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From: "Aleen 徐沛文" <pwxu@coremail.cn>
To: "Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: "René Scharfe" <l.s.r@web.de>,
	"Aleen via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
	git@vger.kernel.org, Aleen <aleen42@vip.qq.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] am: support --always option to am empty commits
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:10:17 +0800 (CST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <40a6024f.23b9.17d12fb977f.Coremail.pwxu@coremail.cn> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqy25tj2fi.fsf@gitster.g>

Dears Junio C Hamano:

> René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de> writes:
> 
> > Am 12.11.21 um 05:58 schrieb Aleen via GitGitGadget:
> >> Since that git has supported the --always option for the git-format-patch
> >> command to create a patch with empty commit message, git-am should support
> >> applying and committing with empty patches.
> >
> > The symmetry is compelling, but "always" is quite generic.  I can see
> > e.g. someone expecting "git am --always" to imply --keep-non-patch.
> 
> What symmetry?
> 
> > git commit and cherry-pick have --allow-empty, which is (a bit) more
> > specific.  That seems to me a better option name to copy for a commit-
> > creating command like git am.
> 
> That one I can believe, even though I do not necessarily think it is
> a good idea to add such an option.

In some cases when we need to migrate commits from one branch to another branch,
from one repo to another repo, it should be necessary.

Aleen

  reply	other threads:[~2021-11-12  7:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 129+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-11-12  4:58 [PATCH 0/2] am: support --always option to am empty commits Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-12  4:58 ` [PATCH 1/2] doc: git-format-patch: specify the option --always Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-12  4:58 ` [PATCH 2/2] am: support --always option to am empty commits Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-12  6:17 ` [PATCH 0/2] " René Scharfe
2021-11-12  6:42   ` Aleen
2021-11-12  6:47   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-12  7:10     ` Aleen 徐沛文 [this message]
2021-11-12 15:28     ` René Scharfe
2021-11-12 16:08       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-12  6:53 ` [PATCH v2 0/4] am: support --allow-empty " Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-12  6:53   ` [PATCH v2 1/4] doc: git-format-patch: specify the option --always Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-12 22:17     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-12  6:53   ` [PATCH v2 2/4] am: support --always option to am empty commits Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-12 22:23     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-12  6:53   ` [PATCH v2 3/4] test: am: add the case when not passing the --always option Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-12  6:54   ` [PATCH v2 4/4] chore: am: rename the --always option to --allow-empty Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-15 10:39   ` [PATCH v3 0/2] am: support --empty-commit=(die|skip|asis) option to am empty commits Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-15 10:39     ` [PATCH v3 1/2] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-15 10:39     ` [PATCH v3 2/2] am: support --empty-commit option to handle empty patches Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-15 11:13       ` Aleen 徐沛文
2021-11-16  5:18     ` [PATCH v4 0/2] am: support --empty-commit=(die|skip|asis) option to am empty commits Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-16  5:18       ` [PATCH v4 1/2] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-16  5:18       ` [PATCH v4 2/2] am: support --empty-commit option to handle empty patches Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-16 10:07         ` Phillip Wood
2021-11-16 10:31           ` Aleen 徐沛文
2021-11-17  8:39           ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-17  9:33       ` [PATCH v5 0/2] am: support --empty-commit=(die|skip|asis) option to am empty commits Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-17  9:33         ` [PATCH v5 1/2] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-17  9:33         ` [PATCH v5 2/2] am: support --empty option to handle empty patches Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-18 10:50         ` [PATCH v6 0/3] am: support --empty=(die|drop|keep) " Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-18 10:50           ` [PATCH v6 1/3] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-18 10:50           ` [PATCH v6 2/3] am: support --empty option to handle empty patches Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-19  0:56             ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-19 10:33             ` Bagas Sanjaya
2021-11-19 12:10               ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-11-19 12:20                 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-11-19 16:49                   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-19 16:46               ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-18 10:50           ` [PATCH v6 3/3] am: throw an error when passing --empty option without value Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-19  1:13             ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-19  2:11               ` Aleen 徐沛文
2021-11-18 23:47           ` [PATCH v6 0/3] am: support --empty=(die|drop|keep) option to handle empty patches Junio C Hamano
2021-11-19  1:45             ` Aleen 徐沛文
2021-11-19  5:46               ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-19  7:23                 ` Aleen 徐沛文
2021-11-19  7:25                   ` =?gb18030?B?QWxlZW4=?=
2021-11-19 16:54                   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-19 17:14                     ` Aleen 徐沛文
2021-11-19 19:25                       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-22 11:57                     ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-11-19  4:16             ` Aleen 徐沛文
2021-11-19  5:04           ` [PATCH v7 0/2] " Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-19  5:04             ` [PATCH v7 1/2] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-19  5:04             ` [PATCH v7 2/2] am: support --empty=<option> to handle empty patches Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-19 22:50               ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-19 23:07               ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-22  6:46             ` [PATCH v8 0/2] am: support --empty=(die|drop|keep) option " Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-22  6:46               ` [PATCH v8 1/2] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-22  6:46               ` [PATCH v8 2/2] am: support --empty=<option> to handle empty patches Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-22  7:06                 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-22  7:19                   ` Aleen 徐沛文
2021-11-22  7:02               ` [PATCH v9 0/2] am: support --empty=(die|drop|keep) option " Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-22  7:02                 ` [PATCH v9 1/2] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always Aleen 徐沛文 via GitGitGadget
2021-11-22  7:02                 ` [PATCH v9 2/2] am: support --empty=<option> to handle empty patches Aleen 徐沛文 via GitGitGadget
2021-11-22  7:04                   ` Aleen 徐沛文
2021-11-22  7:51                 ` [PATCH v10 0/2] am: support --empty=(die|drop|keep) option " Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-22  7:51                   ` [PATCH v10 1/2] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-22 12:00                     ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-11-23  1:25                       ` Aleen 徐沛文
2021-11-23 12:30                         ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-11-22  7:51                   ` [PATCH v10 2/2] am: support --empty=<option> to handle empty patches Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-23 15:26                   ` [PATCH v11 0/2] am: support --empty=(die|drop|keep) option " Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-23 15:26                     ` [PATCH v11 1/2] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-11-23 16:12                       ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-11-23 22:02                         ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-23 15:26                     ` [PATCH v11 2/2] am: support --empty=<option> to handle empty patches 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-11-26 20:14                       ` Elijah Newren
2021-11-29  9:19                         ` Aleen 徐沛文
2021-11-29 10:00                           ` Aleen 徐沛文
2021-11-29 17:10                             ` Elijah Newren
2021-11-30  5:45                               ` [PATCH v12 3/3] am: support --allow-empty to record specific " Aleen 徐沛文
2021-11-29 18:17                         ` [PATCH v11 2/2] am: support --empty=<option> to handle " Junio C Hamano
2021-11-29 18:57                           ` Elijah Newren
2021-11-30  5:37                     ` [PATCH v12 0/3] am: support --empty=(die|drop|keep) option and --allow-empty option " Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-30  5:37                       ` [PATCH v12 1/3] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-11-30  5:37                       ` [PATCH v12 2/3] am: support --empty=<option> to handle empty patches 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-11-30  5:37                       ` [PATCH v12 3/3] am: support --allow-empty to record specific " 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-11-30  7:21                         ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-30  9:55                       ` [PATCH v13 0/3] am: support --empty=(die|drop|keep) option and --allow-empty option to handle " Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-11-30  9:55                         ` [PATCH v13 1/3] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-11-30  9:55                         ` [PATCH v13 2/3] am: support --empty=<option> to handle empty patches 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-11-30  9:55                         ` [PATCH v13 3/3] am: support --allow-empty to record specific " 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-01  3:37                         ` [PATCH v14 0/3] am: support --empty=(die|drop|keep) option and --allow-empty option to handle " Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-12-01  3:37                           ` [PATCH v14 1/3] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-01  3:37                           ` [PATCH v14 2/3] am: support --empty=<option> to handle empty patches 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-03 22:30                             ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-12-01  3:37                           ` [PATCH v14 3/3] am: support --allow-empty to record specific " 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-02  0:58                             ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-06  1:35                               ` Aleen 徐沛文
2021-12-06  9:41                           ` [PATCH v15 0/3] am: support --empty=(die|drop|keep) option and --allow-empty option to handle " Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-12-06  9:41                             ` [PATCH v15 1/3] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-06  9:41                             ` [PATCH v15 2/3] am: support --empty=<option> to handle empty patches 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-06  9:41                             ` [PATCH v15 3/3] am: support --allow-empty to record specific " 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-07  5:01                             ` [PATCH v16 0/3] am: support --empty=(die|drop|keep) option and --allow-empty option to handle " Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-12-07  5:01                               ` [PATCH v16 1/3] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-07  5:01                               ` [PATCH v16 2/3] am: support --empty=<option> to handle empty patches 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-07  5:01                               ` [PATCH v16 3/3] am: support --allow-empty to record specific " 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-07  8:31                               ` [PATCH v17 0/3] am: support --empty=(die|drop|keep) option and --allow-empty option to handle " Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-12-07  8:31                                 ` [PATCH v17 1/3] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-07  8:31                                 ` [PATCH v17 2/3] am: support --empty=<option> to handle empty patches 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-07 18:12                                   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-07  8:31                                 ` [PATCH v17 3/3] am: support --allow-empty to record specific " 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-07 18:23                                   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-07 18:24                                 ` [PATCH v17 0/3] am: support --empty=(die|drop|keep) option and --allow-empty option to handle " Junio C Hamano
2021-12-08  5:05                                 ` [PATCH v18 " Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-12-08  5:05                                   ` [PATCH v18 1/3] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-08  5:05                                   ` [PATCH v18 2/3] am: support --empty=<option> to handle empty patches 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-08  5:05                                   ` [PATCH v18 3/3] am: support --allow-empty to record specific " 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-08  6:22                                     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-08  6:46                                       ` Aleen 徐沛文
2021-12-08 11:32                                         ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-09  7:25                                   ` [PATCH v19 0/3] am: support --empty=(die|drop|keep) option and --allow-empty option to handle " Aleen via GitGitGadget
2021-12-09  7:25                                     ` [PATCH v19 1/3] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-09  9:28                                       ` Bagas Sanjaya
2021-12-10  1:26                                         ` Aleen 徐沛文
2021-12-10  6:50                                           ` Bagas Sanjaya
2021-12-11  9:22                                             ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-09  7:25                                     ` [PATCH v19 2/3] am: support --empty=<option> to handle empty patches 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget
2021-12-09  7:25                                     ` [PATCH v19 3/3] am: support --allow-empty to record specific " 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget

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