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Re: ChangeLog fixes

To: Kevin Buettner <kevinb at cygnus dot com>
Subject: Re: ChangeLog fixes
From: Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 18:40:47 -0500
Cc: Michael Elizabeth Chastain <chastain at cygnus dot com>, gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com
References: <200103050438.UAA17645@bosch.cygnus.com> <3AA3F7CF.B3A6B781@cygnus.com> <1010305222742.ZM5518@ocotillo.lan>


> I think Michael's changes are incredibly useful to have, not only for
> my script, but also for those of us who use the ChangeLog files for
> research.  And it may prove to be especially useful to those who do
> not have access to the Red Hat's internal CVS respository.

I don't dispute the usefulness of this information.  However, I don't
think that rewriting old ChangeLogs is the correct way to do it.  The
basic idea behind a ChangeLog is that it is append only - warts,
spelling mistakes, and all.

I find it is the unchanging nature of a ChangeLog that makes it useful
when doing research.

	enjoy,
		Andrew

References:
- ChangeLog fixes
  - From: Michael Elizabeth Chastain
- Re: ChangeLog fixes
  - From: Andrew Cagney
- Re: ChangeLog fixes
  - From: Kevin Buettner

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