On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 04:34:04PM -0500, Justin Tobler wrote: > The `SubmittingPatches` documentation briefly mentions that related > patches should be grouped together in their own e-mail thread. Expand on > this to explicitly state that updated versions of a patch series should > also follow this. Also provide add a link to existing documentation from > `MyFirstContribution` that provides detailed instructions on how to do > this via `git-send-email(1)`. Thankst! I obviously didn't read the old text in the intended way when I submitted my patch iterations yesterday, so your patch makes it much more clear! - Roland > Signed-off-by: Justin Tobler <jltobler@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 10 ++++++---- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > index c647c7e1b4..bc212836f9 100644 > --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > @@ -415,10 +415,12 @@ e-mail tools, so that they may comment on specific portions of > 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. > +All subsequent versions of a patch series and other 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. > +Here is a link:MyFirstContribution.html#v2-git-send-email[step-by-step guide] on > +how to submit updated versions of a patch series. > > If your log message (including your name on the > `Signed-off-by` trailer) is not writable in ASCII, make sure that > > base-commit: e326e520101dcf43a0499c3adc2df7eca30add2d > -- > 2.44.0 > -- Roland Hieber E-Mail: rohieb@xxxxxxxxxxx Web: https://rohieb.name PGP Fingerprint: 3B7A C587 9464 CAB6 5B90 7151 B241 3C66 DD2C 3FEA
