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  • .conf seems like a bad choice. The summary of changes is not configuration. The .conf extension does not tell you how the file is formatted, but rather what it is for. A changelog is not for configuration. Why not ChangeLog.ini or something like that? The filename makes the content purpose clear and the extension makes the type clear.

    I don't see the value in the top-level section for version-date pairs. Presumably the file will always be written out to place the sections in a useful order, and anyone
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    • Hmmm, you make some good points.

      I would argue that a change log supplies config info pertaining to each version, so the choice is not that bad. But I'll certainly reconsider. After all, nothing is cast in Perl-based stone just yet.

      I would like an extension which definitively indicated the format, a la yml and xml, but without the format being known, that's not so easy.

      Changelog.ini is reasonable. That sort of feedback is the point of posting in the first place.

      The date can easily be a per-section entry, and
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