Re: [libvirt] [PATCH rust] git: add config file telling git-publish how to send patches

On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 01:54:32PM +0100, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote: > The "git-publish" tool is a useful git extension for sending patch > series for code review. It automatically creates versioned tags > each time code on a branch is sent, so that there is a record of > each version. It also remembers the cover letter so it does not > need re-entering each time the series is reposted. > > With this config file present it is now sufficient[1] to run > > $ git publish > > to send all patches in a branch to the list for review, with the > correct subject prefix added for this non-core libvirt module. > > [1] Assuming your $HOME/.gitconfig has an SMTP server listed > at least e.g. > > [sendemail] > smtpserver = smtp.example.com > > Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange(a)redhat.com&gt; > --- > .gitpublish | 4 ++++ > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 .gitpublish > > diff --git a/.gitpublish b/.gitpublish > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000..a86d7a7 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/.gitpublish > @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ > +[gitpublishprofile "default"] > +base = master > +to = libvir-list(a)redhat.com > +prefix = PATCH rust I found the reverse order, i.e. 'rust PATCH' to be both nicer and more useful. (not to mention more common) For example, in some downstream lists I use a simple text match against 'libvirt PATCH', which also catches any subsequent version