Re: [PATCH v3 13/13] format-patch: learn --infer-cover-subject option

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Denton Liu <liu.denton@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> Perhaps something like
>> --cover-subject-from-description={true,auto,false}?
>
> Is it still only about "subject"?  I thought one of the improved
> behaviour was to populate the subject header with the title
> (i.e. the first, often single-line, paragraph) and use the remainder
> in the body?  --use-description-in-cover={both,auto,body} meaning
> "both subject and body gets filled" (among the three this name is I
> am least happy with), "automatically decide---if the first paragraph
> is overly big, it is unwise to use it on the subject", "use it only
> in body" (implying "use the *** SUBJECT HERE *** placeholder on the
> subject header), perhaps?

Ah, I see Philip has suggested "--cover-letter-from-description",
which also sounds better by not focusing too much on the 'subject',
and I have no strong preference between the two.



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