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Re: [PATCH v10 0/8] Introduce git-history(1) command for easy history editing

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Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 13, 2026, 06:01 UTC
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On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 6:17 AM Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> wrote: [...]

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> Changes in v10:
>   - Split out changes that make `replay_revisions()` handle empty
>     revision ranges properly.
>   - Drop redundant `struct repository` parameter in
>     `replay_revisions()`.
>   - Move around `die_for_incompatible_opt2()`.
>   - Fix up some of the headers in "replay.c".
>   - Split out the changes that make `replay_revisions()` handle empty
>     revision ranges properly.
>   - Create a separate commit that fixes updating detached HEAD.
>   - Strip "encoding" header as we're reencoding commit messages.
>   - Merge the logic to update refs in in `REF_ACTION_HEAD` and
>     `REF_ACTION_BRANCHES` modes.
>   - Link to v9: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260109-b4-pks-history-builtin-v9-0-8766101814c6@pks.im

Both Junio and I highlighted some changes in patch 1 (you already indicated your agreement with Junio), and I had some minor rewording suggestions for the commit message of patch 4. All other patches in v10 look good to me.

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Message 19 of 19 in “Introduce git-history(1) command for easy history editing”
  1. 0/8 Introduce git-history(1) command for easy history editingPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 12, 2026
  2. 1/8 builtin/replay: extract core logic to replay revisionsPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 12, 2026
  3. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2026
  4. Patrick SteinhardtJan 12, 2026
  5. Elijah NewrenJan 13, 2026
  6. Patrick SteinhardtJan 13, 2026
  7. 2/8 builtin/replay: move core logic into "libgit.a"Patrick Steinhardt, Jan 12, 2026
  8. 3/8 replay: small set of cleanupsPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 12, 2026
  9. 4/8 replay: support empty commit rangesPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 12, 2026
  10. Elijah NewrenJan 13, 2026
  11. Patrick SteinhardtJan 13, 2026
  12. 5/8 replay: support updating detached HEADPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 12, 2026
  13. Elijah NewrenJan 13, 2026
  14. Patrick SteinhardtJan 13, 2026
  15. 6/8 wt-status: provide function to expose status for treesPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 12, 2026
  16. 7/8 builtin: add new "history" commandPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 12, 2026
  17. 8/8 builtin/history: implement "reword" subcommandPatrick Steinhardt, Jan 12, 2026
  18. Elijah NewrenJan 13, 2026
  19. Elijah NewrenJan 13, 2026

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