From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jakub Narebski Subject: Re: Applying patches from a patch set Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:25:58 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: "Mark Ryden" X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sat Dec 20 20:27:24 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LE7Tu-0005tT-1B for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:27:22 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752537AbYLTT0D (ORCPT ); Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:26:03 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752580AbYLTT0C (ORCPT ); Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:26:02 -0500 Received: from ik-out-1112.google.com ([66.249.90.179]:21128 "EHLO ik-out-1112.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752371AbYLTT0A (ORCPT ); Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:26:00 -0500 Received: by ik-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id c29so314955ika.5 for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:25:59 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:received:received :x-authentication-warning:to:cc:subject:references:from:date :in-reply-to:message-id:lines:user-agent:mime-version:content-type; bh=Sc0Rp2QvndK/JVwajb8o5PSjpWaZhoT4ttflSoXClOU=; b=KfKwX+aT7HlQDzy8Iqa+zOLt5VsMlWbHLY2Vl5/KcqEbniAqEG0tjbsMUBOzW686P6 Lq2iDfjUbI15dO7tSb8bSIglTGrMWqivkv7PXkok+0PnRweQe5V3OB0fZsIYd7ML6kH9 aLhLibF0UBBZRiHY1Vmskzqp6EiFG4rXDyj7k= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=x-authentication-warning:to:cc:subject:references:from:date :in-reply-to:message-id:lines:user-agent:mime-version:content-type; b=nQpA2F/6uW60kX5yK4cUkTXxwZuHc2+ytvYYZqI0qCFcCr/Zc7G2qBa2DGIMZYi8ED me/Spy+GCozlUopYmVOocMK2mU4zgRiCReBkbdMDkKLsnCom1E6GmBGPMS3MOWGnQD9X JxtXTyecKT4UsjVh0LHS+pXQJ4a9AIEeRxw30= Received: by 10.66.250.1 with SMTP id x1mr5438170ugh.4.1229801158939; Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:25:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost.localdomain (abwp146.neoplus.adsl.tpnet.pl [83.8.239.146]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id o30sm10710545ugd.35.2008.12.20.11.25.57 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:25:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id mBKJPaWU011001; Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:25:47 +0100 Received: (from jnareb@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id mBKJPQ2x010997; Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:25:26 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: jnareb set sender to jnareb@gmail.com using -f In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.4 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: "Mark Ryden" writes: > I am subscribed to some linux kernel subsystem mailing list; in this > list there are sometimes patchsets with more than > 30-40 patches. I hope in proper patch series... > I am using gmail web interface client. Better use some standalone mail program. Patch series should be send in thread, either as reply to the cover letter message, or threaded each being reply to previous patch... beside being numbered; IIRC GMail web interface doesn't have threading implemented... > In order to apply a patch set I copy and paste each patch from the > patchset into a file, and then apply that patch. You use raw view, I assume? Otherwise you would fail afoul word wrapping and other whitespace mangling, at least... [...] > (I remember there was something called git apply-mbox in the past). You can use "git am" for that, which is modern equivalent, and which can do (almost) everything git-apply-mbox did. -- Jakub Narebski Poland ShadeHawk on #git