<tt><font size=2>> From: Rahul Sundaram <metherid@gmail.com></font></tt>
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> On 03/12/2013 08:17 PM, Jasper St. Pierre wrote:<br>
> > What is the point of the RPM changelog then?<br>
> <br>
> RPM changelog is for packaging changes. Bodhi update notes are
for the <br>
> user. They are not merely redundant copies of the same information.</font></tt>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I see both sides of this argument. When
I have my admin hat on, I really don't want to have to consult bodhi, which
requires a net connection when I could simply do an 'rpm -q --changelog
foo'. However, with my dev hat on, I can see the argument the other
way. In my local packaging, my rpm changelogs are a mixture. If
V is bumped the changelog describes the diffs between the new V and the
old V. If R is bumped, the changelog most likely describes something
that changed in the spec only.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">That's me and what I feel is proper
(for local packaging) though. However, I would strongly suggest that
if Fedora policy is to have the rpm changelog only cover R changes and
not V changes, let's please amend this bit to make it much more explicit
and clear to the reader, perhaps even providing the bodhi URL:</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">man rpm(8)</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">PACKAGE QUERY OPTIONS:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> --changelog</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">
Display change information for the package.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
--<br>
John Florian</font>
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