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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2006-10-23 18:39:49 +0200
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2006-10-23 18:51:29 +0200
commita3c4e0b94c9e3bedabe1f18eb873e6c02ab6793e (patch)
tree3ee8d0bdcf4b0c2717e3f227c728786a01db3a95 /Makefile.maint
parent7e4eef7e405d05461f463e5276110fe6a48f6385 (diff)
downloadcoreutils-a3c4e0b94c9e3bedabe1f18eb873e6c02ab6793e.tar.xz
* Makefile.maint (alpha beta major): Use a better log message.
Suggested by Bob Proulx.
Diffstat (limited to 'Makefile.maint')
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile.maint b/Makefile.maint
index 101a1c0fc..df412f64c 100644
--- a/Makefile.maint
+++ b/Makefile.maint
@@ -591,4 +591,6 @@ alpha beta major: news-date-check changelog-check $(local-check)
chmod a-w $(rel-files)
$(MAKE) -s emit_upload_commands RELEASE_TYPE=$@
echo $(VERSION) > $(prev_version_file)
- $(VC) commit -m. $(prev_version_file)
+ $(VC) commit -m \
+ '$(prev_version_file): Record previous version: $(VERSION).' \
+ $(prev_version_file)