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From: Jim Blandy <jimb@red-bean.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [commit] Mention gdb-6.4 release in ChangeLog
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On 12/2/05, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
> > Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 08:54:37 -0500
> > From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 01, 2005 at 11:36:38PM -0800, Joel Brobecker wrote:
> > > I added the following entry at the top of the ChangeLog in the head
> > > branch:
> > >
> > > 2005-12-02  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>
> > >
> > >         GDB 6.4 released from GDB 6.4 branch.
> > >
> > > This shows when the release was made.
> >
> > Is this useful?
>
> I think it is.  Sometimes, one needs to know when a particular version
> was released.

People working quickly will definitely assume that whatever entry they
come across first marks the branchpoint.

I think we should have a single ChangeLog entry at the branchpoint,
and include the release date in that ChangeLog entry:

2005-11-21  Joel Brobecker <...>

        * GDB 6.4 branch made.  Released on 2005-12-02.