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[Jonas Smedegaard]

On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 10:46:58AM -0300, Felipe Sateler wrote:
>On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 10:06, Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> wrote:
>> I propose the following:
>>
>>  * As a minimum, the changelog is completely untouched until final
>> release, where the uploader auto-generates using "git-dch -R",     adjusts
>> by hand as needed, and commits the changes.
>>  * Optionally intermediate updates to the changelog can be applied.
>>    Begin with "git-dch" and if that fails then instead use
>>    "git-dch --since <REF>" (replacing <REF> with reference to last
>> commit that touched debian/changelog), set distribution to
>>    UNRELEASED, and commit the changes.
>>  * Intermediate changelog updates are encouraged when release is
>> expected only later, and when more people work on same package.
>
>But if the primary worker on a package thinks the package is ready for
>release, the trailer line should be updated, I believe.

What you here describe is not an intermediate update but a final one. If 
updating trailer line isn't implied by the git-dch -R option then I 
suggest to drop that option (and file a bugreport about it!) and instead 
afterwards invoke "dch -r" which it was supposed to mimic.


>> In other words, I propose to replace the earlier commit style 
>> (documented in the wiki?) of unconditionally adding UNRELEASED - 
>> which does not work optimally together with git-dch IMO.
>
>If you use the changelog heuristic (see man dch), dch will leave the to 
>as UNRELEASED and the trailer line not updated. At release time, one 
>can issue a dch -r that will update both. This workflow is good, 
>because it lets us know when someone believes the package is ready at 
>the time one looks at the package.

The addition of an UNRELEASED hint as a sole change to changelog file is 
a waste IMO, and makes it harder for git-dch to resolve its starting 
point.


  - Jonas

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