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Derrick Stolee 080b02c7b6 diff: ignore sparse paths in diffstat
The diff_populate_filespec() method is used to describe the diff after a
merge operation is complete, especially when a conflict appears. In
order to avoid expanding a sparse index, the reuse_worktree_file() needs
to be adapted to ignore files that are outside of the sparse-checkout
cone. The file names and OIDs used for this check come from the merged
tree in the case of the ORT strategy, not the index, hence the ability
to look into these paths without having already expanded the index.

Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
2021-08-23 21:19:41 -04:00
.github Merge branch 'js/ci-check-whitespace-updates' 2021-08-02 14:06:40 -07:00
Documentation sparse-checkout: add config to disable deleting dirs 2021-08-23 21:19:05 -04:00
block-sha1
builtin sparse-checkout: add config to disable deleting dirs 2021-08-23 21:19:05 -04:00
ci ci/install-dependencies: handle "sparse" job package installs 2021-07-26 15:20:51 -07:00
compat mingw: align symlinks-related rmdir() behavior with Linux 2021-08-02 15:10:58 -07:00
contrib Merge branch 'ab/attribute-format' 2021-07-28 13:17:59 -07:00
ewah
git-gui
gitk-git
gitweb
mergetools mergetools/kdiff3: make kdiff3 work on Windows too 2021-06-08 10:26:16 +09:00
negotiator
perl Merge branch 'ab/send-email-optim' 2021-07-22 13:05:54 -07:00
po l10n: es: 2.32.0 round 1 2021-06-05 20:06:23 -05:00
ppc
refs Merge branch 'hn/refs-debug-empty-prefix' 2021-07-28 13:18:04 -07:00
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583
sha1dc
sha256
t sparse-checkout: add config to disable deleting dirs 2021-08-23 21:19:05 -04:00
templates
trace2 Merge branch 'ab/trace2-squelch-gcc-warning' 2021-06-14 13:33:28 +09:00
xdiff Merge branch 'ab/pickaxe-pcre2' 2021-07-13 16:52:50 -07:00
.cirrus.yml
.clang-format
.editorconfig
.gitattributes
.gitignore Merge branch 'ls/subtree' 2021-05-10 16:59:47 +09:00
.gitmodules
.mailmap
.travis.yml
.tsan-suppressions
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
COPYING
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 2.33-rc1 2021-08-06 12:53:06 -07:00
INSTALL
LGPL-2.1
Makefile Merge branch 'ab/getcwd-test' 2021-08-04 13:28:55 -07:00
README.md
RelNotes The first batch post Git 2.32 2021-06-10 12:04:27 +09:00
SECURITY.md
abspath.c
aclocal.m4
add-interactive.c
add-interactive.h
add-patch.c *.c static functions: add missing __attribute__((format)) 2021-07-13 15:20:20 -07:00
advice.c
advice.h advice.h: add missing __attribute__((format)) & fix usage 2021-07-13 15:20:20 -07:00
alias.c
alias.h
alloc.c
alloc.h
apply.c string-list.h users: change to use *_{nodup,dup}() 2021-07-01 12:32:22 -07:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c
archive-zip.c
archive.c string-list.h users: change to use *_{nodup,dup}() 2021-07-01 12:32:22 -07:00
archive.h
attr.c attr: be careful about sparse directories 2021-08-23 21:02:18 -04:00
attr.h
banned.h
base85.c
bisect.c
bisect.h
blame.c
blame.h
blob.c
blob.h
bloom.c Merge branch 'ah/plugleaks' 2021-05-07 12:47:41 +09:00
bloom.h
branch.c Merge branch 'bc/hash-transition-interop-part-1' 2021-05-10 16:59:46 +09:00
branch.h
builtin.h
bulk-checkin.c bulk-checkin: make buffer reuse more obvious and safer 2021-06-11 13:01:22 +09:00
bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c bundle: remove "ref_list" in favor of string-list.c API 2021-07-06 12:10:17 -07:00
bundle.h bundle: remove "ref_list" in favor of string-list.c API 2021-07-06 12:10:17 -07:00
cache-tree.c Merge branch 'ds/commit-and-checkout-with-sparse-index' 2021-08-04 13:28:53 -07:00
cache-tree.h
cache.h Merge branch 'jt/bulk-prefetch' 2021-08-02 14:06:42 -07:00
cbtree.c oidtree: a crit-bit tree for odb_loose_cache 2021-07-07 21:28:04 -07:00
cbtree.h oidtree: a crit-bit tree for odb_loose_cache 2021-07-07 21:28:04 -07:00
chdir-notify.c
chdir-notify.h
check-builtins.sh
check_bindir
checkout.c
checkout.h
chunk-format.c csum-file.h: increase hashfile buffer size 2021-05-19 16:41:21 +09:00
chunk-format.h
color.c
color.h
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c Merge branch 'ab/pickaxe-pcre2' 2021-07-13 16:52:50 -07:00
command-list.txt
commit-graph.c Merge branch 'ab/attribute-format' 2021-07-28 13:17:59 -07:00
commit-graph.h
commit-reach.c
commit-reach.h
commit-slab-decl.h
commit-slab-impl.h
commit-slab.h
commit.c Merge branch 'ds/gender-neutral-doc' 2021-07-16 17:42:53 -07:00
commit.h
common-main.c
config.c Merge branch 'ds/gender-neutral-doc' 2021-07-16 17:42:53 -07:00
config.h Merge branch 'ds/gender-neutral-doc' 2021-07-16 17:42:53 -07:00
config.mak.dev
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Merge branch 'js/config-mak-windows-pcre-fix' 2021-07-16 17:42:47 -07:00
configure.ac
connect.c
connect.h
connected.c
connected.h
convert.c convert: release strbuf to avoid leak 2021-07-26 12:19:20 -07:00
convert.h
copy.c
credential.c *.c *_init(): define in terms of corresponding *_INIT macro 2021-07-01 12:32:22 -07:00
credential.h *.h: move some *_INIT to designated initializers 2021-07-01 12:31:45 -07:00
csum-file.c Merge branch 'tb/midx-use-checksum' 2021-07-16 17:42:46 -07:00
csum-file.h Merge branch 'tb/midx-use-checksum' 2021-07-16 17:42:46 -07:00
ctype.c
daemon.c
date.c comments: avoid using the gender of our users 2021-06-16 11:25:11 +09:00
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta-islands.c
delta-islands.h
delta.h
detect-compiler
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c diff-lib: handle index diffs with sparse dirs 2021-07-14 13:42:49 -07:00
diff-merges.c diff-merges: let "-m" imply "-p" 2021-05-21 09:24:14 +09:00
diff-merges.h diff-merges: move specific diff-index "-m" handling to diff-index 2021-05-21 09:24:14 +09:00
diff-no-index.c dir: introduce readdir_skip_dot_and_dotdot() helper 2021-05-27 14:02:37 +09:00
diff.c diff: ignore sparse paths in diffstat 2021-08-23 21:19:41 -04:00
diff.h diff.h: move pickaxe fields together again 2021-05-11 12:47:31 +09:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c xdiff-interface: replace discard_hunk_line() with a flag 2021-05-11 12:47:31 +09:00
diffcore-rename.c Merge branch 'ah/plugleaks' 2021-08-04 13:28:52 -07:00
diffcore-rotate.c
diffcore.h Merge branch 'en/ort-perf-batch-11' 2021-06-14 13:33:27 +09:00
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
dir.c sparse-checkout: create helper methods 2021-08-23 21:02:18 -04:00
dir.h sparse-checkout: create helper methods 2021-08-23 21:02:18 -04:00
editor.c
entry.c string-list.h users: change to use *_{nodup,dup}() 2021-07-01 12:32:22 -07:00
entry.h
environment.c environment: move strbuf into block to plug leak 2021-07-26 12:19:20 -07:00
environment.h
exec-cmd.c
exec-cmd.h
fetch-negotiator.c
fetch-negotiator.h
fetch-pack.c fetch-pack: signal v2 server that we are done making requests 2021-05-20 07:38:40 +09:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.c fmt-merge-msg: free newly allocated temporary strings when done 2021-07-26 12:19:19 -07:00
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c
fsck.h
fsmonitor.c
fsmonitor.h
fuzz-commit-graph.c
fuzz-pack-headers.c
fuzz-pack-idx.c
generate-cmdlist.sh
generate-configlist.sh
gettext.c *.c static functions: add missing __attribute__((format)) 2021-07-13 15:20:20 -07:00
gettext.h
git-add--interactive.perl
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'ew/mmap-failures' 2021-07-16 17:42:47 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl
git-cvsserver.perl *: fix typos which duplicate a word 2021-06-14 10:16:06 +09:00
git-difftool--helper.sh
git-filter-branch.sh
git-instaweb.sh
git-merge-octopus.sh
git-merge-one-file.sh
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh
git-mergetool.sh
git-p4.py git-p4: fix failed submit by skip non-text data files 2021-06-28 09:49:30 -07:00
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--preserve-merges.sh
git-request-pull.sh
git-send-email.perl Merge branch 'ab/send-email-optim' 2021-07-22 13:05:54 -07:00
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh
git-submodule.sh Merge branch 'ar/submodule-add' 2021-08-04 13:28:52 -07:00
git-svn.perl
git-web--browse.sh
git.c Merge branch 'ps/config-env-option-with-separate-value' 2021-05-07 12:47:37 +09:00
git.rc
gpg-interface.c
gpg-interface.h
graph.c graph: improve grammar of "invalid color" error message 2021-06-15 12:54:26 +09:00
graph.h
grep.c Merge branch 'rs/grep-parser-fix' 2021-07-13 16:52:53 -07:00
grep.h
hash-lookup.c
hash-lookup.h
hash.h oidcpy_with_padding: constify `src' arg 2021-07-07 21:28:02 -07:00
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c
help.h
hex.c
http-backend.c
http-fetch.c
http-push.c Merge branch 'bc/hash-transition-interop-part-1' 2021-05-10 16:59:46 +09:00
http-walker.c
http.c Merge branch 'cs/http-use-basic-after-failed-negotiate' 2021-05-21 05:49:41 +09:00
http.h
ident.c
imap-send.c Merge branch 'ab/attribute-format' 2021-07-28 13:17:59 -07:00
iterator.h
json-writer.c *.c *_init(): define in terms of corresponding *_INIT macro 2021-07-01 12:32:22 -07:00
json-writer.h *.h: move some *_INIT to designated initializers 2021-07-01 12:31:45 -07:00
khash.h khash: clarify that allocations never fail 2021-07-06 13:07:50 -07:00
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
line-log.c
line-log.h
line-range.c
line-range.h
linear-assignment.c
linear-assignment.h
list-objects-filter-options.c help: fix small typo in error message 2021-05-21 07:52:10 +09:00
list-objects-filter-options.h
list-objects-filter.c
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c bitmaps: don't recurse into trees already in the bitmap 2021-06-15 11:13:11 +09:00
list-objects.h
list.h
ll-merge.c ll_union_merge(): rename path_unused parameter 2021-06-11 12:37:33 +09:00
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c load_ref_decorations(): fix decoration with tags 2021-07-14 10:11:02 -07:00
log-tree.h
ls-refs.c
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c Merge branch 'ar/mailinfo-memcmp-to-skip-prefix' 2021-07-08 13:15:03 -07:00
mailinfo.h am: learn to process quoted lines that ends with CRLF 2021-05-10 15:06:22 +09:00
mailmap.c *.c static functions: add missing __attribute__((format)) 2021-07-13 15:20:20 -07:00
mailmap.h
match-trees.c
mem-pool.c
mem-pool.h
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-ort-wrappers.c
merge-ort-wrappers.h
merge-ort.c Merge branch 'en/ort-perf-batch-14' 2021-08-04 13:28:54 -07:00
merge-ort.h merge-ort: avoid accidental API mis-use 2021-05-20 15:40:39 +09:00
merge-recursive.c use fspathhash() everywhere 2021-07-30 12:14:27 -07:00
merge-recursive.h
merge.c dir.[ch]: replace dir_init() with DIR_INIT 2021-07-01 12:32:22 -07:00
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
midx.c Merge branch 'ab/attribute-format' 2021-07-28 13:17:59 -07:00
midx.h
name-hash.c
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c dir: introduce readdir_skip_dot_and_dotdot() helper 2021-05-27 14:02:37 +09:00
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c
notes.h
object-file.c Merge branch 'ew/many-alternate-optim' 2021-07-28 13:17:57 -07:00
object-name.c oidtree: a crit-bit tree for odb_loose_cache 2021-07-07 21:28:04 -07:00
object-store.h oidtree: a crit-bit tree for odb_loose_cache 2021-07-07 21:28:04 -07:00
object.c Merge branch 'jk/log-decorate-optim' 2021-07-28 13:17:58 -07:00
object.h object.h: add lookup_object_by_type() function 2021-06-28 20:30:18 -07:00
oid-array.c
oid-array.h
oidmap.c
oidmap.h
oidset.c
oidset.h
oidtree.c oidtree: a crit-bit tree for odb_loose_cache 2021-07-07 21:28:04 -07:00
oidtree.h oidtree: a crit-bit tree for odb_loose_cache 2021-07-07 21:28:04 -07:00
pack-bitmap-write.c
pack-bitmap.c Merge branch 'jk/check-pack-valid-before-opening-bitmap' 2021-08-02 14:06:43 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h Merge branch 'ps/rev-list-object-type-filter' 2021-05-07 12:47:41 +09:00
pack-check.c csum-file: introduce checksum_valid() 2021-06-28 20:36:17 -07:00
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h pack-objects: move static inline from a header to the sole consumer 2021-05-27 12:14:41 +09:00
pack-revindex.c
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h
packfile.c xmmap: inform Linux users of tuning knobs on ENOMEM 2021-06-29 23:14:25 -07:00
packfile.h
pager.c pager: avoid setting COLUMNS when we're guessing its value 2021-06-28 10:42:10 -07:00
parallel-checkout.c parallel-checkout: send the new object_id algo field to the workers 2021-05-18 05:38:54 +09:00
parallel-checkout.h
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c parse-options: don't complete option aliases by default 2021-07-16 11:31:44 -07:00
parse-options.h
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h
path.c
path.h
pathspec.c pathspec: stop calling ensure_full_index 2021-07-29 10:30:34 -04:00
pathspec.h Merge branch 'ds/gender-neutral-doc' 2021-07-16 17:42:53 -07:00
pkt-line.c Merge branch 'dl/packet-read-response-end-fix' 2021-07-28 13:17:56 -07:00
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
pretty.c log: avoid loading decorations for userformats that don't need it 2021-06-28 20:30:17 -07:00
pretty.h log: avoid loading decorations for userformats that don't need it 2021-06-28 20:30:17 -07:00
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c
progress.h
promisor-remote.c Merge branch 'jt/partial-clone-submodule-1' 2021-07-16 17:42:53 -07:00
promisor-remote.h promisor-remote: support per-repository config 2021-06-28 09:57:42 -07:00
prompt.c
prompt.h
protocol-caps.c
protocol-caps.h protocol-caps.h: add newline at end of file 2021-06-08 10:08:41 +09:00
protocol.c
protocol.h
prune-packed.c
prune-packed.h
quote.c
quote.h *.h: add a few missing __attribute__((format)) 2021-07-13 15:20:20 -07:00
range-diff.c Merge branch 'ab/pickaxe-pcre2' 2021-07-13 16:52:50 -07:00
range-diff.h
reachable.c object.h: add lookup_object_by_type() function 2021-06-28 20:30:18 -07:00
reachable.h
read-cache.c sparse-index: add SPARSE_INDEX_MEMORY_ONLY flag 2021-08-23 21:09:17 -04:00
rebase-interactive.c
rebase-interactive.h
rebase.c
rebase.h
ref-filter.c Merge branch 'ah/plugleaks' 2021-08-04 13:28:52 -07:00
ref-filter.h
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
refs.c Merge branch 'hn/refs-iterator-peel-returns-boolean' 2021-07-16 17:42:49 -07:00
refs.h
refspec.c
refspec.h
remote-curl.c Merge branch 'dl/packet-read-response-end-fix' 2021-07-28 13:17:56 -07:00
remote.c *: fix typos which duplicate a word 2021-06-14 10:16:06 +09:00
remote.h
replace-object.c
replace-object.h
repo-settings.c
repository.c promisor-remote: support per-repository config 2021-06-28 09:57:42 -07:00
repository.h promisor-remote: support per-repository config 2021-06-28 09:57:42 -07:00
rerere.c dir: introduce readdir_skip_dot_and_dotdot() helper 2021-05-27 14:02:37 +09:00
rerere.h
reset.c reset: clear_unpack_trees_porcelain to plug leak 2021-07-26 12:19:21 -07:00
reset.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c add_pending_object_with_path(): work around "gcc -O3" complaint 2021-06-11 12:45:37 +09:00
revision.h Merge branch 'bc/rev-list-without-commit-line' 2021-07-22 13:05:56 -07:00
run-command.c Merge branch 'jt/partial-clone-submodule-1' 2021-07-16 17:42:53 -07:00
run-command.h Merge branch 'jt/partial-clone-submodule-1' 2021-07-16 17:42:53 -07:00
send-pack.c send-pack.c: move "no refs in common" abort earlier 2021-06-30 14:57:22 -07:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c *.c static functions: add missing __attribute__((format)) 2021-07-13 15:20:20 -07:00
sequencer.h
serve.c Merge branch 'dl/packet-read-response-end-fix' 2021-07-28 13:17:56 -07:00
serve.h
server-info.c *.c static functions: add missing __attribute__((format)) 2021-07-13 15:20:20 -07:00
setup.c Merge branch 'jt/partial-clone-submodule-1' 2021-07-16 17:42:53 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c builtins + test helpers: use return instead of exit() in cmd_* 2021-06-09 09:15:58 +09:00
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h
shallow.c
shallow.h
shell.c builtins + test helpers: use return instead of exit() in cmd_* 2021-06-09 09:15:58 +09:00
shortlog.h
sideband.c sideband: don't lose clear-to-eol at packet boundary 2021-06-17 14:11:36 +09:00
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
simple-ipc.h simple-ipc: correct ifdefs when NO_PTHREADS is defined 2021-05-21 07:55:00 +09:00
sparse-index.c sparse-index: add SPARSE_INDEX_MEMORY_ONLY flag 2021-08-23 21:09:17 -04:00
sparse-index.h sparse-index: add SPARSE_INDEX_MEMORY_ONLY flag 2021-08-23 21:09:17 -04:00
split-index.c split-index: use oideq instead of memcmp to compare object_id's 2021-06-15 12:07:56 +09:00
split-index.h
stable-qsort.c
strbuf.c *.c *_init(): define in terms of corresponding *_INIT macro 2021-07-01 12:32:22 -07:00
strbuf.h Merge branch 'ab/attribute-format' 2021-07-28 13:17:59 -07:00
streaming.c streaming.c: move {open,close,read} from vtable to "struct git_istream" 2021-05-06 12:56:10 +09:00
streaming.h
string-list.c string-list.[ch]: add a string_list_init_{nodup,dup}() 2021-07-01 12:32:22 -07:00
string-list.h string-list.[ch]: add a string_list_init_{nodup,dup}() 2021-07-01 12:32:22 -07:00
strmap.c *.c *_init(): define in terms of corresponding *_INIT macro 2021-07-01 12:32:22 -07:00
strmap.h
strvec.c *.c *_init(): define in terms of corresponding *_INIT macro 2021-07-01 12:32:22 -07:00
strvec.h
sub-process.c
sub-process.h
submodule-config.c
submodule-config.h
submodule.c run-command: refactor subprocess env preparation 2021-06-28 09:58:01 -07:00
submodule.h
symlinks.c
tag.c
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c
tmp-objdir.h
trace.c
trace.h
trace2.c
trace2.h
trailer.c
trailer.h
transport-helper.c
transport-internal.h
transport.c Merge branch 'ab/struct-init' 2021-07-16 17:42:53 -07:00
transport.h
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c
tree-walk.h
tree.c
tree.h
unicode-width.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unix-stream-server.c
unix-stream-server.h
unpack-trees.c unpack-trees: fix nested sparse-dir search 2021-08-23 21:02:18 -04:00
unpack-trees.h
upload-pack.c Merge branch 'jt/push-negotiation' 2021-05-16 21:05:22 +09:00
upload-pack.h
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c
userdiff.c userdiff: add support for C# record types 2021-06-16 17:06:20 +09:00
userdiff.h
utf8.c
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
walker.c
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c *.c static functions: add missing __attribute__((format)) 2021-07-13 15:20:20 -07:00
worktree.h
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c
write-or-die.c fsync(): be prepared to see EINTR 2021-06-05 22:13:40 +09:00
ws.c
wt-status.c Merge branch 'ds/status-with-sparse-index' 2021-07-28 13:18:02 -07:00
wt-status.h status: skip sparse-checkout percentage with sparse-index 2021-07-14 13:42:49 -07:00
xdiff-interface.c Merge branch 'ab/pickaxe-pcre2' 2021-07-13 16:52:50 -07:00
xdiff-interface.h xdiff-interface: replace discard_hunk_line() with a flag 2021-05-11 12:47:31 +09:00
zlib.c

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Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.

The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.

The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):

  • random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
  • stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
  • "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
  • "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks