unarchiving [was Re: Processed: Re: bug#9784: 24.0.50; vc-git-stash-show not escaping name]

[Glenn Morris]

Stefan Monnier wrote:

>>> forcemerge 9480 9784
>> bug number 9480 not found. (Is it archived?)
>
> I often bump into these situations.  Could we change Debbugs so that it
> accepts archived bug numbers in merge/forcemerge without having to
> unarchive them?

I've thought about making it automatically do the unarchiving for you.

Perhaps the only advantage of the current situation is that it may draw
your attention if you make a typo and accidentally type a very old bug
number.