On May 26, 2013 1:15 PM, "Brett Cannon" <br...@python.org> wrote: > > > On May 25, 2013 9:18 PM, "Nick Coghlan" <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> wrote: > > >> The NEWS update script could even use the revision history to decide > > >> which order to add entries to the bulleted list. > > > > > > I think the annoyance with this approach is you will have to remember > > > to add a file every time you do anything worthy of NEWS. Without > > > something like ``hg newsworthy`` to take an optional issue # and then > > > have you enter your NEWS entry and then use that to pre-populate the > > > commit message, people will forget. Now granted adding the commit > > > later is not a huge deal, but it is something that might happen if you > > > forget to ``hg st`` before committing. > > > > How is that any different from the status quo with people forgetting > > an entry in NEWS? Just the extra step of needing to "hg add" the news > > entry? > > I didn't think there was a forgetfulness issue. I'm just trying to lower the overhead of doing a merge. > > > > > Well, perhaps we can do this in two phases - resolve the persistent > > problem of merge conflicts first, and then worry about the separate > > push race problem later. > > If we can ever agree on a solution. :)
If people are still allowed to edit Misc/NEWS manually while a tools and alternatives are worked out that ultimately merge their entries into the original file at release time I think no agreement is needed beyond from the release managers who presumably get to ensure it all happens to generate the single file at tag/branch time. Try a few things out, see what sticks and vote on what the ultimate solution for everyone should be at that point. > > -brett > > > > > Cheers, > > Nick. > > > > -- > > Nick Coghlan | ncogh...@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia
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