From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id ViaIJ/uSaGrjoDEAWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:31:07 -0400 Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id 8DD951E09E; Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:31:07 -0400 (EDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.1 (2024-03-25) on simark.ca X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.3 required=5.0 tests=ARC_SIGNED,ARC_VALID,BAYES_00, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=4.0.1 Received: from vm01.sourceware.org (vm01.sourceware.org [IPv6:2620:52:6:3111::32]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange x25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 802561E099 for ; Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:31:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from vm01.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A5EB4BB24E6 for ; Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:31:04 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 7A5EB4BB24E6 Received: from angie.orcam.me.uk (angie.orcam.me.uk [IPv6:2001:4190:8020::34]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B92644B99F74 for ; Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:30:39 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org B92644B99F74 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=orcam.me.uk Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=orcam.me.uk ARC-Filter: OpenARC Filter v1.0.0 sourceware.org B92644B99F74 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=2001:4190:8020::34 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1785238239; cv=none; b=KVOnPMuMp01aGFusB7ClrU8efsckRvuIzt4bUnvYwk0UWxPE1pJXP9StqYAbDwZiX/GpTFF/wfMkLzy1Cifjy+csNkdklROMaZV4F8YnELfCXidlSlQrexwRc0vO59H9OirZhP63Vz3dxgg/79jLsEgdsw3r2bhuKlzWwJ3kH8w= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1785238239; c=relaxed/simple; bh=KSvYEDf0J+Q7r6WE10r7RCQ6ytyzJiBV/Ji8bZdcsK0=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:Message-ID:MIME-Version; b=mnzrbN1FhTyn5ZnCdf7LuEIt76uuF9lmYIxVDV0MrHVrGxxj2gt0zSM1meUosDYU2HUnyVV8irIDqZGCz8tgoSo4UHWhKfNuVN7PsaPd9/aRO6WR88AK/Sdv52OpbWOxWGGh9Bh9E4RACWNx+PzelkNYcJY1tgoQIHbcy5iTO2I= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; sourceware.org DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org B92644B99F74 Received: by angie.orcam.me.uk (Postfix, from userid 500) id 2272492009C; Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:30:39 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by angie.orcam.me.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C29092009B; Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:30:39 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:30:39 +0100 (BST) From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" To: Tom Tromey cc: Tom de Vries , gdb-patches@sourceware.org Subject: Re: [RFC] [gdb] Move ChangeLog files to archive dir In-Reply-To: <87pl0hwpay.fsf@tromey.com> Message-ID: References: <20260620114010.2417788-1-tdevries@suse.de> <87echtwcb3.fsf@tromey.com> <9e63cbaf-a052-43cf-88f7-619aae089d67@suse.de> <87pl0hwpay.fsf@tromey.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21 (DEB 202 2017-01-01) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: gdb-patches@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.30 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb-patches mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: gdb-patches-bounces~public-inbox=simark.ca@sourceware.org On Mon, 20 Jul 2026, Tom Tromey wrote: > > FWIW I have done: > > > $ find ... -not -name 'ChangeLog*' ... > > > since forever, even when ChangeLog files were still actively updated (they > > still are for other toolchain components) and it works for me either way, > > never had to bother about them. Similarly for .git and other such stuff. > > Is there anybody out there who wants to include these files in greps? I don't think I've had a use specifically for greps, however I do look up these old ChangeLog files occasionally, most recently just a few days ago on the binutils side, when chasing very old changes, usually while trying to figure out the context in the course of fixing bugs. > If not we ought to git rm them. Personally I only ever end up viewing a > ChangeLog by mistake, they aren't really useful IMNSHO. If we were to drop them, we may have to consult FSF first though. Maciej