[RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Now, since subverison commits are atomic and have an unique indentifier (the revision number), I do not really see the need for the ChangeLog files anymore. IMHO we should rather put that information in the log message on the commit. _if_ we at some point in time feel that we need som kind of

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Jose' Matos
On Friday 10 March 2006 15:10, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: Opinions on dropping changelogs? (If the rest of you want to continue usingthem I have no problem with that either.) I would say that it seems a good idea. What is the usual procedure in other projects that use svn? --

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Jose' Matos [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: | On Friday 10 March 2006 15:10, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: | Opinions on dropping changelogs? | (If the rest of you want to continue usingthem I have no problem with | that either.) | | I would say that it seems a good idea. | What is the usual

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread John C. Spray
On Fri, 2006-03-10 at 16:10 +0100, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: Now, since subverison commits are atomic and have an unique indentifier (the revision number), I do not really see the need for the ChangeLog files anymore. IMHO we should rather put that information in the log message on the

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Lars == Lars Gullik Bjønnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Lars I belive that subversion use the commit messages, but gcc is Lars using ChangeLog files as they have done is the past. ChangeLogs are nice when you do not have net access. JMarc

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread John Levon
On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 03:36:56PM +, John C. Spray wrote: One point - it is nice for people downloading tarballs to be able to see what's changed here and there, so old fashioned Changelogs should still be generated for released tarballs. Hopefully not to difficult to make automatic. I

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
John C. Spray a écrit : On Fri, 2006-03-10 at 16:10 +0100, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: Now, since subverison commits are atomic and have an unique indentifier (the revision number), I do not really see the need for the ChangeLog files anymore. IMHO we should rather put that information in the

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: | Lars == Lars Gullik Bjønnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: | | Lars I belive that subversion use the commit messages, but gcc is | Lars using ChangeLog files as they have done is the past. | | ChangeLogs are nice when you do not have net access.

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Lars == Lars Gullik Bjønnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Lars Opinions on dropping changelogs? (If the rest of you want to Lars continue usingthem I have no problem with that either.) Also, the typical changelogs we have are better than our svn commits. Are we sure we will still have per

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: | Lars == Lars Gullik Bjønnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: | | Lars Opinions on dropping changelogs? (If the rest of you want to | Lars continue usingthem I have no problem with that either.) | | Also, the typical changelogs we have are better than

[RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Now, since subverison commits are atomic and have an unique indentifier (the revision number), I do not really see the need for the ChangeLog files anymore. IMHO we should rather put that information in the log message on the commit. _if_ we at some point in time feel that we need som kind of

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Jose' Matos
On Friday 10 March 2006 15:10, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: > Opinions on dropping changelogs? > (If the rest of you want to continue usingthem I have no problem with > that either.) I would say that it seems a good idea. What is the usual procedure in other projects that use svn? > -- >   

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Jose' Matos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | On Friday 10 March 2006 15:10, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: | > Opinions on dropping changelogs? | > (If the rest of you want to continue usingthem I have no problem with | > that either.) | | I would say that it seems a good idea. | What is the usual

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread John C. Spray
On Fri, 2006-03-10 at 16:10 +0100, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: > Now, since subverison commits are atomic and have an unique > indentifier (the revision number), I do not really see the need for > the ChangeLog files anymore. > > IMHO we should rather put that information in the log message on the

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "Lars" == Lars Gullik Bjønnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Lars> I belive that subversion use the commit messages, but gcc is Lars> using ChangeLog files as they have done is the past. ChangeLogs are nice when you do not have net access. JMarc

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread John Levon
On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 03:36:56PM +, John C. Spray wrote: > One point - it is nice for people downloading tarballs to be able to see > what's changed here and there, so old fashioned Changelogs should still > be generated for released tarballs. Hopefully not to difficult to make >

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
John C. Spray a écrit : On Fri, 2006-03-10 at 16:10 +0100, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: Now, since subverison commits are atomic and have an unique indentifier (the revision number), I do not really see the need for the ChangeLog files anymore. IMHO we should rather put that information in the

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | > "Lars" == Lars Gullik Bjønnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | | Lars> I belive that subversion use the commit messages, but gcc is | Lars> using ChangeLog files as they have done is the past. | | ChangeLogs are nice when you do not have net

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "Lars" == Lars Gullik Bjønnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Lars> Opinions on dropping changelogs? (If the rest of you want to Lars> continue usingthem I have no problem with that either.) Also, the typical changelogs we have are better than our svn commits. Are we sure we will still have

Re: [RFC] Changelogs

2006-03-10 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | > "Lars" == Lars Gullik Bjønnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | | Lars> Opinions on dropping changelogs? (If the rest of you want to | Lars> continue usingthem I have no problem with that either.) | | Also, the typical changelogs we have are