43620 (tweaked): vcs_info git: Reverse the order patches are passed to gen-unapplied-string in.

This is an incompatible change; see README for details.

Tweaks (relative to posted version): tweaked README, removed scalpel (debug print).

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/README b/README
index c792d4075..1583002a7 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This is version 5.6.2 of the shell.  This is a bugfix release, following
 release.
 
 Note in particular the changes highlighted under "Incompatibilities since
-5.5.1" below.  See NEWS for more information.
+5.6.2" below.  See NEWS for more information.
 
 Installing Zsh
 --------------
@@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ Zsh is a shell with lots of features.  For a list of some of these, see the
 file FEATURES, and for the latest changes see NEWS.  For more
 details, see the documentation.
 
+Incompatibilities since 5.6.2
+-----------------------------
+
+1) vcs_info git: The gen-unapplied-string hook receives the patches in order (next
+to be applied first).  This is consistent with the hg backend and with one of
+two contradictory claims in the documentation (the other one has been corrected).
+In zsh through 5.6.2, the patches were passed in reverse order, next to be
+applied being last in the array.
+
+The gen-applied-string hook is unaffected; it still receives the patches in
+reverse order, from last applied to first applied.
+
+2) 
+
 Incompatibilities since 5.5.1
 -----------------------------