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Re: [FEATURE REQUEST] git-merge-changelog and "lumped" ChangeLog entries


From: Bruno Haible
Subject: Re: [FEATURE REQUEST] git-merge-changelog and "lumped" ChangeLog entries
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:05:38 +0200
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Hello Stafano,

> Some projects (like Automake) have the policy of keeping multiple 
> ChangeLog entries having the same author and date lumped togheter, 
> preferring e.g.:
> 
>   2000-01-01  Foo Bar  <address@hidden>
> 
>       Add foo
> 
>       Add bar
> 
> over:
> 
>   2000-01-01  Foo Bar  <address@hidden>
> 
>       Add foo
> 
>   2000-01-01  Foo Bar  <address@hidden>
> 
>       Add bar
> 
> For such projects, the git-merge-changelog user experience is somewhat 
> marred, since the driver separates the lumped-togheter entries when 
> rebasing, e.g. turning a ChangeLog entry like the former into one
> like the latter (see the attached script for an example).

Thanks for the suggestion. Eric Blake already suggested the same thing.
It is planned that in a month or so, the git-merge-changelog is merged
to a project of its own, then receives a test suite, and then we'll
start to add more features. Thank you for the test case; it will help
us implement the feature for sure.

Bruno



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