1 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
4 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
5 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
6 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
7 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
8 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
9 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
10 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
11 not. closes: Bug#139820
12 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
13 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
14 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
15 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
16 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
17 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
18 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
19 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
20 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
21 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
23 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
25 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
26 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
27 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
28 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
29 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
30 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
31 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
32 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
33 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
34 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
35 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
36 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
37 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
38 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
39 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
40 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
41 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
42 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
43 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
44 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
46 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
47 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
48 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
49 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
50 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
51 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
52 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
54 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
55 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
56 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
57 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
58 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
59 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
60 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
61 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
62 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
64 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
66 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
68 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
69 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
70 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
71 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
72 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
73 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
74 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
75 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
76 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
77 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
78 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
79 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
80 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
81 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
82 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
83 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
84 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
85 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
86 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
87 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
88 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
89 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
90 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
92 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
94 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
96 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
97 medium, high, emergency.
98 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
99 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
100 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
101 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
102 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
105 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
106 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
107 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
109 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
110 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
111 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
112 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
113 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
114 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
115 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
118 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
120 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
122 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
123 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
124 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
125 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
127 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
128 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
129 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
130 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
131 debian/rules to do this
132 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
133 patches are incorporated upstream
134 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
135 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
136 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
137 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
138 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
139 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
141 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
142 system closes: Bug#91249
143 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
144 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
145 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
146 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
147 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
148 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
149 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
150 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
151 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
152 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
153 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
154 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
155 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
157 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
159 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
161 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
162 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
163 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
164 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
166 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
167 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
168 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
170 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
173 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
175 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
177 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
178 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
179 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
180 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
181 package for the time being
182 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
183 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
184 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
185 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
186 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
187 * Rename all .text files as .txt
188 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
189 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
190 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
191 Build-Depends arch syntax
192 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
194 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
195 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
197 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
198 from policy maintenance duties.
199 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
200 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
202 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
204 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
206 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
208 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
210 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
212 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
213 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
214 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
215 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
216 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
217 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
218 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
219 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
220 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
221 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
222 minor version number for this
223 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
224 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
225 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
226 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
227 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
228 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
229 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
230 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
231 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
233 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
235 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
237 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
238 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
239 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
240 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
241 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
243 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
245 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
246 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
247 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
248 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
249 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
250 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
251 xutils closes: Bug#82966
252 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
253 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
254 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
255 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
256 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
257 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
258 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
259 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
260 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
263 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
265 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
267 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
268 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
270 * Document the Enhances relationship
271 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
272 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
273 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
274 policy. closes: Bug#53496
275 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
276 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
278 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
280 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
281 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
282 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
283 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
285 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
286 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
287 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
288 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
289 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
291 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
293 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
295 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
296 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
297 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
299 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
300 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
301 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
302 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
303 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
304 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
305 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
306 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
307 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
309 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
311 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
313 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
315 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
316 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
317 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
318 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
319 policy. closes: Bug#64437
320 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
321 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
322 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
323 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
324 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
325 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
326 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
327 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
328 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
329 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
330 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
331 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
332 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
333 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
334 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
335 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
336 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
338 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
339 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
341 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
343 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
345 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
346 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
347 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
348 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
349 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
350 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
351 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
352 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
353 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
354 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
355 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
356 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
357 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
358 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
359 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
360 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
361 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
362 alternative closes: Bug#53755
363 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
364 list closes: Bug#53756
365 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
366 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
367 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
368 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
369 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
370 policy closes: Bug#53760
371 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
372 policy closes: Bug#53761
373 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
374 that use X closes: Bug#53762
375 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
376 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
377 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
378 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
379 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
380 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
381 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
382 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
383 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
385 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
386 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
387 to install with older fileutils.
388 * Installed FHS version 2.1
389 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
390 * Added FHS details to copyright file
391 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
393 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
394 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
396 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
398 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
400 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
401 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
403 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
405 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
407 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
408 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
410 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
413 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
415 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
416 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
418 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
420 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
422 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
424 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
425 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
427 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
429 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
431 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
432 #45561, #42447, #48570)
433 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
434 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
435 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
436 directoried (closes: #41547)
437 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
438 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
439 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
440 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
441 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
442 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
443 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
444 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
445 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
446 package criteria (closes: #45318)
447 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
449 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
450 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
451 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
452 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
453 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
454 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
455 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
457 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
458 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
459 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
460 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
462 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
464 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
466 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
467 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
469 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
471 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
473 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
474 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
476 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
478 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
480 * A few typos and omissions corrected
481 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
483 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
484 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
485 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
486 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
487 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
488 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
489 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
490 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
491 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
492 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
493 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
494 this closes: Bug#38612
495 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
496 before. closes: Bug#40864
498 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
500 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
502 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
504 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
506 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
507 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
508 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
510 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
511 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
512 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
513 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
514 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
515 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
517 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
518 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
519 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
521 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
523 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
524 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
525 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
526 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
527 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
529 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
531 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
533 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
534 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
535 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
536 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
537 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
538 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
539 there). closes: Bug#34233
540 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
541 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
542 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
543 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
544 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
546 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
548 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
550 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
551 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
552 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
553 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
556 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
557 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
558 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
559 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
560 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
563 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
564 number. closes: BUG#25911
566 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
567 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
568 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
569 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
570 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
571 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
573 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
574 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
575 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
578 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
579 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
580 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
582 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
583 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
584 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
585 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
587 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
588 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
589 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
591 * Make the package optional, not extra.
593 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
594 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
595 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
596 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
597 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
598 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
599 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
600 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
603 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
605 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
606 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
609 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
611 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
613 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
615 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
617 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
619 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
620 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
621 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
622 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
623 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
624 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
625 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
626 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
628 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
629 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
631 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
633 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
635 * non-maintainer release
636 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
637 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
639 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
640 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
642 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
644 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
646 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
650 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
652 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
654 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
656 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
657 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
658 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
660 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
661 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
663 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
664 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
665 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
666 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
668 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
669 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
670 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
671 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
672 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
673 and restart options and to comply with the console message
674 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
676 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
677 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
678 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
681 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
682 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
683 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
685 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
686 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
687 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
689 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
690 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
692 * New version numbering scheme:
694 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
695 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
696 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
699 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
700 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
701 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
702 differ between the manuals.
704 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
705 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
706 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
707 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
711 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
712 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
714 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
716 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
718 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
720 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
722 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
723 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
724 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
726 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
727 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
730 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
731 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
732 file extension as the referenced file
734 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
735 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
737 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
738 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
739 start, stop, restart, force-reload
740 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
743 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
744 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
745 be installed into /etc/cron.d
747 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
748 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
749 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
750 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
753 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
754 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
757 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
758 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
759 reasonable default configuration
761 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
762 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
763 by all news servers and clients
765 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
766 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
767 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
768 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
769 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
771 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
772 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
775 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
777 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
778 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
780 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
783 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
784 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
786 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
787 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
789 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
791 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
793 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
795 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
796 - X library package is now called xlib6g
797 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
798 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
800 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
802 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
803 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
804 * Don't use debstd anymore
806 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
808 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
810 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
811 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
812 contrib/non-free policy
813 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
814 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
815 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
816 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
817 - new section about `Daemons'
818 - updated section about `Configuration files'
819 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
820 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
821 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
822 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
823 * Paper about libc6 migration:
824 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
825 * SGML source code included in package
826 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
828 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
830 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
832 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
833 - completely reworked structure
834 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
835 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
836 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
837 - removed all those ugly footnotes
838 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
839 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
840 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
841 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
842 - mention "orphaned packages"
843 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
844 distributions' policy
845 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
846 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
847 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
848 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
849 - added section about arch spec strings
850 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
851 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
852 - added section about "menus"
853 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
854 the new documentation policy soon
855 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
856 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
858 - added section about editors and pagers
859 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
860 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
861 - added section about device files
862 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
863 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
864 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
866 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
867 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
868 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
869 - Added new section about obsolete names
870 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
871 * Fixed package's description
873 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
875 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
877 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
879 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
881 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
883 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
884 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
885 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
886 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
888 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
890 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
892 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
893 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
894 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
896 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
897 and upload it "byhand" too.
899 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
901 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
904 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
905 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
906 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
907 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
908 functionality must not have the same name.
909 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
910 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
911 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
912 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
913 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
914 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
915 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
917 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
918 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
919 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
920 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
921 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
922 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
923 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
924 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
927 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
929 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
931 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
933 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
934 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
935 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
936 a package into. (Guy Maor)
937 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
940 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
942 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
944 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
946 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
947 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
948 description of deb file format.
949 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
950 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
952 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
954 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
955 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
957 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
959 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
961 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
962 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
963 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
964 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
965 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
966 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
967 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
968 packages in section on Procedure
969 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
971 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
972 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
973 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
975 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
976 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
977 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
978 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
979 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
980 on various shlib files
981 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
982 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
983 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
985 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
987 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
989 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
990 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
991 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
993 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
994 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
995 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
996 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
997 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
999 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1001 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1003 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1005 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1007 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1008 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1009 compatibility go in contrib.
1011 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1012 instructions in policy manual.
1013 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1016 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1018 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1020 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1021 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1022 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1023 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1025 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1026 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1029 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1031 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1033 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1034 * More detail about changelog format names.
1036 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1037 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1041 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1043 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1045 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1047 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1049 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1051 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1053 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1055 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1056 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1057 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1059 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1061 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1063 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1065 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1067 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1071 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100