Re: Closing WNPP ITP

[Peter Palfrader <ppalfrad@cosy.sbg.ac.at>]

Hi Antti-Juhani!

On Sun, 24 Sep 2000, Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho wrote:

> On 20000924T183823+0200, Peter Palfrader wrote:
> > I can see one problem with omiting #3. If someone else posts the ITP (or
> > RFP or whatever) and you close the bug without reassigning it to your
> > package, then it will only get marked as done and not closed.
> 
> There is no difference between marking a bug done and closing a bug -
> they are two different names for the same thing.
> 
> Indeed, but that's just a convention.  The BTS does not enforce it.

Hmm. I always thought there was a difference. After checking the docs it
seems I confused something with NMUs and closing bugs[1].

Thanks for making this clear.


References:
 1.  7.4.3 Source NMUs and the Bug Tracking System
     http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/developers-reference/ch-nmu.html#s-nmu-patch

-- 
Peter