if 0;
# Convert git log output to ChangeLog format.
-my $VERSION = '2012-01-02 09:55'; # UTC
+my $VERSION = '2012-01-06 07:14'; # UTC
# The definition above must lie within the first 8 lines in order
# for the Emacs time-stamp write hook (at end) to update it.
# If you change this file with Emacs, please let the write hook
my $STREAM = ($exit_code == 0 ? *STDOUT : *STDERR);
if ($exit_code != 0)
{
- print $STREAM "Try `$ME --help' for more information.\n";
+ print $STREAM "Try '$ME --help' for more information.\n";
}
else
{
$ME --since=2008-01-01 > ChangeLog
$ME -- -n 5 foo > last-5-commits-to-branch-foo
+SPECIAL SYNTAX:
+
+The following types of strings are interpreted specially when they appear
+at the beginning of a log message line. They are not copied to the output.
+
+ Copyright-paperwork-exempt: Yes
+ Append the "(tiny change)" notation to the usual "date name email"
+ ChangeLog header to mark a change that does not require a copyright
+ assignment.
+ Co-authored-by: Joe User <user\@example.com>
+ List the specified name and email address on a second
+ ChangeLog header, denoting a co-author.
+ Signed-off-by: Joe User <user\@example.com>
+ These lines are simply elided.
+
In a FILE specified via --amend, comment lines (starting with "#") are ignored.
FILE must consist of <SHA,CODE+> pairs where SHA is a 40-byte SHA1 (alone on
a line) referring to a commit in the current project, and CODE refers to one
my @cmd = (qw (git log --log-size),
'--pretty=format:%H:%ct %an <%ae>%n%n'.$format_string, @ARGV);
open PIPE, '-|', @cmd
- or die ("$ME: failed to run `". quoted_cmd (@cmd) ."': $!\n"
+ or die ("$ME: failed to run '". quoted_cmd (@cmd) ."': $!\n"
. "(Is your Git too old? Version 1.5.1 or later is required.)\n");
my $prev_multi_paragraph;