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Re: [PATCH] document how to reference previous commits

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 17, 2016, 17:45 UTC
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Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net> writes:
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> On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 02:55:14PM +0200, Heiko Voigt wrote:
>> To reference previous commits people used to put just the abbreviated
>> SHA-1 into commit messages. This is what has evolved as a more
>> stable format for referencing commits. So lets document it for everyone
>> to lookup when needed.
>
> A quick ping about this patch. Maybe you missed to include it Junio? I
> can not find any reference to it in the cooking mails and in your
> repository.
That's because I was undecided.
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Message 22 of 23 in “submodule-config: use explicit empty string instead of strbuf in config_from()”
  1. submodule-config: use explicit empty string instead of strbuf in config_from()René Scharfe, Jul 19, 2016
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 19, 2016
  3. Stefan BellerJul 19, 2016
  4. Heiko VoigtJul 20, 2016
  5. René ScharfeJul 21, 2016
  6. Heiko VoigtJul 25, 2016
  7. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2016
  8. 2/2 submodule-config: combine error checking if clausesHeiko Voigt, Jul 26, 2016
  9. Stefan BellerJul 26, 2016
  10. 1/2 fix passing a name for config from submodulesHeiko Voigt, Jul 26, 2016
  11. Stefan BellerJul 26, 2016
  12. Junio C HamanoJul 26, 2016
  13. 1/3 submodule-config: passing name reference for .gitmodule blobsHeiko Voigt, Jul 28, 2016
  14. Stefan BellerJul 28, 2016
  15. 2/3 submodule-config: combine early return code into one gotoHeiko Voigt, Jul 28, 2016
  16. 3/3 submodule-config: fix test binary crashing when no arguments givenHeiko Voigt, Jul 28, 2016
  17. Heiko VoigtJul 28, 2016
  18. document how to reference previous commitsHeiko Voigt, Jul 28, 2016
  19. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2016
  20. Stefan BellerJul 28, 2016
  21. Heiko VoigtAug 17, 2016
  22. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2016
  23. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2016

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