Re: Commit subject line - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Commit subject line
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Msg-id 20130503175640.GF15498@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Commit subject line  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
Responses Re: Commit subject line  (Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnakangas@vmware.com>)
Re: Commit subject line  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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On Fri, May  3, 2013 at 01:42:33PM -0400, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> 
> On 05/03/2013 01:23 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >Not sure if I mentioned this, but having first line of the commit be a
> >subject has save me lots of time in writing the release notes.  I know
> >it is helpful to others too who browse our commits on websites.
> >
> 
> 
> Yeah. The recommended style is to have the first line be 50 chars or
> less, which is a bit unfortunate - it can be a challenge to keep to
> that limit for a meaningful or comprehensive subject.

Yes, I know mine are often cut-off.  What I just did was to add a
50-character dashed line to the top of my editor window for commits so I
can see the limit each time  --- that should help me.

--  Bruce Momjian  <bruce@momjian.us>        http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB
http://enterprisedb.com
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