#
# old_revision [133d7c3ff21229143d27ccd7cca5d64d2b117335]
#
# patch "work.cc"
#  from [e0fe90634bfe1aa58632bfbb9158416a793b5e08]
#    to [06b487dfeed9d4b142dba5318bcfcb6a13c925e5]
#
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--- work.cc	e0fe90634bfe1aa58632bfbb9158416a793b5e08
+++ work.cc	06b487dfeed9d4b142dba5318bcfcb6a13c925e5
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static char const revision_file_name[] =
 static char const options_file_name[] = "options";
 static char const user_log_file_name[] = "log";
 static char const revision_file_name[] = "revision";
+static char const message_file_name[] = ".mtn-message";
 
 static void
 get_revision_path(bookkeeping_path & m_path)
@@ -251,6 +252,28 @@ workspace::has_contents_user_log()
   return user_log_message().length() > 0;
 }
 
+// .mtn-message template file
+void
+workspace::get_message_file_path(file_path & msgf_path)
+{
+  msgf_path = file_path_internal(message_file_name);
+  L(FL("mtn message file path is %s") % msgf_path);
+}
+
+void
+workspace::read_message_file(utf8 & dat)
+{
+  file_path msgf_path;
+  get_message_file_path(msgf_path);
+
+  if (file_exists(msgf_path))
+    {
+      data tmp;
+      read_data(msgf_path, tmp);
+      system_to_utf8(external(tmp()), dat);
+    }
+}
+
 // _MTN/options handling.
 
 void