On Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 09:31:29AM -0400, Joe Drew wrote: > Fine. Then don't close them with the Debian changelog at all; instead, > use [EMAIL PROTECTED], with an explanation that it is fixed in > such-and-such a version. The changelog bug closing facility is only a > convenience.
I'm confused. We have three cases: 1. Close bug #12345 directly (12345-done), noting the version that fixed it. 2. Note in the changelog that bug #12345 is fixed; the bug receives a notification of the version that fixed it. 3. Note in the changelog that bug #12345, "ls --crash crashes", is fixed; the bug receives a notification of the version that fixed it. #3 is obviously ideal, if the maintainer has time; no debate there. However, you're saying that #1 is preferable to #2. Why? It seems to have no disadvantage to #1, with the added advantages that I can check which version fixed bug #12345 without hitting the network (since it's documented in the changelog), and saves developer time. What am I missing? -- Glenn Maynard
