[ANNOUNCE] Git 1.7.1.rc1

A release candidate Git 1.7.1.rc1 is available at the usual places for testing:

  http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/

  git-1.7.1.rc1.tar.{gz,bz2}			(source tarball)
  git-htmldocs-1.7.1.rc1.tar.{gz,bz2}		(preformatted docs)
  git-manpages-1.7.1.rc1.tar.{gz,bz2}		(preformatted docs)

The RPM binary packages for a few architectures are found in:

  testing/git-*-1.7.1.rc1-1.fc11.$arch.rpm	(RPM)

Please test 'master', report & fix regressions. Hopefully we can do another rc during the next week and release the final one next weekend.

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Changes since v1.7.1-rc0 are as follows:

Brandon Casey (1):
      notes.h: declare bit field as unsigned to silence compiler complaints

Jeff King (4):
      fix const-correctness of write_sha1_file
      fix textconv leak in emit_rewrite_diff
      fix typos and grammar in 1.7.1 draft release notes
      docs: clarify "branch -l"

Jens Lehmann (2):
      Let check_preimage() use memset() to initialize "struct checkout"
      Teach diff --submodule and status to handle .git files in submodules

Jonathan Nieder (1):
      Teach mailinfo %< as an alternative scissors mark

Junio C Hamano (2):
      diff.c: work around pointer constness warnings
      Git 1.7.1-rc1

Mark Rada (6):
      Gitweb: add ignore and clean rules for minified files
      Gitweb: add support for minifying gitweb.css
      Gitweb: add autoconfigure support for minifiers
      instaweb: add minification awareness
      gitweb: add documentation to INSTALL regarding gitweb.js
      gitweb: update INSTALL to use shorter make target

Michael J Gruber (2):
      t3301-notes: Test the creation of reflog entries
      refs.c: Write reflogs for notes just like for branch heads

Tay Ray Chuan (2):
      branch: say "Reset to" in reflog entries for 'git branch -f' operations
      fetch/push: fix usage strings