Re: patch -- fix for Bug 760 [and ChangeLog question]


Subject: Re: patch -- fix for Bug 760 [and ChangeLog question]
From: Martin Sevior (msevior@mccubbin.ph.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Sun May 21 2000 - 18:53:27 CDT


On Sun, 21 May 2000, sam th wrote:

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> On Sun, 21 May 2000, Jesper Skov wrote:
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> > Out of curiosity, how come ChangeLogs aren't used for abiword? They
> > sometimes come in handy when digging for the introduction of a bug (or
> > a bad fix like the below).
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> > CVS logs don't quite capture the same information and are not suitable
> > for off-line use (think portables and European modem users).
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> > Also, a ChangeLog entry can show all implicated files/functions for a
> > particular change which can be really nice to have.
> >
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> I like this idea. If no one objects, I'll put this in in the near future.
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I like this idea provided I don't have to do much extra work :-). Are your
thinking of some clever scheme to get the commit messages into the
changelog automatically Sam?

Cheers

Martin



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