On Sun, Dec 10, 2006 at 06:43:41PM -0800, Jamey Sharp wrote: > Package: devscripts > Version: 2.9.26 > Severity: normal > File: /usr/bin/debcommit > > When using Git to obtain the changes to debian/changelog for the commit > message, debcommit runs `git-diff --cached`. This only shows changes > recorded in Git's index with git-update-index, as opposed to all changes > in the working directory. The manual page for debcommit should document > this behavior. > > In addition to improved documentation, it would be nice if debcommit > offered an equivalent for `git-commit -a`, which (roughly) ignores the > index and commits the contents of the working directory. Implementing > such an option is simple: use `git-diff HEAD` rather than --cached, and > pass '-a' along with the other arguments to git-commit.
I don't use git myself, so have no way to test this. If you supply a patch to the current debcommit, I will apply it. Thanks! Julian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
