Trimming (or obsoleting) %changelog?

[Rex Dieter]

Richard Hughes wrote:

> Is there any guidance as when to trim %changelog down to size? Some
> packages have thousands of lines of spec file dating back over 15
> years which seem kinda redundant now we're using git.

To me, common sense dictates that it's perfectly ok to trim the length of 
the changelog as long as items that are relevant to the current release are 
kept intact.  Use your best judgement where that position lies.

-- rex