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Revision as of 17:13, 21 February 2021
EGit
Git Protocol
The git protocol is the application-layer protocol git uses for communication between a git client and an upstream (git server). It is implemented atop the transport protocol (like HTTPS or SSH). Git has two different protocols for communicating with an upstream. EGit 5.11 by default tries to use the more efficient protocol V2 for fetching and uses the older protocol V0 only if the server does not support protocol V2. Most git servers nowadays do support protocol V2. See also the information about JGit's use of protocol V2.
SSH
EGit 5.11 no longer supports the JSch library for SSH connections. By default EGit now always uses the Apache MINA sshd SSH library. The preference setting that allowed users to choose which library to use has been removed.
If environment variable GIT_SSH is set to the path of an SSH executable, EGit uses that external SSH program instead.
UI
<TBD>
- Signed tags
- Tag properties
- Signature verification
- Using external GPG
Other Changes
EGit 5.11 includes some less noticeable improvements in the UI, plus a number of bug fixes. The complete list of new features and bug fixes is available in the release notes.
Contributors
The following X developers worked on this release:
<TBD: list of contributors, number>
See Also
See also the new features in JGit for additional information.