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Message-ID: <20131215211429.GA32667@pd.tnic>
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 22:14:29 +0100
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] SubmittingPatches: Add style recommendation to use
imperative descriptions
On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 12:59:26PM -0800, Josh Triplett wrote:
> Most commit messages use this style, and the recommendation frequently
> comes up in discussions (especially in response to patches that don't
> use it), but that recommendation doesn't actually appear anywhere in
> Documentation. Add this style guideline to SubmittingPatches, using the
> description from git's SubmittingPatches.
>
> Signed-off-by: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
We should probably also document the wished-for structure of a commit
message:
The current situation is A. The shortcoming is B. Change/fix it by doing
C.
This helps very much in explaining to the unenlightened onlooker what
a patch is trying to fix without having to ask the author a bunch of
questions first.
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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
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