Re: ChangeLog

[Dietmar Maurer <dietmar ximian com>]

Dick Porter wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 08:11:01PM +0100, Dietmar Maurer wrote:
> > Martin Baulig wrote:
> > > Michael Meeks <michael ximian com> writes:
> > > > On 14 Mar 2001, Martin Baulig wrote:
> > > > > Unfortunately, ORBit is a module under Sopwith policy - there are
> > > > > people who decide not to try to look at the problem when reading ``Do
> > > > > not touch this file. Run 'rcs2log' or use bonsai'' in a ChangeLog.
> > > >
> > > >         This is totaly braindamaged - Elliot, what is the rational behind
> > > > this ?
> > >
> > > It's especially annoying if you're using a release tarball and you want to
> > > find out what has changed since the last version.
> >
> > I agree, a ChangeLog file is really helpful and not much work.
>
> ChangeLog is an 'edited highlights'. If you are bugfixing you have to look
> at the code anyway.
>
> I agree with Elliot that CVS does a far better job of explaining what has
> changed, than a selective list of changes in a file somewhere.

What we suggest is to use a ChangeLog file additionally, so you can still
look at CVS.

- Dietmar