From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from rock.gnat.com (rock.gnat.com [IPv6:2620:20:4000:0:a9e:1ff:fe9b:1d1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EE433857C4C for ; Wed, 31 Mar 2021 03:27:34 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 4EE433857C4C Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=adacore.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=brobecker@adacore.com Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by filtered-rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0435056029 for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:27:34 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at gnat.com Received: from rock.gnat.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (rock.gnat.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id vLdTy8S9dbuv for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:27:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from float.home (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ADH-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9E25256028 for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:27:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by float.home (Postfix, from userid 1000) id EB893A1242; Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:27:28 +0400 (+04) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:27:28 +0400 From: Joel Brobecker To: gdb@sourceware.org Subject: Re: sim: replacing ChangeLog files with online git logs Message-ID: <20210331032728.GJ11111@adacore.com> References: <83tup9disi.fsf@gnu.org> <20210323110638.GA6592@embecosm.com> <83wntwjy8h.fsf@gnu.org> <20210324165918.GA1683671@embecosm.com> <83lfacjvsj.fsf@gnu.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, KAM_DMARC_STATUS, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: gdb@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 03:27:35 -0000 Hi Mike, > > > > No the second proposes to replace the current ChangeLog with one > > > > auto-generated upon release. > > > > > > > > This ChangeLog would in effect be a reformatted `git log` output. > > > > > > I don't object to that, either. The question is: what we will require > > > the Git log messages to contain then? Currently, the entire ChangeLog > > > entry goes there, but once the manually written ChangeLog files are > > > retired, what will remain? That was the crux of the recent > > > discussion. > > > > we won't require the ChangeLog-like entries in the commit message for sim/. > > the generated ChangeLog will have name+date+git log. > > i wanted to give time for people to respond & post any thoughts that they > might have lingering before i moved forward. since things have gone quiet > now, i guess we've reached the end? so i'll give another few days before > i land the change for sim/. Can you hold off on this for now? We're discussing it within the group of GDB Global Maintainers, and we need more time to converge. -- Joel