apport-comment instructions when not the submitter are confusing

[Andy Smith]

Binary package hint: apport

I found an existing bug which I am also experiencing, and the submitter was asked to run apport-comment. The submitter was unable to because they no longer have the hardware that has the bug.

I attempted to run apport-comment myself, specifying the bug id, but apport-comment told me that since I was not the submitter then it would be best if I submitted a new bug and merged them.

I submitted a new bug and merged them, and then repeated apport-comment with my new bug id. Unfortunately apport-comment then repeated the same instructions, because my new bug was merged.

In my opinion apport-comment either shouldn't care that I'm not the bug submitter, or else it should make clear that I should run it BEFORE merging the new bug with the existing one.

Cheers,
Andy

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: apport 1.13.3-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportLog:

Architecture: i386
Date: Sun May 23 09:14:19 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apport

[dino99 (9d9)]

Closing that outdated report as EOL has been reached long time ago