can choose what should happen upon such a push by setting the +configuration variable receive.denyCurrentBranch in the receiving +repository. + +Also, "git push $there :$killed" to delete the branch $killed in a remote +repository $there, when $killed branch is the current branch pointed at by +its HEAD, will be refused by default. + +You can choose what should happen upon such a push by setting the +configuration variable receive.denyDeleteCurrent in the receiving +repository. + +To ease the transition plan, the receiving repository of such a +push running this release will issue a big warning when the +configuration variable is missing. Please refer to: + + http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/GitFaq#non-bare + http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/107758/focus=108007 + +for more details on the reason why this change is needed and the +transition plan. + +Updates since v1.6.5 +-------------------- + +(subsystems) + +(portability) + +(performance) + +(usability, bells and whistles) + + * "git log --decorate" shows the location of HEAD as well. + +(developers) + +Fixes since v1.6.5 +------------------ + +All of the fixes in v1.6.5.X maintenance series are included in this +release, unless otherwise noted. + + * "git apply" and "git diff" (including patch output from "git log -p") + now flags trailing blank lines as whitespace errors correctly (only + "apply --whitespace=fix" stripped them but "apply --whitespace=warn" + did not even warn). + + * Two whitespace error classes, 'blank-at-eof' and 'blank-at-eol', have + been introduced (settable by core.whitespace configuration variable and + whitespace attribute). The 'trailing-space' whitespace error class has + become a short-hand to cover both of these and there is no behaviour + change for existing set-ups. |