Re: [exim-dev] NewStuff

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Author: Tony Finch
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To: exim-dev
Subject: Re: [exim-dev] NewStuff
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Dean Brooks wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 08:57:11PM +0100, B. Johannessen wrote:
> >
> > How about renaming NewStuff to NewStuff-x.yz when version x.yz is
> > released, and leaving it in the distribution (at least until the end of
> > the x branch?


I'd prefer to just let the file grow, and not create clutter.

> I would second that. If the file is wiped after each release, it
> would require download each previous distribution if you are jumping
> forward multiple revisions.


I tend to think that that is what the ChangeLog is for, though I can see
the value of leaving 5 or 10 revisions worth of documentation in the
NewStuff file.

Tony.
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