On Sun, 26 Nov 2000 18:43:54 -0600, Chris Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyway, here's how reportbug treats things as of 1.5; YMMV:
> 
> - If we find an Origin that we recognize (i.e. in lowercase, it's a
> valid argument to the -B option), we use internal defaults for that
> origin in handling the package.  (Debian falls into this category.)
> 
> - If we find an Origin that we acquire at runtime (i.e. it's the name
> of a file in /etc/dpkg/origins), we use whatever's in that file.
> 
> - If we find neither, we look for a Bugs tag.  We obey it if it's a
> mailto or debbugs URL (submit-only).

I'm still not sure why the Origin field overrides the Bugs field, and
not the other way around.  Could someone please explain?

-itai

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