> Joey Hess asks me: > > Is associating changelog entries and the bugs they close really > > important? If the maintainer feels it's not clear which entries of the > > changelog close which bugs, he can always refer to the bug numbers > > in the changelog. > > Yes, I think it is important. If several bugs are closed in the same > upload then if you only see the upload announcement you can't find the > relevant bug easily to check up on things. It will _always_ be > unclear which entries in the changelog close which bugs, because the > bugs are just numbers. You'll end up with the same information - the > bug numbers - appearing twice, once with meaning for computers (in the > closes entry at the top of the change entry) and once with meaning for > humans (in the changelog text). This is almost always a bad idea. How about having as many "Closes:" as necessary (one per bug or set of related bugs) and a short explanation in brackets?
Closes: #... (Explanation) Luis. -- Luis Francisco Gonzalez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP Fingerprint = F8 B1 13 DE 22 22 94 A1 14 BE 95 8E 49 39 78 76