Re: New Boost Website: Open to Volunteers!

From: Sam Darwin (samuel.d.darwin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2022-04-17 00:13:47

On the topic of release notes, if the library author prefers to customize
and format the text, then being tied precisely to tagged git commit
messages could be overly restrictive, but it's a possibility and more
automated. Another option, of having a meta/changelog.json file, is an
idea. It would be important to require the formatting of that file to
include the release version, every time, so earlier notes don't
automatically get pulled into later releases.
The processing of the Release Notes is tied to the website, more than to
release-tools..  So, a change to the process could be part of the 'New
Boost Website'.  Or, add it later on: "limiting the scope of new features
for the initial release."

On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 4:53 PM Vinnie Falco via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 2:49 PM Peter Dimov via Boost
> <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > We could, e.g. have meta/changelog.json in each library that holds the
> > per-library changes, and generate the release notes from that.
>
> Yes that is possible although it has more to do with the release
> process (which Sam maintains).
>
> Sam?
>
> Thanks
>
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