[gsettings-desktop-schemas] misc: Update instructions for commit messages



commit d251fa0b4e6aa34dbb99a4ebbe1bb96aa84b0a90
Author: Vincent Untz <vuntz gnome org>
Date:   Mon Sep 20 17:38:57 2010 +0200

    misc: Update instructions for commit messages
    
    We're switching to "tag:" instead of "[tag]".

 ChangeLog |   13 ++++++++-----
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f12a383..f329195 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  Below is a copy of this format:
 
 === begin example commit ===
-[tag] Short explanation of the commit
+tag: Short explanation of the commit
 
 Longer explanation explaining exactly what's changed, whether any
 external or private interfaces changed, what bugs were fixed (with bug
@@ -27,13 +27,14 @@ tracker reference if applicable) and so forth. Be concise but not too brief.
 
   - You can prefix the first line with one tag, to make it easier to know to
     which part of the module the commit applies. For example, a commit with
-    "[fish] Make it work with newer fortune" in the gnome-panel module clearly
+    "fish: Make it work with newer fortune" in the gnome-panel module clearly
     applies to the fish applet.
 
   - The main description (the body) is normal prose and should use normal
     punctuation and capital letters where appropriate. Normally, for patches
-    sent to a mailing list it's copied from there. This main description can be
-    empty if the change is self-explanatory (eg: "Add DOAP file").
+    sent to a mailing list, the body is copied from there. This main
+    description can be empty if the change is self-explanatory (eg: "Add DOAP
+    file").
 
   - When committing code on behalf of others use the --author option, e.g. git
     commit -a --author "Joe Coder <joe coder org>".
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ tracker reference if applicable) and so forth. Be concise but not too brief.
   - When referring to a bug, you can use this form: bgo#12345. Use bgo for
     bugzilla.gnome.org, but you can also reference bugs in other bug trackers:
     rh means bugzilla.redhat.com, bnc means bugzilla.novell.com, lp means
-    launchpad.net, etc.
+    launchpad.net, etc. Whenever possible, use the full URL of the bug, though.
 
   - When a commit closes a bug, the commit message should contain a line like:
     Closes: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12345
+    or simply:
+    http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12345



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