On Thu, Feb 06, 2020 at 08:45:11AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote: > René Scharfe <l.s.r@xxxxxx> writes: > > > Like a Lines: header specifying the number of lines in the commit message? > > The only part of the workflow that can count the number reliably is > format-patch. But the output of format-patch is designed to be > edited further, and expecting users to adjust the number when they > make such an edit is a bit too much. > > As nobody in the discussion seem to care any e-mail source other > than format-patch, we may probably be able to teach mailinfo that > > * the first line that > - begins with "diff " or "Index", or > - is "---" (and nothing else on the line) > signals that the line no longer is part of the log > > * but if it finds a line that begins with "diff --git" (or > optionally just "diff "), do not blindly assume that is the end > of the log, and instead try to find the first "---" line. If > there isn't any "---", then take that "diff" line the beginning > of the patch, but if there is, "---" is the end of the message. > > The latter rule is the new one. And there is no need to change > format-patch output. sounds good to me. any takers?
