Re: [PATCH 1/2] format-patch: Add a signature option (--signature)
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Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com>
- Date
- Jun 16, 2010, 04:31 UTC
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On 06/15/2010 10:05 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com> write
>> @@ -180,6 +180,12 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`.
>> containing the shortlog and the overall diffstat. You can
>> fill in a description in the file before sending it out.
>>
>> +--signature=<signature>::
>> + Add a signature to each patch and, if --cover-letter is specified,
>> + the cover letter. Per RFC 3676 the signature is separated from the
>> + body by '-- '.
>
> Wouldn't "Add a signature to each message produced" be easier to understand?
> Also perhaps s/body by '-- '/& a line with '-- ' on it/?
>
> Don't we want either an extra header to this entry ("--no-signature::")
> and advertise it as a way to disable signature generation?Both sound good.
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> (3) there is no way to say "no signature, ever" in the configuration.
>
> Perhaps we would want to do this instead?
>
> static void print_signature(void)
> {
> if (signature && *signature)
> printf("-- \n%s\n\n", signature);
> }Sounds good too. It's not entirely obvious that format.signature="" means no signature ever, but that's where documentation steps in I guess.