Re: about bug tracking

[Werner LEMBERG]

>   As I understand it, the purpose of using a ChangeLog is
>   related to some annoying weaknesses in CVS usage, please
>   let me know if I'm not correct:

This isn't correct.  Using a ChangeLog file just documents the changes
in a package, be it under version control or not.

>    - Werner seems to use a ChangeLog file to record each
>      "atomic" file(s) modifications and its appropriate
>      comment. He then runs a Unix script to commit its changes.
>      the script barely parses the new ChangeLog entries,
>      sorts the changed files and performs several commits
>      itself with the appropriate file list + comments.
>      his ChangeLog is used as a "commit cache"

I believe this is common GNU startegy.


    Werner