X-Git-Url: https://git.librecmc.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=tools%2Fpatman%2FREADME;h=5fb508b80df10d3b11d95eea95a141ce3d0ef578;hb=0b703dbcee7103f07804d0a4328d1593355c4324;hp=e6d30706216b9711163d957f33916daa34b0c77b;hpb=1a4596601fd395f3afb8f82f3f840c5e00bdd57a;p=oweals%2Fu-boot.git diff --git a/tools/patman/README b/tools/patman/README index e6d3070621..5fb508b80d 100644 --- a/tools/patman/README +++ b/tools/patman/README @@ -180,10 +180,19 @@ END together and put after the cover letter. Can appear multiple times. +Commit-notes: +blah blah +blah blah +more blah blah +END + Similar, but for a single commit (patch). These notes will appear + immediately below the --- cut in the patch file. + Signed-off-by: Their Name A sign-off is added automatically to your patches (this is probably a bug). If you put this tag in your patches, it will override the default signoff that patman automatically adds. + Multiple duplicate signoffs will be removed. Tested-by: Their Name Reviewed-by: Their Name @@ -209,8 +218,10 @@ Series-changes: n to update the log there and then, knowing that the script will do the rest. - Cc: Their Name - This copies a single patch to another email address. +Patch-cc: Their Name + This copies a single patch to another email address. Note that the + Cc: used by git send-email is ignored by patman, but will be + interpreted by git send-email if you use it. Series-process-log: sort, uniq This tells patman to sort and/or uniq the change logs. It is @@ -227,7 +238,7 @@ TEST=... Change-Id: Review URL: Reviewed-on: - +Commit-xxxx: (except Commit-notes) Exercise for the reader: Try adding some tags to one of your current patch series and see how the patches turn out. @@ -238,8 +249,9 @@ Where Patches Are Sent Once the patches are created, patman sends them using git send-email. The whole series is sent to the recipients in Series-to: and Series-cc. -You can Cc individual patches to other people with the Cc: tag. Tags in the -subject are also picked up to Cc patches. For example, a commit like this: +You can Cc individual patches to other people with the Patch-cc: tag. Tags +in the subject are also picked up to Cc patches. For example, a commit like +this: >>>> commit 10212537b85ff9b6e09c82045127522c0f0db981 @@ -250,16 +262,16 @@ Date: Mon Nov 7 23:18:44 2011 -0500 This should make sending out e-mails to the right people easier. - Cc: sandbox, mikef, ag - Cc: afleming + Patch-cc: sandbox, mikef, ag + Patch-cc: afleming <<<< will create a patch which is copied to x86, arm, sandbox, mikef, ag and afleming. -If you have a cover letter it will get sent to the union of the CC lists of -all of the other patches. If you want to sent it to additional people you -can add a tag: +If you have a cover letter it will get sent to the union of the Patch-cc +lists of all of the other patches. If you want to sent it to additional +people you can add a tag: Cover-letter-cc: