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depends. for small commits, a one-liner suffices. For large commits, merge commits, etc., or for repos that require you to sign-off on the commit or whatnot, a
by pilgrim689 14y ago
depends. for small commits, a one-liner suffices. For large commits, merge commits, etc., or for repos that require you to sign-off on the commit or whatnot, a one-liner followed by a blank line and then a nice paragraph or bullet-point list is necessary. "launching a full editor" is hardly a problem with emacsclient or vi[m]
- jordibunster 14y agoThe smaller the commit, the more likely that it needs a proper explanation of why it was made. When you find a commit from two years ago that changes a constant from -1 to -2, and the commit message says "constant change", or "bugfix in floobers" you're left with no context.