Re: Change Log's style nitpicking!

[Ludovic Courtès]

Mathieu Lirzin <address@hidden> skribis:

> For example with:
>
>       gnu: Add python-oslo.log.
>       * gnu/packages/openstack.scm (python-oslo.log,
>         python2-oslo.log): New variables.
>
> Change Log mode requires a parenthese as a first character with only a
> tabulation before (no extra space) to fontify the ‘python2-oslo.log’
> with the same style as ‘python-oslo.log’. In fact it imposes precisely
> what is documented in GNU Standards:
>
>   https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html#Style-of-Change-Logs
>
> I will not claim that this is a major issue, but since we try to use GNU
> Change Log's format, let's conform to it. ;)
>
> Let me precise that my point is not about personnal preference (I prefer
> the current format), but it is about consistency within the GNU project.
>
> What do people think?

I think you’re right, let’s try to follow that (I’m the guilty party
here, having used the more “natural” variant for a long time.)

Thanks for nitpicking.  ;-)

Ludo’.