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Re: Commit messages and the move to git
- From: Segher Boessenkool <segher at kernel dot crashing dot org>
- To: Jonathan Wakely <jwakely dot gcc at gmail dot com>
- Cc: "Richard Earnshaw (lists)" <Richard dot Earnshaw at arm dot com>, GCC Development <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2019 11:33:48 -0600
- Subject: Re: Commit messages and the move to git
- References: <f54f97d0-ed07-bfd6-ce1d-1f5e498f9697@arm.com> <CAH6eHdRpdjFwnwrM6EXN3nsz6nSvkyBpC4ZdxZqrt1f=TZsFuw@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, Nov 04, 2019 at 04:19:25PM +0000, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
> I've already proposed a more specific format for libstdc++:
> https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/libstdc++/2019-09/msg00122.html
PR libstdc++/12345 takes up the first 19 chars of the short subject,
adding no useful information (unless the reader knows all PRs by heart,
you need to look it up to know what it is).
I usually put (PR12345) at the end of the subject. The area is clear
from the rest of the subject already.
Segher