On Nov 17, 2022, at 12:23 PM, David Kilzer via webkit-dev <webkit-dev@lists.webkit.org> wrote:

Hi,

The following PR adds placeholder text in the commit log template to remind authors to explain why a change fixes a bug:

Bug 248012: Update commit message template to request a brief explanation of why a PR fixes the bug
<https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=248012>
<https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/pull/6579>

It looks like this:

Need a short description (OOPS!).
Need the bug URL (OOPS!).
Include a Radar link (OOPS!).

Reviewed by NOBODY (OOPS!).

Short explanation why this fixes the bug (OOPS!).

I would remove the word “Short”. Sometimes a longer explanation is needed. More that one paragraph is often a good thing (para 1 explains the bug, para 2 explains how the change fixes it).