From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id EPrlIYvqTGDTCQAAWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:38:35 -0500 Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id 7BEFB1EF78; Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:38:35 -0500 (EST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on simark.ca X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_NONE,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from sourceware.org (unknown [8.43.85.97]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2FD2A1E54D for ; Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:38:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99BCD388A404; Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:38:34 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 99BCD388A404 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sourceware.org; s=default; t=1615653514; bh=HUUETvysWrcyyob32BW6Go6wacQClm7H8Cx6jO5z3l4=; h=Date:To:In-Reply-To:Subject:References:List-Id:List-Unsubscribe: List-Archive:List-Post:List-Help:List-Subscribe:From:Reply-To:Cc: From; b=O+OJj7pnZcxGF8rGB+hg2qaev+/ahgqQwm52YscGPjw3FbLZ8y6dW1p8+6/szPCqs EGlkFUIR3CAzYlzNFdGrXEZdbbiCKOhLRoyUpbGwg2VwtrxkWRkAzP+gXefLVmKAWw 37kv2VB4MN6TRmhAybjMCGgtLL7U9ukPHkVFkJu8= Received: from eggs.gnu.org (eggs.gnu.org [IPv6:2001:470:142:3::10]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C4406383543A for ; Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:38:32 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org C4406383543A Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:36726) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lL7Hb-0007ft-VP; Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:38:31 -0500 Received: from 84.94.185.95.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.95]:3878 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1lL7Ha-0003SL-5Y; Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:38:30 -0500 Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2021 18:38:37 +0200 Message-Id: <83eegjhuuq.fsf@gnu.org> To: Mike Frysinger In-Reply-To: (message from Mike Frysinger on Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:26:11 -0500) Subject: Re: sim: replacing ChangeLog files with online git logs References: <83ft0zjys1.fsf@gnu.org> <83lfarhwjq.fsf@gnu.org> X-BeenThere: gdb@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Eli Zaretskii via Gdb Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii Cc: gdb@sourceware.org Errors-To: gdb-bounces@sourceware.org Sender: "Gdb" > Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:26:11 -0500 > From: Mike Frysinger > Cc: gdb@sourceware.org, andrew.burgess@embecosm.com > > > So people who don't have Git will be left without the logs? I'm not > > sure I'm okay with that. > > what value are people actually pulling from these ? we aren't talking > about user-focused NEWS, we're talking about developer-focused ChangeLog. This has been beaten to death in various forums, including GNU internal ones. the conclusion was that some people want that, and some developers are not always on-line and with Git repo handy. > the hard & bikeshed part is what form does the log take. do you just want > the default `git log` output ? There's a Gnulib script which will produce the form that matches the ChangeLog format.