21.12.2012 18:28, Christian Lohmaier kirjoitti: > Hi *, Hi!
> I wondered about this for quite some time.. When you view the > changelog when updating your system, it is very hard to see what > actually did change in that new release. > > For example the current cups update: > Version available: 1.5.4-1.1.mga2 > currently installed: 1.5.4-1.mga2 > > Changelog: > * So 16 Dez 2012 13:00:00 CET oden <oden> 1.5.4-1.1.mga2 > > + Revision: 331722 > - P103: attempt to fix #8318 (some usb printers stopped working) > - 1.5.4 > - sync patches and some changes from cauldron > - P102: security fix for CVE-2012-5519 (upstream, redhat) > - merge spec file changes from fedora to deal with the new > cups-files.conf file > > + guillomovitch <guillomovitch> > - add upstream patches to fix #4673 > > + tmb <tmb> > - Require rpm-helper >= 0.24.8-1 for systemd support > > * Fr 27 Apr 2012 14:00:00 CEST tmb <tmb> 1.5.2-4.mga2 > > + Revision: 233546 > [....] > > So what did actually change between 1.5.4-1.mga2 to 1.5.4-1.1.mga2? > > This time there is a hint about a major version bump in an update, so > I can only assume the change is only "P103: attempt to fix #8318 (some > usb printers stopped working)" > (what does P# stand for btw? Is there a list of annotations used in > changelogs?) P103 means Patch #103 (it is in arbitrary number and not meaningful for end users). No list that I know of. > Why aren't changelogs separated by actual release? This is not by intention, it is a bug in the build system: https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3666 -- Anssi Hannula
