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Re: Commit messages
- From: Doug Evans <xdje42 at gmail dot com>
- To: Gary Benson <gbenson at redhat dot com>
- Cc: gdb at sourceware dot org
- Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 23:12:43 -0700
- Subject: Re: Commit messages
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- References: <20140808123738 dot GC18439 at blade dot nx>
On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 5:37 AM, Gary Benson <gbenson@redhat.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> A bunch of commits just got pushed with bad commit messages.
> Please be aware that the format for commit messages is:
>
> One-line summary
> [blank line]
> Description of changes
> [blank line]
> Copy of the ChangeLog entry/entries
>
> Thanks,
> Gary
Best get this written down somewhere as an absolute rule.
Maybe any of (or all of) "Contribution Checklist", "Developer Tips" or
"Coding Standards" from the wiki.
[I didn't see it in any of the above, maybe I missed it or maybe it's
elsewhere.]