[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Request: include bug numbers in commit messages

[Galen Charlton]

Hi,

I'd like to request that we all get in the habit of including bug
numbers in commit messages -- specifically, in the first line.  Doing
this will make it easier to work backwards from a commit to the
description of the bug it fixes without having to fight LP's search
engine.  It will also make it easier to identify related patches,
particularly in cases where a patch series does not get pushed all at
once for whatever reason.

Since essentially all patches [1] go through Launchpad anyway, I don't
think this will be much of a burden.  For patches that that have
already been pullrequested, or for cases where a patch gets written
before a LP ticket is opened, I propose that whoever pushes a patch
feel free to edit the commit message to add the bug number.

[1] With the obvious exception of patches written during release-cutting.

Regards,

Galen
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