bug#33225: [debbugs.el] Don't send control message immediately

[Michael Albinus]

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> writes:

Hi Noam,

>> As mentioned in [1], I have a modified version of
>> debbugs-gnu-send-control-message which just creates the message (or
>> edits the current one) rather than sending it right away.  I'm posting
>> it here as a patch to debbugs-gnu.el.
>
> Looks interesting. It seems better suited to extend existing messages,
> when replying to another bug-related message.
>
> However, when I call it interactively for control message
> "documentation", I get an error:
>
> save-excursion: Search failed: "^user emacs$"
>
> Maybe you could fix it? Furthermore, it asks me for the bug id, even if
> the Cc: header contains already such. I guess it could retrieve this
> there, and show me as default if it is unique.
>
>> It might make sense to replace the current
>> debbugs-gnu-send-control-message, or just factor out the common parts,
>> I haven't really thought much about that.
>
> I believe we should keep both functions (with a common basic function),
> with different key bindings. "C" for debbugs-gnu-send-control-message,
> and maybe "E" for debbugs-control-make-message.
>
> I like also your extensions of the control messages. Would you like to
> document them in debbugs-ug.texi?

This is lying around. Do you plan to commit it to elpa? If not, what do
you want to do with this?

Best regards, Michael.