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Re: PATCH RFA: Use years for ChangeLog names
- From: Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp at bitrange dot com>
- To: Ian Lance Taylor <ian at airs dot com>
- Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 13:57:55 -0500 (EST)
- Subject: Re: PATCH RFA: Use years for ChangeLog names
- References: <m3fyz8ogah.fsf@gossamer.airs.com>
On Sun, 6 Mar 2005, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> Going forward, in early July of each year ChangeLog would be moved
> into ChangeLog-YYYY. Then in early January, ChangeLog would be moved
> to the front of ChangeLog-YYYY.
More natural would be to split off ChangeLog entries for the
previous year early January.
> When I proposed this a couple of months ago, Hans-Peter objected:
> http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2005-01/msg00640.html
> I honestly didn't understand the objection. Hans-Peter, let me know
> if you want to try again to explain it.
Nope. If you feel strongly enough to rename and fiddle with the
old files, go ahead. I still feel the change is unnecessary
(and as such should only apply to new splits) but I don't feel
strongly about it.
brgds, H-P