Re: [PATCH 2/2] scripts/get_maintainer.pl: add .get_maintainer.confdefault options file

[Florian Mickler]

On Wed, 12 May 2010 14:30:42 +0800
Américo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sun, May 09, 2010 at 09:56:03PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> >Allow the use of a .get_maintainer.conf file to control the
> >default options applied when scripts/get_maintainer.pl is run.
> >
> >.get_maintainer.conf can contain any valid command-line argument.
> >
> >File contents are prepended to any additional command line arguments.
> >
> >Multiple lines may be used, blank lines ignored, # is a comment.
> 
> Do we really have to do this? This looks odd to me.

it's a little hackish, but the code impact is small. if you prefer
standard config-file syntax (i.e. "bla=" ) check the patch below. 

joe, what do you think?

> If the user of get_maintainer.pl uses some long command line
> arguments, to save his input, he should use bash aliases, not
> configure files. I never see configure files used like this.

bash aliases don't work (at least here) with "git send-email --cc-cmd="

> 
> Also, it doesn't worthy a configure file for such a script like
> get_maintainer.pl.

hm.. the only other way to use it via git send-email would be a wrapper
script? 

cheers,
Flo