currently mfctracker uses 8-char commit hashes:
56f9879c ivy Oct. 8, 2025, 6:08 a.m. libexec/rc/rc.d/Makefile: Use CONFGROUPS.yes
these are no longer considered unique, and i've encounted at least one case in real life where an 8-character commit id was not unique enough to use with git cherry-pick. we should show the 12-character commit hash instead.