Re: Subdir ChangeLogs

[Stan Shebs <stanshebs@earthlink.net>]

Tom Tromey wrote:
>>>>>> "Stan" == Stan Shebs <stan@codesourcery.com> writes:
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> Tom> Any comment on this?
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> Stan> I thought I did...
>
> Oops, sorry Stan.
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> Tom> The concrete proposal is:
> Tom> * Rename gdb/doc/ChangeLog -> gdb/doc/ChangeLog.old
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> Stan> Yes.
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> Is that an official ok?  Or just agreement?
>   
Since it affects everybody's workflow, I'd like to see at least one more 
opinion. Let's give it until the end of Monday, if nobody else responds, 
then let's just go ahead and do it.
> Tom> * Rename gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog -> gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog.old
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> Stan> I don't like this idea so much. Partly because testsuite is a whole
> Stan> complex of subdirs, partly because I still think of testsuite as a
> Stan> separate "product" even though it hasn't been packaged separately in
> Stan> years, but basically a non-rational reaction. But if everybody else
> Stan> wants this, that's fine.
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> If it helps any, Classpath has many more directories than
> gdb/testsuite, and a single ChangeLog works just fine there.  It is
> actually clearer this way, IMO, since related changes are grouped
> together.
>   
I know I know, that's the rational viewpoint. :-) It does seem that most 
of src/ and gcc/ continues to have separate testsuite ChangeLogs, is 
that due to resistance or simply inertia?

Stan