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[PATCH RFC3 INTRO] I hope this will do it!

From
Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 13, 2009, 18:23 UTC
Message-ID
<1239647037-15381-1-git-send-email-mfwitten@gmail.com>
Here is the list of notable improvements:
  send-email: --compose takes optional argument to existing file
    * Update docs about what editor is chosen.
    * Better variable name for --compose paths and filehandles.
    * Abort on empty summary.
    * Note (in commit message) that editing the final version no longer is used.
  send-email: Minor cleanup of $smtp_server usage and send_message()
    * Back to localhost.
    * Add note about empty string if it's not already there.
  send-email: Add --sleep for email throttling
    * Put docs in alphabetical order.
  send-email: Remove horrible mix of tabs and spaces
    * Less verbose whitespace comment.
  send-email: References: should only reference what is actually sent
    * s/of/if/ (comment above send_message()).
  send-email: Handle "GIT:" rather than "GIT: " during --compose
    * Undo refactoring of get_patch_subject().
  send-email: --smtp-server-port should take an integer
    * Update documents to suggest that symbolic ports can be used.
    * Put this commit with the docs.
  send-email: Cleanup the usage text and docs a bit
    * Add note about symbolic ports
  Docs: send-email: Remove superfluous information in CONFIGURATION
    * Remove comment block?
  Docs: send-email: Put options back into alphabetical order
    * Remove comment block?
The overall diffstat:
  Documentation/git-send-email.txt |  129 ++++++---
  git-send-email.perl              |  641 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
  2 files changed, 511 insertions(+), 259 deletions(-)
The overall patch series:
    [PATCH RFC3 01/13] Docs: send-email: Put options back into alphabetical order
new [PATCH RFC3 02/13] Docs: send-email: Refer to CONFIGURATION section for sendemail.multiedit
    [PATCH RFC3 03/13] Docs: send-email: Remove superfluous information in CONFIGURATION
    [PATCH RFC3 04/13] Docs: send-email: --smtp-server-port can take symbolic ports
    [PATCH RFC3 05/13] send-email: Cleanup the usage text and docs a bit
    [PATCH RFC3 06/13] send-email: Handle "GIT:" rather than "GIT: " during --compose
    [PATCH RFC3 07/13] send-email: 'References:' should only reference what is sent
new [PATCH RFC3 08/13] send-email: Remove superfluous `my $editor = ...'
    [PATCH RFC3 09/13] send-email: Remove horrible mix of tabs and spaces
    [PATCH RFC3 10/13] send-email: Add --sleep for email throttling
    [PATCH RFC3 11/13] send-email: Minor cleanup of $smtp_server usage and send_message()
    [PATCH RFC3 12/13] send-email: --compose takes optional argument to existing file
new [PATCH RFC3 13/13] send-email: --compose always includes a 'GIT: ' prefixed list of patch subjects

Sincerely, Michael Witten

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Message 1 of 39 in “I hope this will do it!”
  1. I hope this will do it!Michael Witten, Apr 13, 2009
  2. 01/13 Docs: send-email: Put options back into alphabetical orderMichael Witten, Apr 13, 2009
  3. 02/13 Docs: send-email: Refer to CONFIGURATION section for sendemail.multieditMichael Witten, Apr 13, 2009
  4. 03/13 Docs: send-email: Remove superfluous information in CONFIGURATIONMichael Witten, Apr 13, 2009
  5. 04/13 Docs: send-email: --smtp-server-port can take symbolic portsMichael Witten, Apr 13, 2009
  6. 05/13 send-email: Cleanup the usage text and docs a bitMichael Witten, Apr 13, 2009
  7. 06/13 send-email: Handle "GIT:" rather than "GIT: " during --composeMichael Witten, Apr 13, 2009
  8. 07/13 send-email: 'References:' should only reference what is sentMichael Witten, Apr 13, 2009
  9. 08/13 send-email: Remove superfluous `my $editor = ...'Michael Witten, Apr 13, 2009
  10. 09/13 send-email: Remove horrible mix of tabs and spacesMichael Witten, Apr 13, 2009
  11. 10/13 send-email: Add --sleep for email throttlingMichael Witten, Apr 13, 2009
  12. 11/13 send-email: Minor cleanup of $smtp_server usage and send_message()Michael Witten, Apr 13, 2009
  13. 12/13 send-email: --compose takes optional argument to existing fileMichael Witten, Apr 13, 2009
  14. 13/13 send-email: --compose always includes a 'GIT: ' prefixed list of patch subjectsMichael Witten, Apr 13, 2009
  15. Junio C HamanoApr 13, 2009
  16. Michael WittenApr 13, 2009
  17. Andreas EricssonApr 14, 2009
  18. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2009
  19. Andreas EricssonApr 14, 2009
  20. Michael WittenApr 14, 2009
  21. Andreas EricssonApr 14, 2009
  22. Stephen BoydApr 13, 2009
  23. Michael WittenApr 14, 2009
  24. Michael WittenApr 14, 2009
  25. Björn SteinbrinkApr 14, 2009
  26. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2009
  27. Junio C HamanoApr 13, 2009
  28. Michael WittenApr 13, 2009
  29. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2009
  30. Michael WittenApr 14, 2009
  31. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2009
  32. Michael WittenApr 14, 2009
  33. Junio C HamanoApr 13, 2009
  34. Michael WittenApr 13, 2009
  35. Michael WittenApr 13, 2009
  36. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2009
  37. Michael WittenApr 14, 2009
  38. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2009
  39. Michael WittenApr 14, 2009

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