fix: apply insteadOf from global config for detached remotes#7195
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`git_remote_create_detached` does not apply `url.*.insteadOf` or url.*.pushInsteadOf from global config. These tests currently pass, asserting the buggy behavior and serving as a minimal reproduction. The assertions will be updated when the fix is applied. See <libgit2#5469>
Detached remotes already read global/system config for http proxy settings, but did not apply url.*.insteadOf or url.*.pushInsteadOf rules. This inconsistency meant that `git_remote_create_detached` behaved differently from git's `ls-remote`, which was the primary use case for detached remotes. This fixes it by loading the default config when no repository is provided and apply insteadOf rules consistently. While this is a behavior change, it still respects `GIT_REMOTE_CREATE_SKIP_INSTEADOF`, meaning that user can restore the previous behavior with minimal effort Fixes libgit2#5469
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v1.9.3 This release includes a number of bugfixes and compatibility improvements, particularly around SHA256 support. * cmake: fix linker error when using ninja build generator by @kcsaul in libgit2/libgit2#7249 * Handle redirects with Content-Length: 0 correctly by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7246 * ci: use poxygit v0.8.1 in the tests by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7248 * Zero indexer stats in pack objects by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7243 * submodule: git_index_add_bypath does not move conflict entries to REUC by @lrm29 in libgit2/libgit2#7003 * fix: prevent SSH timeout infinite loop and enable TCP keepalive by @ambv in libgit2/libgit2#7165 * merge_files: avoid UB in xdiff by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7239 * git_merge_file_from_index: handle cases when a child (ours or theirs) is null by @eantoranz in libgit2/libgit2#7092 * cmake: write git.h.tmp to current binary directory by @kcsaul in libgit2/libgit2#7241 * fix(pack): ensure pack_backend__read returns null terminated buffer by @kanru in libgit2/libgit2#7238 * Check object lengths against headers in read_loose by @howtonotwin in libgit2/libgit2#7178 * cmake: don't recreate git2.h unnecessarily by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7234 * Memory Backend Corruption Fix by @kcsaul in libgit2/libgit2#7232 * Fixed a heap-buffer-overflow in the smart_pkt.c:set_data function by @oliverchang in libgit2/libgit2#7118 * fix(transport): get oid_type on local transport by @weihanglo in libgit2/libgit2#7229 * `GIT_REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_TAGS_ALL`: remove stray "the" in docs by @DanielEScherzer in libgit2/libgit2#7228 * fix(clone): propagate object format in local clone by @weihanglo in libgit2/libgit2#7226 * repo: Fix possible null pointer dereference by @csware in libgit2/libgit2#7225 * revparse: Allow `HEAD` abbreviation `@` by @KoviRobi in libgit2/libgit2#7218 * camke: include libssh2 in `Requires.private` in the PC file by @carlosmn in libgit2/libgit2#7215 * futils: fix undefined behavior in O_FSYNC fallback definition by @cehoffman in libgit2/libgit2#7211 * pcre: actually fix dangling-pointer warning by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7206 * pcre: update cmake warnings for non-gcc by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7205 * Fix some warnings with gcc by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7203 * fix: apply insteadOf from global config for detached remotes by @weihanglo in libgit2/libgit2#7195 * Fix `git_index_entry` documentation by @bakersdozen123 in libgit2/libgit2#7192 * config: Fix potential null value passed to %s by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7190 * index: support USE_NSEC=OFF by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7187 * feat(remote): expose `git_remote_oid_type` by @weihanglo in libgit2/libgit2#7185 * fix(smart): keep caps across RPC stream resets by @weihanglo in libgit2/libgit2#7183 * fix wrong comment by @Murmele in libgit2/libgit2#7181 * fix(sha256): pass correct oid type by @weihanglo in libgit2/libgit2#7179 * examples: correct `git_commit_time` comment by @qaqland in libgit2/libgit2#7175 * tests: update to latest clar by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7173 * delta: fix undefined behavior in hdr_sz varint parsing by @Oblivionsage in libgit2/libgit2#7172 * ci: Update macos-13 to macos-14 images on GitHub Actions by @ambv in libgit2/libgit2#7167 * ci: Fix cases of -Werror=discarded-qualifiers raised by @gcc 15.2 by @ambv in libgit2/libgit2#7164 * Use CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR for libgit2package INSTALL_INTERFACE by @aware70 in libgit2/libgit2#7155 * Fix C4703 uninitialized pointer variable warnings by @ShiningMassXAcc in libgit2/libgit2#7154 * test: check the correct filesystem for case-sensitivity by @ambv in libgit2/libgit2#7153 * ci: update ci/docker/fedora to work with Rawhide 44 by @ambv in libgit2/libgit2#7152 * refs: honor REFSPEC_SHORTHAND for multi-segment refs by @roberth in libgit2/libgit2#7148 * config: Fix potential null value passed to %s by @orgads in libgit2/libgit2#7131 * Fix potential access to uninitialized variables by @orgads in libgit2/libgit2#7130 * refspec: Detect DEL character in is_valid_name by @xokdvium in libgit2/libgit2#7120 * Update documentation to clarify that cert cb is always called by @ehuss in libgit2/libgit2#7119 * Update `racy.c` reference by @emmanuel-ferdman in libgit2/libgit2#7091 * Avoid duplicate definition of git_http_auth_dummy. by @JohannesWilde in libgit2/libgit2#7077
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v1.9.3 This release includes a number of bugfixes and compatibility improvements, particularly around SHA256 support. * cmake: fix linker error when using ninja build generator by @kcsaul in libgit2/libgit2#7249 * Handle redirects with Content-Length: 0 correctly by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7246 * ci: use poxygit v0.8.1 in the tests by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7248 * Zero indexer stats in pack objects by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7243 * submodule: git_index_add_bypath does not move conflict entries to REUC by @lrm29 in libgit2/libgit2#7003 * fix: prevent SSH timeout infinite loop and enable TCP keepalive by @ambv in libgit2/libgit2#7165 * merge_files: avoid UB in xdiff by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7239 * git_merge_file_from_index: handle cases when a child (ours or theirs) is null by @eantoranz in libgit2/libgit2#7092 * cmake: write git.h.tmp to current binary directory by @kcsaul in libgit2/libgit2#7241 * fix(pack): ensure pack_backend__read returns null terminated buffer by @kanru in libgit2/libgit2#7238 * Check object lengths against headers in read_loose by @howtonotwin in libgit2/libgit2#7178 * cmake: don't recreate git2.h unnecessarily by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7234 * Memory Backend Corruption Fix by @kcsaul in libgit2/libgit2#7232 * Fixed a heap-buffer-overflow in the smart_pkt.c:set_data function by @oliverchang in libgit2/libgit2#7118 * fix(transport): get oid_type on local transport by @weihanglo in libgit2/libgit2#7229 * `GIT_REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_TAGS_ALL`: remove stray "the" in docs by @DanielEScherzer in libgit2/libgit2#7228 * fix(clone): propagate object format in local clone by @weihanglo in libgit2/libgit2#7226 * repo: Fix possible null pointer dereference by @csware in libgit2/libgit2#7225 * revparse: Allow `HEAD` abbreviation `@` by @KoviRobi in libgit2/libgit2#7218 * camke: include libssh2 in `Requires.private` in the PC file by @carlosmn in libgit2/libgit2#7215 * futils: fix undefined behavior in O_FSYNC fallback definition by @cehoffman in libgit2/libgit2#7211 * pcre: actually fix dangling-pointer warning by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7206 * pcre: update cmake warnings for non-gcc by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7205 * Fix some warnings with gcc by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7203 * fix: apply insteadOf from global config for detached remotes by @weihanglo in libgit2/libgit2#7195 * Fix `git_index_entry` documentation by @bakersdozen123 in libgit2/libgit2#7192 * config: Fix potential null value passed to %s by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7190 * index: support USE_NSEC=OFF by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7187 * feat(remote): expose `git_remote_oid_type` by @weihanglo in libgit2/libgit2#7185 * fix(smart): keep caps across RPC stream resets by @weihanglo in libgit2/libgit2#7183 * fix wrong comment by @Murmele in libgit2/libgit2#7181 * fix(sha256): pass correct oid type by @weihanglo in libgit2/libgit2#7179 * examples: correct `git_commit_time` comment by @qaqland in libgit2/libgit2#7175 * tests: update to latest clar by @ethomson in libgit2/libgit2#7173 * delta: fix undefined behavior in hdr_sz varint parsing by @Oblivionsage in libgit2/libgit2#7172 * ci: Update macos-13 to macos-14 images on GitHub Actions by @ambv in libgit2/libgit2#7167 * ci: Fix cases of -Werror=discarded-qualifiers raised by @gcc 15.2 by @ambv in libgit2/libgit2#7164 * Use CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR for libgit2package INSTALL_INTERFACE by @aware70 in libgit2/libgit2#7155 * Fix C4703 uninitialized pointer variable warnings by @ShiningMassXAcc in libgit2/libgit2#7154 * test: check the correct filesystem for case-sensitivity by @ambv in libgit2/libgit2#7153 * ci: update ci/docker/fedora to work with Rawhide 44 by @ambv in libgit2/libgit2#7152 * refs: honor REFSPEC_SHORTHAND for multi-segment refs by @roberth in libgit2/libgit2#7148 * config: Fix potential null value passed to %s by @orgads in libgit2/libgit2#7131 * Fix potential access to uninitialized variables by @orgads in libgit2/libgit2#7130 * refspec: Detect DEL character in is_valid_name by @xokdvium in libgit2/libgit2#7120 * Update documentation to clarify that cert cb is always called by @ehuss in libgit2/libgit2#7119 * Update `racy.c` reference by @emmanuel-ferdman in libgit2/libgit2#7091 * Avoid duplicate definition of git_http_auth_dummy. by @JohannesWilde in libgit2/libgit2#7077
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Detached remotes already read global/system config for http proxy
settings, but did not apply
url.*.insteadOforurl.*.pushInsteadOfrules. This inconsistency meant that
git_remote_create_detachedbehaved differently from git's
ls-remote, which was the primaryuse case for detached remotes.
This fixes it by loading the default config when no repository is
provided and apply insteadOf rules consistently.
While this is a behavior change, it still respects
GIT_REMOTE_CREATE_SKIP_INSTEADOF, meaning that user can restorethe previous behavior with minimal effort
Fixes #5469
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The first commit shows the current behavior.
The test diff in the second commit demonstrates the behavior change.
This was found during the Cargo integration with SHA256.
I was trying detached remote to probe the remote object format first (via
git_remote_oid_typeexposed by #7185), and then set up the repository. Cargo needs to probe first because it stores sha256/sha1 separately for backward compatibility. However detached remote not respecting insteadOf may lead to inconsistent behavior.