On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Ulrich Mueller <u...@gentoo.org> wrote: >>>>>> On Tue, 13 Apr 2010, Nirbheek Chauhan wrote: > >>> Once I had stupid cut&paste mistake and entered wrong credits in >>> ChangeLog. I don't see how to resolve this issue in case >>> ChangeLog's will be generated from git log and until somebody >>> suggests how to edit ChangeLogs generated from git I think have to >>> keep ChangeLogs in gentoo-x86. > >> I didn't know that editing existing ChangeLog entries manually was >> an accepted practice with CVS. Even if it was to correct typos or >> something else. > > So far, the ChangeLog is just a normal file. So why should it be > forbidden to edit it and correct mistakes? Examples are wrong or > forgotten credits, or wrong bug references. It is a service to our > users that such information is accurate. >
So, such changes; where would you document them? Would you ChangeLog an edit to the ChangeLog? CVS log is not an option for documenting anything; access to it is slow, quirky, and time-consuming. >From my PoV, editing ChangeLog is like editing history. Complete no-no. Of course, all of this goes out the window with git since access to the log is trivially quick. -- ~Nirbheek Chauhan Gentoo GNOME+Mozilla Team
