[Development] change log creation tool (was: Re: Qt 5.6.0 missing change files)

[Thiago Macieira]

How is this different from the tool that already exists?

On sexta-feira, 26 de fevereiro de 2016 12:34:45 PST Hausmann Simon wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 
> To simplify the creation of the change files I have written a small tool
> that facilitates this job. It's written in golang and you get install it by
> simply running
> 
> 
>     go get code.qt.io/qt/qtqa.git/src/createchangelog
> 
> 
> The binary will be placed in $GOPATH/bin. (If you are not familiar with go,
> then you can also "cheat" and just set GOPATH=$PWD just to get this tool)
> 
> Afterwards you can go into the git directory of the module you'd like to
> create the change log, make sure you have the correct branch checked out
> and simply run the program. It will read .qmake.conf to figure out the
> version of the upcoming Qt release and it will use the output of "git tag
> -l" to determine the previous release the change log should be made
> against. Afterwards it will go through the changes between those the
> previous release and HEAD and print "preliminary" ChangeLog file to
> standard output. You can redirect the output and then do the usual manual
> editing.
> 
> 
> Simon
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Releasing
> <releasing-bounces+simon.hausmann=theqtcompany.com at qt-project.org> on
> behalf of Heikkinen Jani <jani.heikkinen at theqtcompany.com> Sent: Friday,
> February 19, 2016 11:42
> To: development at qt-project.org
> Cc: releasing at qt-project.org
> Subject: [Releasing] Qt 5.6.0 missing change files
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> 
> We are planning to release Qt 5.6.0 RC really soon, hoping at the beginning
> of next week. Final is targeted to be released within 2 weeks as well so we
> need to get all change files done & in before it. Following change files
> are still missing:
> 
> 
> qtandroidextras
> 
> qtbase (ongoing, see https://codereview.qt-project.org/#/c/149325/ )
> 
> [https://codereview.qt-project.org/static/logo_qt.png]<https://codereview.qt
> -project.org/#/c/149325/>
> 
> Qt - Gerrit Code Review<https://codereview.qt-project.org/#/c/149325/>
> codereview.qt-project.org
> Loading Gerrit Code Review... ... Qt Home; Qt Documentation; Qt-Project;
> Planet Qt; Qt Repository Browser
> 
> 
> 
> qtdeclarative
> 
> qtdoc
> 
> (qtenginio)
> 
> qtmacextras
> 
> qtmultimedia
> 
> qtquickcontrols
> 
> (qtscript)
> 
> qtsensors
> 
> qtsvg
> 
> qttranslations
> 
> qttools
> 
> qtwayland
> 
> qtwaylandqtwebchannel
> 
> qtwebsockets
> 
> qtx11extras
> 
> qtxmlpatterns
> 
> 
> Maintainers, make sure needed change files are done & in before wed 24th Feb
> 
> 
> br,
> 
> Jani


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