Thread (1 message) 1 message, 1 author, 2016-06-15

Re: [PATCH] submodule recursion in git-archive

From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:59:20

René Scharfe [off-list ref] writes:
OK, but the repetition of "cover letter" and "e-mail messages"
irritates me slightly for some reason.  What about the following?
Looks good to me; will queue, thanks.
quoted hunk
-- >8 --
Subject: [PATCH] SubmittingPatches: document how to handle multiple patches

Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <redacted>
---
 Documentation/SubmittingPatches |   11 +++++++++--
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 7055576..e6d46ed 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -139,8 +139,15 @@ People on the Git mailing list need to be able to read and
 comment on the changes you are submitting.  It is important for
 a developer to be able to "quote" your changes, using standard
 e-mail tools, so that they may comment on specific portions of
-your code.  For this reason, all patches should be submitted
-"inline".  If your log message (including your name on the
+your code.  For this reason, each patch should be submitted
+"inline" in a separate message.
+
+Multiple related patches should be grouped into their own e-mail
+thread to help readers find all parts of the series.  To that end,
+send them as replies to either an additional "cover letter" message
+(see below), the first patch, or the respective preceding patch.
+
+If your log message (including your name on the
 Signed-off-by line) is not writable in ASCII, make sure that
 you send off a message in the correct encoding.
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