1Git v1.7.1.1 Release Notes (draft) 2================================== 3 4Fixes since v1.7.1 5------------------ 6 7 * Authentication over http transport can now be made lazily, in that the 8 request can first go to a URL without username, get a 401 response and 9 then the client will ask for the username to use. 10 11 * We used to mistakenly think "../work" is a subdirectory of the current 12 directory when we are in "../work-xyz". 13 14 * The attribute mechanism now allows an entry that uses an attribute 15 macro that set/unset one attribute, immediately followed by an 16 overriding setting; this makes attribute macros much easier to use. 17 18 * "git am -3" did not show diagnosis when the patch in the message was corrupt. 19 20 * "git bundle --stdin" segfaulted. 21 22 * "git describe" did not tie-break tags that point at the same commit 23 correctly; newer ones are preferred by paying attention to the 24 tagger date now. 25 26 * "git fetch" over HTTP verifies the downloaded packfiles more robustly. 27 28 * The memory usage by "git index-pack" (run during "git fetch" and "git 29 push") got leaner. 30 31 * "GIT_DIR=foo.git git init --bare bar.git" created foo.git instead of bar.git. 32 33 * "git log --abbrev=$num --format='%h' ignored --abbrev=$num. 34 35 * "git send-email" lacked a way to specify the domainname used in the 36 EHLO/HELO exchange, causing rejected connection from picky servers. 37 It learned --smtp-domain option to solve this issue. 38 39 * "git stash" incorrectly lost paths in the working tree that were 40 previously removed from the index. 41 42 * "git status" stopped refreshing the index by mistake in 1.7.1. 43 44 * "git status" showed excess "hints" even when advice.statusHints is set to false. 45 46And other minor fixes and documentation updates.