+if [ x"${cover}" = x"yes" ]; then
+ GIT_FORMAT_PATCH_OPTS="${GIT_FORMAT_PATCH_OPTS} --cover-letter"
+fi
+
+series_prefix=""
+if [ x"${series}" != x"" -a x"${series}" != x"1" ]; then
+ series_prefix="v${series}-"
+ GIT_FORMAT_PATCH_OPTS="${GIT_FORMAT_PATCH_OPTS} -v ${series}"
+fi
+
+if [ x"${resend}" = x"yes" ]; then
+ GIT_FORMAT_PATCH_SUBJECT="RESEND ${GIT_FORMAT_PATCH_SUBJECT}"
+fi
+
+git format-patch --subject-prefix="${GIT_FORMAT_PATCH_SUBJECT}" \
+ ${GIT_FORMAT_PATCH_OPTS} --output-directory=${srcdir} ${base_branch}
+
+if [ x"${cover}" = x"yes" ]; then
+ # Replace subject line in cover letter:
+ sed -i -e "s/\*\*\* SUB.*/${subject}/" ${srcdir}/${series_prefix}0000-cover-letter.patch
+
+ # Replace blurb line in cover letter:
+ sed -i -e "/.*BLURB.*/{r /tmp/cover-letter.txt" -e 'd}' ${srcdir}/${series_prefix}0000-cover-letter.patch
+
+ collect_email_addresses
+fi
+
+add_cc_list_addresses