Re: Unable to close a bug in the tracker.

[Deniz Dogan]

2010/1/14 Glenn Morris <address@hidden>:
> Deniz Dogan wrote:
>
>> It is NOT an easy task to add a ticket to the bug tracker today
>> (with all the tags and what-not that needs to be right).
>
> You do not need to worry about tags and what-not, at all.

I've been told numerous times to add tags and what-not to patches I've
submitted to the bug tracker. (Maybe I should have made that clear.)

> To report a new bug, use M-x report-emacs-bug. That's it.

But that doesn't apply to patches.

>> It is NOT an easy thing to change the meta-data of a bug either.
>
> No, but I would say most people don't need to worry about it.
> If you want to, you'll have to read up a little, yes.

You have to worry about it when you forgot to add tags and such in the
first place.

>> "Commenting" on a ticket is nearly as difficult.
>
> To comment on 123, send a mail to address@hidden That's it.
> Or to bug-gnu-emacs, with "Bug#123" in the subject.
>

I stand corrected.

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Deniz Dogan