Bug#1116663: reportbug.1: Mention the file "bug-reporting.txt.gz" in the "SEE ALSO" section
Package: reportbug
Version: 13.2.0
Severity: wishlist
Dear Maintainer,
Add the name of the file "/usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt.gz" to
the "SEE ALSO" section.
It contains for example the following:
Don't file bugs upstream
If you file a bug in Debian, don't send a copy to the upstream software
maintainers yourself, as it is possible that the bug exists only in
Debian. If necessary, the maintainer of the package will forward the
bug upstream.
-.-
Some Debian maintainers do not forward reports to upstream.
They either
a) tell one to subscribe to the upstream mail account, and thus refuse
to follow the above information
b) do nothing with the report, that is do not forward the report
c) tell one that the above information does not apply (without
explanation).
-.-
Where are the obligations (job descriptions) of Debian maintainers for
bug handling documented? Notably forwarding.
Where can bug reporters complain about such behaviour?
-- Package-specific info:
** Environment settings:
EDITOR=/home/bg/bin/me
INTERFACE=text
** /home/bg/.reportbugrc:
mode standard
neomutt
ui text
offline
email "Bjarni Ingi Gislason <bjarniig@simnet.is>"
no-cc
-- System Information:
Debian Release: forky/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.16.8+deb14-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=is_IS.iso88591, LC_CTYPE=is_IS.iso88591 (charmap=ISO-8859-1), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
Versions of packages reportbug depends on:
ii apt 3.1.5
ii python3 3.13.7-1
ii python3-reportbug 13.2.0
ii sensible-utils 0.0.26
reportbug recommends no packages.
Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
pn claws-mail <none>
ii debconf 1.5.91
pn debsums <none>
pn dlocate <none>
pn emacs-bin-common <none>
ii exim4-daemon-light [mail-transport-agent] 4.98.2-2
ii file 1:5.46-5
ii gnupg 2.4.8-3
pn python3-urwid <none>
pn reportbug-gtk <none>
ii xdg-utils 1.2.1-2
Versions of packages python3-reportbug depends on:
ii apt 3.1.5
ii file 1:5.46-5
ii python3 3.13.7-1
ii python3-apt 3.0.0
ii python3-debian 1.0.1
ii python3-debianbts 4.1.1
ii python3-requests 2.32.5+dfsg-1
ii sensible-utils 0.0.26
python3-reportbug suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
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