Re: What will come after Git 2.56?

From: Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 24, 2026, 18:35 UTC
Message-ID: <20260924183523.53201-1-haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <ap50kgyenpRrsqln@pks.im>

> Well, same as there's room after Git 2.9 we also still have room after
> Git 2.99. No reason we cannot have Git 2.100. :)

I agree completely, no need signal that 3.0 is coming until it comes. Once it's out, not a soul will question what number the release just before had.

I have a list of breaking changes that I would like to introduce, I was hoping they could be considered before 3.0 is out -- otherwise I fear I have to wait another 10 years for 4.0, I would like to change the default values of these config values:

    # Autostash by default
    checkout.autostash=true
    rebase.autostash=true

    # User friendlier branch sorting
    branch.sort=-committerdate
    tag.sort=-version:refname

    # Better diffing
    diff.algorithm=histogram
    diff.colormoved=zebra
    diff.compactionheuristic=true

    # Compare branches on when push/upstream are different
    status.comparebranches=@{upstream} @{push}

It seemed a bit presumptuous to submit these as a patch, but maybe I should to open the formal discussion?

Harald