Re: [PATCH v20 0/2] status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch

From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
Date: Jan 12, 2026, 07:33 UTC
Message-ID: <1d92e252-b395-422d-be6b-ecb7c4dfd999@app.fastmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20260110190657.25872-1-haraldnordgren@gmail.com>

On Sat, Jan 10, 2026, at 20:06, Harald Nordgren wrote:

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>> Here is a place for you to explain what helps people to decypher the
>> differences since the previous iteration in Range-diff (which is not
>> very easy to read).
>
> ?

It’s a bit opaque. He’s saying that you should reserve some space in the cover letter email (`PATCH 0/2`) for explaining what has changed in this version compared to the previous one.

People often write:

    Here is what this patch series does.

    ### Changes in v3

    Fixed the commit message typos.

I don’t know where this should be filled in when using gitgitgadget. ;)

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