Git v1.7.1.1 Release Notes (draft)

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Fixes since v1.7.1

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* Authentication over http transport can now be made lazily, in that the

request can first go to a URL without username, get a 401 response and

then the client will ask for the username to use.

* We used to mistakenly think "../work" is a subdirectory of the current

directory when we are in "../work-xyz".

* The attribute mechanism now allows an entry that uses an attribute

macro that set/unset one attribute, immediately followed by an

overriding setting; this makes attribute macros much easier to use.

* "git am -3" did not show diagnosis when the patch in the message was corrupt.

* "git bundle --stdin" segfaulted.

* "git describe" did not tie-break tags that point at the same commit

correctly; newer ones are preferred by paying attention to the

tagger date now.

* "git fetch" over HTTP verifies the downloaded packfiles more robustly.

* The memory usage by "git index-pack" (run during "git fetch" and "git

push") got leaner.

* "GIT_DIR=foo.git git init --bare bar.git" created foo.git instead of bar.git.

* "git log --abbrev=$num --format='%h' ignored --abbrev=$num.

* "git send-email" lacked a way to specify the domainname used in the

EHLO/HELO exchange, causing rejected connection from picky servers.

It learned --smtp-domain option to solve this issue.

* "git stash" incorrectly lost paths in the working tree that were

previously removed from the index.

* "git status" stopped refreshing the index by mistake in 1.7.1.

* "git status" showed excess "hints" even when advice.statusHints is set to false.

And other minor fixes and documentation updates.