Re: [PATCH] Teach mailsplit about Maildir's

From: Fernando J. Pereda <ferdy@ferdyx.org>
Date: May 20, 2007, 20:44 UTC
Message-ID: <20070520204447.GG13197@ferdyx.org>
In-Reply-To: <20070520203534.GB25462@steel.home>

On Sun, May 20, 2007 at 10:35:34PM +0200, Alex Riesen wrote:

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> Fernando J. Pereda, Sun, May 20, 2007 21:00:24 +0200:
> > On Sun, May 20, 2007 at 08:49:59PM +0200, Alex Riesen wrote:
> > > Junio C Hamano, Sun, May 20, 2007 20:36:25 +0200:
> > > > > +IMPORTANT: Maildir splitting relies upon filenames being sorted to output
> > > > > +patches in the correct order.
> > > > 
> > > > I am sure there are many users who uses Maildir layout on this
> > > > list.  Happy with this patch?  Please speak out.
> > > 
> > > I do use maildirs, but I have a suggestion: --maildir or something, to
> > > create a non-existing maildir and split into it, so that the user does
> > > not have to pre-create it.
> > 
> > I can't think of a use case for this...
> > 
> 
> You actually enjoy typing "mkdir tmp && git mailsplit tmp"?

Well, my mail client creates Maildirs for me... so I still don't see why would you do that. I copy mails with patches to a new maildir and run git am there...

As I said I can't think of a use case for your suggestion.

- ferdy

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