Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/1] Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt: add an OPTIONS section

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:30:37 -0700

Shaoxuan Yuan <[email-masked]> writes:

> == Updates Log ==
>
> Changes since v3 (based on v3's single patch):
>
>  * changes according to Derrick [1]
>
> == Overview ==
>
> Add an OPTIONS section to the manual and move the descriptions/explanations for 
> these options from below COMMANDS to OPTIONS. 
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/[email-masked]/
>
>
> Shaoxuan Yuan (1):
>   Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt: add an OPTIONS section
>
>  Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt | 44 +++++++++------------------
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
>
> base-commit: eb129e532a7c58ea34afeec70b0e2e029c0d5fee

It is not very helpful to give the name of an object that is not
publicly available.  Basing a patch on some topics in flight is
fine, but please clearly state what it is based on in a cover letter
(if the topic is a multi-patch series) or below the three-dash line
(if it is a single patch).