From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:36:50 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] format-patch: learn --[no-]range-diff-notes
Message-ID: <16315616-097a-4fe2-8665-010e424afd8b@app.fastmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqjypfp2vl.fsf@gitster.g>

On Tue, Aug 25, 2026, at 00:31, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> [snip]
>> +Now the range diff is back to displaying the same notes as the patches.
>> +
>
> Hmph, this is a bit too complex for me.  When I say
>
>     $ git format-patch --no-notes --range-diff-notes ...
>
> I would expect that individual patches would not get notes, but the
> range-diff will include them in the comparison.  But if
> --range-diff-notes just falls back to default (i.e., inherit what
> patches use), would I see the notes used in the range-diff?

You will not get patch notes and not get
range diff notes. That --range-diff-notes
told it to use the patch notes which you
just turned off/emptied the list.

Code-wise, the list of notes is cleared so you
you would have to change the --notes implementation
if you want to keep a sort of shadow list
of not-patch-notes-but-RD-notes.
And another problem, or fact, is that format-patch
does not show notes by default. So what should
--RD-notes show? The default notes?

Thanks

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