[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] web: announce code.ffmpeg.org

[compn]

On Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:58:19 -0700, Jacob Lifshay wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM compn <ff at hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
> > people can always just manually attach patches to emails sent to
> > ffmpeg-devel list. no need for git send mail.  
> 
> ok, I prefer to never do that though because it makes reading the
> patches very annoying. Anyone should be able to read the patches
> without having to download files and open them in their editor (which
> is particularly annoying on phones), leaving a bunch of unwanted files
> around when you're done reading. Yes, I know there's patchwork, but
> that's also annoying to get to from the corresponding email since
> there's no links to it from the patch email, so you have to go to the
> website and search for the patch series you were trying to read.

attaching text patches with the proper mime type or file extension
(.txt) usually allows the email client to handle displaying it without
having to do extra steps. see this email for example.

i just did git diff > patch.txt , then attached patch.txt to this email,
in my normal gui email client.

 
> > also i'm sure whatever development toolset you use can be scripted to
> > send a patch via email?  
> 
> sending emails from my command line is the majority of the annoyance,
> since however I do that requires essentially the same steps as setting
> up git send-email.
> 
> > are you using github or some other non command
> > line git to write code?  
> no, just using git on Debian 12.
> 
> > maybe there is an easier workflow for you if
> > git send-email is not to your liking?  
> 
> yes, git push to a new branch, then click on the link to create a new
> PR. (hence why I like code.ffmpeg.org)

if you have suggestions of any workflows which make it easier for you
or anyone else to contribute, let us know. much thanks :)

-compn
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