Add a note about git commit message style. Update contributing.rst to point to Tim Pope's suggestions for how to write git commit messages. Change-Id: Idcbece3e7576f54794d8a107aa2c5aa48dc4ddf7
diff --git a/docs/source/contributing.rst b/docs/source/contributing.rst index 88c97af..aed509a 100644 --- a/docs/source/contributing.rst +++ b/docs/source/contributing.rst
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ like. Commit your changes as one patch. When you commit, the Gerrit hook will add a `Change-Id:` line as the last line of the commit. + Make sure that your commit message is formatted in the `50/72 style + <http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html>`_. + 2. Push your changes to the Ceres Gerrit instance: .. code-block:: bash