git-format-patch: fix bug using -o in subdirectories

matled · Junio C Hamano · commit 77e565d8f763 · 2006-09-28T18:26:09.000-07:00
This was introduced by me in commit v1.4.2.1-gc08e524.

Signed-off-by: Matthias Lederhofer &lt;matled@gmx.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano &lt;junkio@cox.net&gt;
diff --git a/builtin-log.c b/builtin-log.c
@@ -270,8 +270,6 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	rev.extra_headers = extra_headers;
 
-	output_directory = prefix;
-
 	/*
 	 * Parse the arguments before setup_revisions(), or something
 	 * like "git fmt-patch -o a123 HEAD^.." may fail; a123 is
@@ -350,6 +348,9 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (!rev.diffopt.output_format)
 		rev.diffopt.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_DIFFSTAT | DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH;
 
+	if (!output_directory)
+		output_directory = prefix;
+
 	if (output_directory) {
 		if (use_stdout)
 			die("standard output, or directory, which one?");
