Hi,
I have noticed the same behaviour ; in fact:
- "dch -e" doesn't update time stamps ;
- "man dch" says it isn't supposed to update timestamps ;
- "dch --help" says it does.
So it's just a matter of applying the trivial patch at the end of this mail.
I hope that helps,
Snark on #debian-science
diff --git a/scripts/debchange.pl b/scripts/debchange.pl
index 98acd63..e16c2c2 100755
--- a/scripts/debchange.pl
+++ b/scripts/debchange.pl
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Options:
Add a new changelog entry with version number specified
-e, --edit
Don't change version number or add a new changelog entry, just
- update the changelog's stamp and open up an editor
+ open up an editor
-r, --release
Update the changelog timestamp. If the distribution is set to
"UNRELEASED", change it to unstable (or another distribution as
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