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Re: What's cooking in git.git (Feb 2026, #04)

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PWPhillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 13, 2026, 16:06 UTC
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On 12/02/2026 16:38, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> On 10/02/2026 22:21, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>>>
>>> * pw/commit-msg-sample-hook (2026-02-07) 3 commits
>>>    - templates: detect messages that contain a separator line
>>>    - templates: detect commit messages containing diffs
>>>    - templates: add .gitattributes entry for sample hooks
>>>
>>>    Update sample commit-msg hook to complain when a log message has
>>>    material mailinfo considers the end of log message in the middle.
>>>
>>>    Will merge to 'next'?
>>>    source: <cover.1770476279.git.phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
>>
>> I'm planning a re-roll to handle subject lines that start with "diff -"
>> after using this hook while preparing
>> <2a8cc2d6c37f25a58823b501500165d597321749.1770911599.git.phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>.
>> Such subject lines are safe because "git format-patch" prefixes them
>> with [PATCH]. I think I'll probably drop the last patch as well.
> 
> OK.  Even though the "[PATCH] " prefix is optional in format-patch
> output, it will be on the line that begins with "Subject:", so it
> should be safe, so you can safely exclude the lines in the first
> paragraph of a commit message from the check.

Good point - I'd forgotten that the subject ends up in an email header. I've sent v2 as <cover.1770993281.git.phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>

Thanks
Phillip
> Thanks.
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  1. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2026
  2. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 11, 2026
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2026
  4. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 12, 2026
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2026
  6. Samuel AbrahamFeb 12, 2026
  7. Phillip WoodFeb 12, 2026
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2026
  9. Phillip WoodFeb 13, 2026

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