Re: [PATCH] Allow cherry-pick (and revert) to add signoff line

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

Dan McGee <dpmcgee@gmail.com> writes:

> I often find myself pulling patches off of other peoples trees using
> cherry-pick, and following it with an immediate 'git commit --amend -s'
> command. Eliminate the need for a double commit by allowing signoff on a
> cherry-pick or revert.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dpmcgee@gmail.com>
> ---
>
> This is something I have done in my workflow for a long time, and it seems
> like a weird omission to me. Signoffs can be done on git-am without having
> a second commit, and I often have a workflow where I am picking patches from
> other users' topic branches and have reviewed the patch and would like to
> signoff when I pull it into my tree.

Yeah, when your workflow is heavily rely on cherry-picking, I can see how
this would be handy.

I see there was some improvement suggestion suggested on the list, so I
will wait until the dust settles and I see an appliable final submission.

Thanks.