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Creating the ChangeLog

Posted by Cliff on from the what's-the-best-way-to-do-this? dept.

Victor Tavares asks: "It is always expected to find a file called 'ChangeLog' or something similar in most software source tarballs. There is a section in the GNU Coding Standards document about them, but I have seen many different formats for ChangeLogs. Is there a standard way of creating ChangeLogs when using CVS/Emacs/ (insert your favourite tool) to manage the development? Are there ChangeLog tools or converters?"

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  1. Yes, there is a script, cvs2cl.pl by kfogel · · Score: 2

    I've just finished it. :-) It runs cvs log and
    parses the output, producing a ChangeLog
    file. Yes, it unifies when different files
    have the same log message on the same date.

    You can get it from me by asking, or check
    it out via anonymous CVS:

    cvs -d \
    :pserver:anonymous@cvs.red-bean.com:/usr/local/c vs

    checkout cvs2cl

    (password is "the key")

    -Karl Fogel

    --
    http://www.red-bean.com/kfogel