From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id ZzB6GVx5W2CPZgAAWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:39:40 -0400 Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id 5AD941EF7C; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:39:40 -0400 (EDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on simark.ca X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from sourceware.org (server2.sourceware.org [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 B0B001E789 for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:39:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43E1C3857C50; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:39:39 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 43E1C3857C50 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sourceware.org; s=default; t=1616607579; bh=6ofOwzpQR4sFFxJafiifcTexyNqv2AMMca7YUl06YKI=; 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=oZQHj0lP1D3igIidszjZocRj/vJ1v3bZzUmSBF4DMH6RqIJf0++2ZN28AIZ5jEEtQ ujT5skQMXeVVX13u/OfmVCKlsEIpBjo4j1ycPVMbRRo5cQjk8f1z5NukTgKV+VYs2d slGstVWxxcsxL0Rd8Wdq4krdSvbtiq0cUEhV6QLo= Received: from eggs.gnu.org (eggs.gnu.org [IPv6:2001:470:142:3::10]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 92C823857C50 for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:39:36 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 92C823857C50 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:60649) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lP7Tg-0000H4-Ce; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:39:35 -0400 Received: from 84.94.185.95.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.95]:3766 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1lP7Ta-0006Sl-W0; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:39:27 -0400 Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 19:39:24 +0200 Message-Id: <83lfacjvsj.fsf@gnu.org> To: Andrew Burgess In-Reply-To: <20210324165918.GA1683671@embecosm.com> (message from Andrew Burgess on Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:59:18 +0000) Subject: Re: sim: replacing ChangeLog files with online git logs References: <83eegjhuuq.fsf@gnu.org> <8335wyj461.fsf@gnu.org> <83tup9disi.fsf@gnu.org> <20210323110638.GA6592@embecosm.com> <83wntwjy8h.fsf@gnu.org> <20210324165918.GA1683671@embecosm.com> 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: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:59:18 +0000 > From: Andrew Burgess > Cc: Mike Frysinger , gdb@sourceware.org > > * Eli Zaretskii [2021-03-24 18:46:38 +0200]: > > > > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 23:45:24 -0400 > > > From: Mike Frysinger > > > Cc: gdb@sourceware.org, Andrew Burgess > > > > > > Eli: those patches look OK to you too ? > > > > They just add the script to our repository, AFAICT, so I of course > > have no objections. > > No the second proposes to replace the current ChangeLog with one > auto-generated upon release. > > This ChangeLog would in effect be a reformatted `git log` output. I don't object to that, either. The question is: what we will require the Git log messages to contain then? Currently, the entire ChangeLog entry goes there, but once the manually written ChangeLog files are retired, what will remain? That was the crux of the recent discussion. > For the simulator this would mean there would no longer be any file > that contained output in the format as: > > * file.c (symbol): description. Well, I personally will lament the loss of that information. It's up toy you-all to decide how much does that weigh.