Re: What's cooking in git.git (Sep 2026, #04)

[Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>]

On Thu, Sep 10, 2026 at 10:39:02AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> * bc/maintenance-doc-markup-fix-for-asciidoc (2026-09-09) 1 commit
>  - doc: fix conjoined maintenance strategies in git-config(1)
> 
>  Mark-up fix for 'git maintenance' documentation pages.
> 
>  Will merge to 'next'?
>  cf. <aqJntwrjC4ImuSyW@pks.im>
>  source: <20260910-maintenance-doc-bullet-fix-v2-1-3ed1c75e24b2@brighamcampbell.com>

Yup, this version looks good to me.

> * ps/libgit-in-subdir (2026-07-12) 2 commits
>  . Move libgit.a sources into separate "lib/" directory
>  . t/helper: prepare "test-example-tap.c" for introduction of "lib/"
>  . Merge branch 'ps/odb-source-packed' into ps/libgit-in-subdir
> 
>  The source files for 'libgit.a' have been moved into a new 'lib/'
>  directory to clean up the top-level directory and clearly separate
>  library code.  This topic has been ejected for now, as it causes too
>  many evil merges with other topics.
> 
>  Waiting for response for too long, stalled.
>  cf. <xmqqqzkx9t95.fsf@gitster.g>
>  cf. <al6yCTDjBRn2HGq0@com-79390>
>  cf. <xmqqqzk2t7sm.fsf@gitster.g>
>  cf. <xmqq7blo4g7g.fsf@gitster.g>
>  source: <20260713-pks-libgit-in-subdir-v4-0-696240876eb1@pks.im>

I didn't really have the feeling that I was gaining consensus on this
series. Maybe I'll be able to build consensus at the Contributor's
Summit, but until then we can probably just discard this series.

> * ps/odb-stop-registering-in-memory-sources (2026-09-02) 13 commits
>  - odb: remove the ability to link sources ad-hoc
>  - t/helper: stop registering alternates in "ref-store" command
>  - t/helper: adapt read-midx to not link ad-hoc source anymore
>  - builtin/multi-pack-index: refuse unknown sources with "--object-dir="
>  - odb/packed: fix memory leaks when freeing source
>  - tmp-objdir: drop unused function to register alternate
>  - odb: remove infrastructure to register submodule sources
>  - builtin/grep: stop registering submodule ODB as source
>  - submodule-config: stop registering submodule sources
>  - submodule-config: stop using `the_hash_algo`
>  - submodule-config: remove uses of `the_repository`
>  - cache-tree: remove dependency on `the_repository`
>  - cache-tree: drop `the_repository` in `cache_tree_fully_valid()`
>  - Merge branch 'ty/repository-fetch-if-missing' into ps/ps/odb-stop-registering-in-memory-sources
> 
>  The mechanism to register in-memory alternate object sources has
>  been removed, as submodule object databases are now accessed
>  natively via their own repository structures.  This simplifies
>  object database management and prepares the codebase for migrating
>  alternate tracking into the files backend.
> 
>  Expecting a (hopefully small and final) reroll?
>  cf. <aqD0F795VKJ6jUFd@pks.im>
>  source: <20260902-pks-odb-registering-in-memory-sources-v2-0-c6ca12fdea4d@pks.im>

I didn't plan to as it was only changing a single word in a commit
message, but fair enough. Sent out v3 now.

Patrick