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Message #48 received at 36560 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 36560 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Subject: Re: bug#36560: Adding tags is not proof that anybody actually read
 the bug report
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 02:30:11 +0200

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Basil L. Contovounesios <contovob <at> tcd.ie> writes:

> FWIW, the Debbugs URL format and M-x gnus-read-ephemeral-emacs-bug-group
> trick are already described in admin/notes/bugtracker, which is
> referenced at the start of bug-triage:

Dang, you are correct.  Maybe it's not a good idea to duplicate information
(lest one of the locations will fall out of sync with the other).

But the bugtracker file makes it sound like you need to be a Gnus user to use
M-x gnus-read-ephemeral-emacs-bug-group, which is a bit misleading.  It also
doesn't mention how to view a bug in its "Quick-start guide".

The attached patch tries to fix the above two issues by adding a new section
"How do I read a bug?" to the "Quick-start guide" with both of these methods
covered.

What do you think?

Thanks,
Stefan Kangas

[0001-Add-new-section-on-reading-a-bug-to-admin-notes-bugt.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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