Re: [PATCH] Documentation: update git pull info in SubmittingPatches

2013-07-23 Thread Paul Gortmaker
On 13-07-20 12:35 PM, Rob Landley wrote: > On 07/15/2013 04:18:16 PM, Paul Gortmaker wrote: >> The info in this section was overdue for an update; it had manual >> individual steps listed for collecting the information that a >> pull request should contain, and no mention of having a proper >> over

Re: [PATCH] Documentation: update git pull info in SubmittingPatches

2013-07-15 Thread Paul Gortmaker
On 13-07-15 05:57 PM, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > Something else to put in there: if someone absolutely feels the need to > put cover text before the patch, it should be separated from the patch > proper by a scissor line (---8<---) or there is no support for > automating the patch. Sounds reasonable;

Re: [PATCH] Documentation: update git pull info in SubmittingPatches

2013-07-15 Thread H. Peter Anvin
Something else to put in there: if someone absolutely feels the need to put cover text before the patch, it should be separated from the patch proper by a scissor line (---8<---) or there is no support for automating the patch. -hpa -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubsc

Re: [PATCH] Documentation: update git pull info in SubmittingPatches

2013-07-15 Thread Randy Dunlap
On 07/15/13 14:40, Paul Gortmaker wrote: > On 13-07-15 05:31 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> On 07/15/13 14:18, Paul Gortmaker wrote: >>> The info in this section was overdue for an update; it had manual >>> individual steps listed for collecting the information that a >>> pull request should contain, a

Re: [PATCH] Documentation: update git pull info in SubmittingPatches

2013-07-15 Thread Paul Gortmaker
On 13-07-15 05:31 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote: > On 07/15/13 14:18, Paul Gortmaker wrote: >> The info in this section was overdue for an update; it had manual >> individual steps listed for collecting the information that a >> pull request should contain, and no mention of having a proper >> overall sum

Re: [PATCH] Documentation: update git pull info in SubmittingPatches

2013-07-15 Thread Randy Dunlap
On 07/15/13 14:18, Paul Gortmaker wrote: > The info in this section was overdue for an update; it had manual > individual steps listed for collecting the information that a > pull request should contain, and no mention of having a proper > overall summary in the pull request that could be used for

[PATCH] Documentation: update git pull info in SubmittingPatches

2013-07-15 Thread Paul Gortmaker
The info in this section was overdue for an update; it had manual individual steps listed for collecting the information that a pull request should contain, and no mention of having a proper overall summary in the pull request that could be used for a merge commit. There are other chunks of this f