Re: [gentoo-dev] Ebuilds not getting in :(

[Robin H.Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org>]

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On Fri, Apr 25, 2003 at 01:46:59PM -0400, Anthony de Boer wrote:
> You wrote:
> > The since most discougaging thing in any submitted ebuild is the lack of
> > an included ChangeLog. To anybody submitting an ebuild, use
> > skel.ChangeLog, and fill it out with the correct information.
> The skel file says:
> 
>   DD MMM YYYY; YOUR_NAME <YOUR_EMAIL> changed_file1, changed_file2 :
>   Initial import.  Ebuild submitted by submitter_name <submitter_email>.
> 
> which to me implied that the developer doing the CVS commit puts his/her
> name and address in the first spot.  As the submitter who would be named
> on the second line, how would I phrase the initial ChangeLog?
The submitted changelogs that are nice just have 'INSERT_NAME' for the
developers name+address. But most developers aren't too fussed about the
name+address in the first line.

So if you were submitted it
it might be:

  25 Apr 2003; INSERT_NAME foo-0.0.1.ebuild, files/somepatch:
  Initial import. Ebuild submitted by Anthony de Boer <adb@leftmind.net>
  Other comments go here if needed about the build.

That way I just copy the ChangeLog in, change my name and I'm done.
This may make me seem very lazy, but by including a good changelog like
this in your submission, your package is more likely to get in even just
because it looks complete and you seem to have done your homework ;-).

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