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diff --git a/debian/git.NEWS b/debian/git.NEWS new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9984ef6 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/git.NEWS @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ +git (1:1.8.4~rc0-1) experimental; urgency=low + + Starting with this version, gitweb and "git daemon" on Debian are + configured to look for repositories under /var/lib/git by default + instead of /var/cache/git. You may want to adjust your inetd, + rsyncd, and web server configuration to use the new base path. + + See /usr/share/doc/git/README.Debian for details. + + Symlinks are installed during the upgrade to ensure existing + repositories remain accessible. If no local scripts or + configuration depend on /var/cache/git then it is safe to remove + the old directory after replacing these symlinks with their + targets: + + mv --backup /var/cache/git/* /var/lib/git/ + rmdir /var/cache/git + rm /var/lib/git/*~ + + -- Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Sun, 28 Jul 2013 17:46:05 -0700 + +git (1:1.8.2~rc0-1) experimental; urgency=low + + The default behavior of "git push" when run without specifying any + ref names will change in the upcoming Git 2.0 release. + + The previous default behavior was to use "matching" semantics: push + all branches for which there is already a branch of the same name on + the remote end. The new default is "simple" semantics: push the + current branch to a branch of the same name, provided that "git + pull" is configured to integrate with that branch. You can get a + glimpse of the future with + + echo '[push] default = simple' >>~/.gitconfig + + See Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.2.txt and the entry on push.default + in git-config(1) for details. + + -- Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:48:53 -0800 + +git (1:1.8.0-1) experimental; urgency=low + + Git's bash completion script is now loaded on the fly when tab + completion is attempted for the 'git' or 'gitk' command. This + change involved moving the completion script. If your ~/.bashrc + previously contained + + . /etc/bash_completion.d/git + + then it should be corrected to + + if [ -e /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/git ]; then + . /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/git + elif [ -e /etc/bash_completion.d/git ]; then + . /etc/bash_completion.d/git + fi + + or, better, + + . /etc/bash_completion + + See /usr/share/doc/bash-completion/README.Debian for details. + + -- Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:59:42 -0800 + +git (1:1.7.0.4-2~exp0) experimental; urgency=low + + The Debian package 'git-core' has been renamed to 'git'. Before + Debian version 5.0 (codenamed "lenny"), the 'git' package provided + the GNU Interactive Tools, and in the lenny release, it was renamed + to 'gnuit', leaving the 'git' package as a transitional dummy + package. + + If the GNU Interactive Tools package was installed with Debian + version 4.0 (etch) or earlier on this system, the new 'git' package + (a content addressable filesystem) may be installed on upgrade, even + though it was not installed before. + + In this case, sorry for the hassle. Simply remove the new 'git' + package again if you're not interested in it: + + # apt-get remove --purge git + + -- Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:12:01 +0000 + +git-core (1:1.6.0-1) experimental; urgency=low + + Most of the programs are now installed outside the default $PATH, + except for "git", "gitk" and some server side programs that need + to be accessible for technical reasons. Invoking a git subcommand + as "git-xyzzy" from the command line has been deprecated since + early 2006 (and officially announced in the 1.5.4 release notes); + using the "git-xyzzy" form in scripts after adding the output from + "git --exec-path" to the $PATH is still supported in this release, + but users are again strongly encouraged to adjust their scripts to + use the "git xyzzy" form, as this support might be dropped in later + releases. + + -- Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org> Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:31:44 +0000 |