On 29.06.2012 21:31, Edward Donovan wrote:
> Thank you so much, for fixing such a longstanding bug. (Excuse me
> you consider this confirmation just bug spam.) It affected me
> recently,
Bug reports are for conversations about bugs, and conversations have
also some social aspects. So your comment is definitely not spam.
> when LP did not find existing reports with this subject:
>
> package manpages 3.35-0.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying
> to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/getent.1.gz', which is also in
> package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu15
>
> (That was bug 1017289.) I had to browse the list of recent bugs
> for that package, to find the report, and mark duplicates. I
> tested an upload of the same crashfile, today, and LP directed me
> to the existing bug. To me this is the difference between the bug
> reporter feeling lost in a maze of twisty little passages, or,
> feeling well-guided, and that's the difference between
> participating or giving up.
>
> Seeing a bug that's a million numbers old, getting fixed, is a
> morale booster in itself, too. A million thanks. :)
welcome :)
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On 29.06.2012 21:31, Edward Donovan wrote:
> Thank you so much, for fixing such a longstanding bug. (Excuse me
> you consider this confirmation just bug spam.) It affected me
> recently,
Bug reports are for conversations about bugs, and conversations have
also some social aspects. So your comment is definitely not spam.
> when LP did not find existing reports with this subject: man/man1/ getent. 1.gz', which is also in
>
> package manpages 3.35-0.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying
> to overwrite '/usr/share/
> package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu15
>
> (That was bug 1017289.) I had to browse the list of recent bugs
> for that package, to find the report, and mark duplicates. I
> tested an upload of the same crashfile, today, and LP directed me
> to the existing bug. To me this is the difference between the bug
> reporter feeling lost in a maze of twisty little passages, or,
> feeling well-guided, and that's the difference between
> participating or giving up.
>
> Seeing a bug that's a million numbers old, getting fixed, is a
> morale booster in itself, too. A million thanks. :)
welcome :) enigmail. mozdev. org/
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