From: Nathan W. Panike Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:35:25 GMT Subject: [PATCH] Get format-patch to show first commit after root commit Message-ID: <1231529725-19767-1-git-send-email-nathan.panike@gmail.com> Currently, the command git format-patch -1 e83c5163316f89bfbde in the git repository creates an empty file. Instead, one is forced to do git format-patch -1 --root e83c5163316f89bfbde This seems arbitrary. This patch fixes this case, so that git format-patch -1 e83c5163316f89bfbde will produce an actual patch. --- builtin-log.c | 2 ++ 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/builtin-log.c b/builtin-log.c index 4a02ee9..5e7b61f 100644 --- a/builtin-log.c +++ b/builtin-log.c @@ -977,6 +977,8 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) list[nr - 1] = commit; } total = nr; + if (total == 1 && !list[0]->parents) + rev.show_root_diff=1; if (!keep_subject && auto_number && total > 1) numbered = 1; if (numbered) -- 1.6.1.76.gc123b.dirty