* git commit notation
@ 2018-07-24 23:33 Eric Abrahamsen
2018-07-24 23:41 ` Paul Eggert
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From: Eric Abrahamsen @ 2018-07-24 23:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-devel
Is there some special git commit notation for commits that only change
comments or docstrings? I ask because I've seen some commit notices that
start with the ";" comment character, and I can't tell if those are
merge commits, or "no code change" commits.
I'm wondering if there are some such commits that don't trigger
testing/new builds, or something like that.
Thanks,
Eric
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* Re: git commit notation
2018-07-24 23:33 git commit notation Eric Abrahamsen
@ 2018-07-24 23:41 ` Paul Eggert
2018-07-24 23:49 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-07-25 18:38 ` John Wiegley
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From: Paul Eggert @ 2018-07-24 23:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eric Abrahamsen, emacs-devel
Eric Abrahamsen wrote:
> Is there some special git commit notation for commits that only change
> comments or docstrings? I ask because I've seen some commit notices that
> start with the ";" comment character, and I can't tell if those are
> merge commits, or "no code change" commits.
Starting with "; " means that it's an unimportant commit whose commit message
won't be copied into ChangeLog.whatever.
> I'm wondering if there are some such commits that don't trigger
> testing/new builds, or something like that.
Not as far as I know, no.
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* Re: git commit notation
2018-07-24 23:41 ` Paul Eggert
@ 2018-07-24 23:49 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-07-25 18:38 ` John Wiegley
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From: Eric Abrahamsen @ 2018-07-24 23:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-devel
Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> writes:
> Eric Abrahamsen wrote:
>> Is there some special git commit notation for commits that only change
>> comments or docstrings? I ask because I've seen some commit notices that
>> start with the ";" comment character, and I can't tell if those are
>> merge commits, or "no code change" commits.
>
> Starting with "; " means that it's an unimportant commit whose commit
> message won't be copied into ChangeLog.whatever.
Aha!
>> I'm wondering if there are some such commits that don't trigger
>> testing/new builds, or something like that.
>
> Not as far as I know, no.
Got it, thank you for the explanation.
Eric
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* Re: git commit notation
2018-07-24 23:41 ` Paul Eggert
2018-07-24 23:49 ` Eric Abrahamsen
@ 2018-07-25 18:38 ` John Wiegley
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From: John Wiegley @ 2018-07-25 18:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Paul Eggert; +Cc: Eric Abrahamsen, emacs-devel
>>>>> "PE" == Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> writes:
PE> Starting with "; " means that it's an unimportant commit whose commit
PE> message won't be copied into ChangeLog.whatever.
Nice, as it says in CONTRIBUTE:
- Start with a single unindented summary line explaining the change;
do not end this line with a period. If that line starts with a
semicolon and a space "; ", the commit message will be ignored when
generating the ChangeLog file. Use this for minor commits that do
not need separate ChangeLog entries, such as changes in etc/NEWS.
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