Re: RFS/RFC: gtklp-0.9s-1

[Andreas Metzler <ametzler@logic.univie.ac.at>]

On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 05:22:50PM +0800, Zak B. Elep wrote:
[...]
>    * New upstream version, merged patches in 0.9p-1 to upstream source (Closes:
>      #153779, #170642, #226839)
[...]
>    * More bug fixes (Closes: #170025, #174518, #177478)
[...]

Hello,
A significant percentage of d-ds, including myself is not fond of
this kind of changelog entries. The changelog should document changes
and not simply be used as bug-closer.

170025 should be merged[1] with 239509.

174518 should be merged with 177478 and should have a explanation in
the changelog.

None of #153779, #170642, #226839 are requests for a new upstream
version, they are just bugs that happen to be fixed in the new
version, but your changelog implies this.

I'd suggest something like this:
* New upstream version, merged patches in 0.9p-1 to upstream source.
  - Now doesn't dump core when no printers are available (Closes: #239509)[2]
  - Corrected switched Spanish translation for odd and even
    (Closes: #226839)
  - frobnocation of blah (C....)
...
* other changes
* more changes

           cu andreas

[1] http://www.debian.org/Bugs/server-control
[2] If bugs are merged they are automatically closed together.