Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] curses: build with -std=gnu99

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On Oct 27, 2016, at 11:07 AM, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:

> > > +# needed to make gcc accept wide unicode chars without warning
> > > +curses.o-cflags := -std=gnu99
>
> > Could we add a commit message to this patch? It could answer
> > questions like:
> >
> > Why this patch is needed?
> > Who needs this patch?
> > What problem it solves.
>
> The comment added by the patch explains things.
>
> I could cut+paste that into the commit msg, but given how small the
> patch is it looked pointless to me ...
>
> cheers,
>   Gerd

A commit message should go with every patch. It makes it easier for  
someone looking thru the commit history to understand your patch.

This might be good enough:

Makes gcc accept wide unicode characters without producing a warning  
during compilation.