Re: [Quilt-dev] [PATCH] skip "Cc: address@hidden"

[Greg KH]

On Sun, Jun 03, 2018 at 05:40:45PM +0200, Mikulas Patocka wrote:
> The Linux kernel uses the tag "Cc: address@hidden" or "Cc:
> address@hidden" to denote that the patch should be backported. The
> patches to backport are selected automatically from git history based on
> this tag.
> 
> If quilt finds the tag "Cc: address@hidden" in the patch file, it
> tries to send the patch to the email address "address@hidden" - that
> is just incorrect - the patches shouldn't be send there.

Ick, no, that's fine, who said that copying patches to
address@hidden is somehow not ok?  I actually rely on that to
know what is coming up and to review things.


> 
> Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka <address@hidden>
> 
> Index: share/quilt/mail
> ===================================================================
> --- share.orig/quilt/mail
> +++ share/quilt/mail
> @@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ then
>               set -- ${*// /\\|}
> 
>               sed -n -e "/\<${LOGNAME:-$(whoami)}@/d" \
> +                    -e "/\<address@hidden>/d" \

Please no, there's nothing wrong here with sending patches to this email
address.  If anyone tells you that, please let me know and I will be
glad to clear them of that misconception.

thanks,

greg k-h