On Tue, Aug 29, 2000 at 09:43:16PM +0200, Cosimo Alfarano wrote:
> > > ld.so.preload-manager (0.3.2-2) unstable; urgency=low
> > > .
> > > * Closes:#70398
> > I've noticed sort of a trend here lately. Changelog entries are getting
> > more and more ambiguous. Can this stop please? Descriptions and specifics
> > in changelogs are never a bad thing. This sort of entry is of little use
> > and might as well be removed completely.
>
> from wnpp doc I read:
>
> ***
> Of course, the easiest way of closing bugs is to include the appropiate
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> entry on the changelog and append '(Closes: bug#nnnnn)' to it. In this
~~~~~
> way, the bug will be closed at the time the new package gets installed
> into the archive.
> ***
>
> from it I can understand that changelog is parsed when installed on the
> archive.
>
> So what's the best way to write a changelog?
You should have written something like this:
* New maintainer, closes: #70398.
That's 17 characters more for you to type, but much nicer to the readers.
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