On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 09:01:16AM +0100, Markus Armbruster wrote: > Dietmar Maurer <diet...@proxmox.com> writes: > > >> > * Backup to a single archive file > >> > * Backup contain all data to restore VM (full backup) > >> > * Do not depend on storage type or image format > >> > * Avoid use of temporary storage > >> > * store sparse images efficiently > >> > >> It is customary to send a 0/6 cover letter for details like this, rather > >> than > >> slamming it into the first patch (git send-email --cover-letter). > > > > But how do I maintain the content of that cover-letter when it is not > > part of the git tree? > > Nothing stops you from committing it to your branch. The extra commit > isn't sent out, of course. > > I guess people usually archive it in e-mail instead.
I use separate format-patch and send-email steps, so I'll still have the cover letter file around when I send the next version. Kevin
