Hi, this is an enhancement for net-misc/netifrc's live ebuild, to create a changelog from git's commit messages: --- netifrc-9999.ebuild.old 2013-08-26 23:12:31.000000000 +0200 +++ netifrc-9999.ebuild 2013-08-26 23:20:12.000000000 +0200 @@ -33,7 +33,14 @@ local ver="git-${EGIT_VERSION:0:6}" sed -i "/^GITVER[[:space:]]*=/s:=.*:=${ver}:" mk/git.mk || die fi - + + if [[ ${PV} == 9999* ]] ; then + einfo "Producing ChangeLog from Git history ..." + pushd "${S}/.git" >/dev/null || die "Unable to chdir into ${S}/.git" + git log > "${S}"/ChangeLog || die "Unable to get logs from git" + popd >/dev/null || die "Unable chdir back to previous directory" + fi + # Allow user patches to be applied without modifying the ebuild epatch_user } @@ -49,6 +56,10 @@ src_install() { emake ${MAKE_ARGS} DESTDIR="${D}" install + + if [[ ${PV} == 9999* ]] ; then + dodoc ChangeLog + fi } pkg_postinst() { Reproducible: Always
I will let @robbat2 decide whether to do this, but I don't recommend it since it is possible to view the changes online on the project's gitweb. Also, in the future, please do not put patches inline in the comments, but attach them to the bug.
Why I am asking for this change: 1) How should I know *which* version I have installed? Does the version I am using contain a commit, which should fix something I want to test? 2) While testing other live ebuilds a changelog was really helpful, because I knew what has changed. Yes, I can visit some websites but sometimes I am testing without an internet connection... 3) If you are really concerned about the changelog size, you can add add some limits (like --max-count, or stop on merge, add a hard coded start commit each time a new version will be released, so that the changelogs only contains the latest changes since the last release). William, regarding the inline patch: I saw Jeroen obsoleting my provided patch attachments in the past. Then I found the "Patches on bug reports: thanks but no thanks for the credit" thread in the gentoo-dev mailing list [1] and thought that this is 'the new standard' now and started to provide my patches inline, so that Jeroen and other bug wranglers will save time. Please, can I get an official advice if I should revert to attachments or keep those inline patches? Thanks! See also: ========= [1] http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/86566
InCVS. axs/williamh: long-term I would like to package a ChangeLog with it. For users that find their network is broken by a change, they should know what to look at, at least.
