1 debian-policy (3.8.1.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
3 * Policy: Clarify what "sensible behavior" is for init scripts
4 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
5 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
6 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
8 * Policy: Remove alternative changelog formats from main manual
9 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
10 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
11 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
13 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for changelog files
14 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
15 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
16 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
18 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for control files
19 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
20 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
21 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
23 * Policy: New option in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS to avoid running test-suites
24 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
25 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
26 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
28 * Policy: Expand expected capabilities for local in /bin/sh scripts
29 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
30 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
31 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
33 * Policy: Clarify Essential definition and caution when adding to it
34 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
35 Seconded: Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
36 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
38 * Improve the documentation of maintainer script actions for diversions
39 in the informative appendix to allow for addition of a new diversion
40 on upgrade and handle error cases correctly. Thanks to Olivier Berger
41 for the report and Raphaël Hertzog for the review. (Closes: #483418)
42 * Use <user>:<group> notation rather than <user>.<group> notation in
43 multiple places. Thanks, Kurt Roeckx. (Closes: #488039)
44 * Fix typo in 3.8.0.0 upgrading-checklist entry. Patch from Kobayashi
45 Noritada. (Closes: #487701)
46 * Mention debugging packages as an explicit example of packages with
47 extra priority. Thanks, Charles Plessy. (Closes: #491985)
48 * Clarify that translation is only required for user-visible debconf
49 messages. Capitalize "Debian Configuration Management Specification"
50 uniformly. Thanks, Julian Andres Klode. (Closes: #492624)
52 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:23:50 -0700
54 debian-policy (3.8.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
56 * Don't attempt to register the non-existent debian-policy-process
57 document. Thanks, Adrian von Bidder. (Closes: #484706)
59 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:13:01 -0700
61 debian-policy (3.8.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
63 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with
64 non-trivial source", thanks to Wouter Verhelst, Jörg Sommer, Colin Watson,
65 and Junichi Uekawa (Closes: #250202).
66 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/02/2008] Manual page encoding", thanks to
67 Colin Watson (Closes: #440420).
68 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] common interface for parallel building in
69 DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, and Robert
70 Millan (Closes: #209008).
71 * Bug fix: "Please clarify splitting/syntax of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to
72 Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, Robert Millan, and Guillem Jover
74 * Bug fix: "Documentation for Breaks in dpkg", thanks to Ian Jackson
76 * Bug fix: "support for wrapped Uploaders should now be mandatory"
78 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages",
79 thanks to Neil McGovern, Colin Watson, Bill Allombert, Steve Langasek,
80 Kurt Roeckx, and others (Closes: #392362).
81 * Bug fix: "Homepage field in debian/control undocumented", thanks to
82 Mario Iseli (Closes: #452105).
83 * Bug fix: "Policy inconsistent with reality: base subsection no longer
84 used", thanks to Magnus Holmgren, Bernd Zeimetz, and Colin Watson
86 * Bug fix: "Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in
87 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Barry Hawkins (Closes: #291460).
88 * Bug fix: "[Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is
89 not a part of Debian distribution", thanks to Taketoshi Sano
91 * Bug fix: "scripts as configuration files: should vs. must", thanks to Frank
92 Küster (Closes: #403391).
93 * Bug fix: "debconf specification should allow underscores in template
94 names", thanks to Colin Watson (Closes: #473761).
95 * Bug fix: "clarify handling of run-time and compile-time support programs",
96 thanks to Goswin Brederlow and Raphael Hertzog (Closes: #367984).
97 * Policy: better document version ranking and empty Debian revisions
98 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
99 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
100 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
101 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
102 Closes: #186700, #458910
103 * Policy: remove obsolete app-defaults and Xresources provisions
104 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
105 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
107 * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
108 to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
109 * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
110 Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
111 * Bug fix: "substvar reference moved from dpkg-source(1) to
112 deb-substvars(5)", thanks to Ian Beckwith (Closes: #475731).
113 * Policy: bugs fixed in NMUs are now closed rather than marked fixed
114 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> (thanks, Sandro Tosi)
116 * Policy: C.1.4, C.1.8: minor typos
117 Wording: Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu@gmail.com>
119 * Remove the now-obsolete policy-process document.
120 * Add an md5sums control file.
121 * Add Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git control fields.
122 * Remove build system support for FHS 2.1 and FSSTND, mostly commented out.
123 * Remove more temporary files created by the build.
124 * Remove the FSSTND license from debian/copyright; no FSSTND files are
125 currently part of policy.
126 * Update FHS copyright dates in debian/copyright.
127 * Standardize the spacing around headings in upgrading-checklist.html.
128 * Remove old ChangeLog files and metadata headers in maintainer scripts
131 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:53:27 -0700
133 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
135 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
136 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
137 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
138 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
139 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
140 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
141 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
142 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
143 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
144 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
145 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
146 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
147 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
148 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
149 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
150 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
152 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
154 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
155 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
156 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
158 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
159 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
160 list?" (Closes: #412634).
161 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
162 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
163 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
164 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
165 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
166 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
167 * Bug fix: "Virtual package for Japanese font packages
168 (ttf-japanese-mincho and ttf-japanese-gothic)", thanks to Nobuhiro
169 Iwamatsu (Closes: #440931).
170 * Drop unsupported docbook-xml format from the doc-base file for the
171 debconf specification.
172 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
173 * Update Standards-Version to 3.7.3 (no changes required).
175 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:55 -0800
177 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
179 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
180 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
181 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
182 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
183 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
185 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
187 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
188 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
189 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
190 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
191 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
193 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
194 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
195 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
196 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
197 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
198 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
199 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
200 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
201 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
202 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
203 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
204 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
205 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
206 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
207 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
208 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
210 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
212 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
213 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
214 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
215 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
216 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
217 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
218 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
219 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
221 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
223 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
225 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
226 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
227 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
228 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
229 Polo (Closes: #372497).
230 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
231 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
233 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
234 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
235 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
236 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
237 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
238 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
239 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
240 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
241 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
242 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
244 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
245 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
246 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
247 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
248 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
249 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
251 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
253 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
255 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
256 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
257 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
258 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
260 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
261 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
263 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
265 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
267 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
268 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
269 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
270 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
271 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
272 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
273 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
274 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
275 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
276 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
278 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
279 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
280 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
281 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
282 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
283 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
284 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
285 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
286 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
287 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
288 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
291 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
293 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
295 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
296 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
297 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
298 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
299 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
300 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
301 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
302 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
303 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
304 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
305 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
306 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
307 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
308 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
309 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
310 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
311 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
312 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
313 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
314 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
315 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
316 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
317 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
318 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
319 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
320 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
321 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
322 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
324 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
325 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
326 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
327 Hess (Closes: #362247).
328 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
329 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
330 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
331 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
332 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
333 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
334 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
335 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
336 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
337 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
338 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
339 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
341 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
342 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
344 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
345 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
346 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
347 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
348 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
349 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
350 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
351 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
352 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
353 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
354 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
356 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
358 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
361 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
362 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
363 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
364 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
365 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
366 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
367 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
368 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
369 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
370 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
371 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
372 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
373 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
375 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
376 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
377 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
378 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
379 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
380 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
381 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
382 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
383 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
384 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
385 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
386 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
387 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
388 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
389 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
390 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
391 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
392 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
393 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
396 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
398 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
400 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
401 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
402 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
403 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
405 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
406 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
407 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
408 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
410 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
412 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
415 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
416 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
417 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
418 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
419 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
420 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
421 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
422 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
423 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
424 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
426 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
427 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
428 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
430 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
431 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
432 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
433 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
434 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
435 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
436 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
438 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
439 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
440 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
441 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
443 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
444 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
445 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
446 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
447 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
448 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
449 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
450 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
452 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
453 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
454 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
455 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
456 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
457 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
458 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
459 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
460 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
461 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
462 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
463 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
464 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
465 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
466 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
467 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
468 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
470 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
472 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
475 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
476 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
477 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
478 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
479 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
480 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
481 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
482 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
483 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
485 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
486 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
487 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
488 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
489 this section. closes: Bug#248618
490 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
491 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
492 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
493 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
494 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
495 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
496 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
497 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
498 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
499 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
500 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
501 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
503 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
504 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
505 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
508 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
509 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
510 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
512 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
513 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
514 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
515 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
516 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
517 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
519 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
520 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
522 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
523 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
524 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
525 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
526 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
527 Closes: #185943, #237049
529 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
531 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
534 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
537 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
538 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
539 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
540 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
541 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
542 running. closes: Bug#187250
543 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
544 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
545 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
546 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
547 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
548 user closes: Bug#176506
550 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
552 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
555 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
556 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
557 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
558 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
559 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
560 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
561 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
562 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
563 deb-building toolchain.
564 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
565 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
566 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
567 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
568 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
569 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
570 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
571 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
572 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
573 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
574 sections about changelog files.
576 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
577 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
578 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
579 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
580 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
581 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
583 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
584 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
585 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
586 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
587 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
588 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
589 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
590 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
591 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
592 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
593 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
594 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
595 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
596 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
597 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
598 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
599 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
600 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
601 for the restructuring
603 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
605 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
608 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
610 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
611 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
612 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
613 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
614 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
615 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
617 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
618 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
619 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
620 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
621 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
622 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
623 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
625 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
626 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
627 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
628 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
630 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
632 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
635 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
636 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
637 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
638 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
639 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
640 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
642 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
643 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
644 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
645 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
647 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
648 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
649 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
650 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
651 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
652 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
653 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
654 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
655 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
657 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
658 script should start it, closes: #60979
659 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
660 "should", closes: #170019
661 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
662 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
663 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
664 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
665 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
666 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
667 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
668 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
671 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
673 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
676 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
677 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
678 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
679 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
680 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
681 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
682 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
683 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
684 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
686 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
687 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
688 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
689 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
690 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
691 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
692 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
693 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
694 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
696 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
697 file, closes: Bug#65764
699 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
701 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
703 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
704 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
705 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
706 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
707 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
708 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
709 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
710 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
711 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
712 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
713 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
714 details. closes: Bug#133030
715 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
716 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
719 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
721 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
723 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
724 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
725 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
726 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
727 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
728 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
729 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
730 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
731 not. closes: Bug#139820
732 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
733 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
734 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
735 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
736 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
737 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
738 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
739 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
740 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
741 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
743 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
745 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
746 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
747 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
748 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
749 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
750 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
751 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
752 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
753 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
754 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
755 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
756 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
757 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
758 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
759 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
760 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
761 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
762 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
763 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
764 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
766 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
767 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
768 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
769 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
770 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
771 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
772 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
774 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
775 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
776 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
777 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
778 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
779 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
780 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
781 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
782 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
784 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
786 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
788 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
789 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
790 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
791 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
792 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
793 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
794 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
795 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
796 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
797 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
798 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
799 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
800 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
801 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
802 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
803 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
804 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
805 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
806 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
807 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
808 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
809 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
810 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
812 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
814 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
816 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
817 medium, high, emergency.
818 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
819 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
820 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
821 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
822 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
825 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
826 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
827 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
829 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
830 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
831 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
832 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
833 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
834 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
835 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
838 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
840 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
842 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
843 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
844 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
845 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
847 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
848 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
849 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
850 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
851 debian/rules to do this
852 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
853 patches are incorporated upstream
854 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
855 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
856 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
857 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
858 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
859 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
861 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
862 system closes: Bug#91249
863 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
864 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
865 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
866 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
867 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
868 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
869 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
870 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
871 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
872 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
873 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
874 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
875 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
877 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
879 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
881 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
882 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
883 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
884 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
886 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
887 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
888 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
890 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
893 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
895 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
897 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
898 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
899 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
900 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
901 package for the time being
902 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
903 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
904 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
905 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
906 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
907 * Rename all .text files as .txt
908 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
909 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
910 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
911 Build-Depends arch syntax
912 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
914 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
915 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
917 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
918 from policy maintenance duties.
919 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
920 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
922 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
924 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
926 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
928 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
930 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
932 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
933 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
934 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
935 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
936 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
937 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
938 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
939 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
940 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
941 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
942 minor version number for this
943 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
944 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
945 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
946 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
947 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
948 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
949 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
950 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
951 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
953 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
955 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
957 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
958 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
959 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
960 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
961 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
963 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
965 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
966 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
967 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
968 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
969 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
970 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
971 xutils closes: Bug#82966
972 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
973 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
974 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
975 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
976 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
977 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
978 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
979 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
980 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
983 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
985 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
987 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
988 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
990 * Document the Enhances relationship
991 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
992 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
993 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
994 policy. closes: Bug#53496
995 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
996 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
998 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
1000 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
1001 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
1002 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
1003 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
1005 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
1006 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
1007 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
1008 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
1009 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
1011 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
1013 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1015 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
1016 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
1017 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
1019 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
1020 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
1021 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
1022 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
1023 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
1024 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
1025 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
1026 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
1027 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
1029 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
1031 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
1033 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1035 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
1036 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
1037 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
1038 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
1039 policy. closes: Bug#64437
1040 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
1041 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
1042 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
1043 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
1044 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
1045 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
1046 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
1047 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
1048 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
1049 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
1050 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
1051 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
1052 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
1053 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
1054 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
1055 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
1056 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
1058 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
1059 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
1061 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
1063 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1065 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
1066 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
1067 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
1068 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
1069 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
1070 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
1071 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
1072 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
1073 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
1074 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
1075 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
1076 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
1077 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
1078 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
1079 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
1080 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
1081 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
1082 alternative closes: Bug#53755
1083 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
1084 list closes: Bug#53756
1085 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
1086 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
1087 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
1088 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
1089 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
1090 policy closes: Bug#53760
1091 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
1092 policy closes: Bug#53761
1093 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
1094 that use X closes: Bug#53762
1095 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
1096 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
1097 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
1098 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
1099 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
1100 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
1101 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
1102 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
1103 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
1105 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
1106 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
1107 to install with older fileutils.
1108 * Installed FHS version 2.1
1109 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
1110 * Added FHS details to copyright file
1111 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
1113 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
1114 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
1116 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
1118 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1120 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
1121 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
1123 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
1125 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1127 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
1128 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
1130 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
1133 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1135 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
1136 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1138 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1140 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1142 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1144 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1145 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1147 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1149 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1151 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1152 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1153 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1154 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1155 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1156 directoried (closes: #41547)
1157 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1158 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1159 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1160 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1161 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1162 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1163 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1164 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1165 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1166 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1167 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1169 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1170 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1171 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1172 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1173 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1174 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1175 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1177 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1178 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1179 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1180 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1182 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1184 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1186 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1187 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1189 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1191 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1193 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1194 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1196 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
1198 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1200 * A few typos and omissions corrected
1201 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
1203 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
1204 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
1205 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
1206 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
1207 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
1208 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
1209 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
1210 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
1211 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
1212 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
1213 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
1214 this closes: Bug#38612
1215 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
1216 before. closes: Bug#40864
1218 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
1220 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1222 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
1223 officially uploaded.
1224 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
1226 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
1227 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
1228 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
1230 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
1231 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
1232 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
1233 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
1234 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
1235 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
1237 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
1238 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
1239 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
1241 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
1243 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
1244 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
1245 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
1246 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
1247 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
1249 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
1251 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1253 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
1254 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
1255 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
1256 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
1257 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
1258 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
1259 there). closes: Bug#34233
1260 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
1261 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
1262 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
1263 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
1264 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
1266 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
1268 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1270 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
1271 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
1272 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
1273 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
1276 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
1277 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
1278 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
1279 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
1280 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
1283 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
1284 number. closes: BUG#25911
1286 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
1287 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
1288 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
1289 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
1290 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
1291 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
1293 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
1294 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
1295 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
1298 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
1299 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
1300 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
1302 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
1303 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
1304 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
1305 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
1307 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
1308 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
1309 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
1311 * Make the package optional, not extra.
1313 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
1314 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
1315 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
1316 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
1317 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
1318 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
1319 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
1320 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
1323 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
1325 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
1326 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
1329 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
1331 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1333 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
1335 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
1337 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1339 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
1340 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
1341 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
1342 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
1343 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
1344 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
1345 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
1346 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
1348 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
1349 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
1351 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
1353 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1355 * non-maintainer release
1356 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
1357 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
1359 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
1360 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
1361 * no content changes
1362 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
1364 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
1366 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1370 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
1372 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1374 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1376 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
1377 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1378 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
1380 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
1381 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
1383 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
1384 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
1385 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
1386 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
1388 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
1389 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
1390 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
1391 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
1392 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
1393 and restart options and to comply with the console message
1394 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
1396 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
1397 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
1398 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
1401 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1402 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
1403 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
1405 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
1406 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
1407 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
1409 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1410 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
1412 * New version numbering scheme:
1414 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1415 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1416 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1419 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1420 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1421 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1422 differ between the manuals.
1424 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1425 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1426 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1427 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1429 * Packaging changes:
1431 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1432 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1434 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
1436 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
1438 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1440 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1442 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
1443 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
1444 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
1446 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
1447 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
1450 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
1451 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
1452 file extension as the referenced file
1454 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
1455 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
1457 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
1458 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
1459 start, stop, restart, force-reload
1460 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
1463 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
1464 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
1465 be installed into /etc/cron.d
1467 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
1468 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
1469 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
1470 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
1473 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1474 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
1477 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
1478 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
1479 reasonable default configuration
1481 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
1482 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
1483 by all news servers and clients
1485 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
1486 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
1487 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
1488 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
1489 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
1491 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1492 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
1495 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
1497 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1498 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
1500 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
1503 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
1504 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
1506 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
1507 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
1509 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1511 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
1513 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1515 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1516 - X library package is now called xlib6g
1517 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1518 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
1520 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
1522 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
1523 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
1524 * Don't use debstd anymore
1526 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
1528 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1530 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1531 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
1532 contrib/non-free policy
1533 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
1534 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
1535 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
1536 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
1537 - new section about `Daemons'
1538 - updated section about `Configuration files'
1539 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
1540 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
1541 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1542 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
1543 * Paper about libc6 migration:
1544 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
1545 * SGML source code included in package
1546 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
1548 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
1550 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1552 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1553 - completely reworked structure
1554 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1555 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1556 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1557 - removed all those ugly footnotes
1558 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
1559 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
1560 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
1561 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
1562 - mention "orphaned packages"
1563 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
1564 distributions' policy
1565 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
1566 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
1567 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
1568 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
1569 - added section about arch spec strings
1570 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
1571 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
1572 - added section about "menus"
1573 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
1574 the new documentation policy soon
1575 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
1576 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
1578 - added section about editors and pagers
1579 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
1580 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
1581 - added section about device files
1582 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1583 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1584 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1586 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1587 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1588 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1589 - Added new section about obsolete names
1590 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1591 * Fixed package's description
1593 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1595 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1597 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1599 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1601 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1603 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1604 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1605 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1606 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1608 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1610 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1612 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1613 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1614 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1616 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1617 and upload it "byhand" too.
1619 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1621 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1624 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1625 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1626 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1627 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1628 functionality must not have the same name.
1629 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1630 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1631 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1632 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1633 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1634 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1635 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1637 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1638 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1639 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1640 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1641 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1642 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1643 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1644 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1647 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1649 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1651 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1653 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1654 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1655 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1656 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1657 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1660 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1662 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1664 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1666 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1667 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1668 description of deb file format.
1669 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1670 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1672 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1674 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1675 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1677 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1679 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1681 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1682 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1683 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1684 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1685 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1686 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1687 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1688 packages in section on Procedure
1689 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1690 a package maintainer
1691 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1692 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1693 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1695 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1696 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1697 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1698 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1699 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1700 on various shlib files
1701 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1702 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1703 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1705 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1707 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1709 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1710 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1711 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1713 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1714 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1715 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1716 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1717 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1719 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1721 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1723 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1725 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1727 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1728 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1729 compatibility go in contrib.
1731 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1732 instructions in policy manual.
1733 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1736 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1738 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1740 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1741 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1742 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1743 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1745 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1746 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1749 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1751 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1753 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1754 * More detail about changelog format names.
1756 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1757 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1761 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1763 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1765 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1767 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1769 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1771 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1773 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1775 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1776 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1777 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1779 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1781 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1783 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1785 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1787 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1791 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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