Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:41:56 +0000 From: Josef Karthauser <joe@tao.org.uk> To: Mike Barcroft <mike@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>, des@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Meaningless commit messages [was: cvs commit: ports/www/linux-opera Makefile] Message-ID: <20011127214156.D32325@tao.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <20011127163513.A12400@espresso.q9media.com>; from mike@FreeBSD.org on Tue, Nov 27, 2001 at 04:35:13PM -0500 References: <200111271749.fARHnG165639@freefall.freebsd.org> <200111272030.WAA04863@ipcard.iptcom.net> <20011127163513.A12400@espresso.q9media.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tue, Nov 27, 2001 at 04:35:13PM -0500, Mike Barcroft wrote: > > >From the Committers Guide: > "Do not waste space in the commit messages explaining what you did. > That is what cvs diff is for. Instead, tell us why you did it." > The "what" is important too, the "how" can be read from the patch, but the "what" may not be obvious. Joe [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAjwECKMACgkQXVIcjOaxUBZwfQCgrhRQipRMC9dvau+JXgq2L1yo ADAAoKLJANus6mDdNRqoF47oHrrAvDWQ =v7wX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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