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Subject: bug#41914: closed (Re: bug#41914: [PATCH] Propagate return value of auto-loaded command)
From: Jacob Bachmeyer <jcb62281 () gmail ! com>
Date: 2020-06-20 0:07:02
Message-ID: 5EED5326.4030003 () gmail ! com
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Tom de Vries wrote:
> On 6/18/20 11:50 PM, Jacob Bachmeyer wrote:
>
>> Tom de Vries wrote:
>>
>>> On 6/18/20 1:20 AM, GNU bug Tracking System wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Your bug report
>>>>
>>>> #41914: [PATCH] Propagate return value of auto-loaded command
>>>>
>>>> which was filed against the dejagnu package, has been closed.
>>>>
>>>> The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
>>>> If you require more details, please reply to 41914@debbugs.gnu.org.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> AFAICT, no fix was committed to master. So, I'm not sure I understand
>>> why this bug was closed.
>>>
>> It was closed because a fix had been rolled into the fix for #41824.
>> Linus' Law applied here: we both found the same bug and actually fixed
>> it the same way. I merged the comment and ChangeLog entry from your
>> patch into the temporary "PR41824" branch.
>>
>> Is there a better way to record this circumstance in debbugs than
>> closing the second bug?
>>
>
> Well, in my understanding, yes, by:
> - mentioning the circumstance without closing the bug, and
> - closing the bug once the fix is present on master.
>
> It's just that in all projects I worked in, this practice is adhered to,
> with the specific purpose of being able to track problems to completion.
>
> Of course, if the dejagnu project doesn't adhere to this, I have no
> issues with that. I just asked the question because I was surprised.
>
Fair enough; I am new to package maintenance and probably closed the bug
earlier than needed. The fix is definitely going into 1.6.3, but I was
not aware of a convention of holding bugs open until the patches have
landed on master. I will try to do better in the future.
-- Jacob
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