[Reportbug-maint] Bug#526110: Template scripts should be able to add attachements

[Joachim Breitner]

Package: reportbug
Version: 4.1
Severity: wishlist

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Hi,

I’m considering to add a /usr/share/bug/$package/script file to one of
my package that would attach (possibly after getting permission from the
user) a configuration file. Currently, I’m only able to include it in
the mail body, which I find unpleasant. In my case, it might even be
problematic, as spaces and tabs are important, and the editor might
break that.

Therefore, I’d like to be able to tell reportbug to attach a specific
file. This would avoid such issues and also make the bug reports much
easier to read.

I’m sure other packages would benefit as well, most notably
xserver-xorg.

As for a possible implementaion, I could imagine either specific
keywords in the output of the script (e.g. [ATTACH filename]), or
outputting a list of filenames on another file descriptor, e.g. fd4. 

A simple, but not as powerful, solution would be to mention the files to
attach in the /usr/share/bug/$package/control file. 

Thanks,
Joachim


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Debian Release: squeeze/sid
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Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

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