From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76762C433F5 for ; Sun, 7 Nov 2021 15:21:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E18961186 for ; Sun, 7 Nov 2021 15:21:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S229955AbhKGPYd (ORCPT ); Sun, 7 Nov 2021 10:24:33 -0500 Received: from THBLACKELECTRIC.COM ([207.244.97.128]:40822 "EHLO lsw.cs1local" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229878AbhKGPYc (ORCPT ); Sun, 7 Nov 2021 10:24:32 -0500 Received: from [72.29.63.102] (helo=debian) by lsw.cs1local with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1mjjzQ-0002Xs-PU for linux-man@vger.kernel.org; Sun, 07 Nov 2021 15:21:49 +0000 Received: from thb by debian with local (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1mjjHu-00035i-Ky; Sun, 07 Nov 2021 14:36:50 +0000 Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2021 14:36:50 +0000 From: "Thaddeus H. Black" To: "Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)" Cc: "G. Branden Robinson" , linux-man@vger.kernel.org, Michael Kerrisk Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] filename.7: new manual page Message-ID: References: <22573673-bf1e-0f64-7e95-6cf0a23c2015@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="CiD9xv/lYfQrLvVr" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <22573673-bf1e-0f64-7e95-6cf0a23c2015@gmail.com> X-Spam_score: -0.7 X-Spam_bar: / Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-man@vger.kernel.org --CiD9xv/lYfQrLvVr Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 03:38:09PM +0200, Alejandro Colomar (man-pages) wro= te: > 'git format-patch' is the preferred method :) >=20 > What I missed here is the long (and great) commit message from v1, which = I'm > going to save as the commit message. Please, when you send v4, include t= he > original text. Okay. > Ephemeral stuff that should not go into the commit message (like changelo= gs > between versions of the patch), you can put it above, in a "scissor patch" > format (see git-format-patch(1) if necessary). >=20 > Or if it's short/simple enough, below the '---' (and just above the patch > itself; it is actually ignored by git, unless it's so complex that it is > misinterpreted as part of the patch). This method is what I usually use, > since it doesn't require specifying '--scissors', and I usually only write > normal text that can't be confused with the patch. I don't know if this = is > documented anywhere, but it's very useful. In view of feedback, v4 requires substantial rewriting. Rewritten text wants polishing. Polishing takes time. In short, I haven't forgotten, but v4 is not yet ready. Note to other readers: if any latecomers to the conversation wish to suggest further significant changes, now would be the time to suggest; for once the draft has been reassembled and repolished, it will be too late. Nonsubscribers can find v3 at [1]. 1: https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-man/msg21267.html --CiD9xv/lYfQrLvVr Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCAAdFiEEM1APDU+pwMhnuF4GcGMmQy2FIrwFAmGH5H0ACgkQcGMmQy2F IrzSuA/+JvGsu/ylUxT7BswfQedk0il4di4X3Ic0Np+v874mzhzeK21KIuHePPT8 LekhqnBF4FuBfWuQHTfqfI6oqlhUpgRNLZu5yNJtmx1EORu18WU38J7pwbHZSwCH Yr2tx7LKR0jk1jPgAxaBFiI4W1b3AF7MCAMn4OEG91aViAkGMcl42vTkyQmGAyGY NumoKAe+O5Y9mngGb6BVx3ItWd02SR4WLbne2FoavMBzUPXX4GUnrFKBxrwNtwIl s5UdfuhD+xN6og6HAFiOjnz8vKwdSEUAhDBkeHbs+J8TUKoLyn7euERndydDQd9e 1YJEvrQS/RNaVmYLOR+4BZ4I3KbVluddKO8Q6sD9s50Tb3+kYBK3HbjRUny8Pqrd 1oSuaOui1r0VIY6qDkmJEObDoltN+RaVPQHj/eloaKNW+1e3zgpg10i0vt9IYTCj m8KMCLTgn9UThipj/7WWFT+f82nch7W4ew3tEvUq5clr3okq0/UyRMzpNJHK98Df tnIz/iy+/0MEeGA09ghvj+tj/53ovH0dWInhwiGqbRmGp60VZk81SswBPu8IcBL2 EdP6NOqnBjt3ns7qgvLoBNc22WWdRreSFqjDbOqo2PUEXhWym2yC2rWFMXAopmLg IBicgU986fFaqssB4GRBbqiR4NrqFvdot8NWtlVDvyUOS9bbLss= =VsZw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --CiD9xv/lYfQrLvVr--