Bug#939177: reportbug: With "outfile" rc option, text file does not start with Package line
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- Subject: Bug#939177: reportbug: With "outfile" rc option, text file does not start with Package line
- From: Nis Martensen <nis.martensen@web.de>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2020 14:53:46 +0200
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- Reply-to: Nis Martensen <nis.martensen@web.de>, 939177@bugs.debian.org
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control: merge 712066 939177
> On 2 Sep 2019 Scott wrote:
> > I run reportbug with the "outfile" option - that is, I don't have reportbug
> > SEND the bug report, just write the information to a text file that I then
> > cut/paste into the Compose field of my browser's email site.
> >
> > Despite that fact that the BRS insists on the Package: line being the first
> > line of the bug report, it is NOT the first line of the text file - it is
> > preceded by 11 other lines, plus a blank line.
>
> Reportbug is constructing a full email with headers and body, separated
> by a newline as required by the email format specification. This makes
> reportbug capable of sending the bug report itself, and it also allows
> passing it to another local mail software (like mutt) for further
> editing and sending. This includes setting the appropriate headers to
> control some behaviour details of the BTS.
I think what we really want is improved documentation on what
reportbug's outfiles are and on how to use them. There is already
another bug for that, so I'm merging these now.
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