Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Rubén Justo <rjusto@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c >> index c8ce0c0d88..8032909d4f 100644 >> --- a/builtin/log.c >> +++ b/builtin/log.c >> @@ -2277,6 +2277,8 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) >> if (cover_letter == -1) { >> if (config_cover_letter == COVER_AUTO) >> cover_letter = (total > 1); >> + else if ((idiff_prev.nr || rdiff_prev) && (total > 1)) >> + cover_letter = (config_cover_letter != COVER_OFF); >> else >> cover_letter = (config_cover_letter == COVER_ON); >> } > > Interesting. So those who really really hate cover letters can set > the configuration explicitly to 'off' and giving an --interdiff > option would still have the sanity check kick in. Makes sense. This is not covered by the added tests, is it? We need to test this case: the user asks for --interdiff but at the same time refuses with --no-cover-letter (or its config equivalent) to create a cover letter. As I said already, everything else looked OK in this patch. Thanks.