xfce-get-release-notes

xfce-get-release-notes

#!/usr/bin/env bash

IGNORE_LIST="grep -iv \"Update translation\" \
			| grep -iv \"Add new translation\" \
			| grep -iv \"Updates for release\" \
			| grep -iv \"^Post release tag bump\" \
			| grep -iv \"Fix typo\" \
			| grep -iv \"gitignore\" \
			| grep -iv \"Bump\" \
			| grep -iv \"Fix comments\" \
			| grep -iv \"Back to development\" \
			| grep -iv \"NEWS\" \
			| grep -iv \"Fix icon\" \
			| grep -iv \"copyright\" \
			| grep -iv \"docs\" \
			| grep -iv \"indentation\" \
			| grep -iv \"code\" \
			| grep -iv \"compiler\" \
			| grep -iv \"cleanup\""

LINE_LENGTH=72
LAST_TAG=$(git describe  --abbrev=0)

if [ "$1" = "" ]; then
    echo "Here are the changes since the tag $LAST_TAG"
	git log --format=%s ${LAST_TAG}..HEAD | eval "$IGNORE_LIST" | while read line; do echo " - $line" | fold -s -w $LINE_LENGTH - | sed -e "s/^[^ ]/   &/g";done

else
	echo "Here are the changes since the tag $1"
	git log --format=%s $1..HEAD | eval "$IGNORE_LIST" | while read line; do echo " - $line" | fold -s -w $LINE_LENGTH - | sed -e "s/^[^ ]/   &/g";done
fi