[ANNOUNCE] git-filter-repo v2.26.0 (Was: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git v2.26.0)

From: Elijah Newren
Date: Mon Mar 23 2020 - 21:05:36 EST


Hi,

On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 6:12 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The latest feature release Git v2.26.0 is now available at the
> usual places. It is comprised of 504 non-merge commits since
> v2.25.0, contributed by 64 people, 12 of which are new faces.

The latest release of git-filter-repo, v2.26.0, is also now available. It
is comprised of 16 non-merge commits since v2.25.0, including a change from
a new contributor.

The public repo is at

https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo

The tarballs can be found at:

https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo/releases

git-filter-repo can also be installed via pip[1] or a variety of
package managers across Windows, Mac OS, or Linux (and maybe
others)[2].

New contributors whose contributions weren't in v2.25.0 are as follows.
Welcome to the git-filter-repo development community!

Sirio Balmelli

[1] https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo/blob/master/INSTALL.md#installation-via-pip
[2] https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo/blob/master/INSTALL.md#installation-via-package-manager

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git-filter-repo 2.26 Release Notes
==================================

(Note: Additional information is available for many release notes at
https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo/issues/<NUMBER>)

* Fixes:
* fix cache of file renames and myriad problems with subdirectories
that had the same filenames as parent directories (#53)
* handle typechange modifications when first parent is pruned (#61)
* avoid dying when using --analyze with --refs (#65)
* permit trailing slash for --[to-]subdirectory-filter argument
* use more expensive prunability checks when needed (#64)
* relax the definition of freshly packed (#38)

* Performance:
* multiple performance improvements for --analyze (#52)

* contrib scripts:
* fix lint-history to avoid dying when we get file deletions (#51)
* point people to an issue where they can find more linting examples (#45)

* Miscellaneous:
* Installation improvement (#55)
* Various documentation improvements


Changes since v2.25.0 are as follows:

Elijah Newren (15):
filter-repo: permit trailing slash for --[to-]subdirectory-filter argument
git-filter-repo.txt: fix nested bullets to render correctly
Contributing.md: start with git guidelines, then mention exceptions
filter-repo (README): link to upstream docs
filter-repo (README): streamline prerequisite wording a little bit
lint-history: avoid dying when we get file deletions
filter-repo: avoid repeatedly translating the same string with --analyze
filter-repo: accelerate is_ancestor() for --analyze mode
filter-repo: fix cache of file renames
lint-history: point people to issue with more linting examples
filter-repo: avoid dying with --analyze on commits with unseen parents
filter-repo: relax the definition of freshly packed
filter-repo: use more expensive prunability checks when needed
filter-repo: handle typechange modifications when first parent is pruned
t9390: add missing '&&' in command chain

Sirio Balmelli (1):
setup.py: test for FileExistsError on symlink