Re: Commit subject line

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Commit subject line
Date: 2013-05-03 17:42:33
Message-ID: 5183F709.3000102@dunslane.net
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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.

cheers

andrew

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