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Re: How do we import patches from non-git sources?

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
May 24, 2007, 15:29 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.64.0705241628430.4648@racer.site>
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Hi,
On Thu, 24 May 2007, Marc Singer wrote:
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> It looks like it reduces to something very simple.
> 
> Git patches, as generated by git-format-patch, have a header with an
> email address.
> 
> Cogito patches, as generated by cg-mkpatch, have no email address in the
> header.
> 
> git-am doesn't like the cogito patches.
What author should git-am assume?
> Is there a way to import patches that did not come from git?  Remember
> that we'd like to include the functionality of git-am that adds new
> files to the index.

You can always use git-apply to apply patches. You have to commit them yourself, though.

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 2 of 14 in “How do we import patches from non-git sources?”
  1. Marc SingerMay 24, 2007
  2. Johannes SchindelinMay 24, 2007
  3. Yann DirsonMay 24, 2007
  4. Jakub NarebskiMay 25, 2007
  5. Linus TorvaldsMay 24, 2007
  6. Let me ask again: How do we import patches from non-git sources?Marc Singer, Jun 6, 2007
  7. J. Bruce FieldsJun 6, 2007
  8. Marc SingerJun 12, 2007
  9. J. Bruce FieldsJun 12, 2007
  10. Marc SingerJun 14, 2007
  11. Matthieu MoyJun 6, 2007
  12. Jon LoeligerJun 6, 2007
  13. Marc SingerJun 14, 2007
  14. Matthieu MoyJun 14, 2007

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