Re: [RFC PATCH 0/5] format-patch: automate cover letter range-diff

> On 2018-05-30 10:03, Eric Sunshine wrote:
> > Dscho recently implemented a 'tbdiff' replacement as a Git builtin named
> > git-branch-diff[1] which computes differences between two versions of a
> > patch series. Such a diff can be a useful aid for reviewers when
> > inserted into a cover letter. However, doing so requires manual
> > generation (invoking git-branch-diff) and copy/pasting the result into
> > the cover letter.
> > 
> > This series fully automates the process by adding a --range-diff option
> > to git-format-patch. 
> 
> [...]
> 
> > 
> > Eric Sunshine (5):
> >   format-patch: allow additional generated content in
> >     make_cover_letter()
> >   format-patch: add --range-diff option to embed diff in cover letter
> >   format-patch: extend --range-diff to accept revision range
> >   format-patch: teach --range-diff to respect -v/--reroll-count
> >   format-patch: add --creation-weight tweak for --range-diff
> > 
> >  Documentation/git-format-patch.txt |  18 +++++
> >  builtin/log.c                      | 119 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> >  t/t7910-branch-diff.sh             |  16 ++++
> >  3 files changed, 132 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
> 
> Would it make sense to mention new option in the cover letter section of
> Documentation/SubmittingPatches?