Re: [PATCH] document how to reference previous commits

2016-08-17 Thread Junio C Hamano
Heiko Voigt writes: > On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 02:55:14PM +0200, Heiko Voigt wrote: >> To reference previous commits people used to put just the abbreviated >> SHA-1 into commit messages. This is what has evolved as a more >> stable format for referencing commits. So lets document it for everyone

Re: [PATCH] document how to reference previous commits

2016-08-17 Thread Heiko Voigt
Hi, On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 02:55:14PM +0200, Heiko Voigt wrote: > To reference previous commits people used to put just the abbreviated > SHA-1 into commit messages. This is what has evolved as a more > stable format for referencing commits. So lets document it for everyone > to lookup when neede

Re: [PATCH] document how to reference previous commits

2016-07-28 Thread Stefan Beller
On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 8:38 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Heiko Voigt writes: > >> @@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ its behaviour. Try to make sure your explanation can >> be understood >> without external resources. Instead of giving a URL to a mailing list >> archive, summarize the relevant points of th

Re: [PATCH] document how to reference previous commits

2016-07-28 Thread Junio C Hamano
Heiko Voigt writes: > @@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ its behaviour. Try to make sure your explanation can be > understood > without external resources. Instead of giving a URL to a mailing list > archive, summarize the relevant points of the discussion. > > +If you want to reference a previous commit

[PATCH] document how to reference previous commits

2016-07-28 Thread Heiko Voigt
To reference previous commits people used to put just the abbreviated SHA-1 into commit messages. This is what has evolved as a more stable format for referencing commits. So lets document it for everyone to lookup when needed. Signed-off-by: Heiko Voigt --- On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 01:16:36PM +02