On 07-05-2010 18:38:42 +0200, Stefan Manegold wrote:
> On Fri, May 07, 2010 at 06:31:21PM +0200, Jan Rittinger wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I think the subject format of the checkin message mail could be improved by 
> > changing the format from 'MonetDB: <log-message> (<branch>)' or sometimes 
> > 'MonetDB: <partial log-message>...' to 'MonetDB (<branch>): <log-message>' 
> > or 'MonetDB (<branch>): <partial log-message>...'.
> 
> FYI:
> 
> Mercurial uses the first line of checkin messages as summary in (e.g.) logs,
> etc. and as email subject.
> 
> It depends on the committer how useful this first line (or "partial
> log-message") in isolation, and hence, the summary and email subject is
> --- in particular for other --- but that holds for the complete checkin
> message, too ...

If the first line is too long (like a full page) the line is truncated
by the script, guess that's what Jan refers too.  Makes sense from a
mail point of view.

> (Sjoerd pointed this out in his Mercurial intorduction during MADAM and in
> his MonetDB-Mercirial document.)
> 
> > In short I vote for switching the order of <log-message> and <branch> in 
> > the subject.
> 
> Fabian patched the Mercurial setup to add the brnach to the checkin email
> subject. I guess, he can also prepend instead of append it.
> 
> Would be fine by me. (In fact, I like your suggestion ;-))

Ok, that makes the score already 2 then :)

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