From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 21404 invoked by alias); 22 May 2013 06:29:39 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 21394 invoked by uid 89); 22 May 2013 06:29:39 -0000 X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_NO autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 Received: from rock.gnat.com (HELO rock.gnat.com) (205.232.38.15) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.84/v0.84-167-ge50287c) with ESMTP; Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:38 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by filtered-rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59D8E2E2F3; Wed, 22 May 2013 02:29:37 -0400 (EDT) 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 IeZmYk2zTRw6; Wed, 22 May 2013 02:29:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from joel.gnat.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCCD82E3EB; Wed, 22 May 2013 02:29:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by joel.gnat.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 53AB2D5295; Wed, 22 May 2013 10:29:31 +0400 (RET) Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:00 -0000 From: Joel Brobecker To: Pedro Alves Cc: GDB Patches Subject: Re: contribution checklist in the wiki Message-ID: <20130522062931.GA4017@adacore.com> References: <51965CE3.4020805@redhat.com> <20130520100618.GR4017@adacore.com> <519A3DCC.1020805@redhat.com> <20130521052552.GT4017@adacore.com> <519BB505.60805@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <519BB505.60805@redhat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-SW-Source: 2013-05/txt/msg00809.txt.bz2 > Now we just need to convince others. :-) Next thing we know, we will be getting rid of ChangeLog files also :-) (which I have done for the AdaCore version, btw) > As someone that has done _lots_ of archaeology on gdb's code, > including going further back beyond the cvs import, I've often > had trouble matching ChangeLogs to mailing list discussions, and > then often will still not find a clear rationale if I actually > find a match. I can only wish people had been doing it too > "back then". Same on my end - I constantly go back in history, both with the FSF and AdaCore repositories, and found that they help tremendously. -- Joel