1 debian-policy (3.5.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
4 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
5 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
6 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
7 package for the time being
8 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
9 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
10 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
11 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
15 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
17 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
19 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
21 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
23 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
24 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
25 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
26 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
27 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
28 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
29 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
30 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
31 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
32 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
33 minor version number for this
34 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
35 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
36 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
37 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
38 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
39 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
40 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
41 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
42 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
44 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
46 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
48 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
49 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
50 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
51 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
52 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
54 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
56 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
57 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
58 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
59 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
60 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
61 * document the fact that x font utilities have moved to the package
62 xutils, closes: Bug#82966
63 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
64 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
65 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
66 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
67 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
68 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
69 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
70 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
71 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
74 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
76 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
78 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
79 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
81 * Document the Enhances relationship
82 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
83 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
84 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
85 policy. closes: Bug#53496
86 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
87 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
89 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
91 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
92 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
93 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
94 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
96 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
97 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
98 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
99 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
100 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
102 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
104 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
106 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
107 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
108 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
110 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
111 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
112 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
113 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
114 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
115 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
116 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
117 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
118 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
120 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
122 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
124 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
126 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
127 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
128 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
129 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
130 policy. closes: Bug#64437
131 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
132 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
133 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
134 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
135 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
136 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
137 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
138 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
139 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
140 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
141 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
142 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
143 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
144 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
145 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
146 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
147 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
149 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
150 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
152 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
154 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
156 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
157 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
158 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
159 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
160 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
161 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
162 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
163 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
164 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
165 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
166 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
167 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
168 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
169 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
170 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
171 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
172 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
173 alternative closes: Bug#53755
174 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
175 list closes: Bug#53756
176 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
177 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
178 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
179 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
180 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
181 policy closes: Bug#53760
182 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
183 policy closes: Bug#53761
184 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
185 that use X closes: Bug#53762
186 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
187 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
188 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
189 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
190 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
191 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
192 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
193 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
194 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
196 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
197 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
198 to install with older fileutils.
199 * Installed FHS version 2.1
200 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
201 * Added FHS details to copyright file
202 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
204 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
205 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
207 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
209 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
211 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
212 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
214 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
216 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
218 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
219 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
221 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
224 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
226 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
227 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
229 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
231 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
233 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
235 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
236 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
238 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
240 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
242 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
243 #45561, #42447, #48570)
244 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
245 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
246 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
247 directoried (closes: #41547)
248 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
249 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
250 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
251 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
252 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
253 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
254 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
255 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
256 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
257 package criteria (closes: #45318)
258 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
260 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
261 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
262 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
263 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
264 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
265 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
266 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
268 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
269 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
270 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
271 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
273 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
275 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
277 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
278 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
280 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
282 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
284 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
285 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
287 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
289 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
291 * A few typos and omissions corrected
292 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
294 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
295 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
296 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
297 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
298 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
299 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
300 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
301 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
302 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
303 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
304 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
305 this closes: Bug#38612
306 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
307 before. closes: Bug#40864
309 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
311 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
313 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
315 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
317 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
318 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
319 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
321 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
322 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
323 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
324 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
325 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
326 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
328 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
329 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
330 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
332 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
334 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
335 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
336 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
337 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
338 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
340 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
342 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
344 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
345 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
346 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
347 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
348 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
349 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
350 there). closes: Bug#34233
351 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
352 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
353 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
354 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
355 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
357 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
359 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
361 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
362 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
363 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
364 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
367 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
368 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
369 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
370 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
371 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
374 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
375 number. closes: BUG#25911
377 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
378 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
379 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
380 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
381 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
382 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
384 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
385 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
386 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
389 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
390 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
391 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
393 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
394 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
395 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
396 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
398 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
399 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
400 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
402 * Make the package optional, not extra.
404 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
405 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
406 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
407 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
408 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
409 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
410 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
411 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
414 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
416 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
417 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
420 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
422 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
424 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
426 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
428 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
430 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
431 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
432 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
433 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
434 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
435 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
436 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
437 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
439 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
440 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
442 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
444 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
446 * non-maintainer release
447 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
448 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
450 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
451 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
453 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
455 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
457 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
461 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
463 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
465 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
467 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
468 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
469 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
471 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
472 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
474 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
475 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
476 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
477 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
479 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
480 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
481 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
482 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
483 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
484 and restart options and to comply with the console message
485 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
487 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
488 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
489 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
492 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
493 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
494 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
496 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
497 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
498 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
500 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
501 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
503 * New version numbering scheme:
505 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
506 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
507 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
510 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
511 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
512 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
513 differ between the manuals.
515 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
516 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
517 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
518 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
522 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
523 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
525 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
527 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
529 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
531 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
533 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
534 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
535 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
537 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
538 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
541 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
542 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
543 file extension as the referenced file
545 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
546 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
548 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
549 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
550 start, stop, restart, force-reload
551 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
554 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
555 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
556 be installed into /etc/cron.d
558 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
559 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
560 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
561 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
564 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
565 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
568 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
569 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
570 reasonable default configuration
572 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
573 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
574 by all news servers and clients
576 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
577 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
578 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
579 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
580 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
582 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
583 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
586 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
588 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
589 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
591 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
594 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
595 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
597 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
598 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
600 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
602 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
604 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
606 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
607 - X library package is now called xlib6g
608 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
609 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
611 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
613 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
614 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
615 * Don't use debstd anymore
617 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
619 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
621 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
622 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
623 contrib/non-free policy
624 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
625 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
626 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
627 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
628 - new section about `Daemons'
629 - updated section about `Configuration files'
630 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
631 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
632 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
633 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
634 * Paper about libc6 migration:
635 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
636 * SGML source code included in package
637 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
639 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
641 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
643 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
644 - completely reworked structure
645 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
646 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
647 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
648 - removed all those ugly footnotes
649 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
650 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
651 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
652 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
653 - mention "orphaned packages"
654 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
655 distributions' policy
656 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
657 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
658 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
659 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
660 - added section about arch spec strings
661 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
662 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
663 - added section about "menus"
664 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
665 the new documentation policy soon
666 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
667 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
669 - added section about editors and pagers
670 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
671 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
672 - added section about device files
673 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
674 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
675 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
677 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
678 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
679 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
680 - Added new section about obsolete names
681 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
682 * Fixed package's description
684 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
686 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
688 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
690 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
692 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
694 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
695 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
696 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
697 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
699 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
701 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
703 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
704 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
705 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
707 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
708 and upload it "byhand" too.
710 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
712 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
715 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
716 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
717 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
718 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
719 functionality must not have the same name.
720 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
721 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
722 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
723 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
724 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
725 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
726 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
728 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
729 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
730 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
731 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
732 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
733 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
734 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
735 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
738 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
740 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
742 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
744 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
745 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
746 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
747 a package into. (Guy Maor)
748 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
751 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
753 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
755 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
757 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
758 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
759 description of deb file format.
760 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
761 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
763 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
765 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
766 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
768 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
770 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
772 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
773 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
774 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
775 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
776 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
777 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
778 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
779 packages in section on Procedure
780 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
782 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
783 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
784 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
786 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
787 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
788 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
789 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
790 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
791 on various shlib files
792 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
793 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
794 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
796 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
798 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
800 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
801 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
802 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
804 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
805 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
806 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
807 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
808 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
810 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
812 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
814 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
816 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
818 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
819 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
820 compatibility go in contrib.
822 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
823 instructions in policy manual.
824 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
827 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
829 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
831 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
832 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
833 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
834 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
836 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
837 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
840 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
842 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
844 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
845 * More detail about changelog format names.
847 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
848 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
852 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
854 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
856 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
858 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
860 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
862 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
864 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
866 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
867 * More verbosity about netiquette.
868 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
870 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
872 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
874 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
876 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
878 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
882 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
885 mode: debian-changelog