Re: [PATCH] git-commit: add a prepare-commit-msg hook

[Paolo Bonzini <bonzini@gnu.org>]

>> Sure it won't break anything, but it won't work either!  The existing 
>> message hook runs after the editing session -- I want the hook to 
>> introduce text that is merely a suggestion that the user can delete, or 
>> a template that the user needs to customize further.
> 
> OMG you're right.  But why didn't you say so in the commit message?  
> Something like "This hook complements the commit-msg hook, in that it runs 
> _before_ the editor is launched".

I can't believe this. ;-)  At least I'm laughing for something nice now!

You're right, I should have said instead of this:

> The prepare-commit-msg hook is run whenever a "fresh" commit message 
> (i.e. not one taken from another commit with -c) is shown in the editor. 

... just before a "fresh" commit message is shown in the editor.
          ^^^^^^

>>> Also, the change would be non-intrusive, easy-to-review
>> Please.  That's ludicrous.
>>
>> My patch is 3 lines of inserted code and 0 modified lines, checking one 
>> variable that is set once in builtin-commit.c (edit_message).
> 
> Actually, after reading the commit message I was in 
> "this-is-not-necessary" mode, and therefore the diffstat looked too large 
> for me.

Yes, but still the diffstat was all .txt files... ;-)

> Actually, reading your patch again I think it also triggers for "-c", as 
> well as for "[-C|-F|-m] ... -e".

Not for "-c", that's the point of the "edit_message" check.  You're 
right about "-e" though.

Points taken, and patch will be resubmitted after 1.5.4.

Paolo