From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:19:55 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] format-patch: allow --rfc to optionally take a value, like --rfc=WIP
Message-ID: <xmqq1q71jjuc.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20240419180012.GA523357@coredump.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 03:54:25PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> ---rfc::
>> -	Prepends "RFC" to the subject prefix (producing "RFC PATCH" by
>> -	default). RFC means "Request For Comments"; use this when sending
>> -	an experimental patch for discussion rather than application.
>> +--rfc[=<rfc>]::
>> +	Prepends the string _<rfc>_ (defaults to "RFC") to
>> +	the subject prefix.  As the subject prefix defaults to
>> +	"PATCH", you'll get "RFC PATCH" by default.
>> ++
>> +RFC means "Request For Comments"; use this when sending
>> +an experimental patch for discussion rather than application.
>> +"--rfc=WIP" may also be a useful way to indicate that a patch
>> +is not complete yet.
>
> It's probably worth spelling out WIP here, too, like:
>
>   ...is not complete yet ("WIP" stands for "Work In Progress").
>
> These are necessarily going to be project-specific phrases, and readers
> of the manpage may not be familiar with our conventions.

Good point.  Will squash in.