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Re: What's cooking in git.git (Jun 2026, #04)

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Mirko Faina <mroik@delayed.space>
Date
Jun 11, 2026, 16:40 UTC
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On Thu, Jun 11, 2026 at 09:08:25AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> * mf/revision-max-count-oldest (2026-05-18) 1 commit
>   (merged to 'next' on 2026-06-09 at 076600fa21)
>  + revision.c: implement --max-count-oldest
> 
>  "git rev-list" (and "git log" family of commands) learned a new "--max-count-oldest"
>  that picks oldest N commits in the range instead of the usual newest.
> 
>  Will merge to 'master'.
>  source: <xmqq4ijm3p2x.fsf@gitster.g>
Might want to wait and merge it in with [1].
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/a804828a046d8f12ef0d03eaf014807b079bb707.1781102091.git.mroik@delayed.space/
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  1. Junio C HamanoJun 11, 2026
  2. Mirko FainaJun 11, 2026
  3. Junio C HamanoJun 11, 2026

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