Neil Roeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I recently adopted several packages (jade, openjade, opensp) and several of > the open bugs were fixed by NMUs, so they have "fixed" tags. I think all I > need to do is send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] that says, "This bug > was fixed in the NMU of version 1.2.1-29.3. The fix has been propagated to > the latest version, 1.2.1-32. So, as the new maintainer of the package, I am > closing the bug". Do I need to say any more? > > (I probably wouldn't have asked if there hadn't been so much recent flamage on > -devel about closing bugs.)
There doesn't seem to be a clear consensus on the best way to close fixed-by-NMU bugs. Your method is of course fine (it's always acceptable to close a bug through -done, I think). Another common way (though inferior, IMO) is to close them with a changelog entry such as * Acknowledge NMU (Closes: ...) Colin's method is my favorite (dpkg-buildpackage -v ...) -- Poems... always a sign of pretentious inner turmoil.
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