From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:39:49 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: * Makefile.maint (alpha beta major): Use a better log message.
X-Git-Tag: COREUTILS-6_5~34
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a3c4e0b94c9e3bedabe1f18eb873e6c02ab6793e;p=thirdparty%2Fcoreutils.git

* Makefile.maint (alpha beta major): Use a better log message.
Suggested by Bob Proulx.
---

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dfa12e84c5..b08aa8951b 100644
--- 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 101a1c0fcc..df412f64cc 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)