Bug#353874: developers-reference: [mass bug filing] Please describe how to sort packages by maintainer name

[Justin Pryzby <justinpryzby@users.sourceforge.net>]

On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 05:03:33PM +0100, Frank K??ster wrote:
> Package: developers-reference
> Version: 3.3.6
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> When proposing a mass bug filing, or also when alerting debian-devel in
> advance, it is recommended to include a list of affected packages in the
> mail, sorted by maintainer.  There are some scripts around (I don't
> remember the names, that's why I looked in the developer's reference)
> which can be used for this.  
> 
> The section in developer's reference should refer to these scripts.
You're probably thinking of devscripts:
  - dd-list: given a list of packages, pretty-print it ordered by maintainer
and perhaps also
  - whodepends: check which maintainers' packages depend on a package

Right?

Justin