From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.6 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI, RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26857202A0 for ; Wed, 1 Nov 2017 22:31:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753900AbdKAWbo (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Nov 2017 18:31:44 -0400 Received: from mail-qk0-f173.google.com ([209.85.220.173]:53864 "EHLO mail-qk0-f173.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752129AbdKAWbn (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Nov 2017 18:31:43 -0400 Received: by mail-qk0-f173.google.com with SMTP id y23so4610517qkb.10 for ; Wed, 01 Nov 2017 15:31:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=mq0/PL45PF7oFJlVNGlpuZGPLy5AHomsHeZ4a+Td5VI=; b=MSqrd4pOiE11xmfyB5+sfeP5mvzGtt1La73sZxThpXmyh6/2wqKg4z3SRPO5N2XUUf QvWXmGPaIZjK/KA3B+g1edgs5lfQWcsdmtjVmel2MeIASKcOBpbG8OxRqvJtTKh6dLPo fD5NgH2MwNLx4FqRpuNHvELSjBLrqU802G3HB7Tz8RXcroeomyuDRcq+/T6vzoRePYA9 rCfjWuaPKUbkg1NqUq/itdrTRCUn2DosWvGyce6dw30CUmFRICeX2fN6SNsXeBYW3o6U /Pwzd23tfwl3Zrhm0+4WEhwiS+vHLfZnRVqrc+q75I3od9EI8Aiwwl0HXajclxkdq5kz lS2A== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=mq0/PL45PF7oFJlVNGlpuZGPLy5AHomsHeZ4a+Td5VI=; b=J7Tf+FxPQGxwUssPf9afWu7Qpvaql6QJo4anKzQPEOHx0e9NxEgbN8grh92yYOLsKC tYAfdtXJbKC4qrUPp3VBh2yeTXRsiBSdIEyF6DHn7o80OhQA5z5I/cs2sUgI9UvDdtCM SBaLKZJtxqixtXMlbPiZJqbtZOJhuuUN5nkbbhyo9mwUXUEs6bUwhLfwBJ7aKiYKjp7K EZo7jpSryGeWveI9HJ+x4ssxvnOahE+bXHnqWD8YpykHuUzjDr3HOXWw5xSiCY/hEFdK mIEvvrLaqGDfhGxOcusl58ecRsHd/QyfeqJ1B4nOjJ5KXhrkrODqaLrHfziPRVdUkwM8 dk9Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AMCzsaWJLqKPu3lFQsJW3jCPF8J1PBIUEz3qHFbjf3oHdcf3YqtYj3q9 RfaUUmX4vZ5P1sbLtLL/uS4pZ/jgPzfhp8mejhhqRg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABhQp+TmfNlumx7ZmQr7pP9wcyso55Y6vLDfqaGRPTrPVdRflvMuHSuazdfICseo2q7RqmysQrzEmqF5PJFUTlAvcH8= X-Received: by 10.55.125.196 with SMTP id y187mr2315696qkc.180.1509575502792; Wed, 01 Nov 2017 15:31:42 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.140.102.70 with HTTP; Wed, 1 Nov 2017 15:31:42 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20171101071422.c2k4plhntlgpdnbk@sigill.intra.peff.net> From: Stefan Beller Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 15:31:42 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: On the nature of cover letters [WAS Re: [PATCH 0/6] Create Git/Packet.pm] To: Jeff King Cc: Philip Oakley , Junio C Hamano , Christian Couder , git , Ben Peart , Jonathan Tan , Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy , Mike Hommey , Lars Schneider , Eric Wong , Christian Couder Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 9:42 AM, Stefan Beller wrote: >> So it may make more sense just to cross-reference those merges with the >> topics that spawned them on the mailing list. I.e., instead of copying >> the cover letter contents, just record the message-id (and update it >> whenever a new iteration of a topic is picked up via "git am"). That >> lets you get the cover letter information _and_ see any discussion >> or review around the patch. > > That sounds good. > Actually I just found out about `am.messageId`, which adds the individual message id as a footer. Maybe that is good enough? (Though it would clutter every commit, not just the merge commits)