Re: changelog bug-closing should not be used unless the code changes
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 11:18:04AM +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> >>From the debian/changelog entry for glibc 2.2-7:
> [...]
> This caused the BTS to send a message to me saying:
The BTS forwarded you most of that message, actually.
> [The bug] has been closed by one of the developers, namely
> Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>. [...]
>
> We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
> glibc, which has been installed in the Debian FTP archive: [...]
>
> This is a lie, of course - we do not believe that the bug `is fixed in
> the latest version of glibc'. Nothing has been changed in the libc.
>
> I don't think that using the changelog bug-closing mechanism is
> appropriate for when a bug is closed with no change to the code.
That particular text is generated by dinstall/katie, the FTP archive
maintenance software, so it's the FTP admins who would have to to change it.
> James (you're still owner@bugs?) and Ben, do you agree ?
He isn't. (Who's behind which e-mail alias is described at
http://www.debian.org/intro/organization )
> If James agrees it might be helpful to put a note in some of the BTS
> or changelog documentation about this (and I'll suggest it in a new
> bug report against the appropriate package or pseudo-package if you
> and others agree).
What exactly do you want changed in the BTS documentation? The message
debbugs emits is correct regardless of what the developer did to close the
bug report:
[...]
Subject: $gBug#$ref acknowledged by developer
($header{'subject'})
[...]
This is an automatic notification regarding your $gBug report
#$ref: $s_subject,
which was filed against the $s_package package.
It has been closed by one of the developers, namely
$markedby.
Their explanation is attached below. If this explanation is
unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate
message then please contact the developer directly, or email
$ref\@$gEmailDomain or me.
$gMaintainer
(administrator, $gProject $gBugs database)
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Wasn't it _you_ who wrote this, originally? :)
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