# Jim Meyering

GitHub: https://github.com/meyering
Addresses: jim@meyering.net, meyering@redhat.com
Messages: 222. Patches: 88. Threads started: 97.
First message: 2006-04-05T16:02:24Z. Latest: 2023-04-05T19:41:26Z.

## Messages per year

| Year | Messages | Patches |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 41 | 10 |
| 2007 | 74 | 27 |
| 2008 | 30 | 16 |
| 2009 | 28 | 12 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 25 | 13 |
| 2012 | 15 | 7 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |

## Patch series

56 merged, 26 not merged, 0 in review (posted in the last 90 days); acceptance rate 68%. Re-rolls count once; merged means a patch matches a commit on master by the same author.

- 2012-06-02 not merged: [fix many comment typos](https://gitlist.dev/t/30684)
- 2012-04-16 merged: [diff: avoid stack-buffer-read-overrun for very long name](https://gitlist.dev/t/30260) commit 48e510b6a29b
- 2012-03-28 merged: [correct a few doubled-word nits in comments and documentation](https://gitlist.dev/t/30079) commit 65c2b2b50979
- 2012-03-28 merged: [correct spelling: an URL -> a URL](https://gitlist.dev/t/30078) commit a7793a749115
- 2012-03-14 not merged: [tweak relnotes: remove duplicate "an external"](https://gitlist.dev/t/29945)
- 2012-02-25 merged: [am: don't infloop for an empty input file](https://gitlist.dev/t/29736) commit f0c5793b37a5
- 2011-12-10 merged: [gitk: make "git describe" output clickable, too](https://gitlist.dev/t/29132) commit 6c9e2d1842c8
- 2011-10-22 merged: [make the sample pre-commit hook script reject names with newlines, too](https://gitlist.dev/t/28743) commit c14daa4845ff
- 2011-10-12 merged: [fix "git apply --index ..." not to deref NULL](https://gitlist.dev/t/28656) commit 2c93286ab2ca
- 2011-06-20 merged: [plug a few coverity-spotted leaks](https://gitlist.dev/t/27660) commit dc4cd7671085
- 2011-06-08 merged: [fetch: do not leak a refspec](https://gitlist.dev/t/27585) commit d8ead1596389
- 2011-05-26 not merged: [remove unnecessary test and dead diagnostic](https://gitlist.dev/t/27467)
- 2011-05-26 merged: [remove tests of always-false condition](https://gitlist.dev/t/27466) commit 5dd564895e84
- 2011-05-26 merged: [plug a DIR buffer leak in rerere.c](https://gitlist.dev/t/27465) commit a9930e359c45
- 2011-05-26 not merged: [diagnose a corrupt MERGE_RR when hitting EOF between TAB and '\0'](https://gitlist.dev/t/27464)
- 2011-05-20 merged: [do not read beyond end of malloc'd buffer](https://gitlist.dev/t/27418) commit 42536dd9b982
- 2011-05-16 merged: [Documentation/git-fsck.txt: fix typo: unreadable -> unreachable](https://gitlist.dev/t/27373) commit 43d532e6ba34
- 2011-04-29 not merged: [avoid set-but-not-used warning](https://gitlist.dev/t/27216)
- 2011-04-13 merged: [remove doubled words, e.g., s/to to/to/, and fix related typos](https://gitlist.dev/t/27088) commit 0353a0c4ec91
- 2010-10-11 not merged: [don't let mailmap provoke use of freed memory](https://gitlist.dev/t/25418)
- 2010-08-30 not merged: [insert missing newline in a diagnostic](https://gitlist.dev/t/24909)
- 2010-01-18 not merged: [grep: don't segfault](https://gitlist.dev/t/22275)
- 2009-11-25 not merged: [mailinfo: remove [PATCH...] prefix from Subject regardless of length](https://gitlist.dev/t/21735)
- 2009-09-29 merged: [typo fix: Directory `...' exist, ...: s/exist/exists/](https://gitlist.dev/t/21085) commit 0484682ef326
- 2009-09-21 not merged: [pre-commit.sample: don't use [...] around a tr range](https://gitlist.dev/t/21015)
- 2009-09-12 not merged: [transport-helper.c: don't leak fdopen'd stream buffers](https://gitlist.dev/t/20909)
- 2009-09-12 merged: [don't dereference NULL upon fdopen failure](https://gitlist.dev/t/20908) commit 41698375ada5
- 2009-09-12 merged: [use write_str_in_full helper to avoid literal string lengths](https://gitlist.dev/t/20907) commit 2b7ca830c6a6
- 2009-06-14 merged: [use xstrdup, not strdup in ll-merge.c](https://gitlist.dev/t/19811) commit 90dce51584e9
- 2009-06-14 merged: [avoid NULL dereference on failed malloc](https://gitlist.dev/t/19810) commit ce61595ea7eb

## Recent emails

- 2023-04-05 [Re: bug#60690: -P '\d' in GNU and git grep](https://gitlist.dev/e/CA%2B8g5KHYqgAZPpTOXWekDpWv-mvj-rBkGu%2B4MXy4OB1VDeS4Lw%40mail.gmail.com)
- 2023-04-04 [Re: bug#60690: -P '\d' in GNU and git grep](https://gitlist.dev/e/CA%2B8g5KGGnsf0xMCXO28R1m8-z76%3DkG_AiYRh6%3DOgRL%2Bx5C1yqQ%40mail.gmail.com)
- 2023-04-04 [Re: bug#60690: -P '\d' in GNU and git grep](https://gitlist.dev/e/CA%2B8g5KHuE-kQqmi9cVjeJbpyt54v9m9omh9A9we1zmR0%2BaTDHg%40mail.gmail.com)
- 2015-02-24 [Re: Copyright on wildmatch.c](https://gitlist.dev/e/CA%2B8g5KGAEVFXWSNjH8sPKNHvb3vwMn9NXTa%2Bo04VsruyswB%2BFA%40mail.gmail.com)
- 2012-06-03 [Re: [PATCH] fix many comment typos](https://gitlist.dev/e/87wr3od02b.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2012-06-03 [Re: [PATCH] fix many comment typos](https://gitlist.dev/e/87396ceuoy.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2012-06-02 [[PATCH] fix many comment typos](https://gitlist.dev/e/8762baf8do.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2012-04-26 [Re: [PATCH] diff: avoid stack-buffer-read-overrun for very long name](https://gitlist.dev/e/87ehrawgja.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2012-04-26 [Re: [PATCH] diff: avoid stack-buffer-read-overrun for very long name](https://gitlist.dev/e/87y5piwjay.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2012-04-26 [Re: [PATCH] diff: avoid stack-buffer-read-overrun for very long name](https://gitlist.dev/e/874ns6xy30.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2012-04-26 [Re: [PATCH] diff: avoid stack-buffer-read-overrun for very long name](https://gitlist.dev/e/87d36uxzfw.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2012-04-24 [Re: [PATCH] diff: avoid stack-buffer-read-overrun for very long name](https://gitlist.dev/e/87397t862o.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2012-04-16 [[PATCH] diff: avoid stack-buffer-read-overrun for very long name](https://gitlist.dev/e/87ty0jbt5p.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2012-03-28 [[PATCH] correct a few doubled-word nits in comments and documentation](https://gitlist.dev/e/878viku26e.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2012-03-28 [[PATCH] correct a few doubled-word nits in comments and documentation](https://gitlist.dev/e/87d37xun9r.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2012-03-28 [[PATCH] correct spelling: an URL -> a URL](https://gitlist.dev/e/87iphpunfx.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2012-03-14 [[PATCH] tweak relnotes: remove duplicate "an external"](https://gitlist.dev/e/87ipi7wq0v.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2012-02-25 [[PATCH] am: don't infloop for an empty input file](https://gitlist.dev/e/87399y24wt.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2012-02-01 [Re: [PATCH] gitk: make "git describe" output clickable, too](https://gitlist.dev/e/871uqeelra.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2011-12-10 [[PATCH] gitk: make "git describe" output clickable, too](https://gitlist.dev/e/87mxb0foqe.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2011-10-25 [Re: general protection faults with "git grep" version 1.7.7.1](https://gitlist.dev/e/87zkgoakfr.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2011-10-25 [Re: general protection faults with "git grep" version 1.7.7.1](https://gitlist.dev/e/87sjmhauyo.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2011-10-25 [Re: general protection faults with "git grep" version 1.7.7.1](https://gitlist.dev/e/87y5w9ayoa.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2011-10-22 [Re: [PATCH] make the sample pre-commit hook script reject names with newlines, too](https://gitlist.dev/e/87aa8sgbuf.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2011-10-22 [[PATCH] make the sample pre-commit hook script reject names with newlines, too](https://gitlist.dev/e/87obx9eygk.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2011-10-12 [Re: [PATCH] fix "git apply --index ..." not to deref NULL](https://gitlist.dev/e/87sjmy5lf1.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2011-10-12 [[PATCH] fix "git apply --index ..." not to deref NULL](https://gitlist.dev/e/87lisq8vye.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2011-06-20 [[PATCH] plug a few coverity-spotted leaks](https://gitlist.dev/e/87mxhd6je1.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2011-06-08 [[PATCH] fetch: do not leak a refspec](https://gitlist.dev/e/87vcwgxf3q.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)
- 2011-05-26 [Re: [PATCH] plug a DIR buffer leak in rerere.c](https://gitlist.dev/e/877h9d48ji.fsf%40rho.meyering.net)