HEADS UP: svn->git transition

[Mike Frysinger]

On Thursday 30 April 2009 16:58:33 Denys Vlasenko wrote:
> On Thursday 30 April 2009 21:41, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > > > and all that jive.  example commit message:
> > > > ==================
> > > > blah blah short summary suitable for subject
> > > >
> > > > some full explanation here nicely wrapped to 78cols
> > > > ======
> > >
> > > Hmm, it did not drop me into an editor, so I had no chance
> > > to enter description formatted like this.
> > >
> > > I assume I need to drop -m 'my commit log' part to be able
> > > to do that interactively?
> >
> > you can add '-e' to explicitly edit.  that's usually what i do: specify
> > the short summary with -m but then include -e to edit the full text. 
> > whichever is easier for you of course.
> >
> > once you made a commit, you can amend the most recent one with --amend
> > ... that means you can add files/changes or update the changelog.  of
> > course, you should never amend a commit that has been pushed out into the
> > public repo.
>
> Trying. Edited a file in a freshly checked-out repo, then:
>
> $ git commit -e
> # On branch master
> # Changed but not updated:
> #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
> #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working
> directory) #
> #       modified:   networking/Config.in
> #
> no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
> $ _
>
> Editor did not start. How can I enter changelog text?

you need to do one of the following:
 (1) stage some changes: git add networking/Config.in; git commit
 (2) specify the files manually: git commit networking/Config.in
 (3) use the auto flag: git commit -a

you only need -e when using -m, otherwise git will prompt you via an editor 
like normal
-mike
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