From: Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:54:00 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] format-patch: autonumber by default
Message-ID: <48E4D278.1000103@viscovery.net>
In-Reply-To: <cb7bb73a0810020610q657dec7clf85b4ef3575b751f@mail.gmail.com>

Giuseppe Bilotta schrieb:
> Now, about the reason for this patch: I would say that the most common
> use-case of format-patch being used to prepare multiple patches is
> when one plans on sending a patchset. When format.numbering is set to
> auto, single-patches will still be extracted without numbers, but
> patchset will be properly numbered.
> 
> Of course, there may be cases where one doesn't want numbering (for
> which there is the -N flag already), and of course we want to give the
> user the choice to disable autonumbering at the config level, for
> which there is the new noauto option for format.numbering.

I recall that this has been discussed (months or years ago), but I don't
recall whether there was a conclusion or whether the change was dismissed.
Did you research the ML archives?

-- Hannes