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Agreed. I don't even understand the point of a CHANGELOG file. It seems like that whole idea is left over from before source control. Having a CHANGELOG file w
by greggman 12y ago
Agreed. I don't even understand the point of a CHANGELOG file. It seems like that whole idea is left over from before source control.
Having a CHANGELOG file was one of the absolute worst parts of contributing to WebKit since everyone is required to edit it with every commit its the biggest source of conflicts. Of course automating its generation I guess is trying to fix that but I just don't get why you can't just do `git log` or equivalent when you need info. Why does a CHANGELOG file need to exist at all. I also don't get why anyone cares. I never looked at CHANGELOG ever. I'd use the various source control tools to find changes, who modified, etc.
- mercurial 12y agoChangelogs are very nice. Debian packages always include one, and it's particularly useful when you want to find out what changed since the last install, especially if security is a concern.
- daigoba66 12y agoAs a user of open source software, I love changelogs. It gives me a concise index of high level changes between official releases. But I certainly don't want one line per commit.