Close bugs automatically from package changelogs

[Matt Zimmerman]

I'm pleased to announce that, thanks to a joint effort of Launchpad and
Ubuntu developers, you can now close bugs in Launchpad automatically when
you upload a source package.

Simply use the following notation in your package changelog entry:

  rats (2.1-7ubuntu1) gutsy; urgency=low

    * apply patch http://librarian.launchpad.net/5055905/report.diff from
      https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rats/+bug/63561, thanks to ville palo.
      (Fixes LP: #63561)

   -- Reinhard Tartler <siretart at ubuntu.com> Mon, 28 May 2007 04:34:11 -0500

You can place any explanatory text that you like around it, so long as the
pattern "LP: #" precedes the bug number.

This will result in a comment on the bug which looks like this:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rats/+bug/63561

and the status of the bug will be automagically updated for you, saving the
time and effort of locating the bug in your browser and setting it manually.

For those who are curious, behind the scenes this is converted into a
special header in the .changes file, which Launchpad knows how to parse.

If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please mail me directly
or join us on the launchpad-users mailing list.

Enjoy!

-- 
 - mdz