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Subject: Re: [Development] Switching from create_changelog.pl to
createchangelog for change log generation
Alexandru Croitor (2 April 2019 14:02)
>> Just to throw some wood into the fire, because it's that kind of day,
>> technically we don't require Python or Go to build qtbas
Alexandru Croitor (2 April 2019 14:02)
>> Just to throw some wood into the fire, because it's that kind of day,
>> technically we don't require Python or Go to build qtbase, yet we
>> require Perl. Hence +1 for using the perl script, because we need Perl
>> anyway : P
I note that the
Unfortunately I have minimal knowledge of Perl. But adding tools one-by-one in
different languages doesn't seem to me the right solution either (from a
maintenance perspective).
> On 2. Apr 2019, at 17:43, Edward Welbourne wrote:
>
> Alexandru Croitor (2 April 2019 14:02)
>> Just to throw
Alexandru Croitor (2 April 2019 14:02)
> Just to throw some wood into the fire, because it's that kind of day,
> technically we don't require Python or Go to build qtbase, yet we
> require Perl. Hence +1 for using the perl script, because we need Perl
> anyway : P
That sounds a lot like you just
As we all know, Perl is a write-only language... SCNR
On 02.04.19 13:46, Cristián Maureira-Fredes wrote:
>
> PS: Maybe some kind soul that speaks "Perl" can improve the current
> script?
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> Subject: Re: [Development] Switching from create_changelog.pl to
> createchangelog for change log generation
>
>
Just to throw some wood into the fire, because it's that kind of day,
technically we don't require Python or Go to build qtbase, yet we require Perl.
Hence +1 for using the perl script, because we need Perl anyway : P
On 2. Apr 2019, at 13:46, Cristián Maureira-Fredes
Hello Mitch,
On 4/2/19 11:40 AM, Mitch Curtis wrote:
> Currently change files are generated using create_changelog.pl from qtsdk.git
> [1]. This works OK, but misses a lot of bug fixes. For example, the 5.12.3
> release of Qt Quick Controls 2 has a bunch of fixes, but create_changelog.pl
>
> On 2 Apr 2019, at 11:40, Mitch Curtis wrote:
> ...
> So, the end result of switching to this is that it becomes clearer that we
> are actually fixing (non-trivial) bugs, contrary to what the "only minor code
> improvements" message says. Yes, it does mean that you will have to edit more
>
