NEWS file missing important information for 2.7.0 release (mixup in debian folder)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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amavisd-new (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Release: 12.04
I pulled this package from the quantal repository to a precise installation but I believe this unusual configuration is not a factor in the following report.
Version of the package:
amavisd-
Expected results: a NEWS.Debian.gz file containing all the latest information from upstream.
Actual results: a NEWS.Debian.gz file which lacks the latest information from upstream.
Explanation and steps to reproduce:
$ dpkg-source -x amavisd-
Go into:
amavisd-
You'll find two "NEWS files":
$ ls -l *NEWS*
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ldd ldd 4232 Aug 29 13:07 amavisd-new.NEWS
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ldd ldd 272 Aug 29 13:07 NEWS
NEWS contains the latest news, but amavisd-news.NEWS is the file actually packaged.
This is verifiable by building the package and looking at the /usr/share/
As pointed out in the following bug report, the NEWS file contains some useful information:
The issue is that the entry in NEWS should be in amavisd-new.NEWS.