Re: Abolishing ChangeLog files

[Thierry Volpiatto]

Alan Mackenzie <address@hidden> writes:

> Hello, Christopher.
>
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 09:55:29AM +0000, Christopher Schmidt wrote:
>> David Engster <address@hidden> writes:
>> > The most time consuming thing is fixing ChangeLogs (we don't have any
>> > in CEDET and generate them from commit logs).
>
>> I would like to suggest another change - how about removing ChangeLog
>> files from the development repository.  I think these files are
>> redundant to the commit log of the vc.
>
>> Removing the files from the repository would clean diffs and reduce
>> merge conflicts.  Considering distributed vc, a project's history cannot
>> be thought of as to be list of consecutive increments.
>
>> Distributions of Emacs could include ChangeLog files generated from the
>> vc commit log, of course.
>
> Of course?  Generating the (structured) ChangeLog from (free form) log
> entrys isn't trivial.
>
>> Do I make sense?  Are there any drawbacks?
>
> Yes.  ChangeLog files are useful, e.g. for hunting down changes.  I do
> this often enough that the lack of ChangeLogs would be inconvenient.  I
> don't doubt that it's possible to wring the necessary info out of bzr,
> I've done it, but it's not pleasant.

Because bzr log take ages to popup, I guess it is one reason you relay
on changelog files.

> Anyway, whilst the choice of DVCS is up in the air is not the time to be
> debating this question, IMAO.


>>         Christopher

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