Re: [Qemu-devel] Posting a patch?

[Erik Rull <erik.rull@rdsoftware.de>]

Stefan Weil wrote:
> Am 14.05.2012 23:10, schrieb Erik Rull:
>> Eric Blake wrote:
>>> On 05/14/2012 02:58 PM, Anthony Liguori wrote:
>>>> You can also do:
>>>>
>>>> git send-email --to=qemu-devel@nongnu.org HEAD~1
>>>>
>>>> Which avoids any clutter.
>>>
>>> I also like to do:
>>>
>>> git config sendemail.to=qemu-devel@nongnu.org
>>>
>>> so I don't have to remember to use --to every time.
>>>
>>> 'git send-email --cover-letter' gives a nicer cover letter than 'git
>>> send-email --compose'; it really bothers me that 'git send-email --help'
>>> fails to mention that send-email also understands all options of
>>> format-patch.
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for your help. I need to figure out first, why git detects other
>> changes than mine for posting despite a git checkout master, git pull,
>> git reset --hard and make distclean.
>> (See previous email)
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Erik
>>
>
> Hi Erik,
>
> I read your previous mail.
>
> "git diff" shows the un-committed changes in your local git repository.
> "git format-patch" formats the latest changes in your local git repository.
>
> If you don't commit your own change to your local git repository,
> "git format-patch" will format the latest changes from someone else.
>
> As long as "git diff" shows your changes, there is no use to run "git
> format-patch".
>
> Regards,
>
> Stefan W.
>
>

Thanks a lot!
There is still some improvement possible in my git knowledge :-)

I just handled to post the first patch, but my sendmail is not yet 
configured for outgoing emails ;-)

So this is my next task...
But meanwhile I will just post it using my windows mail client.

Best regards,

Erik