nmc=$(git rev-list --no-merges --count origin/master..HEAD^)
ss=$(git diff --shortstat -M -C origin/master..HEAD^)
ntrees=$(grep -v -c '^#' "$CTRL_FILE")
+npend=$(sed '/^#/d;/^pending-fixes/q' "$CTRL_FILE" | wc -l)
+npend=$(( npend - 2 ))
sed -i.bak -e 's/^\(Changes since\) [0-9]*:/\1 '"$prev"':/' \
-e 's/^\(Non-merge commits .*:\) [0-9]*/\1 '"$nmc"'/'\
-e 's/^ *[0-9]* files changed,.*$/'"$ss"'/' \
-e 's/^\(I am currently merging\) [0-9]* /\1 '"$ntrees"' /' \
+ -e 's/ [0-9]* \(trees of bug\)/ '"$npend"' \1/' \
../last_msg
"$tools_dir/send_email" "$subject" "$to" "$cc" <../last_msg