[Zope-Coders] CHANGES.txt

[Shane Hathaway]

Steve Alexander wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> I'm a bit confused about CHANGES.txt.
> 
> Looking at the behaviour shown in the repository, it seems that if I 
> make a small bugfix, and check it into the trunk and the current 
> release, I should change the CHANGES.txt in the trunk and the current 
> release.
> 
> This allows people who get the current release to see what's been 
> changed, and also keeps an ongoing human-readable change log in the trunk.
> 
> 
> However, this is at odds with the example at the end of this page:
> 
>   http://dev.zope.org/CVS/ZopeCVSFAQ
> 
> Can someone clarify this please -- and then I'll add the official policy 
> to the ZenFromZopeCoders wiki page.

This is how I understand it: If you're fixing a bug, you only need to 
add to CHANGES in the branch.  If you're adding a feature, you only need 
to add to CHANGES in the trunk.  Brian later stitches them together.

Shane