+1 This would be very helpful tracking the rationale behind certain changes we encounter.
----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Erickson" <ber...@esilibrary.com> > To: "Evergreen Development Discussion List" > <open-ils-dev@list.georgialibraries.org> > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 1:50:09 PM > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Request: include bug numbers in commit messages > > > > > +1. > > > -b > > > > On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 1:06 PM, Galen Charlton < g...@esilibrary.com > > wrote: > > > Hi, > > I'd like to request that we all get in the habit of including bug > numbers in commit messages -- specifically, in the first line. Doing > this will make it easier to work backwards from a commit to the > description of the bug it fixes without having to fight LP's search > engine. It will also make it easier to identify related patches, > particularly in cases where a patch series does not get pushed all at > once for whatever reason. > > Since essentially all patches [1] go through Launchpad anyway, I > don't > think this will be much of a burden. For patches that that have > already been pullrequested, or for cases where a patch gets written > before a LP ticket is opened, I propose that whoever pushes a patch > feel free to edit the commit message to add the bug number. > > [1] With the obvious exception of patches written during > release-cutting. > > Regards, > > Galen > -- > Galen Charlton > Manager of Implementation > Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open Source Experts > email: g...@esilibrary.com > direct: +1 770-709-5581 > cell: +1 404-984-4366 > skype: gmcharlt > web: http://www.esilibrary.com/ > Supporting Koha and Evergreen: http://koha-community.org & > http://evergreen-ils.org > > > > > -- > > > Bill Erickson > | Senior Software Developer > | phone: 877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) > | email: ber...@esilibrary.com > | web: http://esilibrary.com > | Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open Source Experts > > -- Chris Sharp PINES System Administrator Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, Georgia 30345 (404) 235-7147 csh...@georgialibraries.org http://pines.georgialibraries.org/
