From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 21:09:11 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] am: add --check option
Message-ID: <34b269e6-0172-42a3-b7b0-f0c7751007a4@kdbg.org>
In-Reply-To: <20190603142523.3826-1-sir@cmpwn.com>

Am 03.06.19 um 16:25 schrieb Drew DeVault:
> +--check::
> +	Instead of applying the patch(es), see if they are
> +	applicable to the current working tree and/or the index
> +	file and detects errors.

I have to wonder how --check works when 'am' applies multiple patches.

When the second patch in a patch series depends on that the first patch
is fully applied, what does --check do? Without the first patch applied,
then a naive check of the second patch will certainly fail, doesn't it?

-- Hannes