[MODERATED] Re: List changes

[Kees Cook <kees@outflux.net>]

On Wed, May 02, 2018 at 12:42:24PM +0200, speck for Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Here is at least a simple workaround for now:
> 
> # mkdir mail
> # mkdir speck
> # git format-patch -o mail -n --to speck@linutronix.de --thread --cover-letter v4.17-rc3..
> # emacs mail/0000-cover-letter.patch
> # speckify-gitmail -s "TEST" mail/ speck/
> Now send the mails from speck/ in the way you would send from mail/

Awesome. Looks like this worked for me! Here are two bug fixes (noticed
after seeing the results on the list), and a documentation expansion...


--- speckify-gitmail.orig	2018-05-02 18:00:54.000000000 -0700
+++ speckify-gitmail	2018-05-02 17:59:25.429715146 -0700
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 #
 # mkdir mail
 # mkdir speck
-# git format-patch -o mail -n --to speck@linutronix.de --thread --cover-letter v4.17-rc3..
+# git format-patch -o mail -n --to speck@linutronix.de --subject-prefix "PATCH THE-THING" --thread --cover-letter v4.17-rc3..
 # emacs mail/0000-cover-letter.patch
 # speckify-gitmail -s "TEST" mail/ speck/
+# cd speck; for i in 0*.patch; do sendmail -t -i -f SENDER@EMAIL < $i; done
 #
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 import argparse
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
 
 i = 0
 
-for f in infiles:
+for f in sorted(infiles):
     ibx = mailbox.mbox(os.path.join(args.indir, f), None, False)
     obx = mailbox.mbox(os.path.join(args.outdir, f), None, True)
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@
             del msg['CC']
 
         content = 'From: %s\n' %mfrom
-        content += 'Subject: %s\n\n' %subj
+        content += 'Subject: %s] %s\n\n' %(prefix, subj.strip())
         content += msg.get_payload().encode()
         
         try:

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Kees Cook                                            @outflux.net