Return-Path: Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:13:44 -0300 From: "Gustavo F. Padovan" To: Marcel Holtmann , Vinicius Costa Gomes , linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Per-project patch prefixes Message-ID: <20110615181344.GB23248@joana> References: <20110614211507.GB27437@piper> <20110614213143.GD2613@joana> <1308136231.2518.5.camel@aeonflux> <20110615120443.GA11463@dell.ger.corp.intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20110615120443.GA11463@dell.ger.corp.intel.com> Sender: linux-bluetooth-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: * Johan Hedberg [2011-06-15 15:04:43 +0300]: > Hi, > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011, Marcel Holtmann wrote: > > > > Now, this list receives patches for at least 3 different projects, so how > > > > about using different subject prefixes for each priject? The first thing > > > > that comes to mind is this: > > > > > > This is a great idea. It can a lot when identifying patches, and you can do > > > this to the project's .git/config: > > > > > > [format] > > > subjectprefix = "bluetooth-next" > > > > as long as patches come in as [PATCH bluetooth-next v2] or something > > similar I am fine with this. I want the [PATCH ...] prefix kept alive > > since that is one thing that git did right from the beginning. > > The mandatory part then becomes "[PATCH bluetooth-next] Bluetooth: ". > That doesn't leave much to the really valuable part, especially if > you're on a 80-column wide terminal. Add Subject: to the beginning and > you've got even less. Kernel patches already have the Bluetooth: prefix > in the subject so they are pretty easy to spot IMHO. For obexd OTOH I'd > be fine with a [PATCH obexd] convention. So no modifications for the kernel patches. "Bluetooth:" prefix is enough to me as well. Gustavo