linux-kernel - [ANNOUNCE] Git v2.16.1

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Message-ID: <xmqqy3kqmoax.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
Date:   Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:53:58 -0800
From:   Junio C Hamano <gitster@...ox.com>
To:     git@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        git-packagers@...glegroups.com
Subject: [ANNOUNCE] Git v2.16.1

The latest maintenance release Git v2.16.1 is now available at
the usual places.

This is solely to fix a brown-paper bag bug that broke "git clone"
on case insensitive filesystems of certain projects.

The tarballs are found at:

    https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/

The following public repositories all have a copy of the 'v2.16.1'
tag and the 'maint' branch that the tag points at:

  url = https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git
  url = git://repo.or.cz/alt-git.git
  url = https://github.com/gitster/git

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Git v2.16.1 Release Notes
=========================

Fixes since v2.16
-----------------

 * "git clone" segfaulted when cloning a project that happens to
   track two paths that differ only in case on a case insensitive
   filesystem.

Does not contain any other documentation updates or code clean-ups.

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Changes since v2.16.0 are as follows:

Eric Sunshine (1):
      t5601-clone: test case-conflicting files on case-insensitive filesystem

Junio C Hamano (1):
      Git 2.16.1

brian m. carlson (1):
      repository: pre-initialize hash algo pointer