[Debichem-devel] [Debichem-commits] r2022 - in /unstable/openbabel/debian: changelog rules

[Daniel Leidert]

Am Dienstag, den 04.08.2009, 17:59 +0200 schrieb Michael Banck:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, Aug 01, 2009 at 03:21:08PM -0000, dleidert-guest at users.alioth.debian.org wrote:
> > * debian/rules (DEB_INSTALL_CHANGELOGS_ALL): Install NEWS instead of
> >   ChangeLog as upstream changelog.
> 
> What was the rationale for this change?  AFAICT, upstream ChangeLog is a
> proper ChangeLog, and upstream NEWS is a proper NEWS; am I misreading
> this change?

I prefer NEWS over ChangeLog as upstream changelog, as it summarises the
changes in a software, whereas ChangeLog summarizing the changes in
files and functions is almost useless for most users (except maybe
programmers).

The change was intended.

Regards, Daniel