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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@sudo.ws>
+#
+# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+# purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+# copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+# WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+# ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+# WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+# ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+#
+# Simple script to massage "git log" output into a GNU style ChangeLog.
+# The goal is to emulate "hg log --style=changelog" via perl format.
+
+use warnings;
+
+my $format="%ad %aN <%aE>%n%h%n%s%n%b%nFILES:";
+my @cmd = ("git", "log", "--log-size", "--name-only", "--date=short", "--format=$format", @ARGV);
+open(LOG, '-|', @cmd) || die "$0: unable to run git log: $!";
+
+my $hash;
+my $body;
+my @files;
+my $key_date = "";
+my $log_size = 0;
+my $state = 0;
+
+while (<LOG>) {
+ chomp;
+ if (/^log size (\d+)$/) {
+ # XXX - should use log_size to make sure we get the entire entry
+ $log_size = $1;
+
+ # Print previous entry if there is one
+ print_entry($hash, $body, @files) if defined($hash);
+
+ # Init new entry
+ $state = 1;
+ undef $hash;
+ undef $body;
+ undef @files;
+
+ # Check for continued entry
+ $_ = <LOG>;
+ last unless defined($_);
+ chomp;
+ if ($_ ne $key_date) {
+ # New entry
+ print "$_\n\n";
+ $key_date = $_;
+ }
+ } elsif (/^FILES:$/) {
+ $state = 3;
+ } else {
+ if ($state == 1) {
+ # hash
+ $hash = $_;
+ $state++;
+ } elsif ($state == 2) {
+ # message body
+ if (defined($body)) {
+ $body .= " $_";
+ } else {
+ $body = $_;
+ }
+ } elsif ($state == 3) {
+ # file list
+ push(@files, $_) unless $_ eq "";
+ } else {
+ warn "unexpected state $state for $_\n";
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+# Print the last entry
+print_entry($hash, $body, @files) if defined($hash);
+
+exit(0);
+
+sub print_entry
+{
+ my $hash = '[' . shift . ']';
+ my $body = shift;
+ my $files = "* " . join(", ", @_) . ":";
+
+ local $= = 9999; # to silence warning (hack)
+
+ format =
+ ^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ~~
+ $files
+ ^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ~~
+ $body
+ ^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
+ $hash
+
+.
+ write;
+}