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patch, 2 partsRelNotes: clarify "bisect run unexecutable" tweak

Subject: [PATCH 1/2] RelNotes: clarify "bisect run unexecutable" tweak

## tl;dr

2 messages between Apr 14, 2022 and Apr 14, 2022. Diffs are folded; open one to read it.

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Junio C Hamano· Apr 14, 2022, 00:38 UTC · lore

We do not have to guess how common the mistake the change targets is when describing it. Such an argument may be good while proposing a change, but does not quite belong in the record of what has already happened, i.e. a release note.

Helped-by: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 Documentation/RelNotes/2.36.0.txt | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
Show changes to Documentation/RelNotes/2.36.0.txt +4 −4
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.36.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.36.0.txt
index d61ade21e2..9f6dd3d868 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.36.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.36.0.txt
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
 
  * "git branch" learned the "--recurse-submodules" option.
 
- * A not-so-common mistake is to write a script to feed "git bisect
-   run" without making it executable, in which case all tests will
-   exit with 126 or 127 error codes, even on revisions that are marked
-   as good.  Try to recognize this situation and stop iteration early.
+ * A user can forget to make a script file executable before giving
+   it to "git bisect run".  In such a case, all tests will exit with
+   126 or 127 error codes, even on revisions that are marked as good.
+   Try to recognize this situation and stop iteration early.
 
  * When "index-pack" dies due to incoming data exceeding the maximum
    allowed input size, include the value of the limit in the error
-- 
2.36.0-rc2-128-g50f43b47b9
Junio C Hamano· Apr 14, 2022, 00:38 UTC · re: Junio C Hamano · lore

[PATCH 2/2] RelNotes: mention safe.directory

Helped-by: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 Documentation/RelNotes/2.36.0.txt | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Show changes to Documentation/RelNotes/2.36.0.txt +9 −2
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.36.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.36.0.txt
index 9f6dd3d868..f4c5e691bb 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.36.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.36.0.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ Backward compatibility warts
    top-level a partial clone, while submodules are fully cloned.  This
    behaviour is changed to pass the same filter down to the submodules.
 
+ * With the fixes for CVE-2022-24765 that are common with versions of
+   Git 2.30.4, 2.31.3, 2.32.2, 2.33.3, 2.34.3, and 2.35.3, Git has
+   been taught not to recognise repositories owned by other users, in
+   order to avoid getting affected by their config files and hooks.
+   You can list the path to the safe/trusted repositories that may be
+   owned by others on a multi-valued configuration variable
+   `safe.directory` to override this behaviour, or use '*' to declare
+   that you trust anything.
+
 
 Note to those who build from the source
 
@@ -397,8 +406,6 @@ Fixes since v2.35
    entry it moved.
    (merge b7f9130a06 vd/mv-refresh-stat later to maint).
 
- * Fix for CVE-2022-24765 has been merged up from 2.35.2 and others.
-
  * Other code cleanup, docfix, build fix, etc.
    (merge cfc5cf428b jc/find-header later to maint).
    (merge 40e7cfdd46 jh/p4-fix-use-of-process-error-exception later to maint).
-- 
2.36.0-rc2-128-g50f43b47b9

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