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Re: format-patch signoff argument no longer works

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
May 31, 2006, 14:09 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.63.0605311607180.19671@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>
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<m2mzcycn4f.fsf@ziti.fhcrc.org>
Hi,
On Wed, 31 May 2006, Seth Falcon wrote:
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> Matthias Kestenholz <lists@spinlock.ch> writes:
> 
> > * Geoff Russell (geoffrey.russell@gmail.com) wrote:
> >> It appears to have got lost when the shell script got converted to C.
> >> 
> > Yes, this was intentional. You should sign off your changes while
> > committing (git commit -s|--signoff)
> 
> When should one commit _without_ signoff?  
> 
> The obvious answer is: when one doesn't approve of the changes in the
> commit... But in my usual workflow, commit means
> works-for-me-I-think-it-is-good. :-)

Well, there are often times when I commit something to a throw-away branch, where I do not want to sign it off.

That was my original incentive to add this option BTW: I usually clean up a patch series in a cycle of tests and fixes, and only want to sign off on the final version.

If people need this option, I'll implement it, so speak up!

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 4 of 15 in “format-patch signoff argument no longer works”
  1. Geoff RussellMay 31, 2006
  2. Matthias KestenholzMay 31, 2006
  3. Seth FalconMay 31, 2006
  4. Johannes SchindelinMay 31, 2006
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 31, 2006
  6. J. Bruce FieldsMay 31, 2006
  7. Seth FalconMay 31, 2006
  8. format-patch --signoffJunio C Hamano, May 31, 2006
  9. Johannes SchindelinMay 31, 2006
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 31, 2006
  11. Johannes SchindelinMay 31, 2006
  12. Update documentation for git-format-patchDennis Stosberg, May 31, 2006
  13. Johannes SchindelinMay 31, 2006
  14. Jakub NarebskiMay 31, 2006
  15. Dennis StosbergMay 31, 2006

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