format-patch: add "--rfc" for the common case of [RFC PATCH]

Add an alias for --subject-prefix='RFC PATCH', which is used
commonly in some development communities to deserve such a
short-hand.

Signed-off-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
Reviewed-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
This commit is contained in:
Josh Triplett 2016-09-19 21:23:25 -07:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
parent 6ebdac1bab
commit 68e83a5b82
3 changed files with 25 additions and 2 deletions

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@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
[--start-number <n>] [--numbered-files]
[--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
[--ignore-if-in-upstream]
[--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix] [(--reroll-count|-v) <n>]
[--rfc] [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix]
[(--reroll-count|-v) <n>]
[--to=<email>] [--cc=<email>]
[--[no-]cover-letter] [--quiet] [--notes[=<ref>]]
[<common diff options>]
@ -172,6 +173,11 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`.
allows for useful naming of a patch series, and can be
combined with the `--numbered` option.
--rfc::
Alias for `--subject-prefix="RFC PATCH"`. RFC means "Request For
Comments"; use this when sending an experimental patch for
discussion rather than application.
-v <n>::
--reroll-count=<n>::
Mark the series as the <n>-th iteration of the topic. The

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@ -1112,6 +1112,11 @@ static int subject_prefix_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg,
return 0;
}
static int rfc_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
{
return subject_prefix_callback(opt, "RFC PATCH", unset);
}
static int numbered_cmdline_opt = 0;
static int numbered_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg,
@ -1419,6 +1424,9 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
N_("start numbering patches at <n> instead of 1")),
OPT_INTEGER('v', "reroll-count", &reroll_count,
N_("mark the series as Nth re-roll")),
{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "rfc", &rev, NULL,
N_("Use [RFC PATCH] instead of [PATCH]"),
PARSE_OPT_NOARG | PARSE_OPT_NONEG, rfc_callback },
{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "subject-prefix", &rev, N_("prefix"),
N_("Use [<prefix>] instead of [PATCH]"),
PARSE_OPT_NONEG, subject_prefix_callback },
@ -1557,7 +1565,7 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
if (numbered && keep_subject)
die (_("-n and -k are mutually exclusive."));
if (keep_subject && subject_prefix)
die (_("--subject-prefix and -k are mutually exclusive."));
die (_("--subject-prefix/--rfc and -k are mutually exclusive."));
rev.preserve_subject = keep_subject;
argc = setup_revisions(argc, argv, &rev, &s_r_opt);

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@ -1073,6 +1073,15 @@ test_expect_success 'empty subject prefix does not have extra space' '
test_cmp expect actual
'
test_expect_success '--rfc' '
cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
Subject: [RFC PATCH 1/1] header with . in it
EOF
git format-patch -n -1 --stdout --rfc >patch &&
grep ^Subject: patch >actual &&
test_cmp expect actual
'
test_expect_success '--from=ident notices bogus ident' '
test_must_fail git format-patch -1 --stdout --from=foo >patch
'