} else if (use_message) {
char *buffer;
buffer = strstr(use_message_buffer, "\n\n");
- if (!use_editor && (!buffer || buffer[2] == '\0'))
- die(_("commit has empty message"));
- strbuf_add(&sb, buffer + 2, strlen(buffer + 2));
+ if (buffer)
+ strbuf_add(&sb, buffer + 2, strlen(buffer + 2));
hook_arg1 = "commit";
hook_arg2 = use_message;
} else if (fixup_message) {