Re: Structured Changelogs for ELPA packages

"Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide" <[email protected]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:20:34 +0200

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Philip Kaludercic <[email protected]> writes:

> Stefan Monnier <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> FWIW, this whole discussion confirms my opinion tht we should stick to
>> the simplistic approach we're currently using.

> It saddens me to think that we could not do the "reasonable" thing,
> avoid the noise, and just pick out the right section in the entry
> announcing the release of say v0.13.7:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> * v0.13.7   2026-08-06
>
> - Fixed a minor regression introduced in v0.13.6 affecting infixes
>   whose values aren't represented using a string.
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

I would like to see this “reasonable” version.

Could it be opt-in? Define some formats and use them in the NEWS files
that declare using them?

Something like:

> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
## Recent NEWS:

;; -*- mode: outline; version-style: magit  -*-
* v0.13.7   2026-08-06

- Fixed a minor regression introduced in v0.13.6 affecting infixes
  whose values aren't represented using a string.

* v0.13.6   2026-08-01
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

This would avoid breaking existing NEWS files and people who feel
strongly about their format could contribute a style for that which they
can then select.

Best wishes,
Arne
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