Bug#710532: This bug has been already fixed in 1.8.6.3

[Justin B Rye]

# for control at bugs.debian.org:
fixed 710532 1.8.6.3-2
thanks

Oleg Moskalenko wrote:
> Justin, could you please untag this bug ? We already fixed it in
> v1.8.6.3, according to your suggestions. But this bug is still
> hanging over the package. How to mark it "fixed" or else ? 

The trick is, you mention the specific bug number in the changelog
entry as "(closes: #710532)".  That automatically marks the bug as
"done" when the version with that changelog reaches the repositories:

"http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.html#upload-bugfix"

The alternative way of doing it, available to random users like me, is
to send a control message like the above (assuming I've got the syntax
right) declaring the bug "fixed".  It would also be possible to close
the bug by mailing "710532-done at bugs.debian.org", but that may be
restricted to package maintainers - I've never tried it.
-- 
JBR	with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
	sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package