[TYPO3-core] RFC: #11473: ChangeLog is quite big and could be split to multiple files

[Michael Stucki]

Hi Ingmar,

> Problem:
> The ChangeLog file is getting bigger and bigger, though usually people
> are only interested in the changes since the last major revision.
> 
> Solution:
> In order to shorten (i.e. split up into multiple files) the file, Marcus
> Krause suggested the following to the dev mailing list:

I like the idea (you have my +1) but there are different ways to do it. 
Which way would you go?

> We could handle it the way e.g. apache does:
> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/CHANGES?revision=790587

We have branches and tags for that :-)

> Example for 4-2: At the bottom of the file older ChangeLogs would be
> referenced like this:
> 
> Changes with TYPO3 4-1:
> * https://svn.typo3.org/TYPO3v4/Core/branches/TYPO3_4-1/ChangeLog

So TYPO3_4-1 contains all changes since 4.0, or all back to the beginning?

There must be some point where the old entries are kept, since old 
versions before 4.0 (right?)

Therefore, I suggest to keep those changes up until the 4.2 ChangeLog 
and start removing all older stuff in 4.3 and later.

> Branches:
> TYPO3_4-0, TYPO3_4-1, TYPO3_4-2 and trunk

That would mean, only Trunk is affected.

> (needs to be all of those branches so the suggested link to old
> ChangeLogs like
> https://svn.typo3.org/TYPO3v4/Core/branches/TYPO3_4-1/ChangeLog would work)

One link to TYPO3_4-2 would be enough for now then... (plus in future, 
additional links for each new version).

- michael
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