Allow a commit message to be specified to merge-to-branch.sh

tools/merge-to-branch.sh

Index: tools/merge-to-branch.sh
diff --git a/tools/merge-to-branch.sh b/tools/merge-to-branch.sh
index 85b64d794920ad020488d0bb839b17466364c455..aa590a313ca096311e1d1b81c3b51087895e28ea 100755
--- a/tools/merge-to-branch.sh
+++ b/tools/merge-to-branch.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ OPTIONS:
   -h    Show this message
   -s    Specify the step where to start work. Default: 0.
   -p    Specify a patch file to apply as part of the merge
+  -m    Specify a commit message for the patch
   -r    Reverse specified patches
 EOF
 }
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ restore_patch_commit_hashes_if_unset() {
 
 ########## Option parsing
 
-while getopts ":hs:fp:r" OPTION ; do
+while getopts ":hs:fp:rm:" OPTION ; do
   case $OPTION in
     h)  usage
         exit 0
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ while getopts ":hs:fp:r" OPTION ; do
         ;;
     r)  REVERSE_PATCH="--reverse"
         ;;
+    m)  NEW_COMMIT_MSG=$OPTARG
+        ;;
     s)  START_STEP=$OPTARG
         ;;
     ?)  echo "Illegal option: -$OPTARG"
@@ -101,8 +104,13 @@ touch "$ALREADY_MERGING_SENTINEL_FILE"
 initial_environment_checks
 
 if [ $START_STEP -le $CURRENT_STEP ] ; then
-  if [ ${#@} -lt 2 ] && [ -z "$EXTRA_PATCH" ] ; then
-    die "Either a patch file or revision numbers must be specified"
+  if [ ${#@} -lt 2 ] ; then
+    if [ -z "$EXTRA_PATCH" ] ; then
+      die "Either a patch file or revision numbers must be specified"
+    fi
+    if [ -z "$NEW_COMMIT_MSG" ] ; then
+      die "You must specify a merge comment if no patches are specified"
+    fi
   fi
   echo ">>> Step $CURRENT_STEP: Preparation"
   MERGE_TO_BRANCH=$1
@@ -134,9 +142,7 @@ revisions associated with the patches."
     REVISION_LIST="$REVISION_LIST r$REVISION"
     let current+=1
   done
-  if [ -z "$REVISION_LIST" ] ; then
-    NEW_COMMIT_MSG="Applied patch to $MERGE_TO_BRANCH branch."
-  else
+  if [ -n "$REVISION_LIST" ] ; then
     if [ -n "$REVERSE_PATCH" ] ; then
       NEW_COMMIT_MSG="Rollback of$REVISION_LIST in $MERGE_TO_BRANCH branch."
     else