Cosimo Alfarano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >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? >In my opinion is to write somethins like: > >* Closes:#9999 > A question on BTS parser >* other changes ...
Of the forms I've seen, I prefer: * BTS parser fix (closes: #9999) ... or similar. Reading that as "BTS parser fix, which closes bug#9999", it seems to makes sense. >does it works? >What about the syntax? is it space|case sensitive? See section 10.4 of the Developer's Reference: # Technically speaking, the following Perl regular expression is what is # used: # /closes:\s*(bug)?\#\d+(,\s*(bug)?\#\d+)*/gi -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
