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Re: [PATCH] doc: manpage: remove maximum title length

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 3, 2023, 17:49 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> FWIW, my primary motivation behind suggesting update of the above
> log message was to make sure that we document that we made a
> conscious decision to make it unlimited, instead of choosing another
> arbitrary limit (which we can do when we actually need to).

Elsewhere I think I saw "asciidoctor does not limit" mentioned. If that is the case, then it is a very good thing to throw in as a justification why we chose to make it unlimited instead of raising the default limit.

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  1. doc: manpage: remove maximum title lengthFelipe Contreras, May 3, 2023
  2. Jeff KingMay 3, 2023
  3. Felipe ContrerasMay 3, 2023
  4. doc: manpage: remove maximum title lengthFelipe Contreras, May 3, 2023
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 3, 2023
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