GNU bug report logs - #58648
[PATCH 0/1] doc: contributing: Expand "Sending a Patch Series".

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: "(" <paren <at> disroot.org>

Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:58:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #32 received at 58648 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler <at> gmail.com>
To: "(" <paren <at> disroot.org>, 58648 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] doc: contributing: Expand "Sending a Patch Series".
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 14:20:02 +0200

Am Samstag, dem 22.10.2022 um 12:30 +0100 schrieb (:
> On Sat Oct 22, 2022 at 12:21 PM BST, Liliana Marie Prikler wrote:
> > Also, this series makes it look as though we're only considering
> > multi-
> > patch series.  Is the simple case of a single patch still covered?
> 
> $ git format-patch -1 --cover-letter --base=auto -o outgoing
> 
> works fine for a single patch.  In my opinion, you should send a
> cover letter for every set of patches, even if the set only contains
> a single patch.
> 
>     -- (
I kindly disagree.  With single patches, you can add notes below the
dashed line and send less bytes over avian carriers.
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