Re: Bug#837723: Removing/Disabling the general psuedo package; refering to debian-user@lists.debian.org
Control: affects -1 reportbug
On Tue, 13 Sep 2016, Holger Levsen wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 03:24:49PM -0700, Don Armstrong wrote:
> > Package: bugs.debian.org
>
> I think this is the wrong package and should rather be handled by
> reportbug…
bugs.debian.org controls whether pseudopackage exist at all; reportbug
is responsible for what reportbug outputs as possible pseudopackages.
> > Does anyone have a strong objection to this?
>
> I think I have a strong opinion on it, but not a strong objection ;p
>
> also as said already: src:general has some useful bugs, which we cant really
> sensibly reassign.
That's true. There are some bugs which affect lots of packages, but
don't really belong to a single one of them. general is as good a place
as any to coordinate those bugs.
Maybe just changing this text:
Please enter the name of the package in which you have found a
problem, or type 'other' to report a more general problem. If you
don't know what package the bug is in, please contact
debian-user@lists.debian.org for assistance.
To something like:
Please enter the name of the package in which you have found a
problem, If you don't know what package the bug is in, please contact
debian-user@lists.debian.org for assistance. Type 'other' to report a
problem in a pseudopackage.
would help address this problem?
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