Re: changelog bug-closing should not be used unless the code changes
On Wed, Jan 03, 2001 at 11:05:20PM -0300, Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
> Another bad habit I've seen recently are entries that require the user to
> go to the BTS to know what have happened. eg:
> * Finally managed to fix this bug (closes:Bug#66666).
That's not a recent innovation - there have been changelog entries like
that since before dinstall would close bugs for you. Seems to
completely miss the point of having a changelog, but there we are.
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