From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:57:23 GMT
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 3/3] format-patch: use a command to generate the output directory name
Message-ID: <xmqqeezud4ss.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <431f8a4e372feccf240b9c66c91248a6f53eab47.1570051490.git.bert.wesarg@googlemail.com>

Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com> writes:

> Having 'format.outputDirectory' is convenient, but being able to process
> all produced patches via a wildcard command is even more so. I.e.,
> using an argument like '<dir>/*'. Neither '-o' nor
> 'format.outputDirectory' can be parameterized to produce a new unique
> directory. Thus provide the new 'format.outputDirectoryCmd' configuration
> to specify a command which does the job and puts the name to standard
> output.
>

The above does not interest me (a reader) enough, without the log
message explaining why

	git format-patch -o "$(outdircmd)"

is not sufficient.

Thanks.