Re: What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2014, #04; Tue, 26)

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> * mh/lockfile (2014-04-15) 25 commits
>  . trim_last_path_elm(): replace last_path_elm()
>  . resolve_symlink(): take a strbuf parameter
>  . resolve_symlink(): use a strbuf for internal scratch space
>  . change lock_file::filename into a strbuf
>  . commit_lock_file(): use a strbuf to manage temporary space
>  . try_merge_strategy(): use a statically-allocated lock_file object
>  . try_merge_strategy(): remove redundant lock_file allocation
>  . struct lock_file: declare some fields volatile
>  . lockfile: avoid transitory invalid states
>  . commit_lock_file(): die() if called for unlocked lockfile object
>  . commit_lock_file(): inline temporary variable
>  . remove_lock_file(): call rollback_lock_file()
>  . lock_file(): exit early if lockfile cannot be opened
>  . write_packed_entry_fn(): convert cb_data into a (const int *)
>  . prepare_index(): declare return value to be (const char *)
>  . delete_ref_loose(): don't muck around in the lock_file's filename
>  . cache.h: define constants LOCK_SUFFIX and LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN
>  . lockfile.c: document the various states of lock_file objects
>  . lock_file(): always add lock_file object to lock_file_list
>  . hold_lock_file_for_append(): release lock on errors
>  . lockfile: unlock file if lockfile permissions cannot be adjusted
>  . rollback_lock_file(): set fd to -1
>  . rollback_lock_file(): do not clear filename redundantly
>  . api-lockfile: expand the documentation
>  . unable_to_lock_die(): rename function from unable_to_lock_index_die()
> 
>  Ejected from 'pu' to unclutter.
>  Expecting a reroll.
> 

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> * rs/strbuf-getcwd (2014-08-26) 10 commits
>   (merged to 'next' on 2014-08-26 at 11be0d6)
>  + use strbuf_add_absolute_path() to add absolute paths
>  + abspath: convert absolute_path() to strbuf
>  + use xgetcwd() to set $GIT_DIR
>  + use xgetcwd() to get the current directory or die
>  + wrapper: add xgetcwd()
>  + abspath: convert real_path_internal() to strbuf
>  + abspath: use strbuf_getcwd() to remember original working directory
>  + setup: convert setup_git_directory_gently_1 et al. to strbuf
>  + unix-sockets: use strbuf_getcwd()
>  + strbuf: add strbuf_getcwd()
>  (this branch is tangled with *nd/lock-paths-absolute*.)
> 
>  Originally merged to 'next' on 2014-08-18
> 
>  Reduce the use of fixed sized buffer passed to getcwd() calls
>  by introducing xgetcwd() helper.
> 
>  Will merge to 'master'.
> 

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> * nd/lock-paths-absolute (2014-08-01) 3 commits
>  . lockfile.c: store absolute path
>  . lockfile.c: remove PATH_MAX limit in resolve_symlink()
>  . lockfile.c: remove PATH_MAX limitation (except in resolve_symlink)
> 
>  Will drop and ask ​​Michael to possibly cooperate and merge with
> *mh/lockfile*.
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