From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.9 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 Received: from sy.mirrors.kernel.org (sy.mirrors.kernel.org [IPv6:2604:1380:40f1:3f00::1]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8DF181F44D for ; Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:00:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.subspace.kernel.org (wormhole.subspace.kernel.org [52.25.139.140]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by sy.mirrors.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7CDA2B245A4 for ; Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:00:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 013F513B7A6; Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:00:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cloud.peff.net (cloud.peff.net [104.130.231.41]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 48916137C32 for ; Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:00:14 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=104.130.231.41 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1713549616; cv=none; b=WSxueRJdJKpHZn8aSakGwGYpjMpzU0wywQ+mLbaIUQFgQae+nQbX+ocusYcnF3kWepH5nDwGB2jvN6SPNOxVIW1NuDwUTbnwDCjOwvluEvSvzmhDPVf//dpS82YSzKKdez4kht9PLSpdxxg4Z1tbZKjqSWXXR40Pvn27lUTVXD0= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1713549616; c=relaxed/simple; bh=+qi/Ep6br/GzN5zGQvC4RLznyOcIOHesOPPOjduzzAw=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Disposition:In-Reply-To; b=AAl25IyaMT/H4I8uvGhVl8RpxP8mCDww4h4NavQ+CFVQ1PFokd2KPshpEltErJXHM3Uo5nEidS/+JXQejAfxobxZbPx7Cyx/8XyKGVhK972RRojj3052N8Vlsmm7gWRWTmUolZCqB++p1PcYrWO0NmYJ6bwsWkMujZ/u1TiSy/E= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=peff.net; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=peff.net; arc=none smtp.client-ip=104.130.231.41 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=peff.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=peff.net Received: (qmail 16603 invoked by uid 109); 19 Apr 2024 18:00:13 -0000 Received: from Unknown (HELO peff.net) (10.0.1.2) by cloud.peff.net (qpsmtpd/0.94) with ESMTP; Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:00:13 +0000 Authentication-Results: cloud.peff.net; auth=none Received: (qmail 26597 invoked by uid 111); 19 Apr 2024 18:00:14 -0000 Received: from coredump.intra.peff.net (HELO coredump.intra.peff.net) (10.0.0.2) by peff.net (qpsmtpd/0.94) with (TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 encrypted) ESMTPS; Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:00:14 -0400 Authentication-Results: peff.net; auth=none Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:00:12 -0400 From: Jeff King To: Junio C Hamano Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Phillip Wood , Dragan Simic Subject: Re: [PATCH] format-patch: allow --rfc to optionally take a value, like --rfc=WIP Message-ID: <20240419180012.GA523357@coredump.intra.peff.net> References: Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 03:54:25PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > ---rfc:: > - Prepends "RFC" to the subject prefix (producing "RFC PATCH" by > - default). RFC means "Request For Comments"; use this when sending > - an experimental patch for discussion rather than application. > +--rfc[=]:: > + Prepends the string __ (defaults to "RFC") to > + the subject prefix. As the subject prefix defaults to > + "PATCH", you'll get "RFC PATCH" by default. > ++ > +RFC means "Request For Comments"; use this when sending > +an experimental patch for discussion rather than application. > +"--rfc=WIP" may also be a useful way to indicate that a patch > +is not complete yet. It's probably worth spelling out WIP here, too, like: ...is not complete yet ("WIP" stands for "Work In Progress"). These are necessarily going to be project-specific phrases, and readers of the manpage may not be familiar with our conventions. -Peff