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[Bug 1215287] Re: [wrap-and-sort] Drops commented lines inappropriately.

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From: James McCoy <jamessan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 08 May 2015 14:18:53 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1215287 <1215287@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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devscripts uses python-debian to parse the control file and that is what
is dropping the comments.

** Package changed: devscripts (Ubuntu) => python-debian (Ubuntu)

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #694142
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=694142

** Also affects: python-debian (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=694142
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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Title:
  [wrap-and-sort] Drops commented lines inappropriately.

Status in python-debian package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in python-debian package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  So debian/control supports # comments, much like bash or python does,
  and comments are good! They help explain things to other maintainers.
  But wrap-and-sort just discards them like so much garbage. It should
  probably be fixed to preserve commented lines.

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