[p4] Modify the default changelist description

Michael Graff michael.graff at pobox.com
Fri Jun 2 10:28:49 PDT 2006


The client name is already shown by p4 changes, p4 filelog, etc.  Why
would you also need it in the description?

For the other part, you could have a naming convention for clients
that includes the branch name.  We use "branchname.machinename.___"
for our client names.

On 6/1/06, Stephen Vance <steve at vance.com> wrote:
> Look at form out triggers on the change form. Keep in mind though that
> Perforce checks for the text "<enter description here>" to determine
> whether a comment has been added. You will also need a form in or a
> submit trigger to enforce that your outline has been changed.
>
> Steve
>
> Adam Howitt wrote:
> > I have looked in p4 client and p4 change but I can't find a way to
> > edit the <enter description here> piece on a per user basis to let
> > each of our team members start with our custom outline:
> > <client - branch - description of change>


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