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Eric Sunshine
3b026417ea interdiff: teach show_interdiff() to indent interdiff
A future change will allow "git format-patch --interdiff=<prev> -1" to
insert an interdiff into the commentary section of the lone patch of a
1-patch series. However, to prevent the inserted interdiff from
confusing git-am, as well as human readers, it needs to be indented.
Therefore, teach show_interdiff() how to indent.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2018-07-23 12:50:06 -07:00
Eric Sunshine
126facf821 format-patch: add --interdiff option to embed diff in cover letter
When submitting a revised version of a patch series, it can be helpful
(to reviewers) to include a summary of changes since the previous
attempt in the form of an interdiff, however, doing so involves manually
copy/pasting the diff into the cover letter.

Add an --interdiff option to automate this process. The argument to
--interdiff specifies the tip of the previous attempt against which to
generate the interdiff. For example:

    git format-patch --cover-letter --interdiff=v1 -3 v2

The previous attempt and the patch series being formatted must share a
common base.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2018-07-23 12:50:06 -07:00