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diff --git a/RelNotes/2.42.0.txt b/RelNotes/2.42.0.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f59fd7922 --- /dev/null +++ b/RelNotes/2.42.0.txt @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +Git v2.42 Release Notes +======================= + +UI, Workflows & Features + + * "git pack-refs" learns "--include" and "--exclude" to tweak the ref + hierarchy to be packed using pattern matching. + + +Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc. + + * "git diff-tree" has been taught to take advantage of the + sparse-index feature. + + +Fixes since v2.41 +----------------- + + * "git tag" learned to leave the "$GIT_DIR/TAG_EDITMSG" file when the + command failed, so that the user can salvage what they typed. + (merge 08c12ec1d0 kh/keep-tag-editmsg-upon-failure later to maint). + + * The "-s" (silent, squelch) option of the "diff" family of commands + did not interact with other options that specify the output format + well. This has been cleaned up so that it will clear all the + formatting options given before. + (merge 9d484b92ed jc/diff-s-with-other-options later to maint). + + * Update documentation regarding Coccinelle patches. + (merge 3bd0097cfc gc/doc-cocci-updates later to maint). + + * Some atoms that can be used in "--format=<format>" for "git ls-tree" + were not supported by "git ls-files", even though they were relevant + in the context of the latter. + (merge 4d28c4f75f zh/ls-files-format-atoms later to maint). + + * Other code cleanup, docfix, build fix, etc. + (merge 51f9d2e563 sa/doc-ls-remote later to maint). + (merge c6d26a9dda jk/format-patch-message-id-unleak later to maint). |