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Re: Bug#285381: debian-policy: duplicate bug reports: close or merge?



On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 01:17:24AM +0000, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> > Please make a policy on if duplicate bug reports should be closed or merged.
[...]
> Clearly merging is correct and closing is incorrect.

Please don't overgeneralize.

I've been known to close *and* merge the same bug[1], because I didn't catch
the duplicate until after I'd fixed the original.

[1] Typically by mailing control and -submitter with the same message.  I
find this to be one of the few legitimate uses of the control bot's "close"
command.

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