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Bug#542249: debbugs-local: unable to use due to bug or absent relevent documentation



On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote:
> So, it does need initial configuration?

Just touch /etc/debbugs/config for starters; I've actually fixed this
already, but I get around to making an upload to fix it for a bit.
 
> local-debbugs man page doesn't really describe usecases,

The only usecase is when you want a local mirror of debbugs, which is
what is stated in the first line of the manpage, and in the package
description.

> nor there is README for debbugs-local 

The manpage should be the readme; it needs more examples, though, so
patches accepted. [There's a reason why it's in experimental.]

> (btw -- why cmdline tool is not debbugs-local to match the package
> name?)

Because it's a local debbugs; the package name is debbugs-local
because it's the local variant of the debbugs package.


Don Armstrong

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