diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.2.3.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.2.3.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6560593fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.2.3.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+GIT v1.6.2.3 Release Notes
+==========================
+
+Fixes since v1.6.2.2
+--------------------
+
+* Setting an octal mode value to core.sharedrepository configuration to
+  restrict access to the repository to group members did not work as
+  advertised.
+
+* A fairly large and trivial memory leak while rev-list shows list of
+  reachable objects has been identified and plugged.
+
+* "git-commit --interactive" did not abort when underlying "git-add -i"
+  signaled a failure.
+
+* git-repack (invoked from git-gc) did not work as nicely as it should in
+  a repository that borrows objects from neighbours via alternates
+  mechanism especially when some packs are marked with the ".keep" flag
+  to prevent them from being repacked.
+
+Many small documentation updates are included as well.
+
+---
+exec >/var/tmp/1
+echo O=$(git describe maint)
+O=v1.6.2.2-41-gbff82d0
+git shortlog --no-merges $O..maint
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.3.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.3.txt
index db6956205d..517c783b5d 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.3.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.6.3.txt
@@ -105,11 +105,6 @@ Updates since v1.6.2
 
 * Output from git-remote command has been vastly improved.
 
-* git-repack (invoked from git-gc) did not work as nicely as it should in
-  a repository that borrows objects from neighbours via alternates
-  mechanism especially when some packs are marked with the ".keep" flag
-  to prevent them from being repacked.
-
 * git-send-email learned --confirm option to review the Cc: list before
   sending the messages out.
 
diff --git a/git-pull.sh b/git-pull.sh
index 8a26763206..8c750270e9 100755
--- a/git-pull.sh
+++ b/git-pull.sh
@@ -90,23 +90,31 @@ error_on_no_merge_candidates () {
 
 	curr_branch=${curr_branch#refs/heads/}
 
-	echo "You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you"
-	echo "want to merge with, and 'branch.${curr_branch}.merge' in"
-	echo "your configuration file does not tell me either.  Please"
-	echo "name which branch you want to merge on the command line and"
-	echo "try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>')."
-	echo "See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec."
-	echo
-	echo "If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to"
-	echo "configure the following variables in your configuration"
-	echo "file:"
-	echo
-	echo "    branch.${curr_branch}.remote = <nickname>"
-	echo "    branch.${curr_branch}.merge = <remote-ref>"
-	echo "    remote.<nickname>.url = <url>"
-	echo "    remote.<nickname>.fetch = <refspec>"
-	echo
-	echo "See git-config(1) for details."
+	if [ -z "$curr_branch" ]; then
+		echo "You are not currently on a branch, so I cannot use any"
+		echo "'branch.<branchname>.merge' in your configuration file."
+		echo "Please specify which branch you want to merge on the command"
+		echo "line and try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>')."
+		echo "See git-pull(1) for details."
+	else
+		echo "You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you"
+		echo "want to merge with, and 'branch.${curr_branch}.merge' in"
+		echo "your configuration file does not tell me either.	Please"
+		echo "specify which branch you want to merge on the command line and"
+		echo "try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>')."
+		echo "See git-pull(1) for details."
+		echo
+		echo "If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to"
+		echo "configure the following variables in your configuration"
+		echo "file:"
+		echo
+		echo "    branch.${curr_branch}.remote = <nickname>"
+		echo "    branch.${curr_branch}.merge = <remote-ref>"
+		echo "    remote.<nickname>.url = <url>"
+		echo "    remote.<nickname>.fetch = <refspec>"
+		echo
+		echo "See git-config(1) for details."
+	fi
 	exit 1
 }
 
diff --git a/list-objects.c b/list-objects.c
index c8b8375e49..dd243c7c66 100644
--- a/list-objects.c
+++ b/list-objects.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ static void process_blob(struct rev_info *revs,
 	if (obj->flags & (UNINTERESTING | SEEN))
 		return;
 	obj->flags |= SEEN;
-	name = xstrdup(name);
 	add_object(obj, p, path, name);
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ static void process_tree(struct rev_info *revs,
 	if (parse_tree(tree) < 0)
 		die("bad tree object %s", sha1_to_hex(obj->sha1));
 	obj->flags |= SEEN;
-	name = xstrdup(name);
 	add_object(obj, p, path, name);
 	me.up = path;
 	me.elem = name;
diff --git a/reachable.c b/reachable.c
index 3b1c18ff9b..b515fa2de3 100644
--- a/reachable.c
+++ b/reachable.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ static void process_tree(struct tree *tree,
 	obj->flags |= SEEN;
 	if (parse_tree(tree) < 0)
 		die("bad tree object %s", sha1_to_hex(obj->sha1));
-	name = xstrdup(name);
 	add_object(obj, p, path, name);
 	me.up = path;
 	me.elem = name;