* Makefile.maint (alpha beta major): Use a better log message.

Suggested by Bob Proulx.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dfa12e84c594cd259bb786284b4514f33328b333..b08aa8951bc8b662a25a1caa2882f6cfab5cfdd5 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-10-23  Bob Proulx  <bob@proulx.com>  (tiny change)
+
+       * Makefile.maint (alpha beta major): Use a better log message for
+       the automatic commit of .prev-version.
+
 2006-10-23  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
 
        * tests/misc/pwd-long: Undo last change, since it made Perl invoke

diff --git a/Makefile.maint b/Makefile.maint
index 101a1c0fcc8cd3a5fd4946370df5450bf6bd6d15..df412f64ccbd1b64b7bbab0312cd105cf7d8c5d0 100644 (file)
--- 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)