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

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 21, 2023, 17:59 UTC
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Oswald Buddenhagen <oswald.buddenhagen@gmx.de> writes:
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> 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.
>
> The most obvious alternative would be creating a temporary branch and
> setting a description on it, but that doesn't seem particularly elegant.
>
> Signed-off-by: Oswald Buddenhagen <oswald.buddenhagen@gmx.de>
> ---
The changed parts from the previous version all looked sensible.
Will replace and requeue.
Thanks.
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  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
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