Re: [PATCH] format-patch: give an overview of what a "patch" message is

From: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Date: Mar 26, 2021, 08:26 UTC
Message-ID: <7c0aabe0-9240-950e-912f-0a195db7a144@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqmturuh8o.fsf@gitster.g>

On 26/03/21 03.10, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> The text says something called a "patch" is prepared one for each
>> commit, it is suitable for e-mail submission, and "am" is the
>> command to use it, but does not say what the "patch" really is.  The
>> description in the page also refers to "three-dash" line, but that
>> is totally unclear unless the reader is given a more detailed
>> overview of what the "patch" the first paragraph refers to.
>>
>> Co-authored-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
>> ---
> 
> I do not think this was co-authored; you are forwarding somebody
> else's patch that was written without any input from you.
>

Oh dear...

Next time when I need to send patches forwarded from you (or others), but not necessarily Co-authored-by, what should I do? Something like this note below?

[forwarded from someone]

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