Re: [GSoC][RFC PATCH 0/6] Add --subject-extra-prefix flag to format-patch

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mar 5, 2025, 02:06 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqo6ygmdst.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <7350D94E-39DC-4C9B-926A-3FA2A4C76687@gmail.com>

Lucas Seiki Oshiro <lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com> writes:

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>> Once you stop treating [GSoC] as if it is an independent prefix,
>> everything will fall into place naturally without adding anything
>> extra.
>
> So, instead of changing the behavior of format-patch, would it be
> better if we changed the documentation to ask these patches to be
> sent with `[GSoC PATCH]` or similar instead of `[GSoC][PATCH]`?

Yup, I do not know offhand who are managing these descriptions, but having extra moniker in the same [square bracket] as PATCH is a more common practice, and we should follow suit.

Thanks.