Re: Automatic prefix and suffix for commit messages

C. Michael Pilato wrote:
> So, I'm pretty opposed to the idea of putting this support inside Subversion
> itself. Very niche-y, and (for the most part) very likely to be completely
> superceded by the log message templates features.

The log message templates are server-side feature, quoting Ben:

> The idea is that the administrator would configure the server
> with log message templates -- some sort of form for a user to fill out
> ("fixes bug:", "reviewed by:", etc.), and then the server broadcasts
> this template to each client.

SVN_LOG_* are client-side and don't require filling any template.

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> Only downside is that you can't cancel a commit you've begun this way if
> either SVN_LOG_PREFIX or SVN_LOG_SUFFIX is set (because the temporary file
> will have been modified, an indication to Subversion that the commit log
> message is good to go).

It also doesn't like the -m switch, so it won't work (just like using scripts in
vim like Ryan suggested).

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