On Fri, Dec 02, 2016 at 22:01:52 +0100, Laszlo Ersek wrote:
> When passed to git-diff (and to every other git command producing diffs
> and/or diffstats) with "-O" or "diff.orderFile", this list of patterns
> will place the more declarative / abstract hunks first, while changes to
> imperative code / details will be near the end of the patches. This saves
> on scrolling / searching and makes for easier reviewing.
>
> We intend to advise contributors in the Wiki to run
>
> git config diff.orderFile scripts/git.orderfile
>
> once, as part of their initial setup, before formatting their first (or,
> for repeat contributors, next) patches.
>
> See the "-O" option and the "diff.orderFile" configuration variable in
> git-diff(1) and git-config(1).
>
> Cc: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <m...@redhat.com>
> Cc: Eric Blake <ebl...@redhat.com>
> Cc: Fam Zheng <f...@redhat.com>
> Cc: Gerd Hoffmann <kra...@redhat.com>
> Cc: John Snow <js...@redhat.com>
> Cc: Max Reitz <mre...@redhat.com>
> Cc: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefa...@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <ler...@redhat.com>
> ---
Refloating 6+ months later, but..
Someone please merge this! :-)
E.
