Re: What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2026, #02)

On Thu Aug 6, 2026 at 12:48 AM CEST, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
> * ps/cat-file-remote-object-info-type (2026-08-04) 10 commits
>  - cat-file: unify default format
>  - serve: advertise type capability
>  - fetch-object-info: parse type from server response
>  - protocol-caps: add type support to object-info
>  - fetch-object-info: die() on the remaining error path
>  - fetch-object-info: use dedicated struct for the results
>  - fetch-object-info: pass arguments directly instead of a struct
>  - fetch-object-info: detect malformed server responses
>  - t5701: use test_file_size() to get the size of a file
>  - Merge branch 'ps/cat-file-remote-object-info' into ps/cat-file-remote-object-info-type
>
>  The 'remote-object-info' command for 'git cat-file --batch-command'
>  has been extended to support the '%(objecttype)' placeholder.
>
>  Needs review.
>  cf. <[email protected]>
>  cf. <[email protected]>
>  source: <[email protected]>
>

Hi,

The topic ps/cat-file-remote-object-info graduated to 'master' last
What's cooking [1], so ps/cat-file-remote-object-info-type can go on top
of 'master' as is and the merge requirement can be dropped.

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/[email protected]/T/#t

Thanks,
Pablo