What's new in Git 2.49.0?

Git 2.49.0 introduces several updates and new features, with contributions from GitLab's Git team and the wider community. Notable highlights include the introduction of a new subcommand, git-backfill(1), and a path-walk API to improve performance when working with blobless partial clones. The release also incorporates zlib-ng, which offers performance improvements over the traditional zlib, and adds Rust bindings for libgit, enabling some Git functionalities to be accessed through Rust. The Meson build system sees further development, aiming to streamline build processes. Additionally, deprecated directories .git/branches/ and .git/remotes/ are slated for removal in Git 3.0. A new name-hashing algorithm, version 2, enhances packfile efficiency by reducing the impact of parent directories. The update also advances the promisor remote capability, allowing servers to direct clients to alternative sources for downloading large files, and introduces a --revision option for git-clone(1), enabling thin clones of specific revisions, which is particularly useful for automated testing.

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