Re: [PATCH v3 0/4] Additional FAQ entries
"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> writes:
> This series introduces some additional Git FAQ entries on various
> topics. They are all things I've seen in my professional life or on
> Stack Overflow, so I've written documentation.
Just to help other readers:
v1
https://lore.kernel.org/git/20211020010624.675562-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net/
v2
https://lore.kernel.org/git/20211107225525.431138-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net/
are where the previous discussions are found.
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> There were some suggestions in the past that the text "modify, tamper
> with, or buffer" might be somewhat redundant, but I've chosen to keep
> the text as it is to avoid arguments like, "Well, buffering the entire
> request or response isn't really modifying it, so Git should just work
> in that situation," when we already know that doesn't work.
>
> Changes from v2 (partial):
> * Add documentation on proxies to the configuration documentation as
> well.
> * Mention some security problems that are known to occur with TLS MITM
> proxies. This mirrors the similar Git LFS documentation.
> * Provide a documentation example about how to use proxies with SSH.
> * Recommend running a `git fsck` after syncing with rsync.
>
> Changes from v1:
> * Drop the monorepo patch for now; I want to revise it further.
> * Reorder the working tree patch to place more warnings up front.
> * Mention core.gitproxy and socat.
> * Rephrase text in the EOL entry to read correctly and be easier to
> understand.
> * Improve the commit message for the working tree FAQ entry to make it
> clearer that users wish to transfer uncommitted changes.
>
> brian m. carlson (4):
> gitfaq: add documentation on proxies
> gitfaq: give advice on using eol attribute in gitattributes
> gitfaq: add entry about syncing working trees
> doc: mention that proxies must be completely transparent
>
> Documentation/config/http.txt | 5 ++
> Documentation/gitfaq.txt | 105 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> 2 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>