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Re: [PATCH v7 5/5] rebase: support --trailer

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PWPhillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 4, 2026, 15:53 UTC
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On 03/03/2026 21:18, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> "Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com> writes:
> 
>>> I wonder if it would be better to add the trailers before the signoff so
>>> that "git rebase --signoff --trailer='Reviewed-by: ...'" adds the
>>> "Reviewed-by:" trailer before the "Signed-off-by:" trailer.
>>
>> Why is that? Is that because that is the practice in this project (and
>> maybe others)?
> 
> I do not think it is a good idea for the above sample command, where
> we can argue that the intent of the user is to have sign-off and
> then reviewed-by, expressed in the order of options given.
> 
> If we want to control where the new trailers are added, perhaps we
> would need to match the --where option interpret-trailers has and
> let the configuration honored by that command take care of the
> ordering.

Let's leave it as it is for now as that matches what "git commit --signoff --trailer=..." does and no one has complained about that.

Thanks
Phillip
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Message 15 of 32 in “rebase: support --trailer”
  1. 0/5 rebase: support --trailerLi Chen, Feb 24, 2026
  2. 1/5 interpret-trailers: factor trailer rewritingLi Chen, Feb 24, 2026
  3. Phillip WoodMar 2, 2026
  4. Li ChenMar 2, 2026
  5. 2/5 trailer: move process_trailers to trailer.hLi Chen, Feb 24, 2026
  6. phillip.wood123@gmail.comMar 2, 2026
  7. 3/5 trailer: append trailers without fork/execLi Chen, Feb 24, 2026
  8. Phillip WoodMar 2, 2026
  9. 4/5 commit, tag: parse --trailer with OPT_STRVECLi Chen, Feb 24, 2026
  10. Phillip WoodMar 2, 2026
  11. 5/5 rebase: support --trailerLi Chen, Feb 24, 2026
  12. Phillip WoodMar 3, 2026
  13. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 3, 2026
  14. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2026
  15. Phillip WoodMar 4, 2026
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2026
  17. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2026
  18. Phillip WoodFeb 26, 2026
  19. Kristoffer HaugsbakkFeb 26, 2026
  20. Phillip WoodMar 4, 2026
  21. Li ChenMar 5, 2026
  22. Phillip WoodMar 6, 2026
  23. 0/6 rebase: support --trailerPhillip Wood, Mar 6, 2026
  24. 1/6 interpret-trailers: factor trailer rewritingPhillip Wood, Mar 6, 2026
  25. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2026
  26. Phillip WoodMar 9, 2026
  27. 2/6 interpret-trailers: refactor create_in_place_tempfile()Phillip Wood, Mar 6, 2026
  28. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2026
  29. 3/6 trailer: libify a couple of functionsPhillip Wood, Mar 6, 2026
  30. 4/6 trailer: append trailers without fork/execPhillip Wood, Mar 6, 2026
  31. 5/6 commit, tag: parse --trailer with OPT_STRVECPhillip Wood, Mar 6, 2026
  32. 6/6 rebase: support --trailerPhillip Wood, Mar 6, 2026

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