On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Wolfgang Denk wrote: > > > > git log > > Sorry, this does not work, as I can access the commit message only > *after* the commit completed, and then it's too late to get it into a > file that shall be included with the very same commit. Why? That's just stupid. If you want to have a ChangeLog file, it's _much_ better to just auto-generate it after the fact. When you cut a tar-file, just have the script autogenerate the changelog then and there. Why do it inside the SCM that keeps track of the data _anyway_. > True, as long as you can work within the SCM. The changelog file I'm > talking about is mostly for people who just work with exported trees > (for example, when they download a tarball). Right - but it's easy enough to add it to the tar-ball, so.. Linus - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html