Re: [Groff] new automake system

[Bertrand Garrigues]

Werner,

On Wed, Oct 08 2014 at 11:34:26 AM, Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Also, how will we proceed when we will consider that this automake
>> migration is ready for merge into master?  The normal process would
>> be to squash all the commits into a single one on master, but given
>> the high number of files impacted, it might be better to have all
>> the commits into master?  In this case should I need to add a entry
>> in ChangeLog per commit on automake3?
>
> IMHO, your changes are too large for a detailed ChangeLog entry.
> Instead, I recommend that you simply merge your branch back into
> master, leaving your single commits intact.  The merge should be
> accompanied with a ChangeLog entry that gives an overview of what the
> commits in the branch do.

OK, I'll tell you when automake3 is ready.

>> Also, I will need to change the dates of the commits (currently the
>> first commit related to automake on `automake3', which comes after
>> the most recent commit in master, is dated in August).
>
> Why do you want to change commit dates?  I don't see a problem here.

I thought it might confuse people to see soo many commits in
August-September after a commit dated in October.  But if you don't see
any problem then it's fine for me too.

Regards,

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Bertrand Garrigues