#572033 debbugs: The bug list should display the master bug when bugs are merged

Package:
debbugs
Source:
debbugs
Submitter:
Emilio Pozuelo Monfort
Date:
2010-03-01 19:39:05 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#572033#5
Date:
2010-03-01 07:06:32 UTC
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Hi,

I've merged a few bugs (275949, 382871, 429270, 435562, 443119, 454063,
474690, 544824, 563712 and 572009), making 572009 (the most recent one)
the master bug.

I was expecting it to be the one displayed in the bug listing, but it
isn't. Instead, the oldest bug seems to be the one displayed (275949).

I think it would make more sense to display the master bug and not
another one when repeatmerged is set to no.

Cheers,
Emilio
#572033#10
Date:
2010-03-01 18:38:38 UTC
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tag 572033 wontfix
thanks

There is no "master bug" in a set of merged bugs.

The bug which is displayed when you have repeatmerged off is always
the bug with the lowest number. [In all but unusual cases, that's the
right bug, and in those unusual cases, you should fix up the oldest
bug anyway.]


Don Armstrong
#572033#17
Date:
2010-03-01 18:57:48 UTC
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Then I guess http://www.debian.org/Bugs/server-control#forcemerge needs to be fixed:

"Forcibly merges two or more bug reports. The first bug listed is the master
bug, ..."

Cheers,
Emilio
#572033#22
Date:
2010-03-01 19:37:04 UTC
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You've elided the part which actually explains what "master bug" means
in that context:

"The first bug listed is the master bug, and its settings (the
settings which must be equal in a normal merge) are assigned to the
bugs listed next."

Since it appears to be confusing, I'll adjust the wording.


Don Armstrong