format-patch: add --interdiff option to embed diff in cover letter

When submitting a revised version of a patch series, it can be helpful
(to reviewers) to include a summary of changes since the previous
attempt in the form of an interdiff, however, doing so involves manually
copy/pasting the diff into the cover letter.

Add an --interdiff option to automate this process. The argument to
--interdiff specifies the tip of the previous attempt against which to
generate the interdiff. For example:

    git format-patch --cover-letter --interdiff=v1 -3 v2

The previous attempt and the patch series being formatted must share a
common base.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/revision.h b/revision.h
index bf2239f876..61931fbac5 100644
--- a/revision.h
+++ b/revision.h
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ struct rev_info {
 	/* notes-specific options: which refs to show */
 	struct display_notes_opt notes_opt;
 
+	/* interdiff */
+	const struct object_id *idiff_oid1;
+	const struct object_id *idiff_oid2;
+
 	/* commit counts */
 	int count_left;
 	int count_right;