format-patch: add --reroll-count=$N option

The --reroll-count=$N option, when given a positive integer:

 - Adds " v$N" to the subject prefix specified.  As the default
   subject prefix string is "PATCH", --reroll-count=2 makes it
   "PATCH v2".

 - Prefixes "v$N-" to the names used for output files.  The cover
   letter, whose name is usually 0000-cover-letter.patch, becomes
   v2-0000-cover-letter.patch when given --reroll-count=2.

This allows users to use the same --output-directory for multiple
iterations of the same series, without letting the output for a
newer round overwrite output files from the earlier rounds.  The
user can incorporate materials from earlier rounds to update the
newly minted iteration, and use "send-email v2-*.patch" to send out
the patches belonging to the second iteration easily.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Junio C Hamano
2012-12-22 00:21:23 -08:00
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@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ struct rev_info {
const char *mime_boundary;
const char *patch_suffix;
int numbered_files;
int reroll_count;
char *message_id;
struct string_list *ref_message_ids;
const char *add_signoff;