Merge from mainline.

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/vc/log-edit.el b/lisp/vc/log-edit.el
index 54a2cb4f196..b3f5cfb78f7 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/log-edit.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/log-edit.el
@@ -531,13 +531,25 @@ If you want to abort the commit, simply delete the buffer."
 	(shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer)
 	(selected-window)))))
 
+(defun log-edit-empty-buffer-p ()
+  "Return non-nil if the buffer is \"empty\"."
+  (or (= (point-min) (point-max))
+      (save-excursion
+        (goto-char (point-min))
+        (while (and (looking-at "^\\(Summary: \\)?$")
+                    (zerop (forward-line 1))))
+        (eobp))))
+
 (defun log-edit-insert-cvs-template ()
   "Insert the template specified by the CVS administrator, if any.
 This simply uses the local CVS/Template file."
   (interactive)
   (when (or (called-interactively-p 'interactive)
-	    (= (point-min) (point-max)))
+            (log-edit-empty-buffer-p))
+    ;; Should the template take precedence over an empty Summary:,
+    ;; ie should we first erase the buffer?
     (when (file-readable-p "CVS/Template")
+      (goto-char (point-max))
       (insert-file-contents "CVS/Template"))))
 
 (defun log-edit-insert-cvs-rcstemplate ()
@@ -546,8 +558,9 @@ This contacts the repository to get the rcstemplate file and
 can thus take some time."
   (interactive)
   (when (or (called-interactively-p 'interactive)
-	    (= (point-min) (point-max)))
+            (log-edit-empty-buffer-p))
     (when (file-readable-p "CVS/Root")
+      (goto-char (point-max))
       ;; Ignore the stderr stuff, even if it's an error.
       (call-process "cvs" nil '(t nil) nil
                     "checkout" "-p" "CVSROOT/rcstemplate"))))