From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI, RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82CBE2095B for ; Sat, 18 Mar 2017 19:05:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751791AbdCRTFC (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Mar 2017 15:05:02 -0400 Received: from pb-smtp2.pobox.com ([64.147.108.71]:65503 "EHLO sasl.smtp.pobox.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751612AbdCRTE7 (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Mar 2017 15:04:59 -0400 Received: from sasl.smtp.pobox.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by pb-smtp2.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C41A483CD1; Sat, 18 Mar 2017 15:04:44 -0400 (EDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=pobox.com; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s=sasl; bh=z73xb5XpyJPc 33cD7UkcSwwn0I0=; b=EjzkCGW5+ApgDqvMw3tKwUik/IlIyRQHRS0qMP69e/H8 A9fvuZV6uFu+GvKEMPp6cdduz70/dNOmrFm2SAWAVwAO8KmT1wLLWR0QLvR722hb uk7iqoDcvM7rEBp488mb1N0g3mhtSPp8ky+bI4AQjfR9ZCTjURXlJ6wlggF18MY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=pobox.com; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; q=dns; s=sasl; b=u8OPR3 lnKlnxqf7IKPkqSuADaPEtFCA9Z2RHwXOlpJSxjDAhQDiaclZvBV6tKFQxPza072 8wTUSw3pfTpVq8fJWU3AjvMPpx4yDISfAnqazjfheQS/m1jJHdauj6Wt8BYEwr6H zFJ22y7fr+Cbe5+flKXg92oZpDM33RkRs20uA= Received: from pb-smtp2.nyi.icgroup.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by pb-smtp2.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCDC183CCF; Sat, 18 Mar 2017 15:04:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pobox.com (unknown [104.132.0.95]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pb-smtp2.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 2FD4B83CCE; Sat, 18 Mar 2017 15:04:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Junio C Hamano To: =?utf-8?B?w4Z2YXIgQXJuZmrDtnLDsA==?= Bjarmason Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] doc/SubmittingPatches: clarify the casing convention for "area: change..." References: <20170318184203.16890-1-avarab@gmail.com> <20170318184203.16890-2-avarab@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 12:04:42 -0700 In-Reply-To: <20170318184203.16890-2-avarab@gmail.com> (=?utf-8?B?IsOGdmFy?= =?utf-8?B?IEFybmZqw7Zyw7A=?= Bjarmason"'s message of "Sat, 18 Mar 2017 18:42:02 +0000") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1.91 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 X-Pobox-Relay-ID: BF53A2A2-0C0D-11E7-9792-FC50AE2156B6-77302942!pb-smtp2.pobox.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org =C3=86var Arnfj=C3=B6r=C3=B0 Bjarmason writes: > prefix the first line with "area: " where the area is a filename or > identifier for the general area of the code being modified, e.g. > =20 > - . archive: ustar header checksum is computed unsigned > - . git-cherry-pick.txt: clarify the use of revision range notation > + . doc: clarify distinction between sign-off and pgp-signing > + . githooks.txt: improve the intro section Sorry, but I fail to spot why this is an improvement (it is not making things worse, either). > If in doubt which identifier to use, run "git log --no-merges" on the > files you are modifying to see the current conventions. > =20 > +It's customary to start the remainder of the first line after "area: " > +with a lower-case letter. E.g. "doc: clarify...", not "doc: > +Clarify...", or "githooks.txt: improve...", not "githooks.txt: > +Improve...".