#1011236 devscripts: [nmudiff] add a way to specify the target bugs

Package:
devscripts
Source:
devscripts
Description:
scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier
Submitter:
IOhannes m zmölnig
Date:
2022-05-18 15:06:04 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#1011236#5
Date:
2022-05-18 15:02:56 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

so today i did my first package-salvaging upload and was instructed to
attach an 'nmudiff' to the ITS bug.

now, my upload closes multiple bugs (8 in total), in which case
'nmudiff' decides to file a new bug instead.

i tried and searched how to specify an existing bug-number to send the
nmudiff to, but couldn't find any option.

after discussion on #debian-devel, i learned that i can just change the
"To:" field, but honestly this is something to easily overlook. (esp. if
you have to fight with other peculiarities of nmudiff at the same time,
like creating invalid emails if DEBFULLNAME contains umlauts; see #1011232)

so it would be great if i could specify a receiving bug number (or
probably: a list thereof).

this could obsolete the '--old' and '--new' flags (which have really bad
names, btw), like so:

```
# send to #12345
nmudiff --delay=5 --bugs=12345
# send to #12345 and #12347
nmudiff --delay=5 --bugs=12345,12347
# create a new bug (aka '--new')
nmudiff --delay=5 --bugs=0
# send to all bugs mentioned in the changelog (aka '--old')
nmudiff --delay=5 --bugs=*
```
--- /etc/devscripts.conf ---
Empty.

--- ~/.devscripts ---
DEBSIGN_KEYID="7405E745574809734800156DB65019C47F7A36F8"
DEBUILD_DPKG_BUILDPACKAGE_OPTS="-i -ICVS -I.svn -I.git"
DEBFULLNAME="IOhannes m zmölnig (Debian/GNU)"
DEBEMAIL="umlaeute@debian.org"