linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] commit: Add -f, --fixes <commit> option to add Fixes: line

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Message-ID: <xmqqa9hui2lp.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
Date:	Sun, 27 Oct 2013 18:52:18 -0700
From:	Junio C Hamano <gitster@...ox.com>
To:	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
Cc:	git@...r.kernel.org, Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	ksummit-2013-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
	ksummit-attendees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] commit: Add -f, --fixes <commit> option to add Fixes: line

There are unbound number of kinds of trailers people would want to
add, depending on their projects' needs.  We should not have to add
a specific support for a tailer like this one, before thinking
through to see if we can add generic support for adding arbitrary
trailers to avoid code and interface bloat.

Think of the existing --signoff as a historical mistake.  Such a
generic "adding arbitrary trailers" support, when done properly,
should be able to express what "--signoff" does, and we should be
able to redo "--signoff" as a special case of that generic "adding
arbitrary trailers" support, and at that point, "Fixes:" trailer the
kernel project wants to use should fall out as a natural consequence.

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