Subject: Re: [PATCH gitk] gitk: add README.md with contribution guidelines

From: "Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 23:03:45 +0200

On Wed, Aug 20, 2025, at 22:57, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Michael Rappazzo <[email-masked]> writes:
>
>> +#### Creating and Sending Patches
>> +After committing your changes:
>> +```bash
>> +git format-patch -1 --subject-prefix="PATCH gitk"
>> +git send-email --to=[email-masked] --cc=[email-masked] *.patch
>> +```
>
> Just being curious, but does the project strongly discourage a
> multi-patch topic?
>
> It would be really nice if you add "review them here before you run
> send-email" step between these two commands ;-).

I alwyays use

    git format-patch ... -opatchez
    cat patchez/* | less

Because sending out something weird to a mailing list gives me the
chills.  (And there might be format-patch bugs.)

-- 
Kristoffer Haugsbakk