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Re: Is it time to drop ChangeLogs?
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Eric S. Raymond |
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Re: Is it time to drop ChangeLogs? |
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Mon, 7 Mar 2016 16:04:26 -0500 |
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Nikolaus Rath <address@hidden>:
> On Mar 07 2016, Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> I want to choose the path that works for the core developers, and
> >> will make Emacs more welcoming to new contributors.
> >
> > It is IMO a grave mistake to remove parts of our development process
> > just because they need to be learned by new contributors. The result
> > will be increased burden on the shoulders of those who review the
> > submissions, due to the need to coach them, catch their mistakes, ask
> > for re-submissions, etc.
>
> When I submitted my first Emacs patch, I was astonished when I was asked
> to re-submit with my commit message essentially duplicated in the
> ChangeLog.
>
> How can it be an increased burden if reviewers have to review just one
> thing (the commit message) instead of two (commit message and
> ChangeLog)?
This +1000
ChangeLogs are *absurd* under present-day conditions. They are functional
only as a kind of tribal commitment signal.
--
<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a>
- Re: ChangeLog to *VC-log*, (continued)
- Re: Is it time to drop ChangeLogs? (Was: bug#21998: Run 'make change-history' on release branch), Paul Eggert, 2016/03/06
- RE: Is it time to drop ChangeLogs? (Was: bug#21998: Run 'make change-history' on release branch), Drew Adams, 2016/03/06
- Re: Is it time to drop ChangeLogs?, Eli Zaretskii, 2016/03/07
- Re: Is it time to drop ChangeLogs?, Nikolaus Rath, 2016/03/07
- Re: Is it time to drop ChangeLogs?, Eli Zaretskii, 2016/03/07
- Re: Is it time to drop ChangeLogs?, Nikolaus Rath, 2016/03/07
- Re: Is it time to drop ChangeLogs?, Eli Zaretskii, 2016/03/07
- Re: Is it time to drop ChangeLogs?, Nikolaus Rath, 2016/03/08
- Re: Is it time to drop ChangeLogs?, Eli Zaretskii, 2016/03/08
- Re: Is it time to drop ChangeLogs?, Nikolaus Rath, 2016/03/08
- Re: Is it time to drop ChangeLogs?, Stefan Monnier, 2016/03/08