On Feb 24, 09 16:55:27 +0100, anicka@suse.cz wrote:
Hello!
I would like to discuss here one aspect of our changelog policy.
Unlike other distributions, we have an unusual rule for our RPM changelogs (.changes file): when updating to the new version, we must process an upstream changelog and copy the most important things to RPM changelog. I would like to discuss this policy and its problems and benefits.
$ rpm -q --changelog is a useful tool for *really* comparing packages. Often the pakage version number is unchanged, but an important patch was added. In this case, our changelog is the only source of information. For version updates, the full upstream changelog is relevant. Shortening to a 10 line excerpt may cut away the one bit of information that a user wanted to know. I'd suggest to allow a URL-reference to the upstream changelog as replacement for the excerpt. cheers, JW- -- o \ Juergen Weigert paint it green! __/ _=======.=======_ <V> | jw@suse.de back to ascii! __/ _---|____________\/ \ | 0911 74053-508 __/ (____/ /\ (/) | _____________________________/ _/ \_ vim:set sw=2 wm=8 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+help@opensuse.org