git, branch v2.51.0-rc0

Git 2.51-rc0

2025-08-04T15:10:36Z

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano

Merge branch 'jc/test-hashmap-is-still-here'

2025-08-04T15:10:36Z

Comment fix. * jc/test-hashmap-is-still-here: test-hashmap: document why it is no longer used but still there

Merge branch 'kh/doc-fast-import-historical'

2025-08-04T15:10:36Z

Doc update. * kh/doc-fast-import-historical: doc: fast-import: contextualize the hardware cost

Merge branch 'ms/meson-with-ancient-git-wo-ls-files-dedup'

2025-08-04T15:10:35Z

Build fix. * ms/meson-with-ancient-git-wo-ls-files-dedup: meson: tolerate errors from git ls-files --deduplicate

Merge branch 'jc/doc-release-vs-clear'

2025-08-04T15:10:35Z

Doc update. * jc/doc-release-vs-clear: CodingGuidelines: clarify that S_release() does not reinitialize

Merge branch 'ch/t7450-recursive-clone-test-fix'

2025-08-04T15:10:35Z

Test fix. * ch/t7450-recursive-clone-test-fix: t7450: inspect the correct path a broken code would write to

Merge branch 'js/prompt-crlf-fix'

2025-08-04T15:10:34Z

Interactive prompt code did not correctly strip CRLF from the end of line on Windows. * js/prompt-crlf-fix: interactive: do strip trailing CRLF from input

Merge branch 'ps/meson-clar-decls-fix'

2025-08-04T15:10:34Z

Build fix. * ps/meson-clar-decls-fix: meson: ensure correct "clar-decls.h" header is used

Merge branch 'js/mingw-fixes'

2025-08-04T15:10:34Z

Windows fixes. * js/mingw-fixes: mingw: support Windows Server 2016 again mingw_rename: support ReFS on Windows 2022 mingw: drop Windows 7-specific work-around mingw_open_existing: handle directories better

Merge branch 'lm/add-p-context'

2025-08-04T15:10:33Z

"git add/etc -p" now honor the diff.context configuration variable, and also they learn to honor the -U command-line option. * lm/add-p-context: add-patch: add diff.context command line overrides add-patch: respect diff.context configuration t: use test_config in t4055 t: use test_grep in t3701 and t4055