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Re: How do gmail users try out patches from this list?

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NSNicolas Sebrecht <nicolas.s.dev@gmx.fr>
Date
Aug 11, 2009, 22:14 UTC
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The 11/08/09, skillzero@gmail.com wrote:
> Sorry if this is dumb question, but I didn't see any good info in my searches.
> 
> How do gmail users normally apply patches that come through the list?

It doesn't rely on your address mail provider but on your local email workflow/MUA.

> Do you just manually copy and paste the email to patch files and use
> git apply? Do you use a tool to export to mbox files and use git am?

Yes, that's what most users do. As I use local maildirs instead of mailboxes, I copy the patches (from mutt) into a dedicated maildir (one per project) and directly 'git am' the e-mails.

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Nicolas Sebrecht
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