Re: what ever happened to..
On Sun, 21 Mar 1999, Ben Collins wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 20, 1999 at 10:35:11PM -0800, Joseph Carter wrote:
> > On Sat, Mar 20, 1999 at 09:35:04PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote:
> > > .. the Closes: #xxxx stuff in changelogs? I don't see it being used anymore,
> > > I don't think the modifications to dpkg-dev were ever made official.
> > >
> > > It seems a great shame to let this die.
> >
> > I Have tried to use it, does not appear to actually work as Closes:
> > #xxxx.
>
> It does, but you need your dpkg-genchanges to produce a version number
> that dinstal recognizes as able to use this feature (the version of the
> changes file not the package).
I noticed a few packages using this feature and planned on
incorporating it into my packages. However, its not documented in the
packaging manual.
If it is available, it would be nice if someone could update the
manual. Any volunteers?
--
Jean Pierre
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