Subject: Re: Please stop change logs in CVS commit messages
To: Alistair Crooks <agc@pkgsrc.org>
From: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 07/11/2001 08:55:12
>> This practice of committing with changelogs has got to stop. People have
>> asked why I think it's a stupid idea and have "suggested" that I do so in my
>> commits, and I'm continuing to refuse to do so. Attached you'll find a
>> perfect counterexample that shows how unreasonable this policy is.
for pkgsrc commits, i was asked to attach ChangeLog fragment onto
commit log, not the summary (A LOT of times, mainly when i felt it too
much to attach).
i totally agree with Todd, it has to stop (less than 5-line summary
is enough).
itojun