-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Calvin Williamson wrote: | On 27/11/03, Daniel Rogers wrote: | |>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- |>Hash: SHA1 |> |>| The current ChangeLog in gegl CVS seems pretty much standard to |>| me. What format would you prefer? |>| |> |>It isn't. The standard format is: |> |>YYYY-MM-DD Firstname Lastname <email@address> |> Block of text |> * changed/file/1 |> * changed/file/2 |> * changed/file/3 |> More Text |> |>Now, in both emacs and vi, if this format is followed, then the date, |>name, email addres, text and changed file list all get different syntax |>coloring. Basically all spaceing is important except the space between |>the first and last name, carriage returns after the first line, and |>spaces in the text blocks and file names (in particular the space |>between the * and the file name is important. |> | | | I didnt know there was a standard format, but I am happy to try to | use it if such a thing exists, especially if will mean better | readability. | | I changed all my and Caroline Dahloffs (I dont think she would | mind) entries in the ChangeLog to fit the above. Um, wow. That was a lot of work. Thanks. | Ill try to conform to the standard in the future. you know, I tried to find an exact reference to this format. Everyone calls it the "gnu changlog format" but nowhere can I find a write up on it. - -- Dan -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/x6UWad4P1+ZAZk0RAqKQAJsGroYFbMRLD5pvGhBuIcXu9jxKpwCcDFId fjUxhlg718D/VXAdioglhPQ= =x/Z4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
