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When we originally added the fuzz tests in5e47215080(fuzz: add basic fuzz testing target., 2018-10-12), we went to some trouble to create a Makefile rule that allowed linking the fuzz executables without pulling in common-main.o. This was necessary to prevent the fuzzing-engine-provided main() from clashing with Git's main(). However, since19d75948ef(common-main.c: move non-trace2 exit() behavior out of trace2.c, 2022-06-02), it has been necessary to link common-main.o due to moving the common_exit() function to that file. Ævar suggested a set of compiler flags to allow this in [1], but this was never reflected in the Makefile. Since we now must include common-main.o, there's no reason to pick and choose a subset of object files to link, so simplify the Makefile rule for the fuzzer executables to just use libgit.a. While we're at it, include the necessary linker flag to allow multiple definitions directly in the Makefile rule, rather than requiring it to be passed on the command-line each time. This means the Makefile rule as written is now more compiler-specific, but this was already the case for the fuzzers themselves anyway. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/220607.8635ggupws.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com/ Signed-off-by: Josh Steadmon <steadmon@google.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
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Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
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If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
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CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
installed).
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The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks