What's cooking (2025/09 #1)

Author: gitster

whats-cooking.txt

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 To: git@vger.kernel.org
-Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2025, #12; Fri, 29)
+Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Sep 2025, #01; Tue, 2)
 X-master-at: 6ad802182101d622e6a4132f48292ddfa79e2024
-X-next-at: 3baa7cb742e267e07c93c00c15fa04107b8e9fab
+X-next-at: 4c02a37b29ea955e35380eada24af394d7169ebf
 Bcc: lwn@lwn.net, gitster@pobox.com
 
-What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2025, #12; Fri, 29)
+What's cooking in git.git (Sep 2025, #01; Tue, 2)
 --------------------------------------------------
 
 Here are the topics that have been cooking in my tree.  Commits
@@ -46,132 +46,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 	https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/
 
 --------------------------------------------------
-[Graduated to 'master']
-
-* ad/t1517-short-help-tests-fix (2025-08-19) 1 commit
-  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at f686ad352a)
- + t/t1517: mark tests that fail with GIT_TEST_INSTALLED
-
- Test fix.
- source: <20250819074631.3303-1-adam@dinwoodie.org>
-
-
-* bc/doc-compat-object-format-not-working (2025-08-25) 1 commit
-  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-26 at 5224444f11)
- + docs: note that extensions.compatobjectformat is incomplete
-
- The compatObjectFormat extension is used to hide an incomplete
- feature that is not yet usable for any purpose other than
- developing the feature further.  Document it as such to discourage
- its use by mere mortals.
- source: <20250825221101.611876-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
-
-
-* ds/doc-community-discord (2025-08-20) 1 commit
-  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at 7f9aa8da4e)
- + doc: add discord to ways of getting help
-
- Discord has been added to the first contribution documentation as
- another way to ask for help.
- source: <pull.2033.v3.git.git.1755679018997.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-
-
-* je/doc-rebase (2025-08-22) 5 commits
-  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-26 at 0d9a1d75d5)
- + doc: git-rebase: update discussion of internals
- + doc: git-rebase: move --onto explanation down
- + doc: git rebase: clarify arguments syntax
- + doc: git rebase: dedup merge conflict discussion
- + doc: git-rebase: start with an example
-
- Documentation for "git rebase" has been updated.
- source: <pull.1949.v9.git.1755909782.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-
-
-* jk/describe-blob (2025-08-18) 5 commits
-  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at 671998ff24)
- + describe: pass commit to describe_commit()
- + describe: handle blob traversal with no commits
- + describe: catch unborn branch in describe_blob()
- + describe: error if blob not found
- + describe: pass oid struct by const pointer
-
- "git describe <blob>" misbehaves and/or crashes in some corner
- cases, which has been taught to exit with failure gracefully.
- source: <20250818205812.GA1018043@coredump.intra.peff.net>
-
-
-* jk/fetch-check-graph-objects-fix (2025-08-23) 1 commit
-  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-26 at 51a561116f)
- + fetch-pack: re-scan when double-checking graph objects
-
- Under a race against another process that is repacking the
- repository, especially a partially cloned one, "git fetch" may
- mistakenly think some objects we do have are missing, which has
- been corrected.
- source: <20250824050040.GA228050@coredump.intra.peff.net>
-
-
-* jk/no-clobber-dangling-symref-with-fetch (2025-08-19) 4 commits
-  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at 29b96663c0)
- + refs: do not clobber dangling symrefs
- + t5510: prefer "git -C" to subshell for followRemoteHEAD tests
- + t5510: stop changing top-level working directory
- + t5510: make confusing config cleanup more explicit
-
- "git fetch" can clobber a symref that is dangling when the
- remote-tracking HEAD is set to auto update, which has been
- corrected.
- source: <20250819192004.GA1058857@coredump.intra.peff.net>
-
-
-* js/doc-gitk-history (2025-08-19) 1 commit
-  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at e7e1a08f82)
- + doc/gitk: update reference to the external project
-
- Manual page for "gitk" is updated with the current maintainer's
- name.
- source: <249056e7-1332-4e6f-8d07-16c80fd4913e@kdbg.org>
-
-
-* js/progress-delay-fix (2025-08-25) 1 commit
-  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-26 at 4e832eb295)
- + progress: pay attention to (customized) delay time
-
- The start_delayed_progress() function in the progress eye-candy API
- did not clear its internal state, making an initial delay value
- larger than 1 second ineffective, which has been corrected.
- source: <7b848623-ce64-4679-9b5e-9d91d947b269@kdbg.org>
-
-
-* ps/reftable-libgit2-cleanup (2025-08-12) 8 commits
-  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-21 at ff82e3fa11)
- + refs/reftable: always reload stacks when creating lock
- + reftable: don't second-guess errors from flock interface
- + reftable/stack: handle outdated stacks when compacting
- + reftable/stack: allow passing flags to `reftable_stack_add()`
- + reftable/stack: fix compiler warning due to missing braces
- + reftable/stack: reorder code to avoid forward declarations
- + reftable/writer: drop Git-specific `QSORT()` macro
- + reftable/writer: fix type used for number of records
-
- Code clean-ups.
- source: <20250812-pks-reftable-fixes-for-libgit2-v3-0-cf3b2267867e@pks.im>
-
-
-* sg/line-log-merge-optim (2025-08-24) 4 commits
-  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-26 at e110ef974a)
- + line-log: simplify condition checking for merge commits
- + line-log: initialize diff queue in process_ranges_ordinary_commit()
- + line-log: get rid of the parents array in process_ranges_merge_commit()
- + line-log: avoid unnecessary tree diffs when processing merge commits
-
- "git log -L..." compared trees of multiple parents with the tree of the
- merge result in an unnecessarily inefficient way.
- source: <20250824190644.2573279-1-szeder.dev@gmail.com>
-
---------------------------------------------------
-[New Topics]
+[Cooking]
 
 * ag/doc-sendmail-gmail-example-update (2025-08-26) 1 commit
  - docs: update sendmail docs to use more secure SMTP server for Gmail
@@ -183,12 +58,13 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 
 
 * da/cargo-serialize (2025-08-26) 1 commit
- - Makefile: build libgit-rs and libgit-sys serially
+  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-29 at 5a193b1525)
+ + Makefile: build libgit-rs and libgit-sys serially
 
  Makefile tried to run multiple "cargo build" which would not work
  very well; serialize their execution to work it around.
 
- Will merge to 'next'.
+ Will merge to 'master'.
  source: <20250826233525.2635432-1-davvid@gmail.com>
 
 
@@ -250,14 +126,15 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 
 
 * ds/ls-files-lazy-unsparse (2025-08-15) 1 commit
- - ls-files: conditionally leave index sparse
+  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-29 at a48fee2dde)
+ + ls-files: conditionally leave index sparse
 
  "git ls-files <pathspec>..." should not necessarily have to expand
  the index fully if a sparsified directory is excluded by the
  pathspec; the code is taught to expand the index on demand to avoid
  this.
 
- Will merge to 'next'.
+ Will merge to 'master'.
  source: <pull.1955.git.1755274373717.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 
 
@@ -281,8 +158,6 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
  Will merge to 'next'?
  source: <pull.2040.v3.git.git.1756472406487.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 
---------------------------------------------------
-[Cooking]
 
 * ds/doc-ggg-pr-fork-clarify (2025-08-23) 1 commit
   (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-25 at 71aea64ee4)
@@ -412,25 +287,28 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
  source: <20250816213642.3517822-1-adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
 
 
-* je/doc-add (2025-08-19) 2 commits
+* je/doc-add (2025-08-29) 3 commits
+ - doc: rephrase the purpose of the staging area
   (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-25 at 0c84501ed2)
  + doc: git-add: simplify discussion of ignored files
  + doc: git-add: clarify intro & add an example
 
  Documentation for "git add" has been updated.
 
- Will merge to 'master'.
+ Will merge to 'next' and then to 'master'.
  source: <pull.1952.v3.git.1755636370.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+ source: <pull.1952.v4.git.1756468502.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 
 
 * ds/path-walk-repack-fix (2025-08-25) 2 commits
- - path-walk: create initializer for path lists
- - path-walk: fix setup of pending objects
+  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-29 at 13028ffb8e)
+ + path-walk: create initializer for path lists
+ + path-walk: fix setup of pending objects
 
  "git repack --path-walk" lost objects in some corner cases, which
  has been corrected.
 
- Will merge to 'next'.
+ Will merge to 'master'.
  cf. <CABPp-BHFxxGrqKc0m==TjQNjDGdO=H5Rf6EFsf2nfE1=TuraOQ@mail.gmail.com>
  source: <pull.1956.v2.git.1756126197.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 
@@ -510,14 +388,15 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 
 
 * am/xdiff-hash-tweak (2025-07-28) 2 commits
- - xdiff: optimize xdl_hash_record_verbatim
- - xdiff: refactor xdl_hash_record()
+  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-29 at 43590f0b38)
+ + xdiff: optimize xdl_hash_record_verbatim
+ + xdiff: refactor xdl_hash_record()
 
  Inspired by Ezekiel's recent effort to showcase Rust interface, the
  hash function implementation used to hash lines have been updated
  to the one used for ELF symbol lookup by Glibc.
 
- Will merge to 'next'.
+ Will merge to 'master'.
  cf. <xmqqecsvqal6.fsf@gitster.g>
  source: <20250728190520.10962-1-amonakov@ispras.ru>
 
@@ -570,14 +449,15 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 
 
 * tc/last-modified (2025-08-05) 3 commits
- - last-modified: use Bloom filters when available
- - t/perf: add last-modified perf script
- - last-modified: new subcommand to show when files were last modified
+  (merged to 'next' on 2025-08-29 at 3f3e111189)
+ + last-modified: use Bloom filters when available
+ + t/perf: add last-modified perf script
+ + last-modified: new subcommand to show when files were last modified
 
  A new command "git last-modified" is proposed to show the closest
  ancestor commit that touched each path.
 
- Will merge to 'next'.
+ Will merge to 'master'.
  source: <20250730175510.987383-1-toon@iotcl.com>