forcemerge 169034 466432 thanks On Mon, 18 Feb 2008, Tim Bagot wrote: > Package: bugs.debian.org > Severity: normal > > I reported bugs #464365 and #466422 against the gcc-4.2 source package, > using the Source: pseudoheader instead of Package:, as described at > <http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting#additionalpseudoheaders>. I did > this because the problems I encountered: (a) relate to the package build > process; (b) affect multiple binary packages built from the same source > package; and (c) (because I am building cross-compilers) do not in any > way affect the binary packages that are distributed by Debian (and in > the case of #464365 do not affect the "gcc" binary package itself). > > However, both bugs are listed at bugs.debian.org not only against the > gcc-4.2 source package but also against the binary package. This is not > the behaviour I expected. I went to the trouble of specifying the source > package precisely because I did not feel it was appropriate to report > these bugs against any binary package.
We currently do not specially deal with bugs that have been filed against a particular Source: package as opposed to a particular binary Package:. In the future this will probably change, but for the time being, that's how it works. Don Armstrong -- I'd sign up in a hot second for any cellular company whose motto was: "We're less horrible than a root canal with a cold chisel." -- Cory Doctorow http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
