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29.0.50; Make it easier to invert vc-prepare-patches-separately

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Message #19 received at 58383 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
To: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
Cc: 58383 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#58383: 29.0.50; Make it easier to invert
 vc-prepare-patches-separately
Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2022 21:49:20 +0000

Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name> writes:

> Hello Philip,
>
> Not sure what input is wanted from me.  Happy to think through anything
> in particular you were waiting to hear from me about?

I was wondering if you had any comments on my last message:

Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name> writes:

> Hello,
>
> How about a prefix argument to vc-prepare-patch to invert one's usual
> setting for vc-prepare-patches-separately?  Most people who contribute
> to more than one project regularly will want to use both.

How would this be preferable to setting `vc-prepare-patches-separately'
as a directory local variable?  That way you don't have to remember to
use a prefix argument whenever invoking `vc-prepare-patch'.

> On the other hand, having a numeric prefix argument mean "send patches
> correspoding to the top N revisions of the current branch" would be
> very
> convenient.  Perhaps these two could be combined by using a negative
> number to mean also invert?

This is the usual problem with numeric prefix arguments.  You don't get
that much expressivity with just an integer.

That is why I would hesitate to assign any particular interpretation to
prefix arguments, before considering and weighing the options.

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