git, branch v2.8.0-rc1

Git 2.8-rc1

2016-03-04T21:48:55Z

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano

Merge branch 'nd/clear-gitenv-upon-use-of-alias'

2016-03-04T21:46:44Z

Hotfix for a test breakage made between 2.7 and 'master'. * nd/clear-gitenv-upon-use-of-alias: t0001: fix GIT_* environment variable check under --valgrind

Merge branch 'js/pthread-exit-emu-windows'

2016-03-04T21:46:39Z

* js/pthread-exit-emu-windows: Mark win32's pthread_exit() as NORETURN

Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-fetch'

2016-03-04T21:46:30Z

Simplify the two callback functions that are triggered when the child process terminates to avoid misuse of the child-process structure that has already been cleaned up. * sb/submodule-parallel-fetch: run-command: do not pass child process data into callbacks

Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'

2016-03-04T21:46:25Z

* jk/tighten-alloc: compat/mingw: brown paper bag fix for 50a6c8e

Merge branch 'nd/i18n-2.8.0'

2016-03-04T21:46:20Z

* nd/i18n-2.8.0: trailer.c: mark strings for translation ref-filter.c: mark strings for translation builtin/clone.c: mark strings for translation builtin/checkout.c: mark strings for translation

Merge branch 'tb/avoid-gcc-on-darwin-10-6'

2016-03-04T21:46:08Z

Out-of-maintenance gcc on OSX 10.6 fails to compile the code in 'master'; work it around by using clang by default on the platform. * tb/avoid-gcc-on-darwin-10-6: config.mak.uname: use clang for Mac OS X 10.6

Merge branch 'jk/pack-idx-corruption-safety'

2016-03-04T21:45:47Z

The code to read the pack data using the offsets stored in the pack idx file has been made more carefully check the validity of the data in the idx. * jk/pack-idx-corruption-safety: sha1_file.c: mark strings for translation use_pack: handle signed off_t overflow nth_packed_object_offset: bounds-check extended offset t5313: test bounds-checks of corrupted/malicious pack/idx files

Merge branch 'mg/httpd-tests-update-for-apache-2.4'

2016-03-04T21:45:42Z

The way the test scripts configure the Apache web server has been updated to work also for Apache 2.4 running on RedHat derived distros. * mg/httpd-tests-update-for-apache-2.4: t/lib-httpd: load mod_unixd

Merge branch 'js/mingw-tests'

2016-03-04T18:14:39Z

* js/mingw-tests: t9700: fix test for perl older than 5.14