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Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] Assorted improvements salvaged from an earlier series

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Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Date
Apr 6, 2024, 01:49 UTC
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On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 8:52 PM Dragan Simic <dsimic@manjaro.org> wrote:
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> On 2024-03-25 21:54, Dragan Simic wrote:
> > On 2024-03-25 21:49, Eric Sunshine wrote:
> >> The range-diff is particularly valuable exactly for this case (new
> >> versions of old patches) since it is a "diff" between the old patches
> >> and the new patches. Thus, it provides reviewers with a precise
> >> summary of what changed between, say, v2 and v3 of a series, and
> >> manifests as a concrete representation of what your prose explanation
> >> describes.
> >
> > I see, and I do understand the purpose of range-diffs:  they make
> > reviewing new patch versions significantly easier, by relieving the
> > reviewers from the need to track down what has been changed in the
> > current patch version.
>
> As a note, I kept my promise :) and have started providing range-diffs
> in patch submissions. [1]
Glad to hear. Thanks.
Previous: Dragan Simic
Message 10 of 10 in “Assorted improvements salvaged from an earlier series”
  1. 0/3 Assorted improvements salvaged from an earlier seriesDragan Simic, Mar 25, 2024
  2. 1/3 grep: perform some minor code and comment cleanupsDragan Simic, Mar 25, 2024
  3. 2/3 grep docs: describe --recurse-submodules further and improve formatting a bitDragan Simic, Mar 25, 2024
  4. 3/3 grep docs: describe --no-index further and improve formatting a bitDragan Simic, Mar 25, 2024
  5. Eric SunshineMar 25, 2024
  6. Dragan SimicMar 25, 2024
  7. Eric SunshineMar 25, 2024
  8. Dragan SimicMar 25, 2024
  9. Dragan SimicApr 6, 2024
  10. Eric SunshineApr 6, 2024

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