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Re: Idea: "git format-patch" should get more information out of git

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 28, 2011, 06:34 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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> Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu> writes:
>
>> 4. There is no place to store the "additional information" (the part
>> that comes in patch emails between the "---" and the diffstat) while
>> working on the patch series;...
>
> I thought there was a RFC floating around to do this using notes and also
> teach it to "commit -e" a few months ago? I vaguelly recall that Peff and
> one of the J's were involved, so I am CC'ing them.
Also, when I prepare a commit to be sent with an additional piece of
information, I often write "---" and the additional message after my
S-o-b: line while preparing the commit log message. Unlike format-patch
that strips that off, commit keeps it, which is handy.
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Message 5 of 12 in “Idea: "git format-patch" should get more information out of git”
  1. Michael HaggertyAug 27, 2011
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2011
  3. Michael J GruberAug 27, 2011
  4. Michael HaggertyAug 28, 2011
  5. Junio C HamanoAug 28, 2011
  6. Jeff KingAug 29, 2011
  7. Michael J GruberAug 30, 2011
  8. Jeff KingAug 30, 2011
  9. Michael J GruberAug 30, 2011
  10. Johan HerlandAug 30, 2011
  11. Michael HaggertySep 1, 2011
  12. Michael J GruberSep 1, 2011

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