On Monday 09 January 2006 1:58 am, Chris Shoemaker wrote: > > Tell you what: I propose changing the format of the ChangeLog > > slightly.
I'd rather stick to the existing format for my own commits. I'm happy with others using different formats. > > Not so much that the entries _have_ to be cut-n-pasted from > > svn log, but enough so that entries that _are_ cut-n-pasted from svn > > log don't look horribly out-of-place. I don't think we can avoid that if there is more than one format. We certainly don't want you logging to one file and me to another! > > I'll even volunteer to reformat > > the ENTIRE file I'd rather you didn't. My editors (Anjuta mainly) are fine with the current format - the email address is entered for me so it's no hassle. > > Proposed format changes: > > 1) Email addresses are not required You can leave out yours if you prefer, mine is easier to include than to exclude. > > 2) 'Action' characters may replace '*'. E.g.: > > M /trunk/Makefile.am > > A /trunk/po/glossary/nb.po (from /trunk/po/glossary/no.po:12015) > > D /trunk/po/glossary/no.po > > M /trunk/po/nb.po Hmm. I might adopt those within my own changelog entries, in addition to the * and : to retain the syntax highlighting in vi. As long as each is separated with a space (not |), I'm fine. > > 4) Commit dates may include time, too. So swapping an email address for a time? Balances out one form of noise for another, I suppose. > > 5) Commit messages don't have to be block-indented. I would like to continue indenting my own logs because it is, again, part of the syntax highlighting. > > Any complaints? (/me dons flame-retardant jump-suit) > > None at all? Ok. Here I go... really... yep... any moment now .... :) Give us a chance!! :-) -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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