Re: [PATCH] Pay attention to GIT_DIR when searching the git directory

From: Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
Date: May 5, 2008, 12:53 UTC
Message-ID: <20080505125302.GA11523@alea.gnuu.de>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0805051234260.30431@racer>

Hi,

Johannes Schindelin schrieb am Mon 05. May, 12:36 (+0100):

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> On Mon, 5 May 2008, Jörg Sommer wrote:
> 
> >  contrib/hooks/setgitperms.perl |    2 +-
> 
> This tells me more...
> 
> Please keep in mind that the commit log is meant to demonstrate the 
> _intention_ of the patches.

The intention is that the variable GIT_DIR is respected when searching for the git dir.

> If you do not say _what_ is affected by the change, you only confuse
> the readers.

Do you want something like “initialization: Pay attention to GIT_DIR when searching the git directory”?

Is there a document with guidelines for commit messages, e.g. write the first letter upper or lower case?

Bye, Jörg.

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