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From: "Robin H. Johnson" <robbat2@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentle reminder about ChangeLog entries on profiles
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:56:33
Message-Id: 20070108235251.GB4985@curie-int.orbis-terrarum.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentle reminder about ChangeLog entries on profiles by Ned Ludd
1 On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 03:43:31PM -0800, Ned Ludd wrote:
2 > No objections. TBH we don't really have to edit those profiles often.
3 > We/I try to keep them as static as possible. When they do change it's
4 > usually cuz somebody has some brilliant idea for some non linux which
5 > forces all other profiles to update to mask or unmask some use flag.
6 > We/I tend to request that they update it themselves.
7 >
8 > But note taken. If I have to edit something I'll try to remember to
9 > add a ChangeLog entry.
10 I was referring to all of profiles/ in general.
11
12 It came to me because antarus was looking for vapier to see why
13 profiles/lang.desc existed.
14
15 I'm thinking that keeping track of the very top level stuff like
16 thirdpartymirrors, use{,.local}.desc, updates/, desc/ would benefit from
17 ChangeLogs, for people that have them from rsync, instead of CVS.
18
19 --
20 Robin Hugh Johnson
21 Gentoo Linux Developer
22 E-Mail : robbat2@g.o
23 GnuPG FP : 11AC BA4F 4778 E3F6 E4ED F38E B27B 944E 3488 4E85

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentle reminder about ChangeLog entries on profiles Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@g.o>