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[bug?] git-format-patch produces a 0-byte long patch for the first commit

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GLGuennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@gmx.de>
Date
Mar 23, 2009, 10:34 UTC
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Hi,

I noticed some special "features" of the first git commit, which seem at least inconsistent to me, even though I've got some explanations on IRC.

E.g., the sequence

mkdir x cd x git-init echo hi > greating git-commit -a git-format-patch -1

produces a 0-byte long patch. git-format-patch HEAD^ produces an error, whereas with more than one commit it produces tha last patch. Yes, I know about "--root" and that it does allow to extract the very first commit.

Thanks Guennadi --- Guennadi Liakhovetski, Ph.D. Freelance Open-Source Software Developer

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  1. Guennadi LiakhovetskiMar 23, 2009
  2. Thomas RastMar 23, 2009
  3. Guennadi LiakhovetskiMar 23, 2009
  4. Documentation: format-patch --root clarificationsThomas Rast, Mar 26, 2009
  5. Jeff KingMar 24, 2009
  6. Guennadi LiakhovetskiMar 24, 2009
  7. Johannes SchindelinMar 24, 2009
  8. Guennadi LiakhovetskiMar 24, 2009

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