Re: [Qemu-devel] Posting a patch?

[Stefan Weil]

Am 14.05.2012 23:10, schrieb Erik Rull:
> Eric Blake wrote:
> > On 05/14/2012 02:58 PM, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> > > You can also do:
> > >
> > > git send-email address@hidden HEAD~1
> > >
> > > Which avoids any clutter.
> >
> > I also like to do:
> >
> > git config address@hidden
> >
> > so I don't have to remember to use --to every time.
> >
> > 'git send-email --cover-letter' gives a nicer cover letter than 'git
> > send-email --compose'; it really bothers me that 'git send-email --help'
> > fails to mention that send-email also understands all options of
> > format-patch.
>
> Thanks for your help. I need to figure out first, why git detects 
> other changes than mine for posting despite a git checkout master, git 
> pull, git reset --hard and make distclean.
> (See previous email)
>
> Best regards,
>
> Erik

Hi Erik,

I read your previous mail.

"git diff" shows the un-committed changes in your local git repository.
"git format-patch" formats the latest changes in your local git repository.

If you don't commit your own change to your local git repository,
"git format-patch" will format the latest changes from someone else.

As long as "git diff" shows your changes, there is no use to run "git 
format-patch".

Regards,

Stefan W.