Documentation/SubmittingPatches: clarify GMail section and SMTP
We keep getting mangled submissions from GMail's web interface. Try to
be more proactive in SubmittingPatches by
- pointing to MUA specific instructions early on,
- structuring the GMail section more clearly,
- putting send-email/SMTP before imap-send/IMAP.
Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
maint
Michael J Gruber15 years agocommitted byJunio C Hamano
To submit using the IMAP interface, first, edit your ~/.gitconfig to specify your
account settings:
@ -537,8 +556,7 @@ You might need to instead use: folder = "[Google Mail]/Drafts" if you get an err
@@ -537,8 +556,7 @@ You might need to instead use: folder = "[Google Mail]/Drafts" if you get an err
that the "Folder doesn't exist".
Once your commits are ready to be sent to the mailing list, run the
following command to send the patch emails to your Gmail Drafts
@ -546,19 +564,3 @@ Just make sure to disable line wrapping in the email client (GMail web
@@ -546,19 +564,3 @@ Just make sure to disable line wrapping in the email client (GMail web
interface will line wrap no matter what, so you need to use a real
IMAP client).
Alternatively, you can use "git send-email" and send your patches
through the GMail SMTP server. edit ~/.gitconfig to specify your
account settings:
[sendemail]
smtpencryption = tls
smtpserver = smtp.gmail.com
smtpuser = user@gmail.com
smtppass = p4ssw0rd
smtpserverport = 587
Once your commits are ready to be sent to the mailing list, run the