Close bugs automatically from package changelogs

[Emilio Pozuelo Monfort]

CCing launchpad-users

Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> I'm pleased to announce that, thanks to a joint effort of Launchpad and
> Ubuntu developers, you can now close bugs in Launchpad automatically when
> you upload a source package.

That's good news!

> Simply use the following notation in your package changelog entry:
> 
>   rats (2.1-7ubuntu1) gutsy; urgency=low
> 
>     * apply patch http://librarian.launchpad.net/5055905/report.diff from
>       https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rats/+bug/63561, thanks to ville palo.
>       (Fixes LP: #63561)
> 
>    -- Reinhard Tartler <siretart at ubuntu.com> Mon, 28 May 2007 04:34:11 -0500
> 
> You can place any explanatory text that you like around it, so long as the
> pattern "LP: #" precedes the bug number.

I was wondering whether that supports more than one bug report, and how
should be the syntax (e.g. "(LP: #1, #2, #3)").

Cheers
Emilio

> This will result in a comment on the bug which looks like this:
> 
>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rats/+bug/63561
> 
> and the status of the bug will be automagically updated for you, saving the
> time and effort of locating the bug in your browser and setting it manually.
> 
> For those who are curious, behind the scenes this is converted into a
> special header in the .changes file, which Launchpad knows how to parse.
> 
> If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please mail me directly
> or join us on the launchpad-users mailing list.
> 
> Enjoy!
> 

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