Git 2.42-rc0
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.42.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.42.0.txt
index 340f55b..0d31aed 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.42.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.42.0.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@
is a valid and sensible thing to update a branch at a remote
repository, rather than reconciling with merge/rebase.
+ * "git blame --contents=file" has been taught to work in a bare
+ repository.
+
+ * "git branch -f X" to repoint the branch X said that X was "checked
+ out" in another worktree, even when branch X was not and instead
+ being bisected or rebased. The message was reworded to say the
+ branch was "in use".
+
Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
@@ -73,6 +81,17 @@
* "git branch --list --format=<format>" and friends are taught
a new "%(describe)" placeholder.
+ * Clarify how to choose the starting point for a new topic in
+ developer guidance document.
+
+ * The implementation of "get_sha1_hex()" that reads a hexadecimal
+ string that spells a full object name has been extended to cope
+ with any hash function used in the repository, but the "sha1" in
+ its name survived. Rename it to get_hash_hex(), a name that is
+ more consistent within its friends like get_hash_hex_algop().
+
+ * Command line parser fix, and a small parse-options API update.
+
Fixes since v2.41
-----------------
@@ -229,6 +248,10 @@
such a malformed todo file.
(merge 9645a087c2 ah/sequencer-rewrite-todo-fix later to maint).
+ * Rewrite the description of giving a custom command to the
+ submodule.<name>.update configuration variable.
+ (merge 7cebc5bd78 pv/doc-submodule-update-settings later to maint).
+
* Other code cleanup, docfix, build fix, etc.
(merge 51f9d2e563 sa/doc-ls-remote later to maint).
(merge c6d26a9dda jk/format-patch-message-id-unleak later to maint).
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 07e72c2..7313f8a 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
#!/bin/sh
GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v2.41.GIT
+DEF_VER=v2.42.0-rc0
LF='
'
