Re: Changelog for 1.76 is outdated

From: Glen Fernandes (glen.fernandes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-03-28 16:11:00

On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 10:52 AM Antony Polukhin <antoshkka_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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> On Sun, Mar 28, 2021, 16:51 Glen Fernandes <glen.fernandes_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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>> On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 2:58 AM Antony Polukhin via Boost
>> <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> > The https://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_76_0.html seems quite
>> > outdated. Please update
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>> You have to look at
>> https://www.boost.org/users/history/in_progress.html until 1.76.0 is
>> actually released.
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>> Until then, https://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_76_0.html
>> will only show what was in the QBK at the point that specific beta
>> (beta 1 in this case) was made.
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> Oh, now I see. Thanks!
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> However all the additional changes at the "in_progress" page do relate to the first beta. There are multiple commits from different developers.
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> As I see the current logic could be simplified
> * always show the latest changes in version_*_*
> * add a section "Post beta changes" into the inital template
> * drop the "in_progress" page
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> In that way:
> * users will get the information faster
> * Boost developers would be less confused by missing data in changelog (probably that's not a big win and affects only one developer :-) )
> * users would be confused less by similar pages

https://github.com/boostorg/website is the place to make a pull
request implementing any of the above, or anything else. :)

Glen