[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2] scripts: add "git.orderfile" for ordering di
From: |
Emilio G. Cota |
Subject: |
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2] scripts: add "git.orderfile" for ordering diff hunks by pathname patterns |
Date: |
Tue, 27 Jun 2017 14:51:52 -0400 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.5.24 (2015-08-30) |
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" <address@hidden>
> Cc: Eric Blake <address@hidden>
> Cc: Fam Zheng <address@hidden>
> Cc: Gerd Hoffmann <address@hidden>
> Cc: John Snow <address@hidden>
> Cc: Max Reitz <address@hidden>
> Cc: Stefan Hajnoczi <address@hidden>
> Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <address@hidden>
> ---
Refloating 6+ months later, but..
Someone please merge this! :-)
E.
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2] scripts: add "git.orderfile" for ordering diff hunks by pathname patterns,
Emilio G. Cota <=