`stg mail` doesn't include the first patch in the series to generate diffstats in a cover letter when `%(diffstat)s` is present. This is more visible generating a cover letter for a single patch. Using e.g. the following cover letter template: ``` $ cat cover.txt From: A U Thor <author@example.com> Subject: Diffstat Cover Test A diffstat cover test. %(diffstat)s ``` The resulting mbox: `$ stg mail -m --cover=cover.txt $(stg top)` has an empty `%(diffstat)s` section.