format-patch: add --interdiff option to embed diff in cover letter

When submitting a revised version of a patch series, it can be helpful
(to reviewers) to include a summary of changes since the previous
attempt in the form of an interdiff, however, doing so involves manually
copy/pasting the diff into the cover letter.

Add an --interdiff option to automate this process. The argument to
--interdiff specifies the tip of the previous attempt against which to
generate the interdiff. For example:

    git format-patch --cover-letter --interdiff=v1 -3 v2

The previous attempt and the patch series being formatted must share a
common base.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Eric Sunshine
2018-07-22 05:57:05 -04:00
committed by Junio C Hamano
parent fa5b7ea670
commit 126facf821
7 changed files with 78 additions and 2 deletions

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@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ struct rev_info {
/* notes-specific options: which refs to show */
struct display_notes_opt notes_opt;
/* interdiff */
const struct object_id *idiff_oid1;
const struct object_id *idiff_oid2;
/* commit counts */
int count_left;
int count_right;