[PATCH] Script to generate ChangeLog-like output

[Siddhesh Poyarekar]

On 21/12/18 6:01 AM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 12/19/18 11:13 PM, Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote:
>>
>> we had discussed using Signed-off-by but I just forgot to implement it 
>> in this script.  I'll add it.
> I don't recall that discussion; in case I haven't suggested it already, 
> I suggest using the same convention that other GNU projects use:
> 
> * If "Co-authored-by: Joe User <user@example.com>" appears at the start 
> of a log message line, that author is added to the ChangeLog entry.
> 
> * If "Signed-off-by: Joe User <user@example.com>" appears at the start 
> of a log message line, that line is simply elided.
> 
> * If "Copyright-paperwork-exempt: Yes" appears at the start of a log 
> message line, the "(tiny change)" notation is added.
> 
> See:
> 
> https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gnulib.git/tree/build-aux/gitlog-to-changelog 

Here's v1.1 with these changes:

https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2018-12/msg00855.html

Siddhesh