[PATCH] commit: explicitly documented the existence of "last-message.txt"

[Martin Geisler]

Renato Cunha <renatoc at gmail.com> writes:

> On Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 09:32:23AM -0400, Greg Ward wrote:
>> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Renato Cunha <renatoc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > # HG changeset patch
>> > # User Renato Cunha <renatoc at gmail.com>
>> > # Date 1280158992 10800
>> > # Node ID 505b7d36d5bfdaa505bc0b0016d29c93752c340f
>> > # Parent  c5e555e064d0ceed3a177b656a49f50890d17cfa
>> > commit: explicitly documented the existence of "last-message.txt"
>> >
>> > diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
>> > --- a/mercurial/commands.py
>> > +++ b/mercurial/commands.py
>> > @@ -727,7 +727,9 @@
>> >     filenames or -I/-X filters.
>> >
>> >     If no commit message is specified, the configured editor is
>> > -    started to prompt you for a message.
>> > +    started to prompt you for one, and in case your commit fails,
>> > +    you can find a backup of your message in
>> > +    <repo-root>/.hg/last-message.txt.
>> 
>> +1, but that's a bit of a long sentence.  How about:
>
> True.
>
>>    If no commit message is specified, Mercurial starts your configured editor
>>    where you can enter a message.  In case your commit fails, you will find
>>    a backup of your message in ``.hg/last-message.txt``.
>> 
>> I took the liberty of changing passive voice to active, and I think
>> <repo-root> is perhaps unnecessary.  Adjust as you see fit!
>
> Looks good to me.

Thanks guys, I've pushed Greg's version as 8f40125a0ed8 to stable!

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Martin Geisler

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