Re: Template for commit messages

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Tomas Vondra <tomas(dot)vondra(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Template for commit messages
Date: 2016-01-28 15:36:50
Message-ID: 56AA3592.6040500@commandprompt.com
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On 01/28/2016 06:57 AM, Robert Haas wrote:

>> I'm on board with Bruce's template as being a checklist of points to be
>> sure to cover when composing a commit message. I'm not sure we need
>> fixed-format rules.
>
> Well, I think what people are asking for is precisely a fixed format,
> and I do think there is value in that. It's nice to capture the
> nuance, but the nuance is going to get flattened out anyway when the
> release notes are created. If we all agree to use a fixed format,
> then a bunch of work there that probably has to be done manually can
> be automated. However, if we all agree to use a fixed format except
> for you, we might as well just forget the whole thing, because the
> percentage of commits that are done by you is quite high.

Yes, we are either all in or we may as well forgo this.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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