--- cvs-1.11.19/src/logmsg.c.old	2005-03-09 10:45:50.000000000 +0100
+++ cvs-1.11.19/src/logmsg.c	2005-03-09 10:46:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@
 	if ((*messagep)[0] == '\0' ||
 	    (*messagep)[strlen (*messagep) - 1] != '\n')
 	    (void) fprintf (fp, "\n");
+    } else {
+        (void) fprintf (fp, "\n");
     }
 
     if (repository != NULL)
@@ -271,7 +273,7 @@
     }
 
     (void) fprintf (fp,
-  "\n%s----------------------------------------------------------------------\n",
+  "%s----------------------------------------------------------------------\n",
 		    CVSEDITPREFIX);
     (void) fprintf (fp,
   "%sEnter Log.  Lines beginning with `%.*s' are removed automatically\n%s\n",