From: Johannes Schindelin Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:20:35 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] Teach the --cover-letter option to format-patch Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Hi, On Tue, 10 Jul 2007, Daniel Barkalow wrote: > I think this is missing the ultra-important "extra_headers" stuff, which > is what makes my messages actually reach the right people. That's why > I'd like the code shared for generating headers (except for Subject) for > a rev_info between the code that does it for patch messages and the code > for the cover letter. I think it's also missing making [PATCH 1/N] a > reply to it if the series is set up as replies. Ah yes. Both issues should be relatively easy to integrate into my patch. > I like the design, in any case. I want the blurb actually stored in the > objects directory somehow, so that I don't have to trawl through my sent > email for it when I send the series again for some reason, but that's a > relatively straightforward extension to your code. (Read an object with > a hash and stick the text in instead of the ***...*** parts.) I do not understand. But then, my patch should be a good starting point. Go wild. Ciao, Dscho