It's worth linking to the issue where this discussion started, so we avoid repeating ourselves - https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/13707.
Eric On Wed, Jun 12, 2019, 11:51 Nathaniel Smith <n...@pobox.com> wrote: > It might be worth considering a tool like 'towncrier'. It's automation to > support the workflow where PRs that make changes also include their release > notes, so when the release comes you've already done all the work and just > have to hit the button. > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2019, 07:59 Sebastian Berg <sebast...@sipsolutions.net> > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> we had discussed trying a new strategy to gather release notes on the >> last community call, but not followed up on it on the list yet. >> >> For the next release, we decided to try a strategy of using a wiki page >> to gather release notes. The main purpose for this is to avoid merge >> conflicts in the release notes file. It may also make things slightly >> easier for new contributors even without merge conflicts. >> Any comments/opinions about other alternatives are welcome. >> >> We probably still need to fix some details, but I this will probably >> mean: >> >> 1. We tag issues with "Needs Release Notes" >> 2. We ask contributors/maintainers to edit the initial PR post/comment >> with a release note snippet. (I expect maintainers may typically put in >> a placeholder as a start for the contributor.) >> 3. After merging, the release notes are copied into the wiki by the >> user or a contributor. After the copy happened, the label could/should >> be removed? >> >> SciPy uses a similar strategy, so they may already have some experience >> to do it slightly different that I am missing. >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Sebastian >> _______________________________________________ >> NumPy-Discussion mailing list >> NumPy-Discussion@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion >> > _______________________________________________ > NumPy-Discussion mailing list > NumPy-Discussion@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion >
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