On Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:39:28 +0200 Markos Chandras <hwoar...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > On 02/19/15 13:38, Alexis Ballier wrote: > > On Thu, 19 Feb 2015 19:34:28 +0800 Patrick Lauer > > <patr...@gentoo.org> wrote: > > > >> On Thursday 19 February 2015 12:31:27 Alexis Ballier wrote: > >>> On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 22:48:27 +0100 > >>> > >>> Michał Górny <mgo...@gentoo.org> wrote: > >>>> Dnia 2015-02-18, o godz. 16:11:53 > >>>> > >>>> "Mike Frysinger (vapier)" <vap...@gentoo.org> napisał(a): > >>>>> vapier 15/02/18 16:11:53 > >>>>> > >>>>> Modified: fcaps.eclass Log: clarify > >>>>> USE=filecaps intention #540430 > >>>>> > >>>>> Revision Changes Path 1.11 > >>>>> eclass/fcaps.eclass > >>>> > >>>> Please commit the missing ChangeLog update and remember to > >>>> update the ChangeLog after changing any eclass in any way. > >>>> This is an official policy for any commits to the Gentoo > >>>> repository [1] and a lack of consistency in entries to the > >>>> ChangeLog is confusing to our developers and users. > >>>> > >>>> [1]:http://devmanual.gentoo.org/ebuild-writing/misc-files/changelog/index. > >>>> > >>>> > html > >>> this policy is about packages; cvs log is *muuuuch* better than > >>> any global changelog for eclasses: who will dig into a > >>> thousand changelog entries to find what changed in fcaps.eclass > >>> ? > >>> > >>> if you want changelogs in eclass/, make it per-eclass, like it > >>> is already per-package. > >>> > >> > >> We've had this discussion before ... so ... > > > > > > what i remember of it is someone adding a ChangeLog file to eclass/ > > and sending an email to ask people to fill it. Mind sharing a link > > ? > > > > I think I'll add ChangeLog to every category and ask people to fill > > it whenever they make changes to a package in that category. This > > would have the same level of usefulness as a ChangeLog in eclass/. > > > > Alexis. > > > We had the same discussion again in the past > > http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/msg_51d268a7757fd90fbda77d373a2664f8.xml > > and again > > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/gentoo/dev/262085 > > we can't keep having the same discussion. Funny I didn't remember this one. Guess my opinion hasn't changed since then. > The original changelog discussion is here > > http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/msg_c3436497e445eaf86deea087788882e5.xml > > There were no objections so we started using it > > http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/msg_72fafb93225c9f5559415356eb093f44.xml > > Can we please bookmark them for future reference? From the first link above, I see a proposal and a few agreements. Unless I missed something, there is no mention of making it a policy, and even less a policy that should be blindly followed and enforced without thinking about its usefulness. From the very first link in your reply, I see a proposal to auto-generate the ChangeLog and stop annoying people for filling it. I understand from the fact that people really needing a ChangeLog there haven't made it happen as either nobody needs a ChangeLog there, or nobody cares enough. However, we still continue to see people being picky and asking people to fill ChangeLogs. How fun. Alexis.
