* The 'master' branch has these since v1.5.5.

Frank Lichtenheld (4):
  var: Don't require to be in a git repository.
  Git.pm: Don't require a repository instance for config
  Git.pm: Don't require repository instance for ident
  send-email: Don't require to be called in a repository

Gerrit Pape (2):
  gitweb: fallback to system-wide config file if default config does not
    exist
  gitweb: fallback to system-wide config file (fixup)

Govind Salinas (1):
  pretty.c: add %x00 format specifier.

Jeff King (2):
  add--interactive: ignore mode change in 'p'atch command
  add--interactive: allow user to choose mode update

Junio C Hamano (4):
  Optimize rename detection for a huge diff
  t5300: add test for "unpack-objects --strict"
  unpack-objects: fix --strict handling
  rebase [--onto O] A B: omit needless checkout

Martin Koegler (3):
  unpack-objects: prevent writing of inconsistent objects
  receive-pack: allow using --strict mode for unpacking objects
  t5300: add test for "index-pack --strict"
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