#705155 allow Control: commands at -done and -forwarded

Package:
debbugs
Source:
debbugs
Submitter:
Michael Gilbert
Date:
2021-08-29 22:03:07 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#705155#5
Date:
2013-04-10 17:22:59 UTC
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package: debbugs
severity: normal

Just noticed this today.  I sent a message to
534466-close@bugs.debian.org including a command with the new
"control:" syntax, but it was ignored:
http://bugs.debian.org/534466

Best wishes,
Mike
#705155#10
Date:
2013-04-10 17:32:50 UTC
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Control: severity -1 wishlist
Control: retitle -1 consider allowing control commands at -done and -forwarded time

Right, this is as documented:

http://www.donarmstrong.com/posts/control_at_submit/


Don Armstrong
#705155#19
Date:
2017-01-03 21:29:52 UTC
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The brute fact “[implemented] with the exception of messages received
at nnn-done and nnn-forwarded” is documented, true. I don't see a
rationale for *why* that exclusion is needed, though.

Why exclude those addresses from this feature? It's surprising,
because IMO those addresses are part of the set “sending messages to
the bug report” and should parse the message content the same way.


To answer an implied question at that document:

Because a message to a bug report is an excellent time to update the
bug report's metadata with BTS control commands, and ‘NNN-done’ /
‘NNN-forwarded’ are no exception to that.

For example, <URL:https://bugs.debian.org/323015#51>.

I hope that provides a use case, so that you *do* know why this is
wanted.
#705155#24
Date:
2017-01-03 21:57:45 UTC
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Control: retitle -1 allow Control: commands at -done and -forwarded

I've become convinced that this is useful in the time since I documented
it. [Indeed, if it was trivial to implement, I would have added it right
then too.] I just haven't had a chance to do the legwork to implement it
properly.
#705155#31
Date:
2017-01-04 01:34:12 UTC
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Thanks, good to know :-)
#705155#36
Date:
2021-08-27 00:06:27 UTC
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Shouldn't these bugs be merged?

685264: debbugs: obey “Control” field in pseudoheader of messages to ‘NNN-done@bugs.debian.org’
705155: allow Control: commands at -done and -forwarded
746206: Control: pseudoheaders do not work for -done bugs; finish() called too early
#705155#41
Date:
2021-08-29 21:49:59 UTC
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forcemerge 685264 705155 746206
thanks

Yep. Merging them.