[Maas-devel] commit messages

[Gavin Panella]

On 30 August 2012 16:29, Scott Moser <smoser at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> I'm really baffled as to why you wouldn't want that in the commit
> message.

Perhaps I worry too much about the effort of addressing the log-reader
audience (e.g. a future audience without the context of the moment). I
also rarely look at the logs. I instead subscribe to the branch, so I
keep up to date by scanning review and revision mail. I'm involved in
directly shaping MAAS so this is appropriate for me.

Someone downstream can either subscribe to the branch for revision
information, or read logs. I can see that, here, having a distilled
summary of the merge would be of greater worth.

I've talked myself into it now: I'll do longer commit messages, with
the pithy git-style one-liner at the top. If I get fed up with it I'll
get back to you and the list, to compare my pain with the benefit it's
giving you and those who are largely downstream of lp:maas.