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[Question]
Does anyone product release notes via an automated process? If so how. Especially with continuous integration services. Do you just use a script to parse the log files for issues fixed for that release to create the appropriate text file?
[Background]
Recently I have implemented continuous integration for my hobby projects. As part of it I have had issue tracking reporting linked into my builds. However for releases I wish to do the same thing and have it produce a release notes files similar to the nhibernate release notes.txt which I find very clean.
[Example]
Build 1.2.1
Bug Fixed:
* [ID-1] - The system doesn't accept valid usernamesImprovements:
* [ID-2] - Saving the file takes 3 minutes when it should take a few seconds.New Features:
* [ID-3] - Allow users to refresh the page using the F5 key.Task Completed:
* [ID-4] - Document undocumented configuration properties.
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At one and two-person startups, the lead developer will be in charge of writing release notes. At medium-sized companies, this might be a product manager. While at large companies, release notes might be collaboratively handled by multiple product managers and the head of product or chief product officer.
Generally this sort of thing is done by issue tracking software. You track every new feature, every bugfix and every enhancement, assign them to a release and then generate release notes from the descriptions.
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