commit 5f969681a0f67b3124d25a702b10796ba6f3d297 Author: Nick Mathewson nickm@torproject.org Date: Thu Jul 16 14:54:17 2020 -0400

Combine text into existing "what does not need a changes file" section. --- doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md | 20 ++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md b/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md index 45e33a6777..1411ff408a 100644 --- a/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md +++ b/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md @@ -87,18 +87,6 @@ months and expect it to merge cleanly. Try to merge pieces early and often.

## How we log changes

-Before diving in the details on how to write a changes file, note that we do -NOT require a changes file for: - - * Any change to a file that is not distributed in the tarball. This - includes: - - Any change to our CI configuration that does not affect the distributed - source. - - Any change to developer-only tools, unless those tools are distributed - in the tarball. - * Non-functional code movement. - * Identifier re-namings, comment edits, spelling fixes, and so on. - When you do a commit that needs a ChangeLog entry, add a new file to the `changes` toplevel subdirectory. It should have the format of a one-entry changelog section from the current ChangeLog file, as in @@ -197,6 +185,14 @@ What needs a changes file? What does not need a changes file?

* Bugfixes for code that hasn't shipped in any released version of Tor + * Any change to a file that is not distributed in the tarball. This + includes: + * Any change to our CI configuration that does not affect the distributed + source. + * Any change to developer-only tools, unless those tools are distributed + in the tarball. + * Non-functional code movement. + * Identifier re-namings, comment edits, spelling fixes, and so on.

Why use changes files instead of Git commit messages?