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Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:54:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Junio C Hamano To: Pablo Sabater Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [GSoC PATCH] format-patch: write numbered list in cover letter In-Reply-To: <20260310041929.1687483-1-pabloosabaterr@gmail.com> (Pablo Sabater's message of "Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:19:29 +0100") References: <20260310041929.1687483-1-pabloosabaterr@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:54:28 -0700 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Pablo Sabater writes: > Cover letter generated with 'git format-patch --cover-letter' uses > shortlog grouping commits by author. For a single author patch grouping > by author add useless information and makes it hard to follow patch > references: "second patch does x and y patch does z" > > Replace the shortlog with a numbered list of patches: > > [1/2]: first commit > [2/2]: second commit > > shortlog grouping by author is lost, both for single author patches > and multiple author patches > > suggested as #leftoverbits by Junio C Hamano at > https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqbjhjxp2d.fsf@gitster.g/ > > Signed-off-by: Pablo Sabater > --- > I haven't tried to group by author on multiple authors patches to keep it simple > but I believe it's doable. How does this compare with https://lore.kernel.org/git/cover.1772839973.git.mroik@delayed.space/ I wonder.