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From: Markos Chandras <hwoarang@g.o>
To: gentoo-project@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-project] Re: [gentoo-dev] ChangeLog generation - pros and cons (council discussion request)
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:16:59
Message-Id: 4E39906F.8070300@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-project] Re: [gentoo-dev] ChangeLog generation - pros and cons (council discussion request) by Fabian Groffen
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4 On 08/03/2011 06:56 PM, Fabian Groffen wrote:
5 > On 03-08-2011 10:43:10 -0700, Donnie Berkholz wrote:
6 >> On 22:16 Mon 01 Aug , Fabian Groffen wrote:
7 >>> Auto generation of ChangeLogs, implies changes, and also
8 >>> influences how current ChangeLog information is to be handled.
9 >>> What if auto-generation is done, what does it take?
10 >>
11 >> For the purposes of a council meeting, I think we should construct
12 >> a small set of specific proposals to choose from so we don't get
13 >> mired in endless discussions during the meeting.
14 >>
15 >> I'd like to offer a couple of them for us to choose between.
16 >>
17 >> 1. Include all commits, don't retroactively change existing
18 >> ChangeLog messages
19 >>
20 >> 2. Allow commit filtering, don't retroactively change existing
21 >> ChangeLog messages
22 >>
23 >> - Filters to allow: keywording, stabilization, removal of ebuilds.
24 >> Whoever implements the code can decide on the format of said
25 >> filters.
26 >>
27 >>
28 >> Do any council members feel strongly that we should include
29 >> additional options, or is it good enough to just make a choice on
30 >> these two?
31 >
32 > I listed the questions I think are relevant at the bottom of my mail.
33 > I feel you forgot the most important one: should ChangeLogs be
34 > auto-generated at all?. Only if yes,
35
36 I am a bit confused. I though that the previous council had already
37 approved the automated changelog generation[1]
38
39 [1]: http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/council/meeting-logs/20110608-summary.txt
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42 - --
43 Regards,
44 Markos Chandras / Gentoo Linux Developer / Key ID: B4AFF2C2
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