[cfe-dev] Commit message policy?

[Renato Golin]

On 24 September 2014 23:59, David Blaikie <dblaikie at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've never enforced a particular character limit on the first line, but I
> try to make sure it's one line, then a blank line, then the rest - this
> ensures that one line is the subject of the email sent to the mailing list.

Vim is really useful for that, as it colours the first 50 chars of the
title, so you know when you passed the limit.


> I think git log summaries don't mind really long initial lines - the tools
> will wrap it, so far as I know.

They do, but it messes up the formatting. I agree, that's not a really
bad thing...

cheers,
--renato