Re: [boost] [release notes] Linking to github issues/pull requests

Subject: Re: [boost] [release notes] Linking to github issues/pull requests
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-01-12 12:28:58

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Daniel James via Boost
> Sent: 12 January 2018 11:36
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Cc: Daniel James
> Subject: [boost] [release notes] Linking to github issues/pull requests
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've added templates for linking to github issues and pull requests
> from the release notes. There are two templates:
> 
> [github module number] which expands to '#number'
> [github_pr module number] which expands to 'PR#number'.
> 
> Both will be linked, they need the name of the module to link to the
> right place.
> 
> We only really need the issue template as github redirects to the pull
> request if appropriate, but existing release notes have been using the
> PR#3 format, so I thought it should support that.
> 
> You can see an example in the unordered release notes for 1.67.0:
> 
> https://github.com/boostorg/website/blob/master/feed/history/boost_1_67_0.qbk
> http://www.boost.org/users/history/in_progress.html
> 
> Does that look okay?

Perfect :-)

Thanks

Paul

PS Just needs adding 

[github module number] which expands to '#number'
[github_pr module number] which expands to 'PR#number'.

and an example like the above

to the Quickbook docs ;-)

And get people to use it too (the difficult bit!).

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