# HG changeset patch # User timeless # Date 1287313201 -10800 # Node ID 338b4b615d33e19e208441a6fdce1bdbd56c08a1 # Parent d10369fefd01f165f76263d9b92423ae018b84bc patchbomb: move command option help from the extension (patchbomb) to the command (email) diff -r d10369fefd01 -r 338b4b615d33 hgext/patchbomb.py --- a/hgext/patchbomb.py Sun Oct 17 13:24:37 2010 -0400 +++ b/hgext/patchbomb.py Sun Oct 17 14:00:01 2010 +0300 @@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ and References headers, so they will show up as a sequence in threaded mail and news readers, and in mail archives. -With the -d/--diffstat or -c/--confirm options, you will be presented -with a final summary of all messages and asked for confirmation before -the messages are sent. - To configure other defaults, add a section like this to your hgrc file:: @@ -42,30 +38,6 @@ Then you can use the :hg:`email` command to mail a series of changesets as a patchbomb. -To avoid sending patches prematurely, it is a good idea to first run -the :hg:`email` command with the "-n" option (test only). You will be -prompted for an email recipient address, a subject and an introductory -message describing the patches of your patchbomb. Then when all is -done, patchbomb messages are displayed. If the PAGER environment -variable is set, your pager will be fired up once for each patchbomb -message, so you can verify everything is alright. - -The -m/--mbox option is also very useful. Instead of previewing each -patchbomb message in a pager or sending the messages directly, it will -create a UNIX mailbox file with the patch emails. This mailbox file -can be previewed with any mail user agent which supports UNIX mbox -files, e.g. with mutt:: - - % mutt -R -f mbox - -When you are previewing the patchbomb messages, you can use ``formail`` -(a utility that is commonly installed as part of the procmail -package), to send each message out:: - - % formail -s sendmail -bm -t < mbox - -That should be all. Now your patchbomb is on its way out. - You can also either configure the method option in the email section to be a sendmail compatible mailer or fill out the [smtp] section so that the patchbomb extension can automatically send patchbombs @@ -184,10 +156,16 @@ Each patch email has a Subject line of "[PATCH M of N] ...", using the first line of the changeset description as the subject text. The message contains two or three parts. First, the changeset - description. Next, (optionally) if the diffstat program is - installed and -d/--diffstat is used, the result of running - diffstat on the patch. Finally, the patch itself, as generated by - :hg:`export`. + description. + + With the -d/--diffstat option, if the diffstat program is + installed, the result of running diffstat on the patch is inserted. + + Finally, the patch itself, as generated by :hg:`export`. + + With the -d/--diffstat or -c/--confirm options, you will be presented + with a final summary of all messages and asked for confirmation before + the messages are sent. By default the patch is included as text in the email body for easy reviewing. Using the -a/--attach option will instead create @@ -202,6 +180,19 @@ single email containing a binary Mercurial bundle as an attachment will be sent. + With -m/--mbox, instead of previewing each patchbomb message in a + pager or sending the messages directly, it will create a UNIX + mailbox file with the patch emails. This mailbox file can be + previewed with any mail user agent which supports UNIX mbox + files. + + With -n/--test, all steps will run, but mail will not be sent. + You will be prompted for an email recipient address, a subject and + an introductory message describing the patches of your patchbomb. + Then when all is done, patchbomb messages are displayed. If the + PAGER environment variable is set, your pager will be fired up once + for each patchbomb message, so you can verify everything is alright. + Examples:: hg email -r 3000 # send patch 3000 only @@ -219,6 +210,12 @@ hg email -b -r 3000 # bundle of all ancestors of 3000 not in default hg email -b -r 3000 DEST # bundle of all ancestors of 3000 not in DEST + hg email -o -m mbox && # generate an mbox file... + mutt -R -f mbox # ... and view it with mutt + hg email -o -m mbox && # generate an mbox file ... + formail -s sendmail \ # ... and use formail to send from the mbox + -bm -t < mbox # ... using sendmail + Before using this command, you will need to enable email in your hgrc. See the [email] section in hgrc(5) for details. '''