Return-Path: X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92F44429E28 for ; Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:22:17 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.699 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.699 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7] autolearn=disabled Received: from olra.theworths.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (olra.theworths.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id OGrVj+07Rhxz for ; Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:22:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-qy0-f181.google.com (mail-qy0-f181.google.com [209.85.216.181]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E8FCC429E27 for ; Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:22:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: by qyk34 with SMTP id 34so175111qyk.5 for ; Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:22:15 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=Iok8yaiGLbJcSES6y65Dqc9EAxtmLfz7dflcWdQPNBk=; b=NqG/EIa5WnfxGiHUT5xF8CZpGG6LY3O/jiElrEJ8a7/UzmFY2zoaS13phMdBRFHkaQ 364/cNr3mAlMJD0ndShLURmPfeDr3ufaa5DRTemFkaMFn84PU3+YVJmFH6BT9g1GSCb6 C12NL55IcreyQk7uj9RlO71xKvctxSU4nwFX8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.43.203 with SMTP id x11mr7304377qce.127.1314753735088; Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:22:15 -0700 (PDT) Sender: amdragon@gmail.com Received: by 10.229.41.139 with HTTP; Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:22:15 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87mxeqabbv.fsf@convex-new.cs.unb.ca> References: <8739gj2r39.fsf@pc44es141.cs.uni-magdeburg.de> <878vqbywed.fsf@zancas.localnet> <87mxeqabbv.fsf@convex-new.cs.unb.ca> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:22:15 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 74MoHFfM-Gj_QFuU7okd8LbQ2V0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Patch formatting: From: Austin Clements To: Tomi Ollila , David Bremner Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: notmuch@notmuchmail.org X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:22:17 -0000 On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 4:33 PM, David Bremner wrote: > On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:05:06 +0300, Tomi Ollila wrote: >> >> Check >> >> http://notmuchmail.org/patchformatting/ > > Hi Tomi; > > Thanks for doing this. I wonder if it would be less scare for newcomers > if we put the "Tips for..." first, since I guess almost everyone will > use git-format-patch ? > > d I would say start right off with git send-email, since it takes care of every single formatting guideline and also makes it easy to send entire patch series. It seems like the most beginner-friendly way to send patches, while at the same time serving power-patchers well.