From 64617f56ed6400f85caa5305f2164112e29b5399 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Kling Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 11:21:24 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Meta: Add note about the first line of commit messages to contrib guide --- Contributing.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/Contributing.md b/Contributing.md index 4844810dd8..583df53f25 100644 --- a/Contributing.md +++ b/Contributing.md @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Nobody is perfect, and sometimes we mess things up. That said, here are some goo * Split your changes into separate, atomic commits. * Make sure your commits are rebased on the master branch. * Wrap your commit messages at 72 characters. +* The first line of the commit message should have the format "Category: Brief description of what's being changed". The "category" can be a subdirectory, but also something like "POSIX compliance" or "ClassName". Whatever seems logical. * Write your commit messages in proper English, with care and punctuation. * Squash your commits when making revisions after a patch review.