Package: devscripts Version: 2.9.8 Severity: normal it seems the following line isn't parsed correctly. using two spaces in the first reassign to split the bug number from the package worked.
$ bts reassign 336993 yaird , clone 336993 -1 , reassign -1 initramfs-tools "336993 yaird" does not look like a bug number bts reassign: reassign what bug? $ echo $? 9 $ man bts Reformatting bts(1), please wait... $ bts reassign 336993 yaird , clone 336993 -1 , reassign -1 initramfs-tools $ cheers, piem -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: powerpc (ppc64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-1-powerpc64 Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages devscripts depends on: ii debianutils 2.15 Miscellaneous utilities specific t ii dpkg-dev 1.13.11 package building tools for Debian ii libc6 2.3.5-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii perl 5.8.7-7 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction ii sed 4.1.4-4 The GNU sed stream editor Versions of packages devscripts recommends: ii fakeroot 1.5.4 Gives a fake root environment -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]