On Sun, 30 Jan 2011, Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote:

> On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:43:22 +0100 (CET) Vincent Torri <vto...@univ-evry.fr>
> said:
>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 30 Jan 2011, Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:31:31 +0100 (CET) Vincent Torri <vto...@univ-evry.fr>
>>> said:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, 29 Jan 2011, Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:30:24 +0100 (CET) Vincent Torri
>>>>> <vto...@univ-evry.fr> said:
>>>>>
>>>>> never used it. never have used it. any new tool WILL result in there being
>>>>> errors. so you're a bit optimistic.
>>>>
>>>> It's not a new tool (you didn't even check when it has been written
>>>> otherwise you would not say that).
>>>
>>> it's a new tool - i had to apt-get install it. hell - it isnt even obvious
>>> as to HOW to use it.
>>>
>>> moap changelog ... now what? diiff?
>>
>> did you ever read my mails ????? I sent several mails about that. I
>> already said HOW to use it !
>
> no - because i have an inbox with 20,000 mails just for e-devel. you think i'm
> going to search through it when i can fix the problem with just quickly 
> editing
> the text file? the problem is solved. done. i spend more effort replying to 
> you
> than it takes to edit the cahngelog AND fix the problem
>
>>> what has a diff got to do with a changelog?
>>> checkin? checkin files LISTED in the changelog wtf? it wants to force us to
>>> LISt SPECIFIC FILES changed? hell no. changelog != svn log.
>>
>> SO AGAIN, if you are too lazy to read the README file, and if you have
>> ever read correctly my mails, you would have seen the link of that README:
>
> again - so much more work. when a tool takes more work to hunt down docs and
> use and figure out than to do it the manual way... then that tool loses its
> usefulness. what you propose is that we REPLACE using svn with moap for doing
> commits - thats the ONLY way it works. and the ONLY reason is the changelog
> file. i find that a very weak argument for replacing a tool that has been used
> and worked for YEARS. sure - it wraps it - but it complicates development anc
> changes workflow for the sake of 1 single file. you get very upset over that 1
> file. you need to calm down. you suddenly expect everyone to go change the way
> they have done things for many years

"suddenly" ??? I mentioned maop years ago. Just search in the ML 
archive...

> overnight to a tool YOU love you use. all
> for the sake of a changelog. moap doesnt magically figure out who submitted 
> the
> patch. it doesnt magically fix everything. it doesnt magically ensure
> changelogs are maintained as people can not use it. you need to calm down. 
> iyts
> JUST a changelog file. its paperwork. its bureaucracy. it doesn't materially
> affect the object. people aren't adding bugs or making this slow, or leak...
> its a paperwork file. you are getting upset over paperwork. you need to calm
> down ad accept the fact that paperwork and tools to fill in paperwork are not
> worth getting upset over.

ok, i calm down... But you'll see plenty of commits whitout a changelog 
update (when needed) in the near future if we are not more strict. On the 
4 first commits that needed an updated changelog, 3 committers have 
forgotten to update the changelog.

Vincent

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