Merge branch 'mg/doc-bisect-tweak-worktree'

[git.git] / Documentation / RelNotes / 1.7.4.2.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.4.2.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.4.2.txt
index afb387161b6c14a2792e0164bf8ff32741764d0d..991dae4811d35b7be3c6e8f11dbb0b62c0420dd2 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.4.2.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.4.2.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ Fixes since v1.7.4.1
  * Many documentation updates to match "git cmd -h" output and the
    git-cmd manual page.
 
  * Many documentation updates to match "git cmd -h" output and the
    git-cmd manual page.
 

+ * We used to keep one file descriptor open for each and every packfile
+   that we have a mmap window on it (read: "in use"), even when for very
+   tiny packfiles.  We now close the file descriptor early when the entire
+   packfile fits inside one mmap window.
+

  * "git clone /no/such/path" did not fail correctly.
 
  * "git commit" did not correctly error out when the user asked to use a
  * "git clone /no/such/path" did not fail correctly.
 
  * "git commit" did not correctly error out when the user asked to use a


@@ -34,6 +39,10 @@ Fixes since v1.7.4.1
    to update the upstream branch it forked from is now called "upstream".
    The old name "tracking" is and will be supported.
 
    to update the upstream branch it forked from is now called "upstream".
    The old name "tracking" is and will be supported.
 

+ * "git submodule update" used to honor the --merge/--rebase option (or
+   corresponding configuration variables) even for a newly cloned
+   subproject, which made no sense (so/submodule-no-update-first-time).
+

  * gitweb's "highlight" interface mishandled tabs.
 
  * gitweb had a few forward-incompatible syntactic constructs and
  * gitweb's "highlight" interface mishandled tabs.
 
  * gitweb had a few forward-incompatible syntactic constructs and