Re: check-news target fails if NEWS file starts with a copyright header

[Peter Simons]

Karl Berry writes:

 > However, I also see no harm in looking at the first 20 lines instead
 > of the first 10 lines to match the version.

yes, I agree with Karl here. The current implementation enforces a
policy that feels rather odd. A NEWS file that features the release
heading in line 10 is considered valid, but one that features the
heading in line 11 is not. This is really quite arbitrary and not
particularly intuitive.

Take care,
Peter