Re: [PATCH 1/2] docs: process: allow Closes tags with links

Jonathan Corbet
2023-03-15T18:20:58Z

Matthieu Baerts <matthieu.baerts@tessares.net> writes:

> +In the same category as linking web pages, a special tag is also used to close
> +issues but only when the mentioned ticketing system can do this operation
> +automatically::
> +
> + Closes: https://example.com/issues/1234
> +
> +Please use this 'Closes:' tag only if it helps managing issues thanks to
> +automations. If not, pick the 'Link:' one.

So if there is a consensus for this, I can certainly apply the patch.

I do think, though, that if we accept this tag, we should ask that it
only be used for *public* trackers. A bunch of tags referring to
internal trackers and such aren't going to be all that helpful.

jon