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Update draft release notes to 2.2

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Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Ports
* The support to build with NO_PTHREADS has been resurrected. * The support to build with NO_PTHREADS has been resurrected.
* Compilation options has been updated a bit to support z/OS port
better.
UI, Workflows & Features UI, Workflows & Features
@ -33,10 +36,16 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
to replace blob contents, names of people and paths and log to replace blob contents, names of people and paths and log
messages with bland and simple strings to help them. messages with bland and simple strings to help them.
* "git difftool" learned an option to stop feeding paths to the
diff backend when it exits with a non-zero status.
* "log --date=iso" uses a slight variant of ISO 8601 format that is * "log --date=iso" uses a slight variant of ISO 8601 format that is
made more human readable. A new "--date=iso-strict" option gives made more human readable. A new "--date=iso-strict" option gives
datetime output that is more strictly conformant. datetime output that is more strictly conformant.
* The logic "git prune" uses is more resilient against various corner
cases.
* A broken reimplementation of Git could write an invalid index that * A broken reimplementation of Git could write an invalid index that
records both stage #0 and higher stage entries for the same path. records both stage #0 and higher stage entries for the same path.
We now notice and reject such an index, as there is no sensible We now notice and reject such an index, as there is no sensible
@ -53,6 +62,10 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
creted temporary directory, instead of the current directory, by creted temporary directory, instead of the current directory, by
setting the mergetool.writeToTemp configuration variable. setting the mergetool.writeToTemp configuration variable.
* "git mergetool" understands "--tool bc" now, as version 4 of
BeyondCompare can be driven the same way as its version 3 and it
feels awkward to say "--tool bc3".
* The "pre-receive" and "post-receive" hooks are no longer required * The "pre-receive" and "post-receive" hooks are no longer required
to consume their input fully (not following this requirement used to consume their input fully (not following this requirement used
to result in intermittent errors in "git push"). to result in intermittent errors in "git push").
@ -150,6 +163,10 @@ Performance, Internal Implementation, etc.
array for child process, alleviating the need for the callers to array for child process, alleviating the need for the callers to
allocate and deallocate them. allocate and deallocate them.
* Some people use AsciiDoctor, instead of AsciiDoc, to format our
documentation set; the documentation has been adjusted, as
AsciiDoctor is pickier than AsciiDoc in its input mark-up.
Also contains various documentation updates and code clean-ups. Also contains various documentation updates and code clean-ups.