The script can be updated to do Jira. ATS used a Jira version before they went to github. You can also separate out easily. In fact, we did it more easily with Jira than with github, since those categories are mutually exclusive in Jira and labels in github are not. You could also have a developer run the script regularly, or have CI do it.
To Eric's comment, if you can make that indication in Jira/GitHub then you can transition that to the script. For example, a "Changelog" label in github that would mean to have it included. On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 10:37 AM Eric Friedrich (efriedri) < [email protected]> wrote: > What about a compromise where developer chooses whether or not a > feature/important fix is worth mentioning in the release notes. This would > be at feature granularity not individual commit. > > Then at release build time, a script gathers from JIRA/Github API all > fixes that were committed in that release and checks that into repo. > > —Eric > > > On May 17, 2017, at 12:18 PM, Phil Sorber <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Don't we have a script that can generate this? ATS had this for a long > time > > and it became a huge hassle. It caused merge conflicts all the time, that > > while easy to address, were a huge nuisance. It also ended up out of date > > often. > > > > On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 10:11 AM Gelinas, Derek < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> +1 for sure. It'll also give us a way to scan the notes and see what > needs > >> documenting and what doesn't yet have it. > >> > >>> On May 17, 2017, at 11:44 AM, Dave Neuman <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hey All, > >>> One thing we discussed at the meetup was the addition of a CHANGELOG.md > >>> file to the project. This file will contain changes that are made to > >> the > >>> project including bug fixes and new features. (e.g. > >>> https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md). > >> Adding > >>> this file means that we will now require each PR to contain an update > to > >>> the CHANGELOG.md file, and our documentation will need to be updated > >>> accordingly. > >>> I thought it would be good to open a vote for adding this file, and if > it > >>> passes, I will update the documentation and add a CHANGELOG.md file. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Dave > >> > >
