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>>>>> On Tue, 13 Apr 2010, Nirbheek Chauhan wrote: |
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>> Once I had stupid cut&paste mistake and entered wrong credits in |
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>> ChangeLog. I don't see how to resolve this issue in case |
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>> ChangeLog's will be generated from git log and until somebody |
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>> suggests how to edit ChangeLogs generated from git I think have to |
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>> keep ChangeLogs in gentoo-x86. |
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> I didn't know that editing existing ChangeLog entries manually was |
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> an accepted practice with CVS. Even if it was to correct typos or |
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> something else. |
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So far, the ChangeLog is just a normal file. So why should it be |
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forbidden to edit it and correct mistakes? Examples are wrong or |
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forgotten credits, or wrong bug references. It is a service to our |
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users that such information is accurate. |
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> Also, with git, you usually review and double-check your commits and |
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> amend/rebase before pushing, so such mistakes can be corrected then. |
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This assumes that everybody is perfect. ;-) But mistakes will still |
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happen, even if you double-check. |
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Ulrich |
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