Re: Tags: header should be documented under "instructions for reporting bugs"
reassign 89460 www.debian.org
thanks
On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 09:00:22PM -0500, Daniel Burrows wrote:
> Package: bugs.debian.org
> Version: N/A; reported 2001-03-12
> Severity: normal
>
> The "information for developers on manipulating bugs" page mentions the
> Tags: header and refers to the "instsructions for reporting bugs" page, but
> the word "tag" is nowhere to be found in the latter. This should be
> rectified.
Fixed in debbugs CVS. Here's the patch for somebody to review and merge
into webwml (with the obvious s/\$gBug/bug/g change, and probably
closing </p> tags as well - that file in the debbugs repository doesn't
have those elsewhere yet, so I haven't added them here).
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PatchSet 389
Date: 2003/03/05 14:15:57
Author: cjwatson
Log:
Document the Tags: header in Reporting.
Members:
html/Reporting.html.in:1.6->1.7
Index: html/Reporting.html.in
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/debbugs/source/html/Reporting.html.in,v
retrieving revision 1.6
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -p -u -u -r1.6 -r1.7
--- html/Reporting.html.in 9 Oct 2002 07:54:07 -0000 1.6
+++ html/Reporting.html.in 5 Mar 2003 14:15:57 -0000 1.7
@@ -130,6 +130,20 @@ severity levels available are described
<a href="Developer.html#severities">developers' documentation</a>.
+<h2><a name="tags">Assigning tags</a></h2>
+
+<p>You can set tags on a $gBug as you are reporting it. For example, if
+you are including a patch with your $gBug report, you may wish to set
+the <code>patch</code> tag. This is not required, and the developers
+will set tags on your report as and when it is appropriate.
+
+<p>To set tags, put a <code>Tags: <var>tags</var></code> line in the
+<a name="#pseudoheader">pseudo-header</a> together with the usual
+<code>Package</code> and <code>Version</code>. The tags available are
+described in the
+<a href="Developer.html#tags">developers' documentation</a>.
+
+
<h2>Not forwarding to the mailing list - minor $gBug reports</h2>
<p>If a $gBug report is minor (for example, a documentation typo or other
Cheers,
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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