Bug#712030: dch: -e option no longer updates timestamp

[James McCoy]

On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 05:57:10PM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> I haven't had a chance to read the whole thread or keep up with this,
> but on the basis of what I've read, would it then make sense for the
> --help text to read something like:
> 
>   "just open up an editor"
> 
> if the default behaviour is in place, but something like:
> 
>   "just update the timestamp... [behaviour modified by
>   DEBCHANGE_MAINTTRAILER option]"
> 
> if that is the case?  That way, the help information will reflect the
> actual situation for that user?

Interesting idea.  That could work, especially since this isn't one of
the scripts where we generate --help and the man page from the same
data.

Cheers,
-- 
James
GPG Key: 4096R/331BA3DB 2011-12-05 James McCoy <jamessan at debian.org>
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