From f4ca11f82870e0ab403e2f66fc3ec1989f40f317 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Glenn Morris Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 09:14:05 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] X-Debbugs-CC clarifications --- admin/notes/bugtracker | 24 ++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/admin/notes/bugtracker b/admin/notes/bugtracker index 9957bc9b567..7947b17973b 100644 --- a/admin/notes/bugtracker +++ b/admin/notes/bugtracker @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ This is 95% of all you will ever need to know. ** How do I report a bug? Use M-x report-emacs-bug, or send mail to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org. -If you want to Cc someone, use an "X-Debbugs-CC" header instead. +If you want to Cc someone, use an "X-Debbugs-CC" header (or +pseudo-header, see below) instead. ** How do I comment on a bug? Reply to a mail on the bug-gnu-emacs list in the normal way. @@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ i) Your report will be assigned a number and generate an automatic reply. ii) Optionally, you can set some database parameters when you first report a bug (see "Setting bug parameters" below). -iii) If you want to CC: someone, use X-Debbugs-CC: (this is important; -see below). +iii) If you want to CC: someone, use X-Debbugs-CC: (note this only +applies to _new_ reports, not followups). Once your report is filed and assigned a number, it is sent out to the bug mailing list. In some cases, it may be appropriate to just file a @@ -92,15 +93,18 @@ but create duplicates and errors. (It is possible, but unlikely, that you might want to have a dialog with the owner address, outside of normal bug reporting.) -** When reporting a bug, to send a Cc to another address +** When reporting a new bug, to send a Cc to another address (e.g. bug-cc-mode@gnu.org), do NOT just use a Cc: header. Instead, use "X-Debbugs-CC:". This ensures the Cc address will get a mail with the bug report number in. If you do not do this, each reply -in the subsequent discussion will end up creating a new bug. -This is annoying. +in the subsequent discussion might end up creating a new bug. +This is annoying. (So annoying that a form of message-id tracking has +been implemented to hopefully stop this happening, but it is still +better to use X-Debbugs-CC.) -(So annoying that a form of message-id tracking has been implemented -to hopefully stop this happening, but it is still better to use X-Debbugs-CC.) +Like any X-Debbugs- header, this one can also be specified in the +pseudo-header (see below), if your mail client does not let you add +"X-" headers. If a new report contains X-Debbugs-CC in the input, this is converted to a real Cc header in the output. (See Bug#1780,5384) @@ -218,8 +222,8 @@ Package: emacs Version: 23.0.60 Severity: minor -This can also include tags. Some things (e.g. submitter) don't seem to -work here. +This can also include tags, or any X-Debbugs- setting. +Some things (e.g. submitter) don't seem to work here. Otherwise, send mail to the control server, control@debbugs.gnu.org. At the start of the message body, supply the desired commands, one per -- 2.39.2