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Restrict documentation change log

waiver to only apply to ChangeLog files.
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Thien-Thi Nguyen 2001-11-12 07:19:16 +00:00
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@ -448,12 +448,10 @@ alias for scm_map that guarantees the order in which we process list
elements, but we're not changing scm_map at all --- it's appropriate elements, but we're not changing scm_map at all --- it's appropriate
to use the Scheme name in the log entry. to use the Scheme name in the log entry.
- There's no need to keep a change log for documentation files. This - There's no need to keep a change log for a ChangeLog file. For any
is because documentation is not susceptible to bugs that are hard to other kind of file (including documentation, since our documentation
fix. Documentation does not consist of parts that must interact in a is indeed precisely engineered -- we surpass GNU standards here), add
precisely engineered fashion; to correct an error, you need not know an appropriate ChangeLog entry when you change it. Simple!
the history of the erroneous passage. (This is copied from the GNU
coding standards.)
- Make sure you have papers from people before integrating their - Make sure you have papers from people before integrating their
changes or contributions. This is very frustrating, but very changes or contributions. This is very frustrating, but very