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Re: git-format-patch --subject-prefix support.

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Apr 12, 2007, 10:04 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> writes:
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> Julian Phillips <julian@quantumfyre.co.uk> writes:
>
>> On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>>
>>> "Robin H\. Johnson" <robbat2@gentoo.org> writes:
>>>
>>>> Add a new option to git-format-patch, entitled --subject-prefix that allows
>>>> control of the subject prefix '[PATCH]'. Using this option, the text 'PATCH' is
>>>> replaced with whatever input is provided to the option. This allows easily
>>>> generating patches like '[PATCH 2.6.21-rc3]' or properly numbered series like
>>>> '[-mm3 PATCH N/M]'.
>>>>
>>>> 1/2 - Implementation and documentation
>>>> 2/2 - Test case
Gaah.

I applied it, pushed the results out and then found breakage. How much I hate these random and non-essential "mean well to enhance usability" patches X-<...

In the meantime, I think this should fix it.  Please test well.

-- >8 -- Fix git {log,show,...} --pretty=email

An earlier --subject-prefix forgot that format-patch is not the only codepath that added the "[PATCH]" prefix, breaking everybody else in the log family.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
---
 builtin-log.c |    1 -
 revision.c    |    1 +
 2 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin-log.c b/builtin-log.c
index 4a4890a..ffc269a 100644
--- a/builtin-log.c
+++ b/builtin-log.c
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	rev.ignore_merges = 1;
 	rev.diffopt.msg_sep = "";
 	rev.diffopt.recursive = 1;
-	rev.subject_prefix = "PATCH";
 
 	rev.extra_headers = extra_headers;
 
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 486393c..37f1eab 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ void init_revisions(struct rev_info *revs, const char *prefix)
 	revs->min_age = -1;
 	revs->skip_count = -1;
 	revs->max_count = -1;
+	revs->subject_prefix = "PATCH";
 
 	revs->prune_fn = NULL;
 	revs->prune_data = NULL;
Previous: Junio C Hamano
Message 7 of 7 in “git-format-patch --subject-prefix support.”
  1. Robin H. JohnsonApr 11, 2007
  2. 1/2 Add custom subject prefix support to format-patch (take 3)Robin H. Johnson, Apr 11, 2007
  3. 2/2 Add testcase for format-patch --subject-prefix (take 3)Robin H. Johnson, Apr 11, 2007
  4. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2007
  5. Julian PhillipsApr 12, 2007
  6. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2007
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2007

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