Re: svn.debian.org: Automatically putting log message into debian/changelog?

[Roland Bauerschmidt <roland@hbg-bremen.de>]

Hello Torsten,

Torsten Landschoff wrote:
> I wonder if it would be possible to write a script that automatically
> updates debian/changelog each time somebody updates any files belonging 
> to the package. I can't stand writing stuff in debian/changelog and then
> pasting it into the svn log message. 

I have thought about that before. However, I meant to implement it this
way: Parse debian/changelog locally, and use new entries as default for
Subversion's changelog. It would prevent debian/changelog to be
cluttered with entries such as "forgot to add file foo last time; really
add it now". (Yes, you could also clean debian/changelog up before
uploading.)

Roland