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: AS54825 147.75.80.0/22 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, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 Received: from am.mirrors.kernel.org (am.mirrors.kernel.org [147.75.80.249]) (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 1AB1B1F44D for ; Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:20:11 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: dcvr.yhbt.net; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=pobox.com header.i=@pobox.com header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=sasl header.b=RGzFZxrA; dkim-atps=neutral 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 am.mirrors.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7B7271F20F49 for ; Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:20:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7AF713C3CF; Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:20:03 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=pobox.com header.i=@pobox.com header.b="RGzFZxrA" Received: from pb-smtp20.pobox.com (pb-smtp20.pobox.com [173.228.157.52]) (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 F38701E502 for ; Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:20:00 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=173.228.157.52 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1713550802; cv=none; b=YZZ99WRqA7j5dfCgyaUIvCdgdejJT10rqJDszpkGHJB6XOOehjoHxza0dldXwzKcj+5vUbOEagcwkYCXLjctOUAxz+uplonP7PUjxjZpMuT9lP1HdpRaEtibDhKa8JZl/24j+Dup0mtVVnBYcz20JDdRPVlK2tv4TeEQG9ZG/tw= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1713550802; c=relaxed/simple; bh=4fKVIdz6xzwDbKlfLKB5Llsy8BbQ5hvA7y22Qx/yFIA=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:Message-ID: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=bagz3RkDcY5hdqu2q9gcFymUYq9K9EbNdsSfKYpHWW2p9eFiyFzCuhnbowB43WwRGGh8PYPTQURFa5jRmvomWVulxpl/QbNkcj6vHP801aRKA42mXE9+V0CsWxDyI//TNHW8F7nCY/lT0Ete8oRBpFR8WiluqWC8tBjKmoqCrnA= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=pobox.com; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=pobox.com; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=pobox.com header.i=@pobox.com header.b=RGzFZxrA; arc=none smtp.client-ip=173.228.157.52 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=pobox.com Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=pobox.com Received: from pb-smtp20.pobox.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by pb-smtp20.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F817332F3; Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:20:00 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from junio@pobox.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed; d=pobox.com; h=from:to:cc :subject:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:mime-version :content-type; s=sasl; bh=4fKVIdz6xzwDbKlfLKB5Llsy8BbQ5hvA7y22Qx /yFIA=; b=RGzFZxrAdW4gg+G5igMEOIyFcn9QTLe7ie8cwAq86/VKb280KL0QKc g4pRXTTTwPyIuW8GmAQslfGlw5DoVn5hncicMWrlHEjAqXU72cSUZaGOVCuYaNDA FNredkWe668A+JFTQtcibTiLs7cho8qQ4Z6zDILFcvnf4ceSvtCsM= Received: from pb-smtp20.sea.icgroup.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by pb-smtp20.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7766A332F2; Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:20:00 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from junio@pobox.com) Received: from pobox.com (unknown [34.125.229.118]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pb-smtp20.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id F1793332F1; Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:19:56 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from junio@pobox.com) From: Junio C Hamano To: Jeff King Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Phillip Wood , Dragan Simic Subject: Re: [PATCH] format-patch: allow --rfc to optionally take a value, like --rfc=WIP In-Reply-To: <20240419180012.GA523357@coredump.intra.peff.net> (Jeff King's message of "Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:00:12 -0400") References: <20240419180012.GA523357@coredump.intra.peff.net> Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:19:55 -0700 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Pobox-Relay-ID: 6D1AA998-FE79-11EE-8CB3-F515D2CDFF5E-77302942!pb-smtp20.pobox.com Jeff King writes: > 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. Good point. Will squash in.