Re: [Ksummit-2013-discuss] [PATCH] commit: Add -f, --fixes <commit>option to add Fixes: line

From: Michel Lespinasse
Date: Sun Oct 27 2013 - 04:03:56 EST


On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 12:14 AM, Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > +-f <commit>::
>> > +--fixes=<commit>::
>> > + Add Fixes line for the specified commit at the end of the commit
>> > + log message. This line includes an abbreviated commit hash for
>> > + the specified commit; the `core.abbrev` option determines the
>> > + length of the abbreviated commit hash used, with a minimum length
>> > + of 12 hex digits.
>>
>> You might also mention that the "Fixes:" line includes the old commit's
>> subject line.
>
> I only mentioned the abbreviated commit hash because it was necessary to
> explain the factors affecting hash length. -s, above, doesn't mention
> that the Signed-off-by line includes the name and email address of the
> committer.

I do wonder, if we're going to bake into git the idea that too-short
abbreviated sha1s don't make sense, why don't we just change the
core.abbrev default to 12 everywhere rather than just in this one
command ?

--
Michel "Walken" Lespinasse
A program is never fully debugged until the last user dies.
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