From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Mirko Faina <mroik@delayed.space>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Jeff King <peff@peff.net>,
Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>,
Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 3/4] format-patch: add "chronological" format for cover
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:55:32 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqq1phpgf7f.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <b67f1c9603bac9ea464357c77743e71c27003bd2.1773331753.git.mroik@delayed.space> (Mirko Faina's message of "Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:20:10 +0100")
Mirko Faina <mroik@delayed.space> writes:
> Having a user craft a custom format spec everytime might be a hassle,
> and having a common format that seems reasonable might make reviews
> easier. This patch introduces a new simple preset called "chronological".
>
> Teach make_cover_letter() the "chronological" format.
OK. The "a fixed 'log:' prefix is still needed for future proofing"
comment from my review on an earlier step of this series still
applies after this step.
> Signed-off-by: Mirko Faina <mroik@delayed.space>
> ---
> Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc | 2 +-
> builtin/log.c | 3 +++
> t/t4014-format-patch.sh | 11 +++++++++++
> 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc
> index de36b87a85..6364fd1f5a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc
> +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc
> @@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ feeding the result to `git send-email`.
> Specify the format in which to generate the commit list of the patch
> series. This option is available if the user wants to use an
> alternative to the default `shortlog` format. The accepted values for
> - format-spec are "shortlog" or a format string.
> + format-spec are "shortlog", "chronological" or a format string.
> e.g. `%s (%an)`
> If defined, defaults to the `format.commitListFormat` configuration
> variable.
> diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
> index 4f22012395..12877a0ac2 100644
> --- a/builtin/log.c
> +++ b/builtin/log.c
> @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
> #define MAIL_DEFAULT_WRAP 72
> #define COVER_FROM_AUTO_MAX_SUBJECT_LEN 100
> #define FORMAT_PATCH_NAME_MAX_DEFAULT 64
> +#define CHRONOLOGICAL "[%(count)/%(total)] %s"
>
> static unsigned int force_in_body_from;
> static int stdout_mboxrd;
> @@ -1420,6 +1421,8 @@ static void make_cover_letter(struct rev_info *rev, int use_separate_file,
>
> if (format == NULL || !strcmp(format, "shortlog"))
> generate_shortlog_cover_letter(&log, rev, list, nr);
> + else if (!strcmp(format, "chronological"))
> + generate_commit_list_cover(rev->diffopt.file, CHRONOLOGICAL, list, nr);
> else
> generate_commit_list_cover(rev->diffopt.file, format, list, nr);
>
> diff --git a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
> index 631669c159..5ec527bce9 100755
> --- a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
> +++ b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
> @@ -392,6 +392,17 @@ test_expect_success 'cover letter with subject, author and count' '
> test_grep "^\[1/1\] This is a subject (A U Thor)$" patches/0000-cover-letter.patch
> '
>
> +test_expect_success 'cover letter chronological' '
> + test_when_finished "git reset --hard HEAD~1" &&
> + test_when_finished "rm -rf patches result test_file" &&
> + touch test_file &&
> + git add test_file &&
> + git commit -m "This is a subject" &&
> + git format-patch --cover-letter \
> + --cover-letter-format="chronological" -o patches HEAD~1 &&
> + test_grep "^\[1/1\] This is a subject$" patches/0000-cover-letter.patch
> +'
> +
> cat > expected <<EOF
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Thread overview: 113+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-20 23:06 [RFC PATCH] format-patch: better commit list for cover letter Mirko Faina
2026-02-20 23:55 ` [RFC PATCH v2] " Mirko Faina
2026-02-21 0:51 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-21 4:54 ` [RFC PATCH] " Junio C Hamano
2026-02-21 5:18 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-21 5:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-21 6:02 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-21 15:59 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-21 17:33 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-21 19:16 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 4:03 ` [PATCH 0/3] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 4:06 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 9:29 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] " Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 9:29 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 17:40 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-24 23:54 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-25 0:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-25 13:47 ` Jeff King
2026-02-24 20:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-25 13:56 ` Jeff King
2026-02-25 22:55 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 9:29 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 18:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-25 0:14 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-25 17:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-26 21:40 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-26 22:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-24 20:38 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Junio C Hamano
2026-02-24 21:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-25 0:19 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-25 2:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-27 1:52 ` [PATCH v3 0/4] " Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 1:52 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholders Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 1:52 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] format-patch: move cover letter summary generation Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 1:52 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 4:23 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-27 12:41 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 1:52 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 1/4] pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholders Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 2/4] format-patch: move cover letter summary generation Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 3/4] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 16:42 ` [PATCH v4 5/4] docs: add usage for the cover-letter fmt feature Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 17:51 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Junio C Hamano
2026-02-27 21:51 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 22:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-27 22:48 ` [PATCH v5 0/5] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 22:48 ` [PATCH v5 1/5] pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholders Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 22:48 ` [PATCH v5 2/5] format-patch: move cover letter summary generation Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 22:48 ` [PATCH v5 3/5] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 22:48 ` [PATCH v5 4/5] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 22:48 ` [PATCH v5 5/5] docs: add usage for the cover-letter fmt feature Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 22:33 ` [PATCH v5 0/5] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Junio C Hamano
2026-03-06 22:49 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 22:58 ` [PATCH v6 " Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 22:58 ` [PATCH v6 1/5] pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholders Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 22:58 ` [PATCH v6 2/5] format-patch: move cover letter summary generation Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 22:58 ` [PATCH v6 3/5] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-03-10 22:14 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-10 22:32 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 22:58 ` [PATCH v6 4/5] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 22:58 ` [PATCH v6 5/5] docs: add usage for the cover-letter fmt feature Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 23:18 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-06 23:34 ` [PATCH v7 0/5] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 23:34 ` [PATCH v7 1/5] pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholders Mirko Faina
2026-03-10 14:32 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-10 20:55 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 23:34 ` [PATCH v7 2/5] format-patch: move cover letter summary generation Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 23:34 ` [PATCH v7 3/5] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-03-10 14:33 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-10 21:05 ` Mroik
2026-03-06 23:34 ` [PATCH v7 4/5] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
2026-03-10 14:34 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-10 16:45 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-10 21:23 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-11 10:38 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-11 17:13 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-11 10:32 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-11 17:18 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-10 21:19 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 23:34 ` [PATCH v7 5/5] docs: add usage for the cover-letter fmt feature Mirko Faina
2026-03-10 9:51 ` Bert Wesarg
2026-03-10 14:34 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-12 16:20 ` [PATCH v8 0/4] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Mirko Faina
2026-03-12 16:20 ` [PATCH v8 1/4] format-patch: move cover letter summary generation Mirko Faina
2026-03-12 16:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 16:20 ` [PATCH v8 2/4] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-03-12 16:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 17:18 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-12 17:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 17:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-13 10:38 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-13 17:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-13 19:17 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-13 20:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 16:20 ` [PATCH v8 3/4] format-patch: add "chronological" format for cover Mirko Faina
2026-03-12 16:55 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2026-03-12 16:20 ` [PATCH v8 4/4] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
2026-03-12 17:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 17:20 ` [PATCH v8 0/4] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 17:45 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-12 18:12 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-24 4:03 ` [PATCH 1/3] pretty.c: fix null pointer dereference Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 6:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-24 7:08 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 7:43 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 8:41 ` Jeff King
2026-02-24 4:03 ` [PATCH 2/3] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 9:02 ` Jeff King
2026-02-24 9:09 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 9:18 ` Jeff King
2026-02-24 4:03 ` [PATCH 3/3] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
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