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

[Yaroslav Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>]

On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Don Armstrong wrote:
> > So, it does need initial configuration?
> Just touch /etc/debbugs/config for starters; I've actually fixed this
nope

$> sudo touch /etc/debbugs/config
$> ls -ld /etc/debbugs/config
-rw------- 1 root root 0 2009-08-18 16:28 /etc/debbugs/config
$> sudo local-debbugs --mirror   
Error in configuration file: /etc/debbugs/config did not return a true value at (eval 7) line 1.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Common.pm line 64.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Common.pm line 64.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 107.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 107.


> > 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.]
sure ;)

> > (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.

;-) Especially following your reasoning I still do not see much of reason
why cmdline tool is not debbugs-local ;)

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