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Stefano Lattarini |
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git log and ChangeLog policies (was: Re: [FYI] Fix regression in test `colon4.test'.) |
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Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:29:06 +0200 |
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On Monday 13 September 2010, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 09:41:18PM CEST:
>
> > But I think it's better to keep the content of the ChangeLog
> > self-contained in this respect, if possible.
> IMVHO it's better to do away with the ChangeLog completely.
> But that's for another day. My point is that this practice
> keeps the git log worse than it could be.
Yes, but only by a small degree.
> I'm really mostly interested in having a decent git log, since
> with branching and all, the ChangeLog is only good for copyright
> recording.
That's so true, and will become more and more relevant if Automake
will continue with the current (IMHO good) trend of using multiple
persistent git branches.
> > After all, if someone has access to the git repository, he can
> > just look up what the parent commit of the bug-fixing commit
> > is, and voila, he knows what the bug-introducing commit is.
> This assumes that everyone follows this all the time,
And that the bug-fixing policy is always followed, which won't always
be the case (for one reason or another). You have a point.
> that readers are aware of the policy, and that you never need to
> refer to commits other than the previous one.
Yes, your addition to HACKING definitely has merits. I'll strive
to follow the new policy from now on.
Regards,
Stefano
- [FYI] Fix regression in test `colon4.test'., Stefano Lattarini, 2010/09/13
- Re: [FYI] Fix regression in test `colon4.test'., Ralf Wildenhues, 2010/09/13
- Re: [FYI] Fix regression in test `colon4.test'., Stefano Lattarini, 2010/09/13
- Re: [FYI] Fix regression in test `colon4.test'., Ralf Wildenhues, 2010/09/13
- git log and ChangeLog policies (was: Re: [FYI] Fix regression in test `colon4.test'.),
Stefano Lattarini <=
- Mentioning HACKING in ChangeLog (was: Re: [FYI] Fix regression in test `colon4.test'.), Stefano Lattarini, 2010/09/14
- [SIMPLE PATCH] {maint} Make HACKING visible to the end user (was: Mentioning HACKING in ChangeLog), Stefano Lattarini, 2010/09/14
- Re: [SIMPLE PATCH] {maint} Make HACKING visible to the end user, Ralf Wildenhues, 2010/09/15
- Re: [SIMPLE PATCH] {maint} Make HACKING visible to the end user, Stefano Lattarini, 2010/09/15
- Re: Mentioning HACKING in ChangeLog, Ralf Wildenhues, 2010/09/15