Re: Commits and bug closing

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hi Simon,

Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> writes:

[...]

> Somehow, the current informal “convention” is to add,
>
>     Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/12345>.
>
> in the commit message that closes specific bug.  However, it is not
> fully uniform,
>
> gnu: openjdk10: Build from hg.
>
> * gnu/packages/java.scm (openjdk10)[source]: Use HG-DOWNLOAD.
>
> This fixes <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=62071>
> for OpenJDK 10.
>
>
> or
>
> gnu: icecat: Fix Kerberos support.
>
> Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/48959>.

I'd say the more correct one is the later, assuming a GNU change log
followed, since the change log should appear after the descriptive
commit message, if any.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim