[OE-core] [PATCH 3/3] scripts/send-pull-request: allow sending of patches without a cover letter

Khem Raj raj.khem at gmail.com
Fri Dec 9 19:48:06 UTC 2011


On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Darren Hart <dvhart at linux.intel.com> wrote:
> On 12/09/2011 11:36 AM, Otavio Salvador wrote:
>> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 17:34, Khem Raj <raj.khem at gmail.com
>> <mailto:raj.khem at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     why do you want to avoid cover letter ? or is it for other layers
>>     other than oe-core
>>
>>
>> When it is a single patch makes no sense to send a cover letter that
>> most of time we just write the same of first commit.
>
> Well, you could just use git-send-email when there is only 1 patch.

right

 I
> had considered having the tool create only a single email if there was
> only 1 patch. However, in the end, I just send the cover letter with the
> pull requrest and let the single patch follow. It works fine and is
> consistent with the other patches, even if it is a degenerate case.
>
> So I don't think this is necessary really, but if it works for you and
> doesn't get abused, I'm fine with it. Perhaps only allowing this if
> there is indeed only 1 patch would be better.

if its possible it will happen abuse that is




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