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Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option

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Mirko Faina <mroik@delayed.space>
Date
Feb 25, 2026, 00:19 UTC
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On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 01:39:48PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> I found another change that is needed to make the tests pass, so the
> commit object name for the squash fixup is no longer a85e8e535d;
> fetching my 'seen' from any of the mirrors should let you find these
> commits near the tip of 'seen'.

Didn't notice the test failing, I only ran *format-patch* tests. Thinking about it more carefully there are other related tests that could fail due to the nature of format-patch being used in preparation for other commands.

Will run all tests next time.
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Message 30 of 113 in “format-patch: better commit list for cover letter”
  1. format-patch: better commit list for cover letterMirko Faina, Feb 20, 2026
  2. format-patch: better commit list for cover letterMirko Faina, Feb 20, 2026
  3. Mirko FainaFeb 21, 2026
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2026
  5. Mirko FainaFeb 21, 2026
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2026
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2026
  8. Mirko FainaFeb 21, 2026
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2026
  10. Mirko FainaFeb 21, 2026
  11. 0/3 format-patch: add cover-letter-format optionMirko Faina, Feb 24, 2026
  12. Mirko FainaFeb 24, 2026
  13. 0/2 format-patch: add cover-letter-format optionMirko Faina, Feb 24, 2026
  14. 1/2 format-patch: add ability to use alt cover formatMirko Faina, Feb 24, 2026
  15. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2026
  16. Mirko FainaFeb 24, 2026
  17. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2026
  18. Jeff KingFeb 25, 2026
  19. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2026
  20. Jeff KingFeb 25, 2026
  21. Mirko FainaFeb 25, 2026
  22. 2/2 format-patch: add commitListFormat configMirko Faina, Feb 24, 2026
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2026
  24. Mirko FainaFeb 25, 2026
  25. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2026
  26. Mirko FainaFeb 26, 2026
  27. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2026
  28. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2026
  29. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2026
  30. Mirko FainaFeb 25, 2026
  31. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2026
  32. 0/4 format-patch: add cover-letter-format optionMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  33. 1/4 pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholdersMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  34. 2/4 format-patch: move cover letter summary generationMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  35. 4/4 format-patch: add commitListFormat configMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  36. 3/4 format-patch: add ability to use alt cover formatMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  37. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2026
  38. Mirko FainaFeb 27, 2026
  39. 0/4 format-patch: add cover-letter-format optionMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  40. 1/4 pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholdersMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  41. 3/4 format-patch: add ability to use alt cover formatMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  42. 2/4 format-patch: move cover letter summary generationMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  43. 4/4 format-patch: add commitListFormat configMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  44. 5/4 docs: add usage for the cover-letter fmt featureMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  45. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2026
  46. Mirko FainaFeb 27, 2026
  47. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2026
  48. 0/5 format-patch: add cover-letter-format optionMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  49. 1/5 pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholdersMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  50. 2/5 format-patch: move cover letter summary generationMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  51. 3/5 format-patch: add ability to use alt cover formatMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  52. 4/5 format-patch: add commitListFormat configMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  53. 5/5 docs: add usage for the cover-letter fmt featureMirko Faina, Feb 27, 2026
  54. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2026
  55. Mirko FainaMar 6, 2026
  56. 0/5 format-patch: add cover-letter-format optionMirko Faina, Mar 6, 2026
  57. 1/5 pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholdersMirko Faina, Mar 6, 2026
  58. 2/5 format-patch: move cover letter summary generationMirko Faina, Mar 6, 2026
  59. 3/5 format-patch: add ability to use alt cover formatMirko Faina, Mar 6, 2026
  60. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2026
  61. Mirko FainaMar 10, 2026
  62. 4/5 format-patch: add commitListFormat configMirko Faina, Mar 6, 2026
  63. 5/5 docs: add usage for the cover-letter fmt featureMirko Faina, Mar 6, 2026
  64. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2026
  65. 0/5 format-patch: add cover-letter-format optionMirko Faina, Mar 6, 2026
  66. 1/5 pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholdersMirko Faina, Mar 6, 2026
  67. Phillip WoodMar 10, 2026
  68. Mirko FainaMar 10, 2026
  69. 2/5 format-patch: move cover letter summary generationMirko Faina, Mar 6, 2026
  70. 3/5 format-patch: add ability to use alt cover formatMirko Faina, Mar 6, 2026
  71. Phillip WoodMar 10, 2026
  72. MroikMar 10, 2026
  73. 4/5 format-patch: add commitListFormat configMirko Faina, Mar 6, 2026
  74. Phillip WoodMar 10, 2026
  75. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2026
  76. Mirko FainaMar 10, 2026
  77. Phillip WoodMar 11, 2026
  78. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2026
  79. Phillip WoodMar 11, 2026
  80. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2026
  81. Mirko FainaMar 10, 2026
  82. 5/5 docs: add usage for the cover-letter fmt featureMirko Faina, Mar 6, 2026
  83. Bert WesargMar 10, 2026
  84. Phillip WoodMar 10, 2026
  85. 0/4 format-patch: add cover-letter-format optionMirko Faina, Mar 12, 2026
  86. 1/4 format-patch: move cover letter summary generationMirko Faina, Mar 12, 2026
  87. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2026
  88. 2/4 format-patch: add ability to use alt cover formatMirko Faina, Mar 12, 2026
  89. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2026
  90. Mirko FainaMar 12, 2026
  91. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2026
  92. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2026
  93. Phillip WoodMar 13, 2026
  94. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2026
  95. Mirko FainaMar 13, 2026
  96. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2026
  97. 3/4 format-patch: add "chronological" format for coverMirko Faina, Mar 12, 2026
  98. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2026
  99. 4/4 format-patch: add commitListFormat configMirko Faina, Mar 12, 2026
  100. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2026
  101. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2026
  102. Mirko FainaMar 12, 2026
  103. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2026
  104. 1/3 pretty.c: fix null pointer dereferenceMirko Faina, Feb 24, 2026
  105. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2026
  106. Mirko FainaFeb 24, 2026
  107. Mirko FainaFeb 24, 2026
  108. Jeff KingFeb 24, 2026
  109. 2/3 format-patch: add ability to use alt cover formatMirko Faina, Feb 24, 2026
  110. Jeff KingFeb 24, 2026
  111. Mirko FainaFeb 24, 2026
  112. Jeff KingFeb 24, 2026
  113. 3/3 format-patch: add commitListFormat configMirko Faina, Feb 24, 2026

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