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From: Fabian Groffen <grobian@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 18:33:35
Message-Id: 20110803183304.GP20656@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-project] Re: [gentoo-dev] ChangeLog generation - pros and cons (council discussion request) by Donnie Berkholz
1 On 03-08-2011 11:09:07 -0700, Donnie Berkholz wrote:
2 > > > 1. Include all commits, don't retroactively change existing ChangeLog
3 > > > messages
4 > > >
5 > > > 2. Allow commit filtering, don't retroactively change existing ChangeLog
6 > > > messages
7 > > >
8 > > > - Filters to allow: keywording, stabilization, removal of ebuilds.
9 > > > Whoever implements the code can decide on the format of said filters.
10 > > >
11 > > >
12 > > > Do any council members feel strongly that we should include additional
13 > > > options, or is it good enough to just make a choice on these two?
14 > >
15 > > I listed the questions I think are relevant at the bottom of my mail. I
16 > > feel you forgot the most important one: should ChangeLogs be
17 > > auto-generated at all?. Only if yes,
18 >
19 > Yeah, that's already on my draft agenda [1]. =) But we should still have
20 > a small set of options to choose from if we do vote to automate, so we
21 > don't sit around for another month or discuss it aimlessly for hours.
22 > Being prepared is what I'm hoping we can do here.
23
24 Ok, then I suggest simply adding ", don't bother about changes between
25 CVS log and ChangeLog" to both of your options.
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29 Fabian Groffen
30 Gentoo on a different level

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