1Git 1.8.1.1 Release Notes 2========================= 3 4Fixes since v1.8.1 5------------------ 6 7 * After failing to create a temporary file using mkstemp(), failing 8 pathname was not reported correctly on some platforms. 9 10 * http transport was wrong to ask for the username when the 11 authentication is done by certificate identity. 12 13 * After "git add -N" and then writing a tree object out of the 14 index, the cache-tree data structure got corrupted. 15 16 * "git pack-refs" that ran in parallel to another process that 17 created new refs had a race that can lose new ones. 18 19 * When a line to be wrapped has a solid run of non space characters 20 whose length exactly is the wrap width, "git shortlog -w" failed 21 to add a newline after such a line. 22 23 * "gitweb", when sorting by age to show repositories with new 24 activities first, used to sort repositories with absolutely 25 nothing in it early, which was not very useful. 26 27 * Some scripted programs written in Python did not get updated when 28 PYTHON_PATH changed. 29 30 * We have been carrying a translated and long-unmaintained copy of an 31 old version of the tutorial; removed. 32 33 * Portability issues in many self-test scripts have been addressed. 34 35 36Also contains other minor fixes and documentation updates.