apt-listbugs removed from main packages

[Dmitrijs Ledkovs]

2009/6/16 Tim Webster <tdwebste at gmail.com>
>
> Thank you for the detail answer.
>
> I notice in the list of debian RC bugs [3],
> - the debian version is after the ubuntu version
> - also the bug is marked fixed according to the debian version
>
> Do I understand that the bug will/may be fixed by upgrading/merge to the
> debian version indicated with the fix?
>

Usual dpkg --compare-versions rules apply. If the ubuntu version
equals or is higher than debian you can assume that that bugfix
propogated from debian to ubuntu.

> I will have a go this weekend. Afterwards provide an estimate or come
> back with questions.
>
> * I am not familiar with interfacing between python and ruby. If
> anyone can provided pointers, it would be helpful. Otherwise I will
> ask google.
>

Well launchpad API is actually RESTful and you can get to it from any
language and in addition there are these python-restful bindings. I
don't know what RESTful is but it is somekind of generic protocol as
far as I understand it d-bus for the web.

> -tim
>
>
>
>  Here is also the list of Debian RC bugs that *possibly* are affecting
> > ubuntu and have not been fixed yet. [3]
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 4:27 AM, Dmitrijs
> Ledkovs<dmitrij.ledkov at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 2009/6/15 Tim Webster <tdwebste at gmail.com>:
> >> By source I mean where are the ubuntu bugs retrieved from.
> >>
> >
> > All bugs about ubuntu are stored in launchpad[0]. You can access
> > launchpad bugs via API using launchpadlib [1]
> >
> > The difference between Ubuntu and Debian is more than 3000 packages
> > (different versions/local modifications/missing). [2] But considering
> > that the tool chain is different it is fair to say that all binaries
> > are different.
> >
> > Here is also the list of Debian RC bugs that *possibly* are affecting
> > ubuntu and have not been fixed yet. [3]
> >
> > Also might be of use pending Ubuntu stable release updates. [4]
> >
> >
> > [0] http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu
> > [1] https://help.launchpad.net/API/launchpadlib
> > [2] http://qa.ubuntuwire.com/multidistrotools/all.html
> > [3] http://qa.ubuntuwire.com/bugs/rcbugs/
> > [4] http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/pending-sru.html
> > --
> > With best regards
> >
> >
> > Dmitrijs Ledkovs (for short Dima),
> > Ледков Дмитрий Юрьевич
> >



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With best regards


Dmitrijs Ledkovs (for short Dima),
Ледков Дмитрий Юрьевич