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Re: RFD: please drop ChangeLog updates
From: |
Han-Wen Nienhuys |
Subject: |
Re: RFD: please drop ChangeLog updates |
Date: |
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:11:27 -0300 |
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Ludovic Courtès escreveu:
> Hey!
>
> Han-Wen Nienhuys <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Ludovic Courtès escreveu:
>
>>> That said, the ideal would be something like `add-change-log-entry' that
>>> operates on Git logs instead of ChangeLogs, but there doesn't seem to be
>>> anything like this. DVC is said to support things like that, but it
>>> doesn't seem to be well documented.
>> Try magit (by Marius Vollmer, our previous overlord). It lets you create
>> commits by marking individual patch hunks.
>
> I wasn't aware of that, but I just gave it a try and it seems to rock!
> The doc is also nice. Good to hear from Marius! ;-)
>
> Then I guess I'm happy to abolish ChangeLogs. Two questions remain:
>
> 1. Should we remove ChangeLog files from the repo?
> 2. Should we generate ChangeLogs for releases?
>
> I'd say "yes" to (1) and "no" to (2). That would be a departure from
> the GNU Standards, but perhaps it's a sign of their age.
I'd say no (1). The information in ChangeLog and commit message can diverge,
so deleting them may remove information. I recommend keeping them around,
Perhaps in
a directory in with historic files, or marking them as
THESE CHANGELOGS ARE NO LONGER UPDATED
in screaming letters at the top.
--
Han-Wen Nienhuys - address@hidden - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen
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