Sync git 1:2.8.1-1 (main) from Debian unstable (main)

[Gianfranco Costamagna]

Please sync git 1:2.8.1-1 (main) from Debian unstable (main)

Explanation of the Ubuntu delta and why it can be dropped:
  * SECURITY UPDATE: New upstream release to fix denial of service or possible
    remote code execution (LP: #1557787)
    + CVE-2016-2324
    + The previous upload only fixed one of the two security issues and 2.7.4
      is needed to address the second
  * New upstream release, with critical security bugfixes (LP: #1557787)

Included in new release.

Changelog entries since current xenial version 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1:

git (1:2.8.0~rc3-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * new upstream release candidate (see RelNotes/2.8.0.txt).
    * harden against on-stack and on-heap buffer overflows (CVE-2016-2324,
      CVE-2016-2315; closes: #818318).
  * debian/git.docs: update for README -> README.md renaming.

 -- Jonathan Nieder <email address hidden> Wed, 16 Mar 2016 18:28:12 -0700

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

here the changes since 2.7
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.8.0.txt

I think it is safe to sync, the new features are confined to new commands implemented, the other stuff is bug fixing, performances imporvement.

e.g. parallel fetch of git submodules is something that is *really* nice to have :)

[Logan Rosen (logan)]

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[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

well, subscribing them again :)

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

This bug was fixed in the package git - 1:2.8.1-1
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git (1:2.8.1-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * new upstream point release.
  * debian/diff/0003-0007-srv-be-more-tolerant-of-broken-DNS-replies.diff:
    remove.

 -- Jonathan Nieder <email address hidden> Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:23:33 -0700

git (1:2.8.0~rc3-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * new upstream release candidate (see RelNotes/2.8.0.txt).
    * harden against on-stack and on-heap buffer overflows (CVE-2016-2324,
      CVE-2016-2315; closes: #818318).
  * debian/git.docs: update for README -> README.md renaming.

 -- Jonathan Nieder <email address hidden> Wed, 16 Mar 2016 18:28:12 -0700