Lobbying for -p1 diffs

[Michael Ellerman]

On 2/27/06, John Arbash Meinel <john at arbash-meinel.com> wrote:
> Michael Ellerman wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I just thought I'd pipe up once more before 0.8 freezes, and lobby for
> > diff producing -p1 format diffs.
>
> What are your preferred prefixes then? 'mod/' and 'orig/'?

I'd prefer branch-nick.org and branch-nick, eg:

--- work.orig/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c
+++ work/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c

> Would a per-branch/per-user configuration entry make you feel better?

It'd help me, but my point was that _in general_ -p1 diffs are more
likely to be "the right" format for people sending them via email, so
why not make that the default?

cheers