I don't like the idea of a 5.0 change log having 4.x issues. It kind of defeats the whole purpose.
As a compromise, I can see noting the last previous family release in the changlog. Again using 5.0 as an example, make a note that 5.0 development started after 4.3.6 On May 28, 2015 2:01 PM, "Gail Badner" <gbad...@redhat.com> wrote: > Here is my 2 cents. > > I find it helpful that the changelog contains all jiras for all releases > that feed into a particular version. It makes it clear when later branches > were branched off. > > This is particularly helpful when we are maintaining multiple branches and > commits are being backported to different branches. > > My preference would be to truncate the changelogs to the point at which > 4.2, 4.3, and 5 branches diverge. > > For master: include everything starting form 4.3.6.Final (the last version > in master changelog that is also included in 4.3 changelog). > > For 4.3: include everything starting from 4.1.5.SP1 (the last version in > 4.3 changelog that is also included in 4.2 changelog). > > For 4.2: leave changelog.txt as is. > > This helps me track down when things are amiss (e.g., for regressions). I > know there are other ways to investigate things related to > misplaced/forgotten commits, but the changelogs have been a good starting > point for me. > > Gail > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Hardy Ferentschik" <ha...@hibernate.org> > > To: "Brett Meyer" <brme...@redhat.com> > > Cc: "Hibernate" <hibernate-dev@lists.jboss.org> > > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 1:42:05 AM > > Subject: Re: [hibernate-dev] Changelog file in Hibernate ORM > > > > On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 10:01:51PM -0400, Brett Meyer wrote: > > > +1 from me. Although, on the other hand, do we really need to keep > > > maintaining that to begin with? I guess I never thought simply having > > > users go to the JIRA release notes was a big deal. Just my $.02. > > > > Same for me on both counts, the proposed handling of changelog.txt as > well as > > Brett's comment regarding the usefulness of this file altogether. > > > > --Hardy > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > hibernate-dev mailing list > > hibernate-dev@lists.jboss.org > > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/hibernate-dev > _______________________________________________ > hibernate-dev mailing list > hibernate-dev@lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/hibernate-dev > _______________________________________________ hibernate-dev mailing list hibernate-dev@lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/hibernate-dev
