From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 00:23:03 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add -O<orderfile> option to diff-* brothers.
Message-ID: <7vekbpftp4.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0505291154030.10545@ppc970.osdl.org>

>>>>> "LT" == Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> writes:

I realize I did not answer your question.

LT> In other words: what is the problem this is trying to solve?

To produce a patch that is easier to review, using customized
patch order list for projects.  I envision that Porcelain
noticing the existence of ${GIT-.git}/patch-order file and
adding -O to its diff-* argument would make the world a better
place.