Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Feb 25, 2026, 02:46 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqcy1tczga.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <aZ4-_jmFS8yS4g49@exploit>

Mirko Faina <mroik@delayed.space> writes:

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> Didn't notice the test failing, I only ran *format-patch* tests.
> Thinking about it more carefully there are other related tests that
> could fail due to the nature of format-patch being used in preparation
> for other commands.
>
> Will run all tests next time.

Yeah, it often is simpler and with less effort to just run all of them, as one can never know what fallouts a particular change will have in unexpected areas.

Thanks.

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