@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Updates since v1.7.4
1212
1313 * Update to more modern HP-UX port.
1414
15+ * The codebase is getting prepared for i18n/l10n; no translated/translatable
16+ strings in the code yet.
17+
1518 * "git apply -v" reports offset lines when the patch does not apply at
1619 the exact location recorded in the diff output.
1720
@@ -40,12 +43,21 @@ Updates since v1.7.4
4043 reached, without spewing unnecessary error messages that complain about
4144 the server response it never got.
4245
46+ * "git grep -f <filename>" learned to treat "-" as "read from the
47+ standard input stream".
48+
4349 * "git grep --no-index" did not honor pathspecs correctly, returning
4450 paths outside the specified area.
4551
4652 * "git log" type commands now understand globbing pathspecs. You
4753 can say "git log -- '*.txt'" for example.
4854
55+ * "git mergetool" learned how to drive "beyond compare 3" as well.
56+
57+ * "git rerere forget" without pathspec used to forget all the saved
58+ conflicts that relate to the current merge; it now requires you to
59+ give it pathspecs.
60+
4961 * "git rev-list --objects $revs -- $pathspec" now limits the objects listed
5062 in its output properly with the pathspec, in preparation for narrow
5163 clones.
@@ -73,11 +85,6 @@ Fixes since v1.7.4
7385All of the fixes in the v1.7.4.X maintenance series are included in this
7486release, unless otherwise noted.
7587
76- * We used to keep one file descriptor open for each and every packfile
77- that we have a mmap window on it (read: "in use"), even when for very
78- tiny packfiles. We now close the file descriptor early when the entire
79- packfile fits inside one mmap window.
80-
8188 * "git apply" used to confuse lines updated by previous hunks as lines
8289 that existed before when applying a hunk, contributing misapplication
8390 of patches with offsets.
@@ -86,12 +93,8 @@ release, unless otherwise noted.
8693 in the working tree that are in the way in order to check out paths
8794 under it from the named branch (js/checkout-untracked-symlink).
8895
89- * "git submodule update" used to honor the --merge/--rebase option (or
90- corresponding configuration variables) even for a newly cloned
91- subproject, which made no sense (so/submodule-no-update-first-time).
92-
9396---
9497exec >/var/tmp/1
95- O=v1.7.4.1-291-g01de349
98+ O=v1.7.4.1-352-gcdc3466
9699echo O=$(git describe 'master')
97100git shortlog --no-merges ^maint ^$O master
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