Re: [PATCH v2] format-patch: autonumber by default

> Brian Gernhardt <benji@silverinsanity.com> writes:
>
>> format-patch is most commonly used for multiple patches at once when
>> sending a patchset, in which case we want to number the patches; on
>> the other hand, single patches are not usually expected to be
>> numbered.
>>
>> In other words, the typical behavior expected from format-patch is the
>> one obtained by enabling autonumber, so we set it to be the default.
>>
>> Users that want to disable numbering for a particular patchset can do
>> so with the existing -N command-line switch.  Users that want to
>> change the default behavior can use the format.numbering config key.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Brian Gernhardt <benji@silverinsanity.com>
>> ---
>
>
> Grumble.  I updated git last night and this change just bit me.
> Grumble.
> Grumble.
>
> It is probably a good change, but it was unexpected.
> Grumble. Grumble. Grumble.