Re: git commit notation

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Paul Eggert <address@hidden> writes:

> Eric Abrahamsen wrote:
>> Is there some special git commit notation for commits that only change
>> comments or docstrings? I ask because I've seen some commit notices that
>> start with the ";" comment character, and I can't tell if those are
>> merge commits, or "no code change" commits.
>
> Starting with "; " means that it's an unimportant commit whose commit
> message won't be copied into ChangeLog.whatever.

Aha!

>> I'm wondering if there are some such commits that don't trigger
>> testing/new builds, or something like that.
>
> Not as far as I know, no.

Got it, thank you for the explanation.

Eric