RE: [ros-dev] Changelog for 0.2.5

[Casper Hornstrup]

Is there an interrest in generating a draft version of the ChangeLog automatically from
the commit logs?
Eg. If you commit with the following commit message:

Add notepad to the bootcd

@changelog Included Notepad on the bootable CD

"Included Notepad on the bootable CD" will be added to the ChangeLog. The
ChangeLog could be made avaialble via RSS.

The problem I'm trying to solve is that if you generate the ChangeLog before the
release, you need to go through all commit messages
to find the important ones. When you commit a particular change you know if it is
important enough to include in the ChangeLog.

Casper

>   -----Original Message-----
>  From: ros-dev-bounces(a)reactos.com 
>  [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Jason Filby
>  Sent: 16. december 2004 13:27
>  To: ReactOS Development List
>  Subject: Re: [ros-dev] Changelog for 0.2.5
>  
>  Hi James
>  
>  Then add them! It's not my responsibility to compile the list 
>  anymore; it's the responsibility of every developer that made 
>  a change - and wants to see that change in the changelog.
>  
>  I've tried trawling through the commit list up until the 
>  release before last (I think it was); but I can't scale to 
>  the extent of going through the amount of messages we have 
>  these days between releases -- finding comments that say 
>  something meaningful and trying to present one style of 
>  informative writing. It's just too much for one person.
>  
>  Cheers
>  Jason
>  
>  On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 01:57:18 +0000, James Tabor 
>  <jimtabor(a)adsl-64-217-116-74.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net> wrote:
> >   Hi Jason,
> >  This list looks very weak, I thought there are more changes made in 
> >  the last three months. There should be more!
> >  James 
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