; * CONTRIBUTE: Clarify the log message line width guidelines.

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Eli Zaretskii 2022-11-11 09:14:14 +02:00
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@ -202,9 +202,10 @@ them right the first time, so here are guidelines for formatting them:
you can put a paragraph (after the empty line and before the
individual ChangeLog entries) that further describes the commit.
- Limit lines in commit messages to 78 characters, unless they consist
of a single word of at most 140 characters; this is enforced by a
commit hook.
- Lines in ChangeLog entries should preferably be not longer than 63
characters, and must not exceed 78 characters, unless they consist
of a single word of at most 140 characters; this 78/140 limit is
enforced by a commit hook.
- If only a single file is changed, the summary line can be the normal
file first line (starting with the asterisk). Then there is no