Re: [PATCH] format-patch: use raw format for notes

From

Tuomas Ahola <taahol@utu.fi>

Date

Mar 18, 2025, 21:30 UTC

Message-ID

<20250318.233012.1423505396684882738.taahol@utu.fi>

In-Reply-To

<xmqqy0x2yr6b.fsf@gitster.g>

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] format-patch: use raw format for notes
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:17:32 -0700

> [--] more importantly, the contents of the note loses its crucial
> leading spaces that makes sure that any random lines in the note
> that happen to begin with "diff", "---", etc. are not mistaken as
> the beginning of the first patch.

Thanks for quick response. That was indeed a compelling point.

> So, no, this change is not a good thing to do, at least in its
> current form.  Besides, unconditional change like this will break
> existing users.

--Tuomas A.