1 debian-policy (3.8.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with
4 non-trivial source", thanks to Wouter Verhelst, Jörg Sommer, Colin Watson,
5 and Junichi Uekawa (Closes: #250202).
6 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/02/2008] Manual page encoding", thanks to
7 Colin Watson (Closes: #440420).
8 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] common interface for parallel building in
9 DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, and Robert
10 Millan (Closes: #209008).
11 * Bug fix: "Please clarify splitting/syntax of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to
12 Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, Robert Millan, and Guillem Jover
14 * Bug fix: "Documentation for Breaks in dpkg", thanks to Ian Jackson
16 * Bug fix: "support for wrapped Uploaders should now be mandatory"
18 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages",
19 thanks to Neil McGovern, Colin Watson, Bill Allombert, Steve Langasek,
20 Kurt Roeckx, and others (Closes: #392362).
21 * Bug fix: "Homepage field in debian/control undocumented", thanks to
22 Mario Iseli (Closes: #452105).
23 * Bug fix: "Policy inconsistent with reality: base subsection no longer
24 used", thanks to Magnus Holmgren, Bernd Zeimetz, and Colin Watson
26 * Bug fix: "Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in
27 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Barry Hawkins (Closes: #291460).
28 * Bug fix: "[Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is
29 not a part of Debian distribution", thanks to Taketoshi Sano
31 * Bug fix: "scripts as configuration files: should vs. must", thanks to Frank
32 Küster (Closes: #403391).
33 * Bug fix: "debconf specification should allow underscores in template
34 names", thanks to Colin Watson (Closes: #473761).
35 * Bug fix: "clarify handling of run-time and compile-time support programs",
36 thanks to Goswin Brederlow and Raphael Hertzog (Closes: #367984).
37 * Policy: better document version ranking and empty Debian revisions
38 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
39 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
40 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
41 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
42 Closes: #186700, #458910
43 * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
44 to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
45 * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
46 Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
47 * Bug fix: "substvar reference moved from dpkg-source(1) to
48 deb-substvars(5)", thanks to Ian Beckwith (Closes: #475731).
49 * Remove the now-obsolete policy-process document.
50 * Add an md5sums control file.
51 * Add Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git control fields.
52 * Remove build system support for FHS 2.1 and FSSTND, mostly commented out.
53 * Remove more temporary files created by the build.
54 * Remove the FSSTND license from debian/copyright; no FSSTND files are
55 currently part of policy.
56 * Update FHS copyright dates in debian/copyright.
57 * Standardize the spacing around headings in upgrading-checklist.html.
58 * Remove old ChangeLog files and metadata headers in maintainer scripts
63 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
65 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
66 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
67 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
68 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
69 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
70 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
71 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
72 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
73 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
74 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
75 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
76 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
77 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
78 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
79 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
80 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
82 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
84 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
85 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
86 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
88 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
89 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
90 list?" (Closes: #412634).
91 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
92 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
93 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
94 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
95 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
96 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
97 * Bug fix: "Virtual package for Japanese font packages
98 (ttf-japanese-mincho and ttf-japanese-gothic)", thanks to Nobuhiro
99 Iwamatsu (Closes: #440931).
100 * Drop unsupported docbook-xml format from the doc-base file for the
101 debconf specification.
102 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
103 * Update Standards-Version to 3.7.3 (no changes required).
105 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:55 -0800
107 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
109 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
110 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
111 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
112 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
113 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
115 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
117 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
118 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
119 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
120 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
121 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
123 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
124 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
125 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
126 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
127 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
128 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
129 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
130 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
131 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
132 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
133 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
134 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
135 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
136 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
137 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
138 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
140 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
142 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
143 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
144 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
145 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
146 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
147 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
148 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
149 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
151 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
153 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
155 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
156 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
157 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
158 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
159 Polo (Closes: #372497).
160 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
161 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
163 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
164 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
165 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
166 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
167 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
168 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
169 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
170 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
171 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
172 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
174 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
175 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
176 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
177 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
178 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
179 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
181 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
183 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
185 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
186 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
187 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
188 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
190 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
191 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
193 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
195 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
197 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
198 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
199 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
200 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
201 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
202 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
203 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
204 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
205 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
206 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
208 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
209 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
210 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
211 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
212 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
213 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
214 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
215 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
216 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
217 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
218 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
221 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
223 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
225 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
226 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
227 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
228 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
229 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
230 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
231 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
232 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
233 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
234 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
235 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
236 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
237 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
238 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
239 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
240 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
241 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
242 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
243 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
244 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
245 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
246 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
247 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
248 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
249 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
250 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
251 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
252 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
254 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
255 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
256 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
257 Hess (Closes: #362247).
258 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
259 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
260 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
261 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
262 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
263 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
264 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
265 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
266 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
267 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
268 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
269 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
271 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
272 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
274 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
275 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
276 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
277 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
278 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
279 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
280 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
281 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
282 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
283 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
284 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
286 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
288 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
291 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
292 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
293 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
294 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
295 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
296 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
297 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
298 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
299 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
300 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
301 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
302 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
303 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
305 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
306 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
307 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
308 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
309 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
310 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
311 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
312 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
313 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
314 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
315 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
316 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
317 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
318 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
319 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
320 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
321 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
322 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
323 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
326 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
328 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
330 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
331 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
332 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
333 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
335 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
336 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
337 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
338 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
340 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
342 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
345 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
346 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
347 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
348 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
349 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
350 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
351 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
352 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
353 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
354 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
356 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
357 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
358 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
360 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
361 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
362 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
363 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
364 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
365 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
366 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
368 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
369 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
370 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
371 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
373 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
374 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
375 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
376 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
377 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
378 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
379 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
380 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
382 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
383 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
384 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
385 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
386 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
387 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
388 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
389 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
390 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
391 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
392 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
393 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
394 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
395 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
396 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
397 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
398 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
400 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
402 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
405 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
406 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
407 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
408 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
409 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
410 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
411 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
412 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
413 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
415 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
416 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
417 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
418 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
419 this section. closes: Bug#248618
420 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
421 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
422 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
423 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
424 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
425 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
426 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
427 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
428 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
429 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
430 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
431 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
433 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
434 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
435 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
438 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
439 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
440 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
442 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
443 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
444 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
445 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
446 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
447 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
449 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
450 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
452 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
453 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
454 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
455 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
456 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
457 Closes: #185943, #237049
459 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
461 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
464 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
467 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
468 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
469 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
470 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
471 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
472 running. closes: Bug#187250
473 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
474 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
475 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
476 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
477 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
478 user closes: Bug#176506
480 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
482 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
485 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
486 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
487 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
488 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
489 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
490 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
491 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
492 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
493 deb-building toolchain.
494 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
495 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
496 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
497 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
498 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
499 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
500 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
501 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
502 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
503 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
504 sections about changelog files.
506 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
507 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
508 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
509 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
510 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
511 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
513 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
514 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
515 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
516 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
517 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
518 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
519 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
520 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
521 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
522 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
523 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
524 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
525 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
526 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
527 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
528 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
529 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
530 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
531 for the restructuring
533 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
535 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
538 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
540 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
541 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
542 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
543 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
544 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
545 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
547 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
548 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
549 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
550 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
551 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
552 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
553 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
555 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
556 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
557 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
558 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
560 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
562 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
565 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
566 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
567 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
568 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
569 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
570 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
572 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
573 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
574 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
575 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
577 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
578 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
579 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
580 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
581 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
582 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
583 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
584 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
585 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
587 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
588 script should start it, closes: #60979
589 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
590 "should", closes: #170019
591 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
592 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
593 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
594 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
595 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
596 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
597 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
598 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
601 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
603 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
606 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
607 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
608 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
609 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
610 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
611 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
612 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
613 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
614 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
616 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
617 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
618 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
619 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
620 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
621 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
622 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
623 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
624 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
626 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
627 file, closes: Bug#65764
629 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
631 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
633 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
634 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
635 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
636 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
637 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
638 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
639 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
640 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
641 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
642 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
643 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
644 details. closes: Bug#133030
645 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
646 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
649 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
651 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
653 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
654 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
655 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
656 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
657 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
658 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
659 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
660 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
661 not. closes: Bug#139820
662 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
663 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
664 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
665 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
666 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
667 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
668 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
669 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
670 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
671 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
673 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
675 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
676 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
677 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
678 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
679 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
680 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
681 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
682 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
683 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
684 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
685 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
686 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
687 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
688 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
689 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
690 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
691 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
692 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
693 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
694 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
696 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
697 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
698 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
699 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
700 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
701 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
702 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
704 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
705 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
706 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
707 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
708 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
709 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
710 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
711 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
712 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
714 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
716 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
718 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
719 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
720 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
721 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
722 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
723 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
724 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
725 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
726 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
727 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
728 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
729 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
730 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
731 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
732 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
733 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
734 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
735 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
736 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
737 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
738 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
739 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
740 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
742 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
744 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
746 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
747 medium, high, emergency.
748 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
749 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
750 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
751 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
752 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
755 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
756 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
757 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
759 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
760 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
761 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
762 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
763 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
764 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
765 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
768 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
770 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
772 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
773 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
774 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
775 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
777 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
778 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
779 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
780 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
781 debian/rules to do this
782 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
783 patches are incorporated upstream
784 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
785 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
786 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
787 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
788 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
789 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
791 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
792 system closes: Bug#91249
793 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
794 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
795 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
796 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
797 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
798 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
799 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
800 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
801 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
802 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
803 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
804 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
805 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
807 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
809 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
811 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
812 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
813 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
814 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
816 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
817 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
818 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
820 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
823 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
825 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
827 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
828 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
829 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
830 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
831 package for the time being
832 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
833 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
834 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
835 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
836 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
837 * Rename all .text files as .txt
838 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
839 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
840 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
841 Build-Depends arch syntax
842 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
844 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
845 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
847 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
848 from policy maintenance duties.
849 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
850 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
852 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
854 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
856 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
858 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
860 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
862 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
863 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
864 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
865 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
866 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
867 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
868 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
869 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
870 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
871 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
872 minor version number for this
873 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
874 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
875 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
876 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
877 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
878 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
879 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
880 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
881 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
883 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
885 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
887 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
888 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
889 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
890 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
891 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
893 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
895 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
896 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
897 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
898 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
899 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
900 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
901 xutils closes: Bug#82966
902 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
903 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
904 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
905 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
906 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
907 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
908 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
909 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
910 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
913 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
915 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
917 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
918 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
920 * Document the Enhances relationship
921 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
922 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
923 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
924 policy. closes: Bug#53496
925 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
926 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
928 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
930 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
931 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
932 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
933 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
935 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
936 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
937 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
938 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
939 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
941 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
943 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
945 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
946 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
947 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
949 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
950 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
951 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
952 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
953 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
954 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
955 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
956 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
957 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
959 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
961 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
963 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
965 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
966 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
967 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
968 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
969 policy. closes: Bug#64437
970 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
971 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
972 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
973 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
974 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
975 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
976 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
977 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
978 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
979 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
980 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
981 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
982 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
983 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
984 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
985 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
986 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
988 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
989 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
991 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
993 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
995 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
996 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
997 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
998 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
999 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
1000 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
1001 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
1002 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
1003 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
1004 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
1005 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
1006 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
1007 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
1008 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
1009 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
1010 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
1011 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
1012 alternative closes: Bug#53755
1013 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
1014 list closes: Bug#53756
1015 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
1016 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
1017 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
1018 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
1019 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
1020 policy closes: Bug#53760
1021 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
1022 policy closes: Bug#53761
1023 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
1024 that use X closes: Bug#53762
1025 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
1026 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
1027 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
1028 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
1029 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
1030 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
1031 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
1032 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
1033 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
1035 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
1036 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
1037 to install with older fileutils.
1038 * Installed FHS version 2.1
1039 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
1040 * Added FHS details to copyright file
1041 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
1043 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
1044 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
1046 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
1048 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1050 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
1051 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
1053 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
1055 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1057 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
1058 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
1060 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
1063 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1065 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
1066 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1068 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1070 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1072 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1074 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1075 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1077 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1079 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1081 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1082 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1083 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1084 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1085 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1086 directoried (closes: #41547)
1087 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1088 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1089 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1090 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1091 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1092 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1093 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1094 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1095 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1096 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1097 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1099 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1100 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1101 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1102 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1103 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1104 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1105 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1107 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1108 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1109 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1110 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1112 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1114 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1116 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1117 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1119 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1121 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1123 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1124 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1126 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
1128 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1130 * A few typos and omissions corrected
1131 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
1133 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
1134 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
1135 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
1136 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
1137 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
1138 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
1139 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
1140 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
1141 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
1142 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
1143 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
1144 this closes: Bug#38612
1145 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
1146 before. closes: Bug#40864
1148 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
1150 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1152 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
1153 officially uploaded.
1154 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
1156 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
1157 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
1158 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
1160 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
1161 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
1162 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
1163 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
1164 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
1165 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
1167 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
1168 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
1169 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
1171 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
1173 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
1174 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
1175 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
1176 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
1177 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
1179 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
1181 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1183 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
1184 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
1185 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
1186 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
1187 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
1188 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
1189 there). closes: Bug#34233
1190 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
1191 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
1192 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
1193 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
1194 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
1196 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
1198 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1200 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
1201 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
1202 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
1203 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
1206 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
1207 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
1208 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
1209 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
1210 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
1213 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
1214 number. closes: BUG#25911
1216 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
1217 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
1218 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
1219 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
1220 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
1221 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
1223 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
1224 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
1225 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
1228 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
1229 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
1230 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
1232 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
1233 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
1234 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
1235 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
1237 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
1238 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
1239 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
1241 * Make the package optional, not extra.
1243 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
1244 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
1245 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
1246 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
1247 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
1248 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
1249 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
1250 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
1253 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
1255 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
1256 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
1259 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
1261 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1263 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
1265 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
1267 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1269 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
1270 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
1271 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
1272 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
1273 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
1274 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
1275 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
1276 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
1278 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
1279 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
1281 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
1283 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1285 * non-maintainer release
1286 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
1287 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
1289 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
1290 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
1291 * no content changes
1292 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
1294 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
1296 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1300 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
1302 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1304 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1306 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
1307 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1308 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
1310 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
1311 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
1313 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
1314 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
1315 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
1316 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
1318 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
1319 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
1320 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
1321 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
1322 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
1323 and restart options and to comply with the console message
1324 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
1326 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
1327 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
1328 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
1331 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1332 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
1333 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
1335 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
1336 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
1337 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
1339 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1340 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
1342 * New version numbering scheme:
1344 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1345 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1346 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1349 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1350 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1351 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1352 differ between the manuals.
1354 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1355 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1356 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1357 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1359 * Packaging changes:
1361 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1362 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1364 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
1366 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
1368 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1370 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1372 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
1373 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
1374 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
1376 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
1377 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
1380 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
1381 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
1382 file extension as the referenced file
1384 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
1385 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
1387 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
1388 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
1389 start, stop, restart, force-reload
1390 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
1393 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
1394 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
1395 be installed into /etc/cron.d
1397 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
1398 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
1399 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
1400 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
1403 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1404 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
1407 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
1408 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
1409 reasonable default configuration
1411 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
1412 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
1413 by all news servers and clients
1415 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
1416 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
1417 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
1418 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
1419 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
1421 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1422 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
1425 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
1427 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1428 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
1430 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
1433 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
1434 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
1436 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
1437 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
1439 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1441 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
1443 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1445 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1446 - X library package is now called xlib6g
1447 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1448 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
1450 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
1452 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
1453 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
1454 * Don't use debstd anymore
1456 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
1458 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1460 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1461 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
1462 contrib/non-free policy
1463 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
1464 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
1465 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
1466 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
1467 - new section about `Daemons'
1468 - updated section about `Configuration files'
1469 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
1470 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
1471 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1472 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
1473 * Paper about libc6 migration:
1474 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
1475 * SGML source code included in package
1476 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
1478 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
1480 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1482 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1483 - completely reworked structure
1484 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1485 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1486 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1487 - removed all those ugly footnotes
1488 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
1489 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
1490 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
1491 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
1492 - mention "orphaned packages"
1493 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
1494 distributions' policy
1495 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
1496 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
1497 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
1498 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
1499 - added section about arch spec strings
1500 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
1501 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
1502 - added section about "menus"
1503 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
1504 the new documentation policy soon
1505 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
1506 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
1508 - added section about editors and pagers
1509 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
1510 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
1511 - added section about device files
1512 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1513 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1514 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1516 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1517 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1518 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1519 - Added new section about obsolete names
1520 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1521 * Fixed package's description
1523 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1525 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1527 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1529 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1531 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1533 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1534 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1535 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1536 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1538 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1540 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1542 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1543 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1544 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1546 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1547 and upload it "byhand" too.
1549 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1551 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1554 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1555 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1556 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1557 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1558 functionality must not have the same name.
1559 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1560 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1561 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1562 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1563 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1564 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1565 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1567 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1568 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1569 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1570 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1571 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1572 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1573 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1574 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1577 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1579 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1581 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1583 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1584 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1585 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1586 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1587 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1590 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1592 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1594 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1596 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1597 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1598 description of deb file format.
1599 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1600 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1602 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1604 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1605 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1607 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1609 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1611 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1612 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1613 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1614 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1615 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1616 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1617 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1618 packages in section on Procedure
1619 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1620 a package maintainer
1621 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1622 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1623 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1625 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1626 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1627 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1628 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1629 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1630 on various shlib files
1631 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1632 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1633 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1635 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1637 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1639 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1640 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1641 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1643 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1644 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1645 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1646 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1647 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1649 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1651 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1653 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1655 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1657 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1658 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1659 compatibility go in contrib.
1661 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1662 instructions in policy manual.
1663 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1666 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1668 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1670 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1671 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1672 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1673 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1675 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1676 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1679 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1681 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1683 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1684 * More detail about changelog format names.
1686 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1687 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1691 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1693 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1695 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1697 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1699 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1701 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1703 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1705 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1706 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1707 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1709 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1711 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1713 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1715 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1717 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1721 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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