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[PATCH]format=flowed

[PATCH]format=flowed

Posted Jun 15, 2007 21:50 UTC (Fri) by slamb (guest, #1070)
In reply to: [PATCH]format=flowed by DonDiego
Parent article: Re: [PATCH -mm] 1/2: MMCONFIG: validate against ACPI motherboard resources

I don't get this either, but sometimes you have to let the wookie win. git users are very insistent on a particular format (see git's own Documentation/SubmittingPatches), and they merge enough patches that they don't want to mess around with figuring out your format. Whether their format is right or wrong, the consistency makes sense.

However, you may be able to just use git send-email when sending patches to these people, rather than alter your MUA's settings. format=flowed does serve a purpose, even if some people don't like the details of how it is done.


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