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authorGlenn Morris2015-05-18 21:41:03 -0400
committerGlenn Morris2015-05-18 21:41:03 -0400
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Add option to ignore commit lines matching a pattern in ChangeLog.
* build-aux/gitlog-to-changelog: Add --ignore-line option. * build-aux/gitlog-to-emacslog: Ignore lines matching '^; '. ; * CONTRIBUTE: Mention this.
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96- Commit messages should not contain the "Signed-off-by:" lines that 96- Commit messages should not contain the "Signed-off-by:" lines that
97 are used in some other projects. 97 are used in some other projects.
98 98
99- Any lines of the the commit message that start with "; " are omitted
100 from the generated ChangeLog.
101
99- Explaining the rationale for a design choice is best done in comments 102- Explaining the rationale for a design choice is best done in comments
100 in the source code. However, sometimes it is useful to describe just 103 in the source code. However, sometimes it is useful to describe just
101 the rationale for a change; that can be done in the commit message 104 the rationale for a change; that can be done in the commit message