Re: bugs and bug tracking

On 10/13/2015 10:21 AM, Álvaro Hernández Tortosa wrote:
>
> On 13/10/15 04:40, Tom Lane wrote:
>> I'm with Robert on the idea that commit log entries need to be
>> limited-width. I personally format them to 75 characters, so that
>> git_changelog's output is less than 80 characters. regards, tom lane
>
> Little bit off-topic, but if precisely if we're trying to make the
> commits/bug-tracking/whatever system more user-friendly also for
> non-hacker users, I'd adhere to the 50/72 "standard" for commit
> messages, which seems to be quite extended:
> http://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/#seven-rules
>
> (50 chars for the commit summary, 72 chars line wrapping)
>
>

50 is a pretty short for a commit summary. I've often found it quite
difficult to write sane summaries inside that limit.

cheers

andrew