Page "CommitRules" was added by mk@macports.org Comment: Formulate rule for commit messages to MacPorts' SVN repo Content: -------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<-------- == Commit Rules == === Using sensible commit messages === When committing your changes to MacPorts' central port tree using subversion it is good practice to use properly formatted commit messages. Think about others reading the [https://trac.macports.org/timeline timeline]. Here you want to see on first glance which port got modified, therefore the required format for commit messages is this: {{{ PORTNAME: COMMENT }}} Here a reader of MacPorts' timeline can see quickly get the most important information, i.e. WHICH port got changed WHY. A real-life example is: {{{ devel/zmq: Fix build on darwin <= 10, closes #40663 }}} Note that references to [https://trac.macports.org/wiki/Tickets trac tickets] can be inserted using the '#' as well as references to certain commits of the MacPorts repository by using 'r' (e.g. r111866). -------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<-------- -- Page URL: <https://trac.macports.org/wiki/CommitRules> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X This is an automated message. Someone added your email address to be notified of changes on 'CommitRules' page. If it was not you, please report to .