Re: bug tracker woes/misunderstanding

[Stefan Monnier]

> The bug tracker created a new bug:
> bug#8670: OT: bug#8667: 24.0.50;`bounds-of-thing-at-point' returns (N . N) for
> `comment'
> I thought it would keep the same bug # since the # was in the Subject.

The main and reliable way the tracker uses is the email address you use.
If you send it to <bugnb>@debbugs.gnu.org, then it won't pay attention
to the subject and will not generate a new bug-number for it.

OTOH if you send an email to address@hidden or
address@hidden, this is usually presumed to be a new bug report,
and the subject is checked for some common patterns to catch
common mistakes.


        Stefan