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Re: [PATCH] git-format-patch: Number patches when there are more than one

From
Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date
Nov 3, 2007, 16:34 UTC
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<472CA301.50508@op5.se>
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Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, 3 Nov 2007, Mike Hommey wrote:
> 
>> Automagically enable numbering if we output more than one patch.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Mike Hommey <mh@glandium.org>
>> ---
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 22, 2007 at 10:44:12AM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007, Andreas Ericsson wrote:
>>>
>>>> [PATCH 1/1] looks a bit silly, and automagically handling this in 
>>>> git-format-patch makes some scripting around it a lot more pleasant.
>>> I think you should not use "-n" if you do not want to have the numbers.  
>>> In circumstances as yours, where you can have patch series larger than 
>>> one, I imagine that the "[PATCH 1/1]" bears an important information, 
>>> which is not present in "[PATCH]": this patch series contains only one 
>>> patch.
>>>
>>> IOW I do not like your patch: too much DWIDNS (Do What I Did NOT Say) for 
>>> me.
>> How about the contrary ?
> 
> Still DWIDNSAA.
> 

Every piece of DWIM can be translated as "do what I didn't say". If you had to say it, it wouldn't be DWIM after all.

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  1. git-format-patch: Don't number patches when there's only oneAndreas Ericsson, Oct 21, 2007
  2. Johannes SchindelinOct 22, 2007
  3. Andreas EricssonOct 22, 2007
  4. Johannes SchindelinOct 22, 2007
  5. Andreas EricssonOct 22, 2007
  6. git-format-patch: Number patches when there are more than oneMike Hommey, Nov 3, 2007
  7. Andreas EricssonNov 3, 2007
  8. Mike HommeyNov 3, 2007
  9. Andreas EricssonNov 3, 2007
  10. Samuel TardieuNov 3, 2007
  11. Johannes SchindelinNov 3, 2007
  12. Andreas EricssonNov 3, 2007
  13. Johannes SchindelinNov 4, 2007
  14. Andreas EricssonNov 4, 2007

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