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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/Makefile | 21 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.2.txt | 76 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/asciidoc.conf | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-archive.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-bisect.txt | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-fsck.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-read-tree.txt | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-rev-list.txt | 28 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/pretty-formats.txt | 1 |
10 files changed, 191 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile index ad87736b0..a637d8d55 100644 --- a/Documentation/Makefile +++ b/Documentation/Makefile @@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ install: man $(INSTALL) -m644 $(DOC_MAN7) $(DESTDIR)$(man7dir) +../GIT-VERSION-FILE: .FORCE-GIT-VERSION-FILE + $(MAKE) -C ../ GIT-VERSION-FILE + +-include ../GIT-VERSION-FILE + # # Determine "include::" file references in asciidoc files. # @@ -94,17 +99,25 @@ cmd-list.made: cmd-list.perl $(MAN1_TXT) git.7 git.html: git.txt core-intro.txt clean: - rm -f *.xml *.html *.1 *.7 howto-index.txt howto/*.html doc.dep + rm -f *.xml *.xml+ *.html *.html+ *.1 *.7 howto-index.txt howto/*.html doc.dep rm -f $(cmds_txt) *.made %.html : %.txt - $(ASCIIDOC) -b xhtml11 -d manpage -f asciidoc.conf $(ASCIIDOC_EXTRA) $< + rm -f $@+ $@ + $(ASCIIDOC) -b xhtml11 -d manpage -f asciidoc.conf \ + $(ASCIIDOC_EXTRA) -o - $< | \ + sed -e 's/@@GIT_VERSION@@/$(GIT_VERSION)/g' >$@+ + mv $@+ $@ %.1 %.7 : %.xml xmlto -m callouts.xsl man $< %.xml : %.txt - $(ASCIIDOC) -b docbook -d manpage -f asciidoc.conf $< + rm -f $@+ $@ + $(ASCIIDOC) -b docbook -d manpage -f asciidoc.conf \ + $(ASCIIDOC_EXTRA) -o - $< | \ + sed -e 's/@@GIT_VERSION@@/$(GIT_VERSION)/g' >$@+ + mv $@+ $@ user-manual.xml: user-manual.txt user-manual.conf $(ASCIIDOC) -b docbook -d book $< @@ -135,3 +148,5 @@ install-webdoc : html quick-install: sh ./install-doc-quick.sh $(DOC_REF) $(mandir) + +.PHONY: .FORCE-GIT-VERSION-FILE diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.2.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.2.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2e3c7bc4f --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.2.txt @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +GIT v1.5.2 Release Notes (draft) +======================== + +Updates since v1.5.1 +-------------------- + +* New commands and options. + + - "git bisect start" can optionally take a single bad commit and + zero or more good commits on the command line. + +* Updated behavior of existing commands. + + - "git diff --stat" shows size of preimage and postimage blobs + for binary contents. Earlier it only said "Bin". + + - "git lost-found" shows stuff that are unreachable except + from reflogs. + + - "git checkout branch^0" now detaches HEAD at the tip commit + on the named branch, instead of just switching to the + branch (use "git checkout branch" to switch to the branch, + as before). + + - "git bisect next" can be used after giving only a bad commit + without giving a good one (this starts bisection half-way to + the root commit). We used to refuse to operate without a + good and a bad commit. + +* Builds + + - git-p4import has never been installed; now there is an + installation option to do so. + + - gitk and git-gui can be configured out. + + - Generated documentation pages automatically get version + information from GIT_VERSION + + - Parallel build with "make -j" descending into subdirectory + was fixed. + +* Performance Tweaks + + - optimized "git-rev-list --bisect" (hence "git-bisect"). + + - optimized "git-add $path" in a large directory, most of + whose contents are ignored. + + +Fixes since v1.5.1 +------------------ + +The following are all in v1.5.1.x series, unless otherwise noted. + +* Documentation updates + +* Bugfixes + + - Switching branches with "git checkout" refused to work when + a path changes from a file to a directory between the + current branch and the new branch, in order not to lose + possible local changes in the directory that is being turned + into a file with the switch. We now allow such a branch + switch after making sure that there is no locally modified + file nor un-ignored file in the directory. This has not + been backported to 1.5.1.x series, as it is rather an + intrusive change. + +* Performance Tweaks + +-- +exec >/var/tmp/1 +O=v1.5.1-91-g640ee0d +echo O=`git describe refs/heads/master` +git shortlog --no-merges $O..refs/heads/master ^refs/heads/maint diff --git a/Documentation/asciidoc.conf b/Documentation/asciidoc.conf index 44b1ce4c6..fa7dc9484 100644 --- a/Documentation/asciidoc.conf +++ b/Documentation/asciidoc.conf @@ -31,6 +31,25 @@ ifdef::backend-docbook[] {title#}</example> endif::backend-docbook[] +ifdef::doctype-manpage[] +ifdef::backend-docbook[] +[header] +template::[header-declarations] +<refentry> +<refmeta> +<refentrytitle>{mantitle}</refentrytitle> +<manvolnum>{manvolnum}</manvolnum> +<refmiscinfo class="source">Git</refmiscinfo> +<refmiscinfo class="version">@@GIT_VERSION@@</refmiscinfo> +<refmiscinfo class="manual">Git Manual</refmiscinfo> +</refmeta> +<refnamediv> + <refname>{manname}</refname> + <refpurpose>{manpurpose}</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> +endif::backend-docbook[] +endif::doctype-manpage[] + ifdef::backend-xhtml11[] [gitlink-inlinemacro] <a href="{target}.html">{target}{0?({0})}</a> diff --git a/Documentation/git-archive.txt b/Documentation/git-archive.txt index 493474b2e..8d1041598 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-archive.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-archive.txt @@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ OPTIONS ------- --format=<fmt>:: - Format of the resulting archive: 'tar', 'zip'... + Format of the resulting archive: 'tar', 'zip'... The default + is 'tar'. --list:: Show all available formats. diff --git a/Documentation/git-bisect.txt b/Documentation/git-bisect.txt index b2bc58d85..5f68ee158 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-bisect.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-bisect.txt @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ DESCRIPTION The command takes various subcommands, and different options depending on the subcommand: - git bisect start [<paths>...] + git bisect start [<bad> [<good>...]] [--] [<paths>...] git bisect bad <rev> git bisect good <rev> git bisect reset [<branch>] @@ -134,15 +134,26 @@ $ git reset --hard HEAD~3 # try 3 revs before what Then compile and test the one you chose to try. After that, tell bisect what the result was as usual. -Cutting down bisection by giving path parameter to bisect start -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Cutting down bisection by giving more parameters to bisect start +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can further cut down the number of trials if you know what part of the tree is involved in the problem you are tracking down, by giving paths parameters when you say `bisect start`, like this: ------------ -$ git bisect start arch/i386 include/asm-i386 +$ git bisect start -- arch/i386 include/asm-i386 +------------ + +If you know beforehand more than one good commits, you can narrow the +bisect space down without doing the whole tree checkout every time you +give good commits. You give the bad revision immediately after `start` +and then you give all the good revisions you have: + +------------ +$ git bisect start v2.6.20-rc6 v2.6.20-rc4 v2.6.20-rc1 -- + # v2.6.20-rc6 is bad + # v2.6.20-rc4 and v2.6.20-rc1 are good ------------ Bisect run diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 111d7c60b..a33d157b9 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--thread] - [--attach[=<boundary>] | --inline[=<boundary>]] - [-s | --signoff] [<common diff options>] [--start-number <n>] - [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>] - [--ignore-if-in-upstream] - <since>[..<until>] + [--attach[=<boundary>] | --inline[=<boundary>]] + [-s | --signoff] [<common diff options>] [--start-number <n>] + [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>] + [--ignore-if-in-upstream] + [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix] + <since>[..<until>] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -98,6 +99,12 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] patches being generated, and any patch that matches is ignored. +--subject-prefix=<Subject-Prefix>:: + Instead of the standard '[PATCH]' prefix in the subject + line, instead use '[<Subject-Prefix>]'. This + allows for useful naming of a patch series, and can be + combined with the --numbered option. + --suffix=.<sfx>:: Instead of using `.patch` as the suffix for generated filenames, use specifed suffix. A common alternative is diff --git a/Documentation/git-fsck.txt b/Documentation/git-fsck.txt index 058009d2f..8c68cf037 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fsck.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fsck.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-fsck - Verifies the connectivity and validity of the objects in the database SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git-fsck' [--tags] [--root] [--unreachable] [--cache] +'git-fsck' [--tags] [--root] [--unreachable] [--cache] [--no-reflogs] [--full] [--strict] [<object>*] DESCRIPTION @@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ index file and all SHA1 references in .git/refs/* as heads. Consider any object recorded in the index also as a head node for an unreachability trace. +--no-reflogs:: + Do not consider commits that are referenced only by an + entry in a reflog to be reachable. This option is meant + only to search for commits that used to be in a ref, but + now aren't, but are still in that corresponding reflog. + --full:: Check not just objects in GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY ($GIT_DIR/objects), but also the ones found in alternate diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt index 0ff2890c7..019c8bef7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-read-tree - Reads tree information into the index SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-read-tree' (<tree-ish> | [[-m [--aggressive] | --reset | --prefix=<prefix>] [-u | -i]] [--exclude-per-directory=<gitignore>] <tree-ish1> [<tree-ish2> [<tree-ish3>]]) +'git-read-tree' (<tree-ish> | [[-m [--aggressive] | --reset | --prefix=<prefix>] [-u | -i]] [--exclude-per-directory=<gitignore>] [--index-output=<file>] <tree-ish1> [<tree-ish2> [<tree-ish3>]]) DESCRIPTION @@ -86,6 +86,18 @@ OPTIONS file (usually '.gitignore') and allows such an untracked but explicitly ignored file to be overwritten. +--index-output=<file>:: + Instead of writing the results out to `$GIT_INDEX_FILE`, + write the resulting index in the named file. While the + command is operating, the original index file is locked + with the same mechanism as usual. The file must allow + to be rename(2)ed into from a temporary file that is + created next to the usual index file; typically this + means it needs to be on the same filesystem as the index + file itself, and you need write permission to the + directories the index file and index output file are + located in. + <tree-ish#>:: The id of the tree object(s) to be read/merged. diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt index 11ce395c9..77e068b15 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt @@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ SYNOPSIS [ \--topo-order ] [ \--parents ] [ \--left-right ] + [ \--cherry-pick ] [ \--encoding[=<encoding>] ] [ \--(author|committer|grep)=<pattern> ] [ [\--objects | \--objects-edge] [ \--unpacked ] ] [ \--pretty | \--header ] [ \--bisect ] + [ \--bisect-vars ] [ \--merge ] [ \--reverse ] [ \--walk-reflogs ] @@ -223,6 +225,20 @@ limiting may be applied. In addition to the '<commit>' listed on the command line, read them from the standard input. +--cherry-pick:: + + Omit any commit that introduces the same change as + another commit on the "other side" when the set of + commits are limited with symmetric difference. ++ +For example, if you have two branches, `A` and `B`, a usual way +to list all commits on only one side of them is with +`--left-right`, like the example above in the description of +that option. It however shows the commits that were cherry-picked +from the other branch (for example, "3rd on b" may be cherry-picked +from branch A). With this option, such pairs of commits are +excluded from the output. + -g, --walk-reflogs:: Instead of walking the commit ancestry chain, walk @@ -280,6 +296,18 @@ introduces a regression is thus reduced to a binary search: repeatedly generate and test new 'midpoint's until the commit chain is of length one. +--bisect-vars:: + +This calculates the same as `--bisect`, but outputs text ready +to be eval'ed by the shell. These lines will assign the name of +the midpoint revision to the variable `bisect_rev`, and the +expected number of commits to be tested after `bisect_rev` is +tested to `bisect_nr`, the expected number of commits to be +tested if `bisect_rev` turns out to be good to `bisect_good`, +the expected number of commits to be tested if `bisect_rev` +turns out to be bad to `bisect_bad`, and the number of commits +we are bisecting right now to `bisect_all`. + -- Commit Ordering diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt index 2fe6c3196..d7ffc21dd 100644 --- a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt +++ b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt @@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ The placeholders are: - '%Cgreen': switch color to green - '%Cblue': switch color to blue - '%Creset': reset color +- '%m': left, right or boundary mark - '%n': newline |