Re: [PATCH 00/14] format-patch: add --interdiff and --range-diff options

From: Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date: Jul 23, 2018, 16:32 UTC
Message-ID: <CACsJy8BgAMYykkNOJc5NgMj-X6SMyskU3iCzTKnL0CLRTdF2oA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20180722095717.17912-1-sunshine@sunshineco.com>

On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 11:57 AM Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> wrote:

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> When re-submitting a patch series, it is often helpful (for reviewers)
> to include an interdiff or range-diff against the previous version.
> Doing so requires manually running git-diff or git-range-diff and
> copy/pasting the result into the cover letter of the new version.
>
> This series automates the process by introducing git-format-patch
> options --interdiff and --range-diff which insert such a diff into the
> cover-letter or into the commentary section of the lone patch of a
> 1-patch series. In the latter case, the interdiff or range-diff is
> indented to avoid confusing git-am and human readers.

I gave up after 10/14. But what I've seen is nice (yes I have a couple comments here and there but you probably won't need to update anything).

-- 
Duy