feature: the name server's domains have wan.local_fqdn and dns.secondary as their name servers, and a site with dns router gets records of the router's public, internal or external address.

release.py

@@ -32,19 +32,26 @@ def git(*args):
 
 
 def summary():
-    """The summary line of the first changelog entry, or None when it has none.
+    """The summary of the first changelog entry joined into one line, or None when it has none.
 
-    The summary is the entry's first text line: indented by two spaces, not a "*" item,
-    with a blank line between it and the header and a blank line after it.
+    The summary is the entry's first paragraph: lines indented by exactly two spaces, the
+    first not a "*" item, with a blank line between it and the header and a blank line after it.
     """
     lines = CHANGELOG.read_text(encoding='utf-8').splitlines()
-    if len(lines) < 4 or lines[1].strip() or lines[3].strip():
+    if len(lines) < 4 or lines[1].strip():
         return None
-    line = lines[2]
-    text = line.strip()
-    if not line.startswith('  ') or line.startswith('   ') or not text or text.startswith('*') or line.startswith(' -- '):
+    paragraph = []
+    for line in lines[2:]:
+        if not line.strip():
+            break
+        if not line.startswith('  ') or line.startswith('   ') or line.startswith(' -- '):
+            return None
+        paragraph.append(line.strip())
+    else:
         return None
-    return text
+    if not paragraph or paragraph[0].startswith('*'):
+        return None
+    return ' '.join(paragraph)
 
 
 def version():
@@ -61,7 +68,7 @@ def version():
 def main():
     global DRY_RUN
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__.splitlines()[0])
-    parser.add_argument('-m', '--message', help='commit message; default: the summary line of the newest changelog entry, a line without "*" between blank lines right after its header')
+    parser.add_argument('-m', '--message', help='commit message; default: the summary of the newest changelog entry, a paragraph not starting with "*" between blank lines right after its header')
     parser.add_argument('-n', '--dry-run', action='store_true', help='print the git commands instead of running them')
     parser.add_argument('--no-push', action='store_true', help='commit and tag, but do not push')
     args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -69,8 +76,8 @@ def main():
 
     message = args.message or summary()
     if not message:
-        sys.exit(f'no commit message: pass -m, or start the newest entry of {CHANGELOG} with a summary line '
-                 'without "*", indented by two spaces, with a blank line above and below it')
+        sys.exit(f'no commit message: pass -m, or start the newest entry of {CHANGELOG} with a summary paragraph '
+                 'not starting with "*", indented by two spaces, with a blank line above and below it')
     tag = version()
     if subprocess.run(['git', 'rev-parse', '-q', '--verify', f'refs/tags/{tag}'], cwd=ROOT,
                       capture_output=True).returncode == 0: