git hooks

[Jussi Kivilinna]

On 05.01.2015 17:43, Werner Koch wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I just noticed that for Libgcrypt we do not install a commit-msg check
> script (via autogen.sh).  GnuPG does this similar to GNU coreutils to
> limit the linelength to 72 characters and ensure that there is a subject
> line.
> 
> I still consider it good style to have short lines in mails and on
> ttys.  For Jussi's benchmark results that might sometimes be too short
> but in these cases it is easy to temporary disable the script.

Getting benchmark results to fit 72 character lines should not be a
problem.

> 
> Shall I add such a hook to autogen.sh?
> 

Please do, it helps maintain good style.

-Jussi

> 
> Shalom-Salam,
> 
>    Werner
> 
>