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Thomas Rast 31c6191831 log -L: store the path instead of a diff_filespec
line_log_data has held a diff_filespec* since the very early versions
of the code.  However, the only place in the code where we actually
need the full filespec is parse_range_arg(); in all other cases, we
are only interested in the path, so there is hardly a reason to store
a filespec.  Even worse, it causes a lot of redundant ->spec->path
pointer dereferencing.

And *even* worse, it caused the following bug.  If you merge a rename
with a modification to the old filename, like so:

  * Merge
  | \
  |  * Modify foo
  |  |
  *  | Rename foo->bar
  | /
  * Create foo

we internally -- in process_ranges_merge_commit() -- scan all parents.
We are mainly looking for one that doesn't have any modifications, so
that we can assign all the blame to it and simplify away the merge.
In doing so, we run the normal machinery on all parents in a loop.
For each parent, we prepare a "working set" line_log_data by making a
copy with line_log_data_copy(), which does *not* make a copy of the
spec.

Now suppose the rename is the first parent.  The diff machinery tells
us that the filepair is ('foo', 'bar').  We duly update the path we
are interested in:

  rg->spec->path = xstrdup(pair->one->path);

But that 'struct spec' is shared between the output line_log_data and
the original input line_log_data.  So we just wrecked the state of
process_ranges_merge_commit().  When we get around to the second
parent, the ranges tell us we are interested in a file 'foo' while the
commits touch 'bar'.

So most of this patch is just s/->spec->path/->path/ and associated
management changes.  This implicitly fixes the bug because we removed
the shared parts between input and output of line_log_data_copy(); it
is now safe to overwrite the path in the copy.

There's one only somewhat related change: the comment in
process_all_files() explains the reasoning behind using 'range' there.
That bit of half-correct code had me sidetracked for a while.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@inf.ethz.ch>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2013-04-12 11:37:03 -07:00
block-sha1 Merge branch 'jn/block-sha1' into maint 2012-08-06 15:40:00 -07:00
builtin log -L: :pattern:file syntax to find by funcname 2013-03-28 10:30:04 -07:00
compat Revert "compat: add strtok_r()" 2013-02-26 09:16:58 -08:00
contrib wincred: improve compatibility with windows versions 2013-02-26 17:42:46 +01:00
Documentation log -L: :pattern:file syntax to find by funcname 2013-03-28 10:30:04 -07:00
git-gui git-gui 0.17.0 2012-10-17 15:55:46 -07:00
git_remote_helpers git_remote_helpers: remove GIT-PYTHON-VERSION upon "clean" 2013-01-30 12:34:55 -08:00
gitk-git Merge git://ozlabs.org/~paulus/gitk 2013-01-30 13:52:44 -08:00
gitweb gitweb: refer to picon/gravatar images over the same scheme 2013-01-28 18:58:50 -08:00
mergetools Merge branch 'da/p4merge-mktemp-fix' 2013-02-14 16:05:56 -08:00
perl Merge branch 'bw/get-tz-offset-perl' 2013-02-14 10:29:44 -08:00
po l10n: vi.po: Updated 5 new messages (2009t0f0u) 2013-02-20 07:17:58 +07:00
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t log -L: store the path instead of a diff_filespec 2013-04-12 11:37:03 -07:00
templates Add sample pre-push hook script 2013-01-18 11:13:22 -08:00
vcs-svn remote-svn: add incremental import 2012-10-07 14:10:17 -07:00
xdiff
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.gitignore gitk: Ignore gitk-wish buildproduct 2013-01-30 21:12:16 +11:00
.mailmap .mailmap: normalize emails for Linus Torvalds 2012-12-12 11:09:11 -08:00
abspath.c Introduce new function real_path_if_valid() 2012-10-29 02:34:58 -04:00
aclocal.m4
advice.c push: introduce REJECT_FETCH_FIRST and REJECT_NEEDS_FORCE 2013-01-24 14:37:23 -08:00
advice.h push: introduce REJECT_FETCH_FIRST and REJECT_NEEDS_FORCE 2013-01-24 14:37:23 -08:00
alias.c
alloc.c
archive-tar.c archive-tar: use parse_config_key when parsing config 2013-01-23 08:41:50 -08:00
archive-zip.c Merge branch 'rs/zip-with-uncompressed-size-in-the-header' into maint 2013-01-20 17:22:27 -08:00
archive.c Add directory pattern matching to attributes 2012-12-17 22:07:23 -08:00
archive.h
argv-array.c Merge branch 'fa/remote-svn' 2012-10-25 06:42:02 -04:00
argv-array.h Merge branch 'fa/remote-svn' 2012-10-25 06:42:02 -04:00
attr.c Merge branch 'nd/fix-directory-attrs-off-by-one' into maint 2013-01-29 11:20:10 -08:00
attr.h
base85.c
bisect.c Move estimate_bisect_steps to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
bisect.h Move print_commit_list to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
blob.c
blob.h
branch.c
branch.h
builtin.h Merge branch 'as/check-ignore' 2013-01-23 21:19:10 -08:00
bulk-checkin.c
bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c
bundle.h
cache-tree.c cache-tree: invalidate i-t-a paths after generating trees 2012-12-15 23:04:22 -08:00
cache-tree.h cache-tree: fix writing cache-tree when CE_REMOVE is present 2012-12-15 23:04:22 -08:00
cache.h Merge branch 'jc/push-reject-reasons' 2013-02-04 10:25:04 -08:00
check-builtins.sh
check-racy.c
check_bindir
color.c
color.h
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c Merge branch 'jk/diff-graph-cleanup' 2013-02-14 10:29:59 -08:00
command-list.txt Merge branch 'as/check-ignore' 2013-01-23 21:19:10 -08:00
commit.c Move print_commit_list to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
commit.h Merge branch 'jk/read-commit-buffer-data-after-free' 2013-02-04 10:25:18 -08:00
config.c Merge branch 'jk/config-parsing-cleanup' 2013-02-04 10:24:50 -08:00
config.mak.in Merge branch 'ct/autoconf-htmldir' 2013-02-25 08:27:04 -08:00
config.mak.uname Revert "compat: add strtok_r()" 2013-02-26 09:16:58 -08:00
configure.ac Revert "compat: add strtok_r()" 2013-02-26 09:16:58 -08:00
connect.c Merge branch 'jc/capabilities' into maint 2012-09-11 11:06:45 -07:00
connected.c
connected.h
convert.c convert some config callbacks to parse_config_key 2013-01-23 08:41:50 -08:00
convert.h
copy.c
COPYING
credential-cache--daemon.c
credential-cache.c
credential-store.c
credential.c credential: convert "url" attribute into its parsed subparts 2012-07-18 13:26:58 -07:00
credential.h
csum-file.c
csum-file.h
ctype.c ctype: support iscntrl, ispunct, isxdigit and isprint 2012-10-15 14:58:16 -07:00
daemon.c daemon: --access-hook option 2012-08-15 11:01:55 -07:00
date.c Merge branch 'jc/maint-filter-branch-epoch-date' into maint 2012-07-30 13:04:18 -07:00
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c diff: do not use null sha1 as a sentinel value 2012-07-29 15:04:32 -07:00
diff-no-index.c Merge branch 'tr/void-diff-setup-done' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-11 10:53:40 -07:00
diff.c Merge branch 'mp/diff-algo-config' 2013-02-17 15:25:52 -08:00
diff.h Merge branch 'mp/diff-algo-config' 2013-02-17 15:25:52 -08:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c pickaxe: use textconv for -S counting 2012-10-28 08:48:17 -04:00
diffcore-rename.c Merge branch 'jk/maint-null-in-trees' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-10 15:24:54 -07:00
diffcore.h Merge branch 'jk/maint-null-in-trees' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-10 15:24:54 -07:00
dir.c Merge branch 'ap/status-ignored-in-ignored-directory' into maint 2013-01-28 11:10:25 -08:00
dir.h Merge branch 'as/check-ignore' 2013-01-23 21:19:10 -08:00
editor.c run-command: encode signal death as a positive integer 2013-01-06 11:09:18 -08:00
entry.c
environment.c Merge branch 'jc/custom-comment-char' 2013-02-04 10:23:49 -08:00
exec_cmd.c
exec_cmd.h
fast-import.c Merge branch 'jc/merge-bases' 2012-09-11 11:36:05 -07:00
fetch-pack.c Merge branch 'jk/gc-auto-after-fetch' 2013-02-01 12:40:16 -08:00
fetch-pack.h filter_refs(): delete matched refs from sought list 2012-09-12 11:46:31 -07:00
fixup-builtins
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c fsck: warn about ".git" in trees 2012-11-28 13:52:54 -08:00
fsck.h
generate-cmdlist.sh
gettext.c fetch: align per-ref summary report in UTF-8 locales 2012-09-14 12:45:50 -07:00
gettext.h Merge branch 'nd/fetch-status-alignment' 2012-09-18 14:35:55 -07:00
git-add--interactive.perl
git-am.sh Merge branch 'jc/fake-ancestor-with-non-blobs' into maint 2013-02-07 15:14:22 -08:00
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh
git-compat-util.h Revert "compat: add strtok_r()" 2013-02-26 09:16:58 -08:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl cvsimport: format commit timestamp ourselves without using strftime 2013-02-09 14:41:49 -08:00
git-cvsserver.perl cvsserver: support -r and sticky tags for most operations 2012-10-16 16:17:54 -07:00
git-difftool--helper.sh difftool--helper: fix printf usage 2013-02-10 11:35:50 -08:00
git-difftool.perl git-difftool: use git-mergetool--lib for "--tool-help" 2013-01-25 11:08:55 -08:00
git-filter-branch.sh filter-branch: use git-sh-setup's ident parsing functions 2012-10-18 15:43:49 -07:00
git-instaweb.sh
git-lost-found.sh
git-merge-octopus.sh
git-merge-one-file.sh
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh doc: generate a list of valid merge tools 2013-02-02 21:46:52 -08:00
git-mergetool.sh Merge branch 'al/mergetool-printf-fix' 2013-02-14 10:29:37 -08:00
git-p4.py Merge branch 'pw/git-p4-on-cygwin' 2013-02-04 10:25:30 -08:00
git-parse-remote.sh push/pull: adjust missing upstream help text to changed interface 2012-11-08 11:32:38 -05:00
git-pull.sh git-pull: Avoid merge-base on detached head 2012-10-25 05:32:11 -04:00
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--am.sh rebase: Handle cases where format-patch fails 2012-10-11 11:54:49 -07:00
git-rebase--interactive.sh Merge branch 'jk/rebase-i-comment-char' 2013-02-17 15:25:20 -08:00
git-rebase--merge.sh
git-rebase.sh rebase -i: Teach "--edit-todo" action 2012-09-17 20:59:14 -07:00
git-relink.perl
git-remote-testgit remote-testgit: implement the "done" feature manually 2012-11-29 12:18:45 -08:00
git-remote-testpy.py git-remote-testpy: fix path hashing on Python 3 2013-01-28 09:55:14 -08:00
git-repack.sh
git-request-pull.sh
git-send-email.perl Merge branch 'nz/send-email-headers-are-case-insensitive' into maint 2013-01-20 17:22:49 -08:00
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh Merge branch 'jc/maint-fbsd-sh-ifs-workaround' into maint 2013-01-08 11:17:01 -08:00
git-stash.sh Merge branch 'ph/stash-rerere' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-11 11:10:12 -07:00
git-submodule.sh Allow custom "comment char" 2013-01-16 12:48:22 -08:00
git-svn.perl git-svn: Simplify calculation of GIT_DIR 2013-01-24 10:21:23 +00:00
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 1.8.2-rc1 2013-02-25 09:03:26 -08:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c Merge branch 'as/check-ignore' 2013-01-23 21:19:10 -08:00
git.spec.in
gpg-interface.c Merge branch 'sb/gpg-plug-fd-leak' into maint 2013-02-07 15:14:54 -08:00
gpg-interface.h
graph.c graph: output padding for merge subsequent parents 2013-02-07 12:54:26 -08:00
graph.h graph.c: mark private file-scope symbols as static 2012-09-15 22:58:20 -07:00
grep.c Merge branch 'nd/grep-true-path' into maint 2012-11-18 19:32:30 -08:00
grep.h Merge branch 'nd/grep-true-path' into maint 2012-11-18 19:32:30 -08:00
hash.c
hash.h
help.c help: include <common-cmds.h> only in one file 2013-01-18 22:35:04 -08:00
help.h
hex.c
http-backend.c
http-fetch.c
http-push.c Allow building with xmlparse.h 2013-02-11 14:33:04 -08:00
http-walker.c Rename static function fetch_pack() to http_fetch_pack() 2012-09-12 11:46:31 -07:00
http.c http_request: reset "type" strbuf before adding 2013-02-06 07:50:56 -08:00
http.h Verify Content-Type from smart HTTP servers 2013-02-04 10:22:36 -08:00
ident.c Merge branch 'jn/do-not-drop-username-when-reading-from-etc-mailname' into maint 2013-02-04 10:04:26 -08:00
imap-send.c Sync with v1.8.1.4 2013-02-19 21:57:27 -08:00
INSTALL INSTALL: git-p4 does not support Python 3 2013-01-30 11:17:59 -08:00
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
LGPL-2.1
line-log.c log -L: store the path instead of a diff_filespec 2013-04-12 11:37:03 -07:00
line-log.h log -L: store the path instead of a diff_filespec 2013-04-12 11:37:03 -07:00
line-range.c log -L: :pattern:file syntax to find by funcname 2013-03-28 10:30:04 -07:00
line-range.h log -L: :pattern:file syntax to find by funcname 2013-03-28 10:30:04 -07:00
list-objects.c
list-objects.h
ll-merge.c convert some config callbacks to parse_config_key 2013-01-23 08:41:50 -08:00
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c
log-tree.c Implement line-history search (git log -L) 2013-03-28 10:29:22 -07:00
log-tree.h get_patch_filename(): split into two functions 2012-12-21 23:55:40 -08:00
mailmap.c Merge branch 'ap/log-mailmap' 2013-01-20 17:06:53 -08:00
mailmap.h mailmap: simplify map_user() interface 2013-01-10 12:33:08 -08:00
Makefile Implement line-history search (git log -L) 2013-03-28 10:29:22 -07:00
match-trees.c
merge-blobs.c Which merge_file() function do you mean? 2012-12-09 23:05:27 -08:00
merge-blobs.h Which merge_file() function do you mean? 2012-12-09 23:05:27 -08:00
merge-recursive.c diff: Introduce --diff-algorithm command line option 2013-01-16 09:41:18 -08:00
merge-recursive.h Move try_merge_command and checkout_fast_forward to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
merge.c Move try_merge_command and checkout_fast_forward to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
name-hash.c name-hash: allow hashing an empty string 2013-02-19 14:00:12 -08:00
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c Sync with 1.7.11.6 2012-09-11 11:23:54 -07:00
notes-merge.h
notes.c Merge branch 'jc/same-encoding' into maint 2012-12-07 14:10:56 -08:00
notes.h format_note(): simplify API 2012-10-17 22:42:40 -07:00
object.c
object.h
pack-check.c
pack-refs.c
pack-refs.h
pack-revindex.c
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h
pager.c Move setup_diff_pager to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c Merge branch 'ef/non-ascii-parse-options-error-diag' into maint 2013-02-27 10:04:26 -08:00
parse-options.h fix clang -Wunused-value warnings for error functions 2013-01-16 12:47:46 -08:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c diff_setup_done(): return void 2012-08-03 12:11:07 -07:00
patch-ids.h
path.c longest_ancestor_length(): require prefix list entries to be normalized 2012-10-29 02:34:58 -04:00
pathspec.c add.c: extract new die_if_path_beyond_symlink() for reuse 2013-01-06 14:26:37 -08:00
pathspec.h add.c: extract new die_if_path_beyond_symlink() for reuse 2013-01-06 14:26:37 -08:00
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
pretty.c logmsg_reencode: lazily load missing commit buffers 2013-01-26 13:28:22 -08:00
progress.c
progress.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
quote.c
quote.h
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache.c Enable minimal stat checking 2013-01-22 09:33:16 -08:00
README Merge branch 'ta/doc-no-small-caps' 2013-02-05 16:13:32 -08:00
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
refs.c Merge branch 'jc/hidden-refs' 2013-02-17 15:25:57 -08:00
refs.h upload/receive-pack: allow hiding ref hierarchies 2013-02-07 13:48:47 -08:00
RelNotes Prepare for 1.8.1.5 2013-02-25 08:26:25 -08:00
remote-curl.c Verify Content-Type from smart HTTP servers 2013-02-04 10:22:36 -08:00
remote-testsvn.c remote-testsvn: fix unitialized variable 2012-12-15 10:43:11 -08:00
remote.c Merge branch 'jc/push-reject-reasons' 2013-02-04 10:25:04 -08:00
remote.h
replace_object.c
rerere.c rerere.c: mark private file-scope symbols as static 2012-09-15 22:58:20 -07:00
rerere.h rerere.c: mark private file-scope symbols as static 2012-09-15 22:58:20 -07:00
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Implement line-history search (git log -L) 2013-03-28 10:29:22 -07:00
revision.h Implement line-history search (git log -L) 2013-03-28 10:29:22 -07:00
run-command.c Merge branch 'sb/run-command-fd-error-reporting' 2013-02-07 14:41:42 -08:00
run-command.h hooks: Add function to check if a hook exists 2013-01-14 09:25:40 -08:00
send-pack.c push: introduce REJECT_FETCH_FIRST and REJECT_NEEDS_FORCE 2013-01-24 14:37:23 -08:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c learn to pick/revert into unborn branch 2012-12-23 10:40:37 -08:00
sequencer.h Merge branch 'jc/make-static' 2012-09-18 14:37:46 -07:00
server-info.c
setup.c Merge branch 'mh/maint-ceil-absolute' 2013-02-27 09:47:28 -08:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1-array.c sha1-array.c: mark a private file-scope symbol as static 2012-09-15 22:58:21 -07:00
sha1-array.h sha1-array.c: mark a private file-scope symbol as static 2012-09-15 22:58:21 -07:00
sha1-lookup.c
sha1-lookup.h
sha1_file.c link_alt_odb_entries(): take (char *, len) rather than two pointers 2012-11-08 12:06:53 -05:00
sha1_name.c Merge branch 'jc/sha1-name-more' 2012-07-22 12:55:07 -07:00
shallow.c upload-pack: fix off-by-one depth calculation in shallow clone 2013-01-11 09:10:57 -08:00
shell.c
shortlog.h
show-index.c
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
strbuf.c Allow custom "comment char" 2013-01-16 12:48:22 -08:00
strbuf.h Allow custom "comment char" 2013-01-16 12:48:22 -08:00
streaming.c
streaming.h
string-list.c Merge branch 'mh/ceiling' into maint 2013-01-28 11:07:18 -08:00
string-list.h Merge branch 'mh/ceiling' into maint 2013-01-28 11:07:18 -08:00
submodule.c submodule: simplify memory handling in config parsing 2013-01-23 12:58:27 -08:00
submodule.h submodule: display summary header in bold 2012-11-18 19:18:13 -08:00
symlinks.c symlinks.c: mark private file-scope symbols as static 2012-09-15 22:58:21 -07:00
tag.c
tag.h
tar.h
test-chmtime.c
test-ctype.c
test-date.c
test-delta.c
test-dump-cache-tree.c
test-genrandom.c
test-index-version.c
test-line-buffer.c
test-match-trees.c
test-mergesort.c
test-mktemp.c
test-parse-options.c
test-path-utils.c longest_ancestor_length(): require prefix list entries to be normalized 2012-10-29 02:34:58 -04:00
test-regex.c test-regex: Add a test to check for a bug in the regex routines 2012-09-02 18:57:21 -07:00
test-revision-walking.c
test-run-command.c
test-scrap-cache-tree.c
test-sha1.c
test-sha1.sh
test-sigchain.c
test-string-list.c string_list_longest_prefix(): remove function 2012-10-29 02:34:58 -04:00
test-subprocess.c
test-svn-fe.c remote-svn: add incremental import 2012-10-07 14:10:17 -07:00
test-wildmatch.c Makefile: add USE_WILDMATCH to use wildmatch as fnmatch 2013-01-01 15:32:37 -08:00
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
trace.c trace.c: mark a private file-scope symbol as static 2012-09-15 22:58:21 -07:00
transport-helper.c push: introduce REJECT_FETCH_FIRST and REJECT_NEEDS_FORCE 2013-01-24 14:37:23 -08:00
transport.c Merge branch 'ft/transport-report-segv' into maint 2013-02-07 15:15:08 -08:00
transport.h Merge branch 'jc/push-reject-reasons' 2013-02-04 10:25:04 -08:00
tree-diff.c Merge branch 'tr/void-diff-setup-done' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-11 10:53:40 -07:00
tree-walk.c tree_entry_interesting: do basedir compare on wildcard patterns when possible 2012-11-26 11:16:34 -08:00
tree-walk.h
tree.c Strip namelen out of ce_flags into a ce_namelen field 2012-07-11 09:42:45 -07:00
tree.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c Merge branch 'as/check-ignore' 2013-01-23 21:19:10 -08:00
unpack-trees.h
upload-pack.c Merge branch 'jc/hidden-refs' 2013-02-17 15:25:57 -08:00
url.c
url.h
usage.c make error()'s constant return value more visible 2012-12-15 10:45:58 -08:00
userdiff.c userdiff: drop parse_driver function 2013-01-23 08:41:51 -08:00
userdiff.h
utf8.c Merge branch 'jx/utf8-printf-width' into maint 2013-02-25 08:03:59 -08:00
utf8.h Merge branch 'jx/utf8-printf-width' into maint 2013-02-25 08:03:59 -08:00
varint.c
varint.h
version.c include agent identifier in capability string 2012-08-03 13:03:34 -07:00
version.h include agent identifier in capability string 2012-08-03 13:03:34 -07:00
walker.c
walker.h
wildmatch.c wildmatch: advance faster in <asterisk> + <literal> patterns 2013-01-01 15:32:37 -08:00
wildmatch.h wildmatch: support "no FNM_PATHNAME" mode 2013-01-01 15:32:37 -08:00
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c Merge branch 'jn/warn-on-inaccessible-loosen' into maint 2013-01-11 16:47:07 -08:00
write_or_die.c maybe_flush_or_die: move a too-loose Windows specific error 2012-10-17 00:33:42 -07:00
ws.c
wt-status.c Merge branch 'nd/status-show-in-progress' 2013-02-14 10:29:54 -08:00
wt-status.h status: show the branch name if possible in in-progress info 2013-02-05 08:21:02 -08:00
xdiff-interface.c
xdiff-interface.h
zlib.c

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 - 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

Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
and full access to internals.

Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public
License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses,
compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus
Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.

Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.

See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/everyday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-commandname.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with "man gittutorial" or "git help tutorial", and the
documentation of each command with "man git-commandname" or "git help
commandname".

CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
("man gitcvs-migration" or "git help cvs-migration" if git is
installed).

Many Git online resources are accessible from http://git-scm.com/
including full documentation and Git related tools.

The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git
mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature
requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read
Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission).
To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in
the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are
available at http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/,
http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.

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.