What's cooking (2025/10 #11)

gitster · gitster · commit de6bd74d9b6d · 2025-10-28T11:54:40.000-07:00
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@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 To: git@vger.kernel.org
-Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Oct 2025, #10; Mon, 27)
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+Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Oct 2025, #11; Tue, 28)
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 Bcc: lwn@lwn.net, gitster@pobox.com
 
-What's cooking in git.git (Oct 2025, #10; Mon, 27)
+What's cooking in git.git (Oct 2025, #11; Tue, 28)
 --------------------------------------------------
 
 Here are the topics that have been cooking in my tree.  Commits
@@ -45,20 +45,131 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 
 	https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/
 
+--------------------------------------------------
+[Graduated to 'master']
+
+* cc/fast-import-strip-signed-tags (2025-10-13) 5 commits
+  (merged to 'next' on 2025-10-22 at c25f8aa54a)
+ + fast-import: add '--signed-tags=<mode>' option
+ + fast-export: handle all kinds of tag signatures
+ + t9350: properly count annotated tags
+ + lib-gpg: allow tests with GPGSM or GPGSSH prereq first
+ + doc: git-tag: stop focusing on GPG signed tags
+
+ "git fast-import" is taught to handle signed tags, just like it
+ recently learned to handle signed commits, in different ways.
+ 
+ source: <20251013084857.1646783-1-christian.couder@gmail.com>
+
+
+* ds/sparse-checkout-clean (2025-10-20) 8 commits
+  (merged to 'next' on 2025-10-20 at afc50f3401)
+ + sparse-index: improve advice message instructions
+  (merged to 'next' on 2025-09-25 at 00b296f153)
+ + t: expand tests around sparse merges and clean
+ + sparse-index: point users to new 'clean' action
+ + sparse-checkout: add --verbose option to 'clean'
+ + dir: add generic "walk all files" helper
+ + sparse-checkout: match some 'clean' behavior
+ + sparse-checkout: add basics of 'clean' command
+ + sparse-checkout: remove use of the_repository
+
+ "git sparse-checkout" subcommand learned a new "clean" action to
+ prune otherwise unused working-tree files that are outside the
+ areas of interest.
+ 
+ source: <pull.1941.v3.git.1757673011.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+
+
+* ps/ci-rust (2025-10-14) 8 commits
+  (merged to 'next' on 2025-10-22 at 89129fa777)
+ + rust: support for Windows
+ + ci: verify minimum supported Rust version
+ + ci: check for common Rust mistakes via Clippy
+ + rust/varint: add safety comments
+ + ci: check formatting of our Rust code
+ + ci: deduplicate calls to `apt-get update`
+ + Merge branch 'ps/gitlab-ci-windows-improvements' into ps/ci-rust
+ + Merge branch 'ps/rust-balloon' into ps/ci-rust
+ (this branch is used by ps/rust-cbindgen and qj/doc-first-contrib-check-lore.)
+
+ CI improvements to handle the recent Rust integration better.
+ 
+ source: <20251015-b4-pks-ci-rust-v3-0-13810af33bd5@pks.im>
+
 --------------------------------------------------
 [New Topics]
 
+* qj/doc-my1stcontrib-email-verify (2025-10-27) 1 commit
+ - MyFirstContribution: add note on confirming patches
+
+ The "MyFirstContribution" tutorial tells the reader how to send out
+ their patches; the section gained a hint to verify the message
+ reached the mailing list.
+
+ Will merge to 'next'.
+ source: <20251027111600.1481-1-qjessa662@gmail.com>
+
+
+* xr/ref-debug-remove-on-disk (2025-10-24) 1 commit
+ - refs: add missing remove_on_disk implementation for debug backend
+
+ The "debug" ref-backend was missing a method implementation, which
+ has been corrected.
+
+ Will merge to 'next'.
+ source: <pull.2082.git.git.1761295094982.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+
+
+* ad/blame-diff-algorithm (2025-10-28) 1 commit
+ - blame: make diff algorithm configurable
+
+ source: <pull.2075.v2.git.git.1761658643278.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+
+
+* cc/fast-import-export-i18n-cleanup (2025-10-28) 5 commits
+ - gpg-interface: mark a string for translation
+ - fast-import: mark strings for translation
+ - fast-export: mark strings for translation
+ - gpg-interface: use left shift to define GPG_VERIFY_*
+ - gpg-interface: simplify ssh fingerprint parsing
+
+ source: <20251028081232.3068147-1-christian.couder@gmail.com>
+
+
+* eb/t1016-hash-transition-fix (2025-10-28) 1 commit
+ - t1016-compatObjectFormat: really freeze time for reproduciblity
+
+ source: <87frb310d2.fsf_-_@email.froward.int.ebiederm.org>
+
+
+* ps/packed-git-in-object-store (2025-10-28) 9 commits
+ - packfile: track packs via the MRU list exclusively
+ - packfile: always add packfiles to MRU when adding a pack
+ - packfile: move list of packs into the packfile store
+ - builtin/pack-objects: simplify logic to find kept or nonlocal objects
+ - packfile: fix approximation of object counts
+ - http: refactor subsystem to use `packfile_list`s
+ - packfile: move the MRU list into the packfile store
+ - packfile: use a `strmap` to store packs by name
+ - Merge branch 'ps/remove-packfile-store-get-packs' into ps/packed-git-in-object-store
+ (this branch uses ps/remove-packfile-store-get-packs and tb/incremental-midx-part-3.1.)
+
+ source: <20251028-pks-packfiles-store-drop-list-v1-0-1a3b82030a7a@pks.im>
+
+--------------------------------------------------
+[Cooking]
+
 * tu/credential-install (2025-10-25) 1 commit
- - contrib/credential: add install target
+  (merged to 'next' on 2025-10-28 at 43589c4832)
+ + contrib/credential: add install target
 
  Contributed credential helpers (obviously in contrib/) now have "cd
  $there && make install" target.
 
- Will merge to 'next'.
+ Will merge to 'master'.
  source: <f67b3cbd-a117-a863-37ba-fbba7a2ca17a@mailbox.tu-dresden.de>
 
---------------------------------------------------
-[Cooking]
 
 * jk/diff-patch-dry-run-cleanup (2025-10-24) 6 commits
   (merged to 'next' on 2025-10-26 at 28426e9102)
@@ -80,7 +191,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 
 * qj/doc-first-contrib-check-lore (2025-10-24) 1 commit
  - MyFirstContribution: add tip to confirm patches reached the mailing list
- (this branch uses ps/ci-rust and ps/rust-cbindgen.)
+ (this branch uses ps/rust-cbindgen.)
 
  Doc update.
 
@@ -155,12 +266,12 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
  - gitlab-ci: backfill missing Linux jobs
  - gitlab-ci: reorder Linux job matrix to match GitHub's order
  - Merge branch 'ps/ci-rust' into ps/rust-cbindgen
- (this branch is used by qj/doc-first-contrib-check-lore; uses ps/ci-rust.)
+ (this branch is used by qj/doc-first-contrib-check-lore.)
 
  Introduce cbindgen in the build framework to help interfacing with
  Rust.
 
- Comments?
+ Another dependency in an ecosystem that is not mature yet complicates things a bit too much?
  source: <20251024-b4-pks-rust-cbindgen-v2-0-4b4bd4f18490@pks.im>
 
 
@@ -236,12 +347,15 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 
  "git repo structure", a new command.
 
- Will merge to 'next'?
+ Will merge to 'next'.
  cf. <eesy5qhqzi56qrzv7wlpenxag23l2zykakvpmr6p5rnak6cril@ap3rugp44bcz>
+ cf. <aPsLS6lbzG27W-C8@pks.im>
  source: <20251021182601.2687284-1-jltobler@gmail.com>
 
 
-* ps/maintenance-geometric (2025-10-23) 11 commits
+* ps/maintenance-geometric (2025-10-27) 12 commits
+  (merged to 'next' on 2025-10-27 at 839fc31de9)
+ + t7900: fix a flaky test due to git-repack always regenerating MIDX
   (merged to 'next' on 2025-10-26 at 505f26dcf7)
  + builtin/maintenance: introduce "geometric" strategy
  + builtin/maintenance: make "gc" strategy accessible
@@ -262,6 +376,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 
  Will merge to 'master'.
  source: <20251024-pks-maintenance-geometric-strategy-v3-0-9b5b3bdb4387@pks.im>
+ source: <20251027-pks-maintenance-geometric-strategy-v4-0-18049e4a0adf@pks.im>
 
 
 * en/xdiff-cleanup-2 (2025-10-15) 9 commits
@@ -331,54 +446,21 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
  source: <v2-38645ea253c.1760369708.git.code@khaugsbakk.name>
 
 
-* tz/test-prepare-gnupghome (2025-10-25) 3 commits
- - t1016: disable flakey tests
+* tz/test-prepare-gnupghome (2024-07-03) 2 commits
  - t/lib-gpg: call prepare_gnupghome() in GPG2 prereq
  - t/lib-gpg: add prepare_gnupghome() to create GNUPGHOME dir
 
  Tests did not set up GNUPGHOME correctly, which is fixed but some
  flaky tests are exposed in t1016, which needs to be addressed
  before this topic can move forward.
 
- On hold.
+ Will merge to 'next'.
  cf. <ZoV8b2RvYxLOotSJ@teonanacatl.net>
  cf. <xmqqbjlump3m.fsf@gitster.g>
+ cf. <87frb310d2.fsf_-_@email.froward.int.ebiederm.org>
  source: <20240703153738.916469-1-tmz@pobox.com>
 
 
-* cc/fast-import-strip-signed-tags (2025-10-13) 5 commits
-  (merged to 'next' on 2025-10-22 at c25f8aa54a)
- + fast-import: add '--signed-tags=<mode>' option
- + fast-export: handle all kinds of tag signatures
- + t9350: properly count annotated tags
- + lib-gpg: allow tests with GPGSM or GPGSSH prereq first
- + doc: git-tag: stop focusing on GPG signed tags
-
- "git fast-import" is taught to handle signed tags, just like it
- recently learned to handle signed commits, in different ways.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <20251013084857.1646783-1-christian.couder@gmail.com>
-
-
-* ps/ci-rust (2025-10-14) 8 commits
-  (merged to 'next' on 2025-10-22 at 89129fa777)
- + rust: support for Windows
- + ci: verify minimum supported Rust version
- + ci: check for common Rust mistakes via Clippy
- + rust/varint: add safety comments
- + ci: check formatting of our Rust code
- + ci: deduplicate calls to `apt-get update`
- + Merge branch 'ps/gitlab-ci-windows-improvements' into ps/ci-rust
- + Merge branch 'ps/rust-balloon' into ps/ci-rust
- (this branch is used by ps/rust-cbindgen and qj/doc-first-contrib-check-lore.)
-
- CI improvements to handle the recent Rust integration better.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <20251015-b4-pks-ci-rust-v3-0-13810af33bd5@pks.im>
-
-
 * ps/ref-peeled-tags (2025-10-23) 16 commits
  - ref-filter: parse objects on demand
  - ref-filter: detect broken tags when dereferencing them
@@ -415,7 +497,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
  + builtin/gc: convert to use `packfile_store_get_all_packs()`
  + object-name: convert to use `packfile_store_get_all_packs()`
  + Merge branch 'tb/incremental-midx-part-3.1' into ps/remove-packfile-store-get-packs
- (this branch uses tb/incremental-midx-part-3.1.)
+ (this branch is used by ps/packed-git-in-object-store; uses tb/incremental-midx-part-3.1.)
 
  Two slightly different ways to get at "all the packfiles" in API
  has been cleaned up.
@@ -424,15 +506,13 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
  source: <20251009-pks-packfiles-convert-get-all-v2-0-0d73b87ce711@pks.im>
 
 
-* je/doc-data-model (2025-10-20) 2 commits
- - SQUASH??? work around AsciiDoc xml that does not validate
- - doc: add a explanation of Git's data model
+* je/doc-data-model (2025-10-27) 1 commit
+ - doc: add an explanation of Git's data model
 
  Add a new manual that describes the data model.
 
- Expecting a reroll.
- cf. <0eb276ef-7b1a-4e79-93da-13a83226aa01@app.fastmail.com>
- source: <pull.1981.v3.git.1760476346040.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+ Comments?
+ source: <pull.1981.v4.git.1761593537924.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 
 
 * tb/incremental-midx-part-3.1 (2025-10-15) 50 commits
@@ -487,7 +567,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
  + builtin/repack.c: avoid "the_repository" in existing packs API
  + builtin/repack.c: avoid "the_repository" in `cmd_repack()`
  + Merge branch 'ps/packfile-store' into tb/incremental-midx-part-3.1
- (this branch is used by kn/refs-optim-cleanup, ps/maintenance-geometric, ps/ref-peeled-tags and ps/remove-packfile-store-get-packs.)
+ (this branch is used by kn/refs-optim-cleanup, ps/maintenance-geometric, ps/packed-git-in-object-store, ps/ref-peeled-tags and ps/remove-packfile-store-get-packs.)
 
  Clean-up "git repack" machinery to prepare for incremental update
  of midx files.
@@ -497,16 +577,17 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 
 
 * cc/doc-submitting-patches-with-ai (2025-10-01) 1 commit
- - SubmittingPatches: add section about AI
+  (merged to 'next' on 2025-10-28 at 9b5e0701fa)
+ + SubmittingPatches: add section about AI
 
  AI guidelines.
 
- Will merge to 'next'.
+ Will merge to 'master'.
  cf. <xmqqv7ki1xf1.fsf@gitster.g>
  source: <20251001140310.527097-1-christian.couder@gmail.com>
 
 
-* ps/history (2025-10-21) 13 commits
+* ps/history (2025-10-27) 12 commits
  - builtin/history: implement "split" subcommand
  - cache-tree: allow writing in-memory index as tree
  - add-patch: add support for in-memory index patching
@@ -515,15 +596,16 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
  - add-patch: split out header from "add-interactive.h"
  - builtin/history: implement "reword" subcommand
  - builtin: add new "history" command
- - replay: parse commits before dereferencing them
  - replay: stop using `the_repository`
  - replay: extract logic to pick commits
  - wt-status: provide function to expose status for trees
  - Merge branch 'sa/replay-atomic-ref-updates' into ps/history
  (this branch uses sa/replay-atomic-ref-updates.)
 
  "git history" history rewriting UI.
- source: <20251021-b4-pks-history-builtin-v5-0-78d23f578fe6@pks.im>
+
+ Comments?
+ source: <20251027-b4-pks-history-builtin-v6-0-407dd3f57ad3@pks.im>
 
 
 * ms/doc-worktree-side-by-side (2025-10-10) 2 commits
@@ -567,54 +649,3 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
  Expecting v4.
  cf. <878qh4qxsl.fsf@gentoo.mail-host-address-is-not-set>
  source: <20251006112518.3764240-1-adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
-
-
-* ds/sparse-checkout-clean (2025-10-20) 8 commits
-  (merged to 'next' on 2025-10-20 at afc50f3401)
- + sparse-index: improve advice message instructions
-  (merged to 'next' on 2025-09-25 at 00b296f153)
- + t: expand tests around sparse merges and clean
- + sparse-index: point users to new 'clean' action
- + sparse-checkout: add --verbose option to 'clean'
- + dir: add generic "walk all files" helper
- + sparse-checkout: match some 'clean' behavior
- + sparse-checkout: add basics of 'clean' command
- + sparse-checkout: remove use of the_repository
-
- "git sparse-checkout" subcommand learned a new "clean" action to
- prune otherwise unused working-tree files that are outside the
- areas of interest.
-
- Will merge to 'master'.
- source: <pull.1941.v3.git.1757673011.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-
---------------------------------------------------
-[Discarded]
-
-These have been kept outside 'seen' for some time, and were removed
-for now, until they get resubmit in a shape that plays well with
-other topics in 'seen'.
-
-* lc/rebase-trailer (2025-08-03) 2 commits
- . rebase: support --trailer
- . trailer: append trailers in-process and drop the fork to `interpret-trailers`
-
- Has been expecting a reroll for way too long.
- cf. <198826af571.62b85cb31711042.2415806544948206668@linux.beauty>
- cf. <xmqqiki7qasu.fsf@gitster.g>
- cf. <1995bf77c93.3eeb42b4972717.3783775021840050008@linux.beauty>
- source: <20250803150059.402017-1-me@linux.beauty>
-
-
-* ac/deglobal-sparse-variables (2025-07-18) 3 commits
- . environment: remove the global variable 'sparse_expect_files_outside_of_patterns'
- . environment: move access to "core.sparsecheckoutcone" into repo_settings
- . environment: move access to "core.sparsecheckout" into repo_settings
-
- Two global variables related to sparse checkout have been moved to
- the repository settings structure.
-
- Has been expecting a reroll for way too long.
- cf. <CAE7as+bnG6KgA8X_n36pqP15bmyM6re+xEb1MOXKvZSUdJ8Arg@mail.gmail.com>
- Ejected out of 'seen' for now.
- source: <cover.1752882401.git.ayu.chandekar@gmail.com>
