Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] GDB 8.1 release branch created!

Eli Zaretskii
2018-02-02T15:23:54Z

> From: Yao Qi <qiyaoltc@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2018 21:32:13 +0000
> Cc: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>, GDB Patches <gdb-patches@sourceware.org>
>
> > Please note that the error message I cited is just part of the
> > motivation for the change, so we are really talking about including
> > the motivation in the ChangeLog.
> >
>
> Yes, do we want to change the rule of writing ChangeLog, so that
> we can/should put the motivation for the change? Is the motivation
> mandatory in the changelog or optional?
>
> >> Also, I've never seen such ChangeLog entry (with error messages)
> >> before.
> >
> > That's not necessarily a reason for rejecting such entries.
> >
> > So: what is the project's take on this, if there is one?
>
> We need a clear rule on writing changelog, otherwise how do we
> write changelog or review patches?

I agree. I hope Someone(TM) will answer these questions.