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authorPaul Eggert2014-11-19 11:29:40 -0800
committerPaul Eggert2014-11-19 11:37:56 -0800
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Lessen focus on ChangeLog files, as opposed to change log entries.
This is in preparation for generating the former automatically from the latter. * admin/notes/bugtracker, admin/notes/copyright, admin/notes/newfile: ChangeLog -> change log * admin/notes/changelogs: Remove, merging old contents to ... * admin/notes/repo: ... here. * doc/emacs/maintaining.texi (Change Log): Mention that ChangeLog files may be copied to or from a version control system. * doc/emacs/trouble.texi (Sending Patches): Point to the commit messages. * doc/lispref/intro.texi (Acknowledgments): ChangeLog file -> change log entries. * doc/lispref/tips.texi (Library Headers): Emacs uses a version control system. * etc/CONTRIBUTE: Give advice about git commit messages and how to generate proposed patches containing them.
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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ output under the headings "The following files are not valid DOS file
15names:" and "The following resolve to the same DOS file names:" should 15names:" and "The following resolve to the same DOS file names:" should
16not include any files that end up in the release tarball. 16not include any files that end up in the release tarball.
17 17
18** Make the ChangeLog entry in the name of the author(s), not your own name. 18** Commit in the name of the author(s), not your own name.
19 19
20** If appropriate, check that the file compiles OK and that Emacs 20** If appropriate, check that the file compiles OK and that Emacs
21builds fine with it. Address any compilation warnings. 21builds fine with it. Address any compilation warnings.