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diff --git a/doc/bugs/Command-line_arguments_should_override_settings_in_the_setup_file.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Command-line_arguments_should_override_settings_in_the_setup_file.mdwn
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--- a/doc/bugs/Command-line_arguments_should_override_settings_in_the_setup_file.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/Command-line_arguments_should_override_settings_in_the_setup_file.mdwn
@@ -16,8 +16,17 @@ So two suggestions to fix this:
 
 1. Make command-line arguments override settings in the setup file
 
+> This is difficult to do, since reading a setup file replaces values for
+> config items with the values in the setup file. Also, when you say
+> --setup foo, you're asking ikiwiki to set up the wiki using the
+> comnfiguration in file foo. Which is what it does.
+
 2. Comment out all settings in the example setup file that are simply
    setting options to their default values. That way, the file will
    still be self-documenting, but command-line arguments will at least
    work for these settings while they remain commented out.
 
+> I've done that, I also fixed some issues with --verbose handling earlier.
+> I'm pretty sure that those fixes fix the real issue, so calling this
+> [[done]].
+> --[[Joey]]