Git v1.6.6-rc0

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.6.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.6.txt
index 2f9c25404e03a88f774c85de4eddeaa5083f30d0..371101d667935d2e14a04452b98fdd6db1c6a08a 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.6.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.6.txt
@@ -42,15 +42,29 @@ Updates since v1.6.5
 
  * various git-gui updates including new translations, wm states, etc.
 
 
  * various git-gui updates including new translations, wm states, etc.
 

+ * git-svn updates.
+
+ * "git fetch" over http learned a new mode that is different from the
+   traditional "dumb commit walker".
+

 (portability)
 
 (portability)
 

+ * imap-send can be built on mingw port.
+

 (performance)
 
 (performance)
 

+ * "git diff -B" has smaller memory footprint.
+

 (usability, bells and whistles)
 
  * The object replace mechanism can be bypassed with --no-replace-objects
    global option given to the "git" program.
 
 (usability, bells and whistles)
 
  * The object replace mechanism can be bypassed with --no-replace-objects
    global option given to the "git" program.
 

+ * In configuration files, a few variables that name paths can begin with ~/
+   and ~username/ and they are expanded as expected.
+
+ * "git subcmd -h" now shows short usage help for many more subcommands.
+

  * "git bisect reset" can reset to an arbitrary commit.
 
  * "git checkout frotz" when there is no local branch "frotz" but there
  * "git bisect reset" can reset to an arbitrary commit.
 
  * "git checkout frotz" when there is no local branch "frotz" but there


@@ -65,6 +79,8 @@ Updates since v1.6.5
  * "git fsck" by default checks the packfiles (i.e. "--full" is the
    default); you can turn it off with "git fsck --no-full".
 
  * "git fsck" by default checks the packfiles (i.e. "--full" is the
    default); you can turn it off with "git fsck --no-full".
 

+ * "git grep" can use -F (fixed strings) and -i (ignore case) together.
+

  * import-tars contributed fast-import frontend learned more types of
    compressed tarballs.
 
  * import-tars contributed fast-import frontend learned more types of
    compressed tarballs.
 


@@ -77,6 +93,8 @@ Updates since v1.6.5
    . to wrap text with the "%w()" specifier.
    . to show reflog information with "%g[sdD]" specifier.
 
    . to wrap text with the "%w()" specifier.
    . to show reflog information with "%g[sdD]" specifier.
 

+ * "git notes" command to annotate existing commits.
+

  * "git merge" (and "git pull") learned --ff-only option to make it fail
    if the merge does not result in a fast-forward.
 
  * "git merge" (and "git pull") learned --ff-only option to make it fail
    if the merge does not result in a fast-forward.
 


@@ -87,6 +105,9 @@ Updates since v1.6.5
    the shell, which is done by "edit" to give an opportunity to tweak the
    contents.
 
    the shell, which is done by "edit" to give an opportunity to tweak the
    contents.
 

+ * In "git submodule add <repository> <path>", <path> is now optional and
+   inferred from <repository> the same way "git clone <repository>" does.
+

  * "git svn" learned to read SVN 1.5+ and SVK merge tickets.
 
  * Author names shown in gitweb output are links to search commits by the
  * "git svn" learned to read SVN 1.5+ and SVK merge tickets.
 
  * Author names shown in gitweb output are links to search commits by the


@@ -104,5 +125,5 @@ release, unless otherwise noted.
 ---
 exec >/var/tmp/1
 echo O=$(git describe master)
 ---
 exec >/var/tmp/1
 echo O=$(git describe master)

-O=v1.6.5.3-152-g122d0f6
+O=v1.6.5.3-337-gf341feb

 git shortlog --no-merges $O..master --not maint
 git shortlog --no-merges $O..master --not maint