git plugin send patches via email

Uwe Brauer oub at mat.ucm.es
Fri Apr 15 07:45:25 UTC 2016


>>> "Arne" == Arne Babenhauserheide <arne_bab at web.de> writes:

   > Matt Mackall writes:
   >>> - I am considering to do the same with a git repo I don't have write
   >>> access to and therefore I need to send the patches via email. The
   >>> question is how do I do this for a git repo?
   >> 
   >> Git will accept patches produced by hg export / email.

   > @Uwe: I would also urge you to look into the patchbomb extension which
   > provides the email-command:
   > https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/PatchbombExtension

   > After setup, it is very convenient and nicely automated.

Thanks I will have a look, sounds good.
(Although I must say I prefer to have write access to a repo, but I
understand that sometimes developers want to look at the patch before
committing it, I found them always difficult to read)

   > Best wishes,
   > Arne




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