[FEATURE REQUEST] git-merge-changelog and "lumped" ChangeLog entries

[Stefano Lattarini]

Hello gnulibers.

Some projects (like Automake) have the policy of keeping multiple 
ChangeLog entries having the same author and date lumped togheter, 
preferring e.g.:

  2000-01-01  Foo Bar  <address@hidden>

        Add foo

        Add bar

over:

  2000-01-01  Foo Bar  <address@hidden>

        Add foo

  2000-01-01  Foo Bar  <address@hidden>

        Add bar

For such projects, the git-merge-changelog user experience is somewhat 
marred, since the driver separates the lumped-togheter entries when 
rebasing, e.g. turning a ChangeLog entry like the former into one
like the latter (see the attached script for an example).

Do you think an option could be added to git-merge-changelog to
make this behavior more configurable, and adjustable to the
"lumped-togheter" policy?

Regards,
   Stefano

foo.sh
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