From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dan.rpsys.net ([93.97.175.187]) by linuxtogo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UCvmP-0006W6-U1 for openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org; Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:36:02 +0100 Received: from localhost (dan.rpsys.net [127.0.0.1]) by dan.rpsys.net (8.14.4/8.14.4/Debian-2.1ubuntu1) with ESMTP id r25HQpUr016677 for ; Tue, 5 Mar 2013 17:27:20 GMT X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at dan.rpsys.net Received: from dan.rpsys.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (dan.rpsys.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id GMKgY+LNVUCK for ; Tue, 5 Mar 2013 17:27:19 +0000 (GMT) Received: from [192.168.3.10] (rpvlan0 [192.168.3.10]) (authenticated bits=0) by dan.rpsys.net (8.14.4/8.14.4/Debian-2.1ubuntu1) with ESMTP id r25HRCZP016703 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Tue, 5 Mar 2013 17:27:15 GMT Message-ID: <1362503953.11727.27.camel@ted> From: Richard Purdie To: openembedded-core Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:19:13 +0000 X-Mailer: Evolution 3.6.3-1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Commit messages becoming too short X-BeenThere: openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: Patches and discussions about the oe-core layer List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:36:07 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There appears to be a general trend towards short commit messages. I don't impose a "must have a long log and short log" policy but I'll have to if things don't improve. To be clear, the commit message needs to say not just what changed but *why* the change is necessary, e.g. what error it causes without it. Commit messages need to stand alone without reference to any linked bugzilla entry either, that is just there as a way to further look at the issue. I'm going to be getting stricter about this. Cheers, Richard