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Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] doc: diff-options.adoc: show format.noprefix for format-patch

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 27, 2026, 16:51 UTC
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Jean-Noël Avila <jn.avila@free.fr> writes:
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>>  `--default-prefix`::
>>  	Use the default source and destination prefixes ("a/" and "b/").
>> -	This overrides configuration variables such as `diff.noprefix`,
>> +	This overrides configuration variables such as
>> +ifndef::git-format-patch[`diff.noprefix`,]
>> +ifdef::git-format-patch[`format.noprefix`,]
>>  	`diff.srcPrefix`, `diff.dstPrefix`, and `diff.mnemonicPrefix`
>>  	(see linkgit:git-config[1]).
>>  
>
> Hello,
>
> This kind of sentence assembly does not fit well with translations. Each
> hunk of the sentence is processed separately and it is a difficulty for
> translators as they need to understand the surrounding context of a
> segment when translating it.
>
> It is safer to just write the whole paragraph, or at least a sentence in
> the ifdef/ifndef sections.

Thanks, this particular patch in question is already in 'next', though.

Previous: Jean-Noël AvilaNext: kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com
Message 12 of 16 in “format-patch: make boolean and mention in diff-options.adoc”
  1. 0/2 format-patch: make boolean and mention in diff-options.adockristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Feb 18, 2026
  2. 1/2 format-patch: make format.noprefix a booleankristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Feb 18, 2026
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 19, 2026
  4. Kristoffer HaugsbakkFeb 23, 2026
  5. Jeff KingFeb 20, 2026
  6. 2/2 doc: diff-options.adoc: show format.noprefix for format-patchkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Feb 18, 2026
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 19, 2026
  8. 0/2 format-patch: make boolean and mention in diff-options.adockristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Feb 23, 2026
  9. 1/2 format-patch: make format.noprefix a booleankristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Feb 23, 2026
  10. 2/2 doc: diff-options.adoc: show format.noprefix for format-patchkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Feb 23, 2026
  11. Jean-Noël AvilaFeb 27, 2026
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2026
  13. kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.comFeb 28, 2026
  14. Jean-Noël AVILAFeb 28, 2026
  15. doc: diff-options.adoc: make *.noprefix split translatablekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Mar 1, 2026
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2026

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