Re: [PATCH v3] ld.so.8: Document effect of hwcaps on search path

Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2012-04-16T20:29:51Z

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Michael Kerrisk wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 7:27 AM, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>>> Wording by Aurelien Jarno from Debian glibc's r4701 (2011-06-04).
>>>
>>> Addresses http://bugs.debian.org/622385
>>
>> No need to write me a new version of the patch, but please send me
>> some text that *describes* the content of the patch for the changelog.
>
> You mean more than "ld.so.8: Document effect of hwcaps on search
> path"?  What sort of information is needed here --- usually I am used
> to stating the purpose and overall strategy in the changelog and
> letting the patch itself describe the exact change, but I am happy to
> adapt if this project has some different convention.
>
> Thanks and sorry for the fuss,

Actually, sorry -- you're probably right that that description suffices.

Cheers,

Michael

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