patchget_maintainer.pl: add --cc option to produce comma separated list of emails
4 messages between Mar 19, 2026 and Mar 19, 2026, from Jim Cromie, Joe Perches, jim.cromie@gmail.com.
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This new option works as follows:
git send-email --cc=$(scripts/get_maintainer.pl -cc 0*.patch) 0*.patch
A complementary patch has been sent to git@vger.kernel.org, allowing:
git send-email --cc=scripts/get_maintainer.pl 0*.patch
send-email recognizes that its single arg is executable, and runs it in a subshell with --cc @ARGV, eliminating the chance that the user forgets options and arguments.
It also does the same for --to and --bcc, in case get_maintainer can usefully distinguish who should get the to's from the cc's.
cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
---
scripts/get_maintainer.pl | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
Show changes to scripts/get_maintainer.pl +12 −0
diff --git a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
index 4414194bedcf..6c9ca793fd6e 100755
--- a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
+++ b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ my $email_remove_duplicates = 1;
my $email_use_mailmap = 1;
my $output_multiline = 1;
my $output_separator = ", ";
+my $output_cc = 0;
my $output_roles = 0;
my $output_rolestats = 1;
my $output_substatus = undef;
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ if (!GetOptions(
'moderated!' => \$email_moderated_list,
's!' => \$email_subscriber_list,
'multiline!' => \$output_multiline,
+ 'cc!' => \$output_cc,
'roles!' => \$output_roles,
'rolestats!' => \$output_rolestats,
'separator=s' => \$output_separator,
@@ -320,6 +322,15 @@ if (!defined $output_substatus) {
$output_substatus = $email && $output_roles && -t STDOUT;
}
+if ($output_cc) {
+ $email_usename = 0;
+ $output_multiline = 0;
+ $output_separator = ",";
+ $output_rolestats = 0;
+ $output_roles = 0;
+ $output_substatus = 0;
+}
+
if ($sections || $letters ne "") {
$sections = 1;
$email = 0;
@@ -1096,6 +1107,7 @@ MAINTAINER field selection options:
--bug => print bug reporting info if any
Output type options:
+ --cc => print comma separated list of all emails
--separator [, ] => separator for multiple entries on 1 line
using --separator also sets --nomultiline if --separator is not [, ]
--multiline => print 1 entry per line
--
2.53.0
Re: [PATCH 1/1] get_maintainer.pl: add --cc option to produce comma separated list of emails
On Thu, 2026-03-19 at 10:06 -0600, Jim Cromie wrote:
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> ```
> This new option works as follows:
>
> git send-email --cc=$(scripts/get_maintainer.pl -cc 0*.patch) 0*.patch
>
> A complementary patch has been sent to [git@vger.kernel.org](mailto:git@vger.kernel.org), allowing:
>
> git send-email --cc=scripts/get_maintainer.pl 0*.patch
I think this is not particularly useful. Just use a script.
Re: [PATCH 1/1] get_maintainer.pl: add --cc option to produce comma separated list of emails
On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 10:14 AM Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote:
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>
> On Thu, 2026-03-19 at 10:06 -0600, Jim Cromie wrote:
> > ```
> > This new option works as follows:
> >
> > git send-email --cc=$(scripts/get_maintainer.pl -cc 0*.patch) 0*.patch
> >
> > A complementary patch has been sent to [git@vger.kernel.org](mailto:git@vger.kernel.org), allowing:
> >
> > git send-email --cc=scripts/get_maintainer.pl 0*.patch
>
> I think this is not particularly useful.
> Just use a script.
1. Efficiency (One-Shot vs. Per-Patch): Unlike --cc-cmd, which runs
once per patch file, this runs once for the entire series. For a large
series or
a slow script (like get_maintainer.pl), this is a performance
win and avoids redundant processing.
2. Dry-Run Integrity: By integrating it into send-email, the script
execution is part of the command's own logic. This ensures that
--dry-run
accurately reflects exactly what the script produced within the
context of the mailing operation.
3. Argument Deduplication: It eliminates the "Double-entry" problem
where you have to pass the patch list twice (once to the subshell and
once to git
send-email). This reduces the chance of a typo causing you to
send patches to the wrong set of maintainers if the lists get out of
sync.
4. Configuration Synergy: You can now set sendemail.cc =
./scripts/get_maintainer.pl in your .git/config. A shell wrapper can't
easily override or
augment the built-in recipient logic as cleanly as this does.That last point seems a clear win. Far less maintainer annoyance at not receiving the entire patchset.
Re: [PATCH 1/1] get_maintainer.pl: add --cc option to produce comma separated list of emails
On Thu, 2026-03-19 at 10:56 -0600, jim.cromie@gmail.com wrote:
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> On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 10:14 AM Joe Perches <[joe@perches.com](mailto:joe@perches.com)> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2026-03-19 at 10:06 -0600, Jim Cromie wrote:
> > > This new option works as follows:
> > > git send-email --cc=$(scripts/get_maintainer.pl -cc 0*.patch) 0*.patch
> > I think this is not particularly useful.
> > Just use a script.
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> 4. Configuration Synergy: You can now set sendemail.cc =
> ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl in your .git/config. A shell wrapper can't
> easily override or
> augment the built-in recipient logic as cleanly as this does.
>
> That last point seems a clear win.
> Far less maintainer annoyance at not receiving the entire patchset.
That's not my experience.
This _will_ cc disinterested parties when there's a cover letter for a large series.
