Re: Commit messages

Gary Benson wrote:
> 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.

https://sourceware.org/gdb/wiki/ContributionChecklist#Properly_formatted_commit_messages

Cheers,
Gary

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