1 files changed, 41 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/v4l/scripts/prep_commit_msg.pl b/v4l/scripts/prep_commit_msg.pl
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+++ b/v4l/scripts/prep_commit_msg.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+$f=shift; 
+open IN,"<$f"; 
+my $n=2;
+my $from="";
+my $first="";
+my $changed="";
+$out="";
+while (<IN>) {
+	if (m/^[0-9]/) {
+		$n--;
+		next;
+	}
+	if ($n>0) {
+		s/[\t -]*//;
+		if (m/^\* (.*):/) {
+			$changed="#\t$1\n$changed";
+		} else {
+			if ($first eq "") {
+				if ($_ eq "\n") {
+					next;
+				}
+				$first="$_";
+				next;
+			}
+			if ($from eq "") {
+				if (m/Signed-off-by:/) {
+					$from = $_;
+					$from =~ s/Signed-off-by/From/;
+					$first="$first\n#\n# Then From line\n$from\n";
+				}
+			}
+			$out="$out$_";
+		}
+	} 
+}
+printf  "#Added/removed/changed files:\n%s" .
+	"# First line should be the subject, without Subject:\n%s" .
+	"# Then a detailed description followed by Signed-off-by: fields:\n%s",
+	$changed,$first,$out;