[maemo-developers] Proposal: XSBC-Bugtracker in debian package

[From: Anderson Lizardo]

On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Niels Breet<niels at maemo.org> wrote:
> [Graham Cobb asked me to post this here too]
>
> While implementing the maemo.org packages interface[1], I wanted to add a
> link to the bugtracker for a package or project. Eventually integrating
> bug reporting/searching, but more on that later. As all information is
> gathered from the debian packages themselves, it would make sense to have
> the bugtracker URL available in the control file.

I like the idea. Ideally, I think it can be used to (finally)
automatically close bugs based on the "Fixes: MB#NNNN" markers in
debian/changelog, like it's done in Debian.

Regards,
-- 
Anderson Lizardo
OpenBossa Labs - INdT
Manaus - Brazil