Re: Forcing a commit message

[Todd Denniston]

Frank Grunwald wrote (using a possibly invalid email address to boot):
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Does any of you know a simple way to prevent empty log messages when
> committing a file ?
> I could not find any option for doing this ... I guess I'll have to make
> a cvs wrapper for that but I don't know yet how to do this
> 
> Thanks for your help
> 
> Frank
look at verifymsg[1] and possibly rcsinfo[2] too.
If you search the list[3] you might even still be able to find the verifymsg
script, I posted a few years ago, which requires the user to put in some
specific information.

[1] http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.21/cvs_18.html#SEC172
[2] http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.21/cvs_18.html#SEC178
[3] http://lists.gnu.org/pipermail/info-cvs

good luck.
-- 
Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) 
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter