Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] scripts: Add add-maintainer.py

Bjorn Andersson
2023-08-28T13:38:19Z

On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 11:14:41AM +0300, Jani Nikula wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Aug 2023, Guru Das Srinagesh <quic_gurus@quicinc.com> wrote:
> > This script runs get_maintainer.py on a given patch file (or multiple
> > patch files) and adds its output to the patch file in place with the
> > appropriate email headers "To: " or "Cc: " as the case may be. These new
> > headers are added after the "From: " line in the patch.
>
> FWIW, I personally prefer tooling to operate on git branches and commits
> than patches. For me, the patches are just an intermediate step in
> getting the commits from my git branch to the mailing list. That's not
> where I add the Cc's, but rather in the commits in my local branch,
> where they're preserved. YMMV.
>

May I ask how you add/carry the recipients in a commit?

Regards,
Bjorn