* Re: emacs-27 f61bff3: ; * CONTRIBUTE: Clarify the preferences for patch formatting.
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@ 2020-07-20 16:29 ` Robert Pluim
2020-07-20 18:34 ` Eli Zaretskii
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From: Robert Pluim @ 2020-07-20 16:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-devel; +Cc: Eli Zaretskii
>>>>> On Sat, 20 Jun 2020 04:43:39 -0400 (EDT), eliz@gnu.org (Eli Zaretskii) said:
Eli> + git send-email --to=bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org 0001-DESCRIPTION.patch'.
Eli> +
Eli> +However, we prefer the 'git format-patch' method with attachment, as
Eli> +doing so delivers patches in the correct and easily-recognizable format
Eli> +more reliably, and makes the job of applying the patches easier and less
Eli> +error-prone. It also allows to send patches whose author is someone
Eli> +other than the email sender.
'sending', but thatʼs minor. Do we want to mention
'disposition=inline' here, or is that too much? (I donʼt really mind
since Gnus can be told to show specific attachments inline anyway, but
maybe other MUAs can't)
Robert
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2020-07-20 16:29 ` emacs-27 f61bff3: ; * CONTRIBUTE: Clarify the preferences for patch formatting Robert Pluim
@ 2020-07-20 18:34 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-07-21 8:00 ` Robert Pluim
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From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2020-07-20 18:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Robert Pluim; +Cc: emacs-devel
> From: Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 18:29:47 +0200
>
> Eli> +error-prone. It also allows to send patches whose author is someone
> Eli> +other than the email sender.
>
> 'sending', but thatʼs minor.
Feel free to fix.
> Do we want to mention 'disposition=inline' here, or is that too
> much?
No, I actually prefer an attachment. It's safer, IME.
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* Re: emacs-27 f61bff3: ; * CONTRIBUTE: Clarify the preferences for patch formatting.
2020-07-20 18:34 ` Eli Zaretskii
@ 2020-07-21 8:00 ` Robert Pluim
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From: Robert Pluim @ 2020-07-21 8:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eli Zaretskii; +Cc: emacs-devel
>>>>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 21:34:26 +0300, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> said:
>> From: Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>
>> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
>> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 18:29:47 +0200
>>
Eli> +error-prone. It also allows to send patches whose author is someone
Eli> +other than the email sender.
>>
>> 'sending', but thatʼs minor.
Eli> Feel free to fix.
Done
>> Do we want to mention 'disposition=inline' here, or is that too
>> much?
Eli> No, I actually prefer an attachment. It's safer, IME.
OK. I guess I should stop setting 'inline' on the patches I send to
emacs-devel, then.
Robert
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