[Reportbug-maint] Bug#501285: querybts: Cannot provide extra information -- command instead quits querybts

[chaica at ohmytux.com]

Thanks Sandro, I'll have a look asap.

Bye,
Carl Chenet

On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:24:30 +0200, Sandro Tosi <morph at debian.org> wrote:
> Hi Carl,
> 
> On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 00:03, chaica<chaica at ohmytux.com> wrote:
>> tags 501285 patch
>> thanks
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thanks for the bugreport.
>>
>> There is no way in the current configuration querybts would provide new
>> information. querybts only displays information and reportbug allows to
>> provide new information.
>> Reportbug and querybts share some libraries. That's why the message "x -
>> Provide extra information" is displayed. Some cases were not managed in
>> querybts and the use should be warned about it.
>> Here is a patch to solve this issue with "x" option, solving also an
>> issue with "o" option. The patch displays the last menu in querybts
>> again if "x" or "o" option is chosen, also warning the user these
>> options are not available using querybts directly.
> 
> there something going wrong here :( this is the trascript of a session
> after applying your patch:
> 
> ~/deb/reportbug$ git am
>
/home/morph/Desktop/0001-warn-the-user-this-option-is-not-available-with-quer.pat
> ~/deb/reportbug$ ./bin/querybts checkgmail
> Querying Debian BTS for reports on checkgmail...
> 3 bug reports found:
> 
> Outstanding bugs -- Normal bugs; Unclassified (3 bugs)
>   1) #404496  Adding a label with a blank in it breaks checkgmail
>   2) #433332  checkgmail: Undefined value error
>   3) #439862  checkgmail display erroneusly Latin characters
> (1-3/3) What would you like to do next [N|m|r|q|f|?]? ?
> N - (default) Problem not listed above; possibly check more.
> m - Get more information about a bug (you can also enter a number
> without selecting "m" first).
> r - Redisplay the last bugs shown.
> q - I'm bored; quit please.
> f - Filter bug list using a pattern.
> ? - Display this help.
> (1-3/3) What would you like to do next [N|m|r|q|f|?]? 1
> Retrieving report #404496 from Debian bug tracking system...
> What do you want to do now? [N|x|o|r|b|q|?]? ?
> N - (default) Show next message (followup).
> x - Provide extra information.
> o - Show other bug reports (return to bug listing).
> r - Redisplay this message.
> b - Launch web browser to read full log.
> q - I'm bored; quit please.
> ? - Display this help.
> What do you want to do now? [N|x|o|r|b|q|?]? x
> morph at sandrotosi:~/deb/reportbug$ ./bin/querybts checkgmail
> Querying Debian BTS for reports on checkgmail...
> 3 bug reports found:
> 
> Outstanding bugs -- Normal bugs; Unclassified (3 bugs)
>   1) #404496  Adding a label with a blank in it breaks checkgmail
>   2) #433332  checkgmail: Undefined value error
>   3) #439862  checkgmail display erroneusly Latin characters
> (1-3/3) What would you like to do next [N|m|r|q|f|?]? 2
> Retrieving report #433332 from Debian bug tracking system...
> What do you want to do now? [N|x|o|r|b|q|?]? o
> Outstanding bugs -- Normal bugs; Unclassified (3 bugs)
>   1) #404496  Adding a label with a blank in it breaks checkgmail
>   2) #433332  checkgmail: Undefined value error
>   3) #439862  checkgmail display erroneusly Latin characters
> (1-3/3) What would you like to do next [N|m|r|q|f|?]? 3
> Retrieving report #439862 from Debian bug tracking system...
> What do you want to do now? [N|x|o|r|b|q|?]? x
> ~/deb/reportbug$ echo $?
> 0
> ~/deb/reportbug$
> 
> it simply exit hitting 'x'. DOn't have time to debug it, but I think
> it worth letting you know :)
> 
> CHeers.