Re: Bug#193497: marked as done (svtools: svsetup uses bashism "echo -e")
On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 07:39:38AM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote:
> Brian Nelson <pyro@debian.org> wrote:
> >
> > "Marcelo E. Magallon" <mmagallo@debian.org> writes:
> >
> >> On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 02:59:40PM +0200, Rene Engelhard wrote:
> >>
> >> > > * New upstream version (Closes: #193497)
> >
> >> Is this a new sport in #d-d or something like that? I read that
> >> entry as "the new upstream version fixes the problem reported in
> >> #193497", and looking at the BTS that is exactly its meaning.
> >
> > But the problem is that you don't describe what was reported in
> > #193497. A entry that says:
>
> So what? The *Debian* changelog is for Debian changes only. It's not there
> for listing upstream changes, copyright information, or who your favourite
> TV personality is.
The Debian changelog should document why a Debian bug is being closed. Good
reasons include being able to tell in what Debian version of a package a bug
was closed, and being able to easily spot when the wrong bug has been
closed.
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- mdz
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