Announce

   1 #!/bin/sh
   2 # Announcement message skelton
   3 #
   4 branch=${1?branch}
   5 previous=${2?previous}
   6 commit=${3-"$1"}
   7
   8 relname=$(git describe "$commit") &&
   9 vername=$(expr "$relname" : 'v\(.*\)') || exit $?
  10
  11 git rev-parse --verify "$previous" >/dev/null || exit $?
  12
  13 case "$branch" in
  14 maint)
  15         kind="maintenance" ;;
  16 mainto/*)
  17         kind="obsolete maintenance" ;;
  18 master)
  19         kind="feature" ;;
  20 esac
  21
  22 echo "To: git@vger.kernel.org
  23 cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
  24 bcc: info@lwn.net
  25 Subject: [ANNOUNCE] GIT $vername
  26 "
  27
  28 fmt -70 <<EOF
  29 The latest $kind release GIT $vername is available at the usual places:
  30
  31   http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/
  32
  33   git-$vername.tar.{gz,bz2}                     (tarball)
  34   git-htmldocs-$vername.tar.{gz,bz2}            (preformatted docs)
  35   git-manpages-$vername.tar.{gz,bz2}            (preformatted docs)
  36   RPMS/\$arch/git-*-$vername-1.\$arch.rpm       (RPM)
  37
  38 BLURB HERE BLURB HERE BLURB HERE
  39
  40 ----------------------------------------------------------------
  41
  42 Changes since $previous are as follows:
  43
  44 EOF
  45
  46 git log --no-merges "$previous".."$branch" |
  47 git shortlog
  48