[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 13884] New: patch for prepare-ChangeLog to populate ChangeLog files from a git commit

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http://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13884

           Summary: patch for prepare-ChangeLog to populate ChangeLog files
                    from a git commit
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 522+ (nightly)
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.4
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Tools / Tests
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: hausmann at kde.org


The attached patch extends prepare-ChangeLog to fill out the ChangeLog files a
given git commit affects. The changelog message is taken from the git commit
log and the reviewer can either be specified on the commandline using
--git-reviewer=<name> or it can be automatically extracted from the git commit
using the git typical Signed-Off-By: lines (as git commit -s conveniently
creates them).

This simplifies the use of git(-svn) with the WebKit svn repository by delaying
the changelog population. Rebasing git commits that have also the changelog
files filled out is a very painful operation because it constantly produces
merging conflicts.


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