; * CONTRIBUTE: Explain the line-width preferences.
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- Lines in ChangeLog entries should preferably be not longer than 63
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- Lines in ChangeLog entries should preferably be not longer than 63
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characters, and must not exceed 78 characters, unless they consist
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characters, and must not exceed 78 characters, unless they consist
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of a single word of at most 140 characters; this 78/140 limit is
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of a single word of at most 140 characters; this 78/140 limit is
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enforced by a commit hook.
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enforced by a commit hook. (The 63-character preference is to
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avoid too-long lines in the ChangeLog file generated from Git logs,
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where each entry line is indented by a TAB.)
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- If only a single file is changed, the summary line can be the normal
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- If only a single file is changed, the summary line can be the normal
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first line of a ChangeLog entry (starting with the asterisk). Then
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first line of a ChangeLog entry (starting with the asterisk). Then
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