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  1. Bug #109613
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Comment 3 for bug 109613

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Aaron Bentley (abentley) wrote : Re: [Bug 109613] new 'bugs' property of revision breaks bundle compatibility with old bzr

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John A Meinel wrote:
> Alexander Belchenko wrote:
>> It seems that support for bugs in commit breaks compatibility
>> in bundles with old bzr.
>
> Well, older clients don't understand the 'bugs:' revision property.

Older clients don't understand what a 'bugs:' revision-property means,
but they shouldn't need to understand that in order to roundtrip the
property accurately.

> I think the real answer is that we shouldn't be creating a 'bugs:'
> property unless there are actual bugs mentioned.

I disagree. I think that may be a fine short-term solution, but the
real bug is the way the bundles code handles empty properties.

Aaron
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