diff -r c979c037b3ad -r ee46c126bfeb util/style/verifiers.py
--- a/util/style/verifiers.py	Tue Mar 29 11:35:53 2016 +0100
+++ b/util/style/verifiers.py	Tue Mar 29 11:41:12 2016 +0100
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
     opt_name = 'length'
 
     def check_line(self, line):
-        return style.normalized_len(line) <= 78
+        return style.normalized_len(line) <= 79
 
     def fix(self, filename, regions=all_regions):
         self.ui.write("Warning: cannot automatically fix overly long lines.\n")