> As originally proposed here: > http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2005-01/msg00031.html > > I propose switching the ChangeLogs to use year-based names rather than > numeric indexes. > > Specifically, I propose adding these files: > > ChangeLog-1997: from last part of ChangeLog.0 > ChangeLog-1998: from first part of ChangeLog.0 and last part of ChangeLog.1 > ChangeLog-1999: from first part of ChangeLog.1 and all of ChangeLog.2 > ChangeLog-2000: from ChangeLog.3 and ChangeLog.4 > ChangeLog-2001: from ChangeLog.5 and ChangeLog.6 > ChangeLog-2002: from ChangeLog.7 and ChangeLog.8 > ChangeLog-2003: from ChangeLog.9 and ChangeLog.10 > ChangeLog-2004: from ChangeLog.11 and ChangeLog.12 > > There is one entry at the end of ChangeLog.11 which would move into > ChangeLog-2003 rather than ChangeLog-2004. > > Then these files would be removed: > > ChangeLog.0 > ChangeLog.1 > ChangeLog.2 > ChangeLog.3 > ChangeLog.4 > ChangeLog.5 > ChangeLog.6 > ChangeLog.7 > ChangeLog.8 > ChangeLog.9 > ChangeLog.10 > ChangeLog.11 > ChangeLog.12 > > Going forward, in early July of each year ChangeLog would be moved > into ChangeLog-YYYY. Then in early January, ChangeLog would be moved > to the front of ChangeLog-YYYY. > > The intent of this patch is to make it easier to find old ChangeLog > entries when you know the approximate date. Rather than having to > remember the association of ChangeLog indexes and years, you can just > look at the ChangeLog for the appropriate year. This is also how some > other GNU programs organize their ChangeLog files, including libhava > and libstdc++-v3. > > When I proposed this a couple of months ago, Hans-Peter objected: > http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2005-01/msg00640.html > I honestly didn't understand the objection. Hans-Peter, let me know > if you want to try again to explain it. I'm not him, but everybody in the world dosen't agree about things. Some of us disagree and think things are enough. > If this patch is approved, I will follow up with a similar patch for > gcc/cp/ChangeLog*. In fact, perhaps that one could be pre-approved. I would like that. Since ChangeLogs are primarily for historical intrest, a year would make it easier to find.
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