[Bug 191923] Re: DEBEMAIL confusion when using dch -e

[Benjamin Drung]

To update the email address, run

dch -e ''

This will just update the email address and time-stamp without opening
an editor. What should debchange print instead of "debian/changelog
unmodified; exiting." to avoid confusion?

** Changed in: devscripts (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

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Title:
  DEBEMAIL confusion when using dch -e

Status in “devscripts” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: devscripts

  When changing the DEBEMAIL variable and editing via 'dch -e' the email-address of the current entry is changed into the new addresse. If this is the only change you wanted. You might exit the editor without saving.
  However unless you save the file before exiting, the change that 'dch -e' automatically made will not be written to the file.

  I think this scenario is extremely rare and depends on the editor (and
  the user) thinking that the file is unchanged. Forced writing fixes
  the problem.

  Don't know if this is worth fixing it (which I think would be quite
  tricky) - this was just one thing which confused me pretty much, till
  I figured out, what happend.

  DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
  DISTRIB_RELEASE=7.10
  DISTRIB_CODENAME=gutsy
  DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 7.10"

  2.10.7ubuntu5

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