Re: unable to submit patch with git send email

On Tue, Apr 02, 2024 at 01:21:21AM +0530, Saasha Gupta wrote:
> I used gmail to send and reply to this email, using plain text.
> 
> Saasha

Take a look at First Patch tutorial 'Email Software' section:
https://kernelnewbies.org/OutreachyfirstpatchSetup#:~:text=your%20new%20kernel.-,Email%20software,-The%20following%20instructions

It has mutt setup directions and also some special instructions for
Arch users of git send-email.


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> On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 12:59 AM Alison Schofield
> <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > On Tue, Apr 02, 2024 at 12:56:06AM +0530, Saasha Gupta wrote:
> > > Dear Alison,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the advice. I do indeed have a format-patch available,
> > > which I tried sending via "mutt -H pkgname.patch"
> > >
> > > Mutt throwed error 70.
> >
> > How did you send this email?  Are you using mutt?
> >
> > (please don't trim recipients in an in progress thread)
> >
> > --Alison
> >
> > >
> > > Saasha
> > >
> > > On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 11:15 PM Alison Schofield
> > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Apr 01, 2024 at 10:43:53PM +0530, Saasha Gupta wrote:
> > > > > Dear maintainers of the outreachy team,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am trying to submit a patch using `git send-email --to
> > > > > [email protected]` with a few other emails cc'd.
> > > > >
> > > > > My SSL version is: 2.085
> > > > >
> > > > > When I am send the mail, I get the following error:
> > > > > > DEBUG: .../IO/Socket/SSL.pm:851: local error: SSL connect attempt failed error:0A00010B:SSL routines::wrong version number
> > > > > > DEBUG: .../IO/Socket/SSL.pm:854: fatal SSL error: SSL connect attempt failed error:0A00010B:SSL routines::wrong version number
> > > > >
> > > > > I am on Arch Linux, and I have installed the correct version with:
> > > > > cpan Authen::SASL, and installed the correct perl package:
> > > > > perl-io-socket-ssl 2.085-1
> > > > >
> > > > > My .gitconfig looks like this:
> > > > > [sendemail]
> > > > >     smtpencryption = ssl
> > > > >     smtpserver = smtp.gmail.com
> > > > >     smtpuser = [email protected]
> > > > >     smtpserverport = 587
> > > > >     confirm = auto
> > > > >     supresscc = self
> > > > >
> > > > > [user]
> > > > >     name = Saasha Gupta
> > > > >     email = [email protected]
> > > > > [core]
> > > > >     editor = vim
> > > > >     compression = 0
> > > > >
> > > > > I am not exactly sure why this issue is popping up, as all the
> > > > > required dependencies are installed. Can you please point me to where
> > > > > I might be going wrong?
> > > > >
> > > > > PS: Regarding the previous mail, I have solved all the problems, and
> > > > > created a patch.
> > > >
> > > > Hi Saasha,
> > > >
> > > > A couple of thoughts here. I'm not familiar w your SSL version issue,
> > > > maybe google that specifically.
> > > >
> > > > - https://man.archlinux.org/man/git-send-email.1.en  suggests using tls
> > > >
> > > > - And as a work-around, if you have used git format-patch and have the
> > > > patch file ready to mail...you can simply do "mutt -H yourpatchname.patch"
> > > > When it opens in mutt you can edit the To/Cc if needed.
> > > > Send to yourself first to test.
> > > >
> > > > --Alison
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks, Saasha