Re: jc/format-patch-error-check, was Re: What's cooking in git.git (Apr 2019, #03; Tue, 16)

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Apr 18, 2019, 00:48 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqzhooi1e1.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1904171449330.46@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>

Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

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> Hi Junio,
>
> On Tue, 16 Apr 2019, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> * jc/format-patch-error-check (2019-02-22) 2 commits
>>   (merged to 'next' on 2019-04-10 at 6ca358b7ef)
>>  + format-patch: notice failure to open cover letter for writing
>>  + builtin/log: downcase the beginning of error messages
>>  (this branch is used by jc/format-patch-noclobber.)
>>
>>  "git format-patch" used overwrite an existing patch/cover-letter
>>  file.  A new "--no-clobber" option stops it.
>
> Is it possible that this description needs to be adjusted, now that the
> --no-clobber option patch is actually set to be discarded?
>
> Ciao,
> Dscho

Sharp eyes.  Thanks.