Re: [PATCH, v2] tag: implement --[no-]strip option

>> > @@ -356,7 +362,7 @@ static void create_tag(const unsigned char *object, const char *tag,
>> >  
>> >  		if (!is_null_sha1(prev))
>> >  			write_tag_body(fd, prev);
>> > -		else
>> > +		else if (opt->strip)
>> >  			write_or_die(fd, _(tag_template), strlen(_(tag_template)));
>> 
>> Why are you not writing template when no strip is done? (Not an objection
>> disguised as a rhetorical question, but a question).
>> 
>> The user who typed "tag -a v1.2.3 HEAD" that spawns an editor would still
>> find it useful to have commented instructions, once we start filling the
>> template with more useful information that is customized for the
>> situation (e.g. "git show -s --oneline" output), no?
>
> Yes. But in this case commented instructions will not be stripped and they
> will go to the message. I think user will be confused.
>
> We can show show some instructions before spawning the editor. What do
> you think?