Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] format-patch: have progress option while generating patches

[Jeff King <peff@peff.net>]

On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 02:32:55PM -0400, Kevin Willford wrote:

> @@ -1493,6 +1496,8 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
>  		OPT_FILENAME(0, "signature-file", &signature_file,
>  				N_("add a signature from a file")),
>  		OPT__QUIET(&quiet, N_("don't print the patch filenames")),
> +		OPT_BOOL(0, "progress", &show_progress,
> +			 N_("show progress while generating patches")),

Earlier I suggested allowing --progress="custom text" since this may be
driven as plumbing for other commands. But I don't think there's any
need to worry about it now. It can be added seamlessly later if we find
such a caller.

> @@ -1752,8 +1757,12 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
>  		start_number--;
>  	}
>  	rev.add_signoff = do_signoff;
> +
> +	if (show_progress)
> +		progress = start_progress_delay(_("Generating patches"), total, 0, 1);

I don't really have an opinion on a 1 second delay versus 2. I thought
we used 2 pretty consistently, though grepping around I do see a couple
of 1's. It probably doesn't matter, but just a curiosity.

-Peff