On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 1:49 AM, Duy Nguyen <pclo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 12:27 AM, Stefan Beller <sbel...@google.com> wrote:
>> is what you want. Maybe we want to see a patch that adds the reverse
>> functionality as well, i.e. git-am will store the the cover letter as the
>> branch description and git-merge will propose the branch description for
>> the merge commit.
>
> I almost suggested the same, but there is a problem with this
> approach: if you're are on a detached head, where does git-am save it?
> --
> Duy

Also, what about the case where a branch already has a description
such as is the case for something other than an integration branch.
How does git-am know the difference and ensure it doesn't overwrite
anything? Not everyone uses separate branches for each patch and such.

Thanks,
Jake
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