From 1334631382760a86ebc39b2515a1f1117b9a757c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?K=C3=A9vin=20Commaille?= <zecakeh@tedomum.fr>
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:18:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Always use system date for changelogs
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Signed-off-by: Kévin Commaille <zecakeh@tedomum.fr>
---
 meta/releasing.md             |  5 +++--
 scripts/generate-changelog.sh | 18 +++---------------
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/meta/releasing.md b/meta/releasing.md
index 31c8386d..3fcc2028 100644
--- a/meta/releasing.md
+++ b/meta/releasing.md
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ release.
 3. Commit the changes.
 4. Generate the changelog.
    1. Activate your python virtual environment.
-   2. Run `./scripts/generate-changelog.sh v1.2 2021-10-01` (using the correct
-      version number and the `YYYY-MM-DD` format for the release date).
+   2. Run `./scripts/generate-changelog.sh v1.2` (using the correct version number).
+      The script while use the current date. If that date is wrong, correct it by using
+      the same `YYYY-MM-DD` date format.
    3. Commit the result.
 5. Tag the branch with the spec release with a format of `v1.2` (if releasing Matrix 1.2).
 6. Push the release branch and the tag.
diff --git a/scripts/generate-changelog.sh b/scripts/generate-changelog.sh
index f95c3e67..678af60f 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-changelog.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-changelog.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # /bin/bash
 
-# Usage: ./scripts/generate-changelog.sh v1.2 2021-04-01
-# or: ./scripts/generate-changelog.sh vUNSTABLE
+# Usage: ./scripts/generate-changelog.sh v1.2 for changelogs of stable releases
+# or: ./scripts/generate-changelog.sh vUNSTABLE for the unstable changelog.
 
 set -e
 
 VERSION="$1"
-DATE="$2"
 
 if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: The version of the changelog must be provided"
@@ -17,21 +16,10 @@ if [ "$VERSION" = "vUNSTABLE" ]; then
     TITLE="Changes since last release"
     LINKTITLE="Unstable"
     FILENAME="unstable.md"
-    DATE=$(date -Iseconds)
 else
     TITLE="$VERSION Changelog"
     LINKTITLE="$VERSION"
     FILENAME="$VERSION.md"
-
-    if [ -z "$DATE" ]; then
-        echo "ERROR: The date of the release must be provided for stable releases"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    if [[ ! "$DATE" =~ ^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}$ ]]; then
-        echo "ERROR: The date does not have the format YYYY-MM-DD"
-        exit 1
-    fi
 fi
 
 cd `dirname $0`/../changelogs
@@ -55,7 +43,7 @@ layout: changelog
 outputs:
   - html
   - checklist
-date: $DATE
+date: $(date -Idate)
 ---
 EOF
     # Remove trailing whitespace (such as our intentionally blank RST headings)