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Re: [PATCH v2] format-patch: autonumber by default

From
Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Date
Nov 4, 2009, 11:20 UTC
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Brian Gernhardt <benji@silverinsanity.com> writes:
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> format-patch is most commonly used for multiple patches at once when
> sending a patchset, in which case we want to number the patches; on
> the other hand, single patches are not usually expected to be
> numbered.
>
> In other words, the typical behavior expected from format-patch is the
> one obtained by enabling autonumber, so we set it to be the default.
>
> Users that want to disable numbering for a particular patchset can do
> so with the existing -N command-line switch.  Users that want to
> change the default behavior can use the format.numbering config key.
>
> Signed-off-by: Brian Gernhardt <benji@silverinsanity.com>
> ---

Grumble. I updated git last night and this change just bit me. Grumble. Grumble.

It is probably a good change, but it was unexpected. Grumble. Grumble. Grumble.

Eric
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Message 17 of 21 in “format-patch: autonumber by default”
  1. format-patch: autonumber by defaultGiuseppe Bilotta, Oct 2, 2008
  2. Johannes SchindelinOct 2, 2008
  3. Giuseppe BilottaOct 2, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinOct 2, 2008
  5. format-patch: autonumber by defaultGiuseppe Bilotta, Oct 2, 2008
  6. Jakub NarebskiOct 2, 2008
  7. Andreas EricssonOct 2, 2008
  8. format-patch: autonumber by defaultGiuseppe Bilotta, Oct 2, 2008
  9. Jeff KingOct 2, 2008
  10. format-patch: autonumber by defaultGiuseppe Bilotta, Oct 2, 2008
  11. Jeff KingOct 2, 2008
  12. Brian GernhardtOct 2, 2008
  13. format-patch: autonumber by defaultBrian Gernhardt, Oct 2, 2008
  14. format-patch: autonumber by defaultBrian Gernhardt, Oct 2, 2008
  15. Brian GernhardtOct 2, 2008
  16. format-patch: autonumber by defaultBrian Gernhardt, Oct 2, 2008
  17. Eric W. BiedermanNov 4, 2009
  18. Junio C HamanoNov 4, 2009
  19. Brian GernhardtNov 4, 2009
  20. Andreas EricssonOct 2, 2008
  21. Johannes SixtOct 2, 2008

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