On 7/22/2019 2:56 PM, Bruce Richardson wrote: > On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 02:53:04PM +0100, Ferruh Yigit wrote: >> On 7/22/2019 2:33 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote: >>> 22/07/2019 15:22, Singh, Jasvinder: >>>> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:tho...@monjalon.net] >>>>> PS: please make all versions replying to the cover letter of v1. >>>> >>>> For sending new version, followed suggestion from Ferruh by replying to >>>> previous version, not the first version. >>> >>> Replying to previous version creates an unneeded indentation. >>> And, as you are replying to first patch (not cover letter), >>> it makes new version in the middle of the previous one. >>> >> >> Ahh, as Jasvinder said, I was always suggesting replying to first mail of the >> previous version. As long as agreed on one, I don't really mind one against >> other. >> >> What is the rule now, a new version replied to first mail of *first* version? > > I would not use the term "first mail" as that is ambiguous and could imply > the first patch. I always try and reply to the cover letter of the v1. That > keeps things in thread without a new level of indentation each subsequent > version. >
I said "first mail" to escape from mentioned ambiguity :) If first mail is "cover letter" reply to that, if there is no cover letter, first mail is the 1/x patch, in this case reply to that patch. I think we are saying same thing at the end of the day.
