From 3cafcf8584da5ba32e3d6aab49dbe140f2c295e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 10:39:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] adjust format of .prev-version commit message

* maint.mk (alpha beta major): Start with "*", omit version number.
---
 maint.mk | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/maint.mk b/maint.mk
index 65b61cfe2..80c1bbf1f 100644
--- a/maint.mk
+++ b/maint.mk
@@ -781,5 +781,5 @@ alpha beta major: $(local-check) writable-files
 	$(MAKE) -s emit_upload_commands RELEASE_TYPE=$@
 	echo $(VERSION) > $(prev_version_file)
 	$(VC) commit -m \
-	  '$(prev_version_file): Record previous version: $(VERSION).' \
+	  '* $(prev_version_file): Record previous version.' \
 	  $(prev_version_file)
-- 
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