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Re: Rant about ChangeLog entries and commit messages
On 12/16/07, Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> wrote:
> On Dec 16, 2007, NightStrike <nightstrike@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 12/15/07, Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> wrote:
> >> ... a good example of compliance with the GPL:
> >>
> >> 5. Conveying Modified Source Versions.
> >>
> >> a) The work must carry prominent notices stating that you modified
> >> it, and giving a relevant date.
>
> > Maybe Changelogs should be reserved for important changes. For
> > instance, something like "Fixed a typo" is a complete waste. I doubt
> > anyone looks ta a Changelog to see if someone fixed a typo recently or
> > at any point in the past.
>
> I've done that, while backporting patches. Oftentimes there are small
> fixes on top of larger patches, and you want to credit those who made
> the small fixes, and you want to be sure you caught them next time you
> look at the patch. ChangeLogs for these are useful for this purpose.
>
> > Perhaps there could be some criteria so that not every single iota
> > gets a log entry.
>
> How would leaving changes out comply with 5a above?
It wouldn't without some "creative interpretations".