Re: What's cooking in git.git (Jul 2026, #01)

[Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>]

On Wed, Jul 01, 2026 at 04:40:16PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> * ps/odb-drop-whence (2026-06-24) 7 commits
>  - odb: document object info fields
>  - odb: drop `whence` field from object info
>  - treewide: convert users of `whence` to the new source field
>  - odb: add `source` field to struct object_info_source
>  - odb: make backend-specific fields optional
>  - packfile: thread odb_source_packed through packed_object_info()
>  - Merge branch 'ps/odb-source-packed' into ps/odb-drop-whence
>  (this branch uses ps/odb-source-packed.)
> 
>  The whence field in struct object_info has been removed,
>  refactoring backend-specific object information retrieval into an
>  opt-in struct object_info_source structure.
> 
>  Will merge to 'next'?
>  cf. <akOod6X1a2axIXKZ@pks.im>
>  cf. <xmqqv7b0rmt6.fsf@gitster.g>
>  source: <20260624-b4-pks-odb-drop-whence-v1-0-8d1877b790ac@pks.im>

I'll send a small reroll to rename `sourcep` to `source_infop` based on
Justin's feedback.

> * ps/odb-generalize-prepare (2026-06-22) 3 commits
>  - odb: introduce `odb_prepare()`
>  - odb/source: generalize `reprepare()` callback
>  - Merge branch 'ps/odb-source-packed' into ps/odb-generalize-prepare
>  (this branch uses ps/odb-source-packed.)
> 
>  The `reprepare()` callback for object database sources has been
>  generalized into a `prepare()` callback with an optional flush cache
>  flag, and a new `odb_prepare()` wrapper has been introduced to
>  allow pre-opening object database sources.
> 
>  Will merge to 'next'?
>  cf. <87ik704f1j.fsf@emacs.iotcl.com>
>  source: <20260622-b4-pks-odb-generalize-prepare-v1-0-d2a5c5d13144@pks.im>

This one should be ready.

> * ps/refs-writing-subcommands (2026-06-30) 5 commits
>  - builtin/refs: add "rename" subcommand
>  - builtin/refs: add "create" subcommand
>  - builtin/refs: add "update" subcommand
>  - builtin/refs: add "delete" subcommand
>  - builtin/refs: drop `the_repository`
> 
>  The "git refs" toolbox has been extended with new "create", "delete",
>  "update", and "rename" subcommands to create, delete, update, and
>  rename references, respectively.
> 
>  Will merge to 'next'?
>  cf. <xmqqcxx7susi.fsf@gitster.g>
>  source: <20260630-pks-refs-writing-subcommands-v3-0-deb04de1ecef@pks.im>

Likewise.

Thanks!

Patrick