Re: [PATCH 3/4] format-patch: new --resend option for adding "RESEND" to patch subjects

From: Dragan Simic <dsimic@manjaro.org>
Date: Apr 17, 2024, 21:09 UTC
Message-ID: <19d5f3d4c99fc1da24c80ac2a9ee8bf8@manjaro.org>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqle5b66sr.fsf@gitster.g>

On 2024-04-17 23:03, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> Dragan Simic <dsimic@manjaro.org> writes:
> 
>> With all due respect, "--rfc=WIP" looks like a kludge, simply
>> because "--rfc" should, IIUC, be some kind of a fixed shorthand.
> 
> I wouldn't use "should" there.  In any case, we are not going to add
> unbounded number of --wip, --resend, etc., on top of what we have
> already.  Introducing --something={WIP,RESEND,RFC,HACK,...} and
> deprecating --rfc is not something I would object to, though.

Good to know, thanks. I'll drop the patches that add "--resend" as a new command-line option, and I'll think a bit about the solution you described as acceptable.

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