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[PATCH v4 2/9] INSTALL: remove discussion of SHA-1 backends

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 26, 2022, 14:56 UTC
Message-ID
<patch-v4-2.9-abbe25f56b3-20221026T145255Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover-v4-0.9-00000000000-20221026T145255Z-avarab@gmail.com>

The claim that OpenSSL is the default SHA-1 backend hasn't been true since e6b07da2780 (Makefile: make DC_SHA1 the default, 2017-03-17), but more importantly tweaking the SHA-1 backend isn't something that's common enough to warrant discussing in the INSTALL document, so let's remove this paragraph.

This discussion was originally added in c538d2d34ab (Add some installation notes in INSTALL, 2005-06-17) when tweaking the default backend was more common. The current wording was added in 5beb577db8c (INSTALL: Describe dependency knobs from Makefile, 2009-09-10).

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 INSTALL | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 89b15d71df5..33447883974 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -133,10 +133,6 @@ Issues of note:
 	  you are using libcurl older than 7.34.0.  Otherwise you can use
 	  NO_OPENSSL without losing git-imap-send.
 
-	  By default, git uses OpenSSL for SHA1 but it will use its own
-	  library (inspired by Mozilla's) with either NO_OPENSSL or
-	  BLK_SHA1.
-
 	- "libcurl" library is used for fetching and pushing
 	  repositories over http:// or https://, as well as by
 	  git-imap-send if the curl version is >= 7.34.0. If you do
-- 
2.38.0.1251.g3eefdfb5e7a
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Message 36 of 55 in “core: update our SHA-1 docs, use sha1collisiondetection on OSX too”
  1. 0/5 core: update our SHA-1 docs, use sha1collisiondetection on OSX tooÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 22, 2022
  2. 1/5 Makefile: create and use sections for "define" flag listingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 22, 2022
  3. 3/5 Makefile: rephrase the discussion of *_SHA1 knobsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 22, 2022
  4. 5/5 Makefile: use $(OBJECTS) instead of $(C_OBJ)Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 22, 2022
  5. 2/5 Makefile: really use and document sha1collisiondetection by defaultÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 22, 2022
  6. 4/5 Makefile + hash.h: remove PPC_SHA1 implementationÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 22, 2022
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 22, 2022
  8. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 19, 2022
  9. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 26, 2022
  10. 0/4 core: update our SHA-1 docs, use sha1collisiondetection on OSX tooÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 19, 2022
  11. 1/4 fsmonitor OSX: compile with DC_SHA1=YesPleaseÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 19, 2022
  12. 3/4 Makefile: really use and document sha1collisiondetection by defaultÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 19, 2022
  13. Eric SunshineOct 19, 2022
  14. Junio C HamanoOct 19, 2022
  15. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 19, 2022
  16. Junio C HamanoOct 19, 2022
  17. Junio C HamanoOct 19, 2022
  18. Junio C HamanoOct 19, 2022
  19. brian m. carlsonOct 20, 2022
  20. 4/4 Makefile: rephrase the discussion of *_SHA1 knobsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 19, 2022
  21. 2/4 Makefile: create and use sections for "define" flag listingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 19, 2022
  22. 0/9 Makefile & docs: document SHA-{1,256} behavior, fix bugÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 20, 2022
  23. 1/9 Makefile: always (re)set DC_SHA1 on fallbackÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 20, 2022
  24. 2/9 INSTALL: remove discussion of SHA-1 backendsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 20, 2022
  25. 3/9 Makefile: correct DC_SHA1 documentationÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 20, 2022
  26. 5/9 Makefile: rephrase the discussion of *_SHA1 knobsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 20, 2022
  27. 6/9 Makefile: document default SHA-256 backendÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 20, 2022
  28. 7/9 Makefile: document SHA-1 and SHA-256 default and selection orderÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 20, 2022
  29. Eric SunshineOct 20, 2022
  30. 4/9 Makefile: create and use sections for "define" flag listingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 20, 2022
  31. 8/9 Makefile: document default SHA-1 backend on OSXÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 20, 2022
  32. Eric SunshineOct 20, 2022
  33. 9/9 Makefile: discuss SHAttered in *_SHA{1,256} discussionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 20, 2022
  34. 0/9 Makefile & docs: document SHA-{1,256} behavior, fix bugÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 26, 2022
  35. 1/9 Makefile: always (re)set DC_SHA1 on fallbackÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 26, 2022
  36. 2/9 INSTALL: remove discussion of SHA-1 backendsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 26, 2022
  37. 3/9 Makefile: correct DC_SHA1 documentationÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 26, 2022
  38. 5/9 Makefile: rephrase the discussion of *_SHA1 knobsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 26, 2022
  39. 6/9 Makefile: document default SHA-256 backendÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 26, 2022
  40. 7/9 Makefile: document SHA-1 and SHA-256 default and selection orderÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 26, 2022
  41. Junio C HamanoOct 26, 2022
  42. 4/9 Makefile: create and use sections for "define" flag listingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 26, 2022
  43. 8/9 Makefile: document default SHA-1 backend on OSXÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 26, 2022
  44. 9/9 Makefile: discuss SHAttered in *_SHA{1,256} discussionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 26, 2022
  45. 00/10 Makefile, docs & code: document & fix SHA-{1,256} selection behaviorÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 7, 2022
  46. 01/10 Makefile: always (re)set DC_SHA1 on fallbackÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 7, 2022
  47. 02/10 INSTALL: remove discussion of SHA-1 backendsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 7, 2022
  48. 03/10 Makefile: correct DC_SHA1 documentationÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 7, 2022
  49. 06/10 Makefile: document default SHA-256 backendÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 7, 2022
  50. 05/10 Makefile: rephrase the discussion of *_SHA1 knobsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 7, 2022
  51. 07/10 Makefile: document SHA-1 and SHA-256 default and selection orderÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 7, 2022
  52. 04/10 Makefile: create and use sections for "define" flag listingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 7, 2022
  53. 08/10 Makefile & test-tool: replace "DC_SHA1" variable with a "define"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 7, 2022
  54. 09/10 Makefile: document default SHA-1 backend on OSXÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 7, 2022
  55. 10/10 Makefile: discuss SHAttered in *_SHA{1,256} discussionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 7, 2022

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