bug#39965: [PATCH] Add support for multiple gravatar-like services

[Philip K.]

Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> writes:

>>>>>> On Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:10:48 +0100, Philip Kaludercic 
>>>>>> <philip.kaludercic@fau.de> said:
>
>     Philip> From 5c967bc9e2c3bc72e3803d84b23b8b121328c49c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 
> 2001
>     Philip> From: Philip K <philip@warpmail.net>
>     Philip> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 12:40:28 +0100
>     Philip> Subject: [PATCH] Add support for multiple gravatar-like services
>
>     Philip> Specifically, the non-proprietary services libravatar (now 
> default)
>     Philip> and unicornify have been added. The behaviour is customised via 
> the
>     Philip> new variable `gravatar-service'.
>
> This is missing a ChangeLog style comment. There are various ways to
> produce that, the easiest is probably:
>
> C-x v d ; vc-dir
> m ; mark the files you want to commit
> v ; vc-next-action, which will put you in a commit message buffer
> C-c C-w ; this will look through the diffs of the files youʼre
>         ; commiting and pre-populate the commit message with
>         ; file/function/variable names. You then fill in the details
>         ; of what you changed.
>
> Of course, a preamble like you had explaining the 'why' of the change
> is also good.
>
> See "** Commit messages" in CONTRIBUTE for a more detailed description
> of the desired format for commit messages.

I have been trying what you mention and what the "Commit message"
section describes, but I just cannot execute C-c C-w, nor
can I find it anywhere. What command is it supposed to call? We are
talking about the "*vc-log*" buffer, aren't we?

> We normally call these 'user options', and donʼt use back-quotes in
> NEWS, and try to have the first line be a complete sentence, so:
>
> ** Gravatar
>
> ===
> *** New user-option 'gravatar-service' for host to query for gravatars.
> Defaults to Libravatar, with Unicornify and Gravatar as options.

I'll just use your log message, it sound a lot better.

-- 
        With kind regards,
        Philip K.