# [PATCH] Use --refid option even when sending a cover mail

1 messages from 2006-02-17 to 2006-02-17. Participants: Karl Hasselström.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/3360

## Karl Hasselström, 2006-02-17 02:07

Subject: [PATCH] Use --refid option even when sending a cover mail
Message-ID: <20060217020727.12978.2049.stgit@backpacker.hemma.treskal.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20060217020727.12978.2049.stgit%40backpacker.hemma.treskal.com

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StGIT used to just ignore the --refid option when sending a cover
mail. With this patch, it will send the cover mail as a reply to the
mail identified by the refid, and the patch emails as replies to the
cover mail as usual.

Signed-off-by: Karl Hasselström <kha@treskal.com>

---

 stgit/commands/mail.py |    3 +++
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/stgit/commands/mail.py b/stgit/commands/mail.py
index b3b7b49..975f8c9 100644
--- a/stgit/commands/mail.py
+++ b/stgit/commands/mail.py
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ def __build_cover(tmpl, total_nr, msg_id
 
     headers_end = __build_address_headers(options)
     headers_end += 'Message-Id: %s\n' % msg_id
+    if options.refid:
+        headers_end += "In-Reply-To: %s\n" % options.refid
+        headers_end += "References: %s\n" % options.refid
 
     if options.version:
         version_str = ' %s' % options.version

```