Debian Bug report logs - #119173
debarchiver doesn't handle moves between main, contrib, and non-free

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Package: debarchiver; Maintainer for debarchiver is Ola Lundqvist <[email protected]>; Source for debarchiver is src:debarchiver (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: Adam Heath <[email protected]>

Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 20:18:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 0.0.14

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Subject: Bug#119173: debarchiver doesn't handle moves between main,  contrib, and non-free
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Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 03:45:53 -0600 (CST)
From: Adam Heath <[email protected]>
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On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Ola Lundqvist wrote:

> severity 119173 wishlist

You should bcc control@bugs, not cc.  Otherwise, stupid people will not remove
the address from the reply mail(I had to do so manually).

> Yes I know... It is a known missing feature. When I fix some other stuff
> that will probably be implemented. Actually it just tries to remove
> the files if they are in the same directory. This is not a ver good solution
> because whenever you change any ___location (let it be main->non-free or
> utils->mail) the old one will not be moved. The solution is to store
> the .changes file (already done) or a list of where everything was placed
> so the file(s) can be removed properly. So I just have to grab some time...

No need to store the changes.  Just read the directory tree.  It contains all
the info you need.

> > [ my signature snipped ]

Have you heard of trimming mail when replying?

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