Bruno Haible via Gnulib discussion list <bug-gnulib@gnu.org> writes: > Simon Josefsson wrote: >> Maybe we could publish 'make dist' tarballs of git-merge-changelog in >> the ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnulib/ area? It doesn't really have to be its own >> project, unless I'm missing something. > > When the 'vc-changelog' project exists and was created for this purpose, > why not use it? > > Also, you asked for unit tests or install-tests of git-merge-changelog. > One reason I didn't add them in Gnulib is that such tests come with several > megabytes of data, which I hesitate to add to the Gnulib repository. > In the 'vc-changelog' project, I don't have to hesitate about adding such > tests.
Okay, I see that a separate git-merge-changelog package could be useful. I would prefer self tests that didn't ship megabytes of data, couldn't it first setup a local git repository, commit stuff to it, and simulate running git-merge-changelog on it? No need to ship an existing git repository (except for convenience..). The 'git-merge-changelog' part of the Debian gnulib package is a bit of an anomaly, so I would be happy if that could be separated out into a separate Debian package (and would volunteer to maintain that too). Maybe it would reach a wider audience if there was a proper 'vc-changelog' release shipping it. >> Isn't the vc-dwim different from vc-changelog though? > > vc-dwim, by Jim, is a tool for helping the developer write ChangeLog entries. The reason I am confused is that when I go to https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/vc-changelog and click 'Homepage' I'm directed to https://www.gnu.org/software/vc-dwim/ /Simon
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