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Update draft release notes to 1.8.1

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Junio C Hamano
2012-11-29 13:57:09 -08:00
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@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
* Command-line completion scripts for tcsh and zsh have been added. * Command-line completion scripts for tcsh and zsh have been added.
* A new remote-helper interface for Mercurial has been added to
contrib/remote-helpers.
* We used to have a workaround for a bug in ancient "less" that * We used to have a workaround for a bug in ancient "less" that
causes it to exit without any output when the terminal is resized. causes it to exit without any output when the terminal is resized.
The bug has been fixed in "less" version 406 (June 2007), and the The bug has been fixed in "less" version 406 (June 2007), and the
@ -75,6 +78,20 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
from the submodule working tree, "git rm" learned to detect this from the submodule working tree, "git rm" learned to detect this
case and removes the submodule working tree when it is safe. case and removes the submodule working tree when it is safe.
* "git send-email" used to prompt for the sender address, even when
the committer identify is well specified (e.g. via user.name and
user.email configuration variables). The command no longer gives
this prompt when not necessary.
* "git send-email" did not allow non-address garbage strings to
appear after addresses on Cc: lines in the patch files (and when
told to pick them up to find more recipients), e.g.
Cc: Stable Kernel <stable@k.org> # for v3.2 and up
The command now strips " # for v3.2 and up" part before adding the
remainder of this line to the list of recipients.
* "git submodule add" learned to add a new submodule at the same * "git submodule add" learned to add a new submodule at the same
path as the path where an unrelated submodule was bound to in an path as the path where an unrelated submodule was bound to in an
existing revision via the "--name" option. existing revision via the "--name" option.
@ -213,7 +230,21 @@ details).
* We failed to mention a file without any content change but whose * We failed to mention a file without any content change but whose
permission bit was modified, or (worse yet) a new file without any permission bit was modified, or (worse yet) a new file without any
content in the "git diff --stat" output. content in the "git diff --stat" output.
(merge 74faaa1 lt/diff-stat-show-0-lines later to maint). (merge de9095955 lt/diff-stat-show-0-lines later to maint).
* When "--stat-count" hides a diffstat for binary contents, the total
number of added and removed lines at the bottom was computed
incorrectly.
(merge de9095955 lt/diff-stat-show-0-lines later to maint).
* When "--stat-count" hides a diffstat for unmerged paths, the total
number of affected files at the bottom of the "diff --stat" output
was computed incorrectly.
(merge de9095955 lt/diff-stat-show-0-lines later to maint).
* "diff --shortstat" miscounted the total number of affected files
when there were unmerged paths.
(merge de9095955 lt/diff-stat-show-0-lines later to maint).
* "update-ref -d --deref SYM" to delete a ref through a symbolic ref * "update-ref -d --deref SYM" to delete a ref through a symbolic ref
that points to it did not remove it correctly. that points to it did not remove it correctly.