On Thu, 2011-04-14 at 21:22 -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Add a DISCUSSION section to the "git format-patch" manual to encourage > people to send patches in a form that can be applied by "git am" > automatically. There are two such forms: > > 1. The default form in which most metadata goes in the mail header > and the message body starts with the patch description; ... > +DISCUSSION > +---------- > + > +The patch produced by 'git format-patch' is in UNIX mailbox format, ... > + > +arch/arm config files were slimmed down using a python script ... > +Typically it will be placed in a MUA's drafts folder, edited to add > +timely commentary that should not go in the changelog after the three > +dashes, and then sent as a message whose body starts with "arch/arm > +config files were". On the receiving end, readers can save > +interesting patches in a UNIX mailbox and apply them with > +linkgit:git-am[1]. Maybe I'm too picky, but I'd feel more comfortable saying: ... dashes, and then sent as a message which in our example stars with "arch/arm config files were..." On the receiving end, readers can save ... -- -Drew Northup ________________________________________________ "As opposed to vegetable or mineral error?" -John Pescatore, SANS NewsBites Vol. 12 Num. 59 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html