Re: Structured Changelogs for ELPA packages

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  > > Could you please describe, all in one place, the approach
  > > you advocate continuing to use?

  > Not only I could but I do in `elpa-admin.el`:

  >     (defun elpaa--get-NEWS (pkg-spec dir)
  >       (let* ((news
  >               (elpaa--get-section
  >                "News" (elpaa--spec-get pkg-spec :news
  >                                        '("NEWS" "NEWS.rst" "NEWS.md" "NEWS.org"
  >       ...

This is a piece of code using functions I'm not familiar with, which
operate on data I don't know the appearance of.  Not a very clear
description of what it does.  But I have a hunch it is a roundabout
way of saying, "If the package maintainer writes some news, in any
which way, just show the user that, truncated to a certain maximum length."

That is clearly an option.  It may be the option that requires the
least work from us now.  The crucial question is whether some other
approach would have benefits, and what benefits?




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