Thanks. This makes more sense putting it there.

On Aug 4, 10:46 am, Joop Kiefte <iko...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ;;;; In that case I would suggest putting it on top of the file more
> or less like this
> ;;;; with a lot of ;'s at the start. You could create a script to
> update that automatically
> ;;;; from the CVS I suppose, and if you make sure it's autogenerated
> and that it comes
> ;;;; from the CVS it gives a lot more insight for both sides. But
> that's my opinion.
> ;;;; At least I wouldn't put it in the docstring.
>
> (ns code-starts-here ...)
>
> 2011/8/4 octopusgrabbus <octopusgrab...@gmail.com>:
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> > We have a fairly simple development environment here, not that it
> > couldn't stand updating, but other than a consultant, I am the only
> > developer. I need changes written directly into each file. and here is
> > why.
>
> > When I got here over seven years ago, there were well over 200 4GL
> > modules and a smattering of C modules built into Informix's customized
> > runner for 4GL pcode. Almost no module had comments; and almost no
> > module had module header information. We also had no formal build.
>
> > Yes, I could look things up in CVS, but I find it better to have stuff
> > written in the header.
>
> > I'm using $Log$, and it works.
>
> > Thanks.
>
> > On Aug 3, 5:36 pm, Sean Corfield <seancorfi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I think Joop meant to use the change history in your version control system
> >> directly, rather than try to put it into the source code.
>
> >> I think the prevailing best practices these days are to _not_ duplicate
> >> change history into source code, even thru VCS keyword substitution. The
> >> change history is available in the VCS already and also in your IDE, so
> >> anyone who needs to know how a given file has changed can go look that up.
>
> >> Sean
>
> >> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:29 PM, octopusgrabbus 
> >> <octopusgrab...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >> > Is there a preferred method for adding a Change History block to a
> >> > Clojure module? I'm doing this for now:
>
> >> > (ns addr-verify
> >> >  ^{:author "Charles M. Norton",
> >> >    :doc "addr-verify is a small Clojure program that runs address
> >> > verification through ...
>
> >> >          Created on August 3, 2011
> >> >          Change History: "}
> >> >  (:gen-class)
>
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