From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org (eggs.gnu.org [IPv6:2001:470:142:3::10]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0A63A385BF9E for ; Wed, 17 Mar 2021 13:14:09 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 0A63A385BF9E Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:35777) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lMW00-0007Po-CH; Wed, 17 Mar 2021 09:14:08 -0400 Received: from 84.94.185.95.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.95]:4749 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1lMVzz-0001QT-KC; Wed, 17 Mar 2021 09:14:08 -0400 Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 15:14:05 +0200 Message-Id: <83tup9disi.fsf@gnu.org> From: Eli Zaretskii To: Mike Frysinger Cc: gdb@sourceware.org, andrew.burgess@embecosm.com In-Reply-To: (message from Mike Frysinger on Wed, 17 Mar 2021 02:07:46 -0400) Subject: Re: sim: replacing ChangeLog files with online git logs References: <83ft0zjys1.fsf@gnu.org> <83lfarhwjq.fsf@gnu.org> <83eegjhuuq.fsf@gnu.org> <8335wyj461.fsf@gnu.org> X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, KAM_DMARC_STATUS, RCVD_IN_BARRACUDACENTRAL, SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Level: * 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, 17 Mar 2021 13:14:10 -0000 > Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 02:07:46 -0400 > From: Mike Frysinger > Cc: gdb@sourceware.org, andrew.burgess@embecosm.com > > > That's a different conclusions. You asked what people are doing with > > the ChangeLogs, not whether it was mandatory to keep them. > > that's fair. my point/goal was that if there aren't requirements for it, > and there isn't a compelling use case for keeping them, then the easiest > thing is to do nothing and delete them. > > it seems that there isn't a requirement -> Indeed, there's no mandatory requirement to keep the files, not anymore. > i'm skeptical that the logs add value as anyone who is going to contribute > by diving into the source history would be online w/git access -> > we punt the logs and stop wasting lots of developer time. I'm not sure I agree with your skepticism. And OTOH, producing the ChangeLog from Git logs takes mere seconds and wastes no development time. So I think on balance there's very little price to pay for something that some people may value. Why refuse to pay that small price and humor those few people?