1. Could you use StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries here?
2. Test coverage?

@Aimeast Thanks for this.

Some questions though:

• How (which with tool) did you create with an empty first line the first time?
• Is this commit visible on a public repository?
• How does git.git commands (git log, git blame, ..) behave regarding this empty first line?

@dahlbyk

Could you use StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries here?

Maybe I think this is a bug from libgit2, not in libgit2sharp.

Test coverage?

I can't write the test case, because I can't create a commit with empty first line thought LibGit2Sharp

@nulltoken

How (which with tool) did you create with an empty first line the first time?

• I am trying but failed to create a commit with empty first line throught git bash and LibGit2Sharp
• Some repositories convert from svn will be that. command git svn clone xxxx

Is this commit visible on a public repository?

I really have one, but I can't public it right now. Sorry.

How does git.git commands (git log, git blame, ..) behave regarding this empty first line?

I am using git bash and git gui, not only skip leading empty lines in ShortMessage, but also skip leading empty lines in Message

@nulltoken I got a case

1. please clone this repository and reference to branch issue522
2. use libgit2sharp with code var commit = repo.Lookup<Commit>("e617b22")
3. please watch the properties Message and MessageShort

https://github.com/Aimeast/TestForFirst/tree/issue522

With bf3bbbc, Libgit2 git_commit_message() now takes care of stripping out the leading newlines.