Re: Commit messages

Doug Evans wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 5:37 AM, Gary Benson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 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
> 
> 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.]

Actually I think the only time it was mentioned was here:

  https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2014-01/msg00496.html

I'll update the wiki.

Cheers,
Gary

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