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Re: [PATCH v3] format-patch: add --description-file option

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 25, 2023, 19:01 UTC
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"Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <code@khaugsbakk.name> writes:
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> On Mon, Aug 21, 2023, at 19:07, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
>> This patch makes it possible to directly feed a branch description to
>> derive the cover letter from. The use case is formatting dynamically
>> created temporary commits which are not referenced anywhere.
>
> Thanks for implementing this. I've just written cover letter text in
> separate files and copied them into the generated files every time. (I
> don't use branch descriptions.) I've wanted some convenient way to feed
> these messages in, and if I end up writing a cover letter again I'll most
> probably be using this new option.

Thanks for a positive feedback. The changes is already in 'master' since the beginning of this month or so and its way to be part of the next release, I believe.

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Message 13 of 14 in “format-patch: add --description-file option”
  1. format-patch: add --description-file optionOswald Buddenhagen, Aug 7, 2023
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 8, 2023
  3. format-patch: add --description-file optionOswald Buddenhagen, Aug 9, 2023
  4. Junio C HamanoAug 11, 2023
  5. Oswald BuddenhagenAug 11, 2023
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2023
  7. Oswald BuddenhagenAug 13, 2023
  8. format-patch: add --description-file optionOswald Buddenhagen, Aug 21, 2023
  9. Junio C HamanoAug 21, 2023
  10. Junio C HamanoAug 21, 2023
  11. Taylor BlauAug 23, 2023
  12. Kristoffer HaugsbakkSep 23, 2023
  13. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2023
  14. Kristoffer HaugsbakkSep 25, 2023

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