Commit message lost when git returns error code

[bakkerthehacker]

When committing something using ungit, and the commit fails in some way with git returning a non-zero error code, the commit message (title and body) entered into ungit is removed.

This is particularly frustrating when ungit is used with pre-commit hooks. These hooks modify code and use the non-zero git return code to allow you to inspect and re-commit the automatic changes.

In an older version of ungit (not sure which, I could bisect), when git / pre-commit hooks returned non-zero code, the commit message was preserved in the ungit UI. This allowed me to simply press the commit button and see if the pre-commit hooks did anything and press commit again if they did.

In the current version, if the pre-commit hooks fires, I have to retype my commit message. This is a bit cumbersome, and I have worked around it at the moment by copying my message before committing in case the hook fires and I have to paste in the text again.

[dregad]

Sounds related to #831

[capaj]

@bakkerthehacker I have the same exact frustration! Should be an easy fix.