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Re: Dropping ChangeLogs

From: Eric Botcazou <ebotcazou at adacore dot com>
To: esr at thyrsus dot com
Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, Janne Blomqvist <blomqvist dot janne at gmail dot com>, Thomas Schwinge <thomas at codesourcery dot com>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 12:42:59 +0100
Subject: Re: Dropping ChangeLogs
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References: <20171221211909.39B0B13A6A96@snark.thyrsus.com> <CAO9iq9FqxAOeO932VsJPx-kTmvo3HFjXd5Q9TPbeZOQyWyXf6A@mail.gmail.com> <20171222112908.GA3300@thyrsus.com>

> ChangeLogs are a relic from the days before version-control systems with
> real changesets. When you have real changesets, all ChangeLogs do is
> add unnecessary process friction.

ChangeLogs make it possible to quickly pinpoint unintentional changes going in 
the commits.  Maybe git has specific counter-measures against them, but that's 
useful at least with Subversion.

-- 
Eric Botcazou

Follow-Ups:
- Re: Dropping ChangeLogs
  - From: Florian Weimer

References:
- How far should we trust ChangeLog attribution dates?
  - From: Eric S. Raymond
- Re: How far should we trust ChangeLog attribution dates?
  - From: Janne Blomqvist
- Dropping ChangeLogs
  - From: Eric S. Raymond

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