+ } elsif ($format eq 'patch') {
+ # For commit ranges, we limit the output to the number of
+ # patches specified in the 'patches' feature.
+ # For single commits, we limit the output to a single patch,
+ # diverging from the git-format-patch default.
+ my @commit_spec = ();
+ if ($hash_parent) {
+ if ($patch_max > 0) {
+ push @commit_spec, "-$patch_max";
+ }
+ push @commit_spec, '-n', "$hash_parent..$hash";
+ } else {
+ push @commit_spec, '-1', '--root', $hash;
+ }
+ open $fd, "-|", git_cmd(), "format-patch", '--encoding=utf8',
+ '--stdout', @commit_spec
+ or die_error(500, "Open git-format-patch failed");