1 debian-policy (3.8.1.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
3 * Policy: Clarify what "sensible behavior" is for init scripts
4 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
5 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
6 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
8 * Policy: Remove alternative changelog formats from main manual
9 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
10 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
11 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
13 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for changelog files
14 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
15 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
16 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
18 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for control files
19 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
20 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
21 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
23 * Policy: New option in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS to avoid running test-suites
24 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
25 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
26 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
28 * Policy: Expand expected capabilities for local in /bin/sh scripts
29 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
30 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
31 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
33 * Policy: Clarify Essential definition and caution when adding to it
34 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
35 Seconded: Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
36 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
38 * Improve the documentation of maintainer script actions for diversions
39 in the informative appendix to allow for addition of a new diversion
40 on upgrade and handle error cases correctly. Thanks to Olivier Berger
41 for the report and Raphaël Hertzog for the review. (Closes: #483418)
42 * Use <user>:<group> notation rather than <user>.<group> notation in
43 multiple places. Thanks, Kurt Roeckx. (Closes: #488039)
44 * Fix typo in 3.8.0.0 upgrading-checklist entry. Patch from Kobayashi
45 Noritada. (Closes: #487701)
46 * Mention debugging packages as an explicit example of packages with
47 extra priority. Thanks, Charles Plessy. (Closes: #491985)
48 * Clarify that translation is only required for user-visible debconf
49 messages. Capitalize "Debian Configuration Management Specification"
50 uniformly. Thanks, Julian Andres Klode. (Closes: #492624)
51 * Reword the requirement that maintainer scripts exit with a zero
52 status on success to avoid double-negatives.
54 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:23:50 -0700
56 debian-policy (3.8.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
58 * Don't attempt to register the non-existent debian-policy-process
59 document. Thanks, Adrian von Bidder. (Closes: #484706)
61 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:13:01 -0700
63 debian-policy (3.8.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
65 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with
66 non-trivial source", thanks to Wouter Verhelst, Jörg Sommer, Colin Watson,
67 and Junichi Uekawa (Closes: #250202).
68 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/02/2008] Manual page encoding", thanks to
69 Colin Watson (Closes: #440420).
70 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] common interface for parallel building in
71 DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, and Robert
72 Millan (Closes: #209008).
73 * Bug fix: "Please clarify splitting/syntax of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to
74 Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, Robert Millan, and Guillem Jover
76 * Bug fix: "Documentation for Breaks in dpkg", thanks to Ian Jackson
78 * Bug fix: "support for wrapped Uploaders should now be mandatory"
80 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages",
81 thanks to Neil McGovern, Colin Watson, Bill Allombert, Steve Langasek,
82 Kurt Roeckx, and others (Closes: #392362).
83 * Bug fix: "Homepage field in debian/control undocumented", thanks to
84 Mario Iseli (Closes: #452105).
85 * Bug fix: "Policy inconsistent with reality: base subsection no longer
86 used", thanks to Magnus Holmgren, Bernd Zeimetz, and Colin Watson
88 * Bug fix: "Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in
89 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Barry Hawkins (Closes: #291460).
90 * Bug fix: "[Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is
91 not a part of Debian distribution", thanks to Taketoshi Sano
93 * Bug fix: "scripts as configuration files: should vs. must", thanks to Frank
94 Küster (Closes: #403391).
95 * Bug fix: "debconf specification should allow underscores in template
96 names", thanks to Colin Watson (Closes: #473761).
97 * Bug fix: "clarify handling of run-time and compile-time support programs",
98 thanks to Goswin Brederlow and Raphael Hertzog (Closes: #367984).
99 * Policy: better document version ranking and empty Debian revisions
100 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
101 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
102 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
103 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
104 Closes: #186700, #458910
105 * Policy: remove obsolete app-defaults and Xresources provisions
106 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
107 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
109 * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
110 to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
111 * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
112 Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
113 * Bug fix: "substvar reference moved from dpkg-source(1) to
114 deb-substvars(5)", thanks to Ian Beckwith (Closes: #475731).
115 * Policy: bugs fixed in NMUs are now closed rather than marked fixed
116 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> (thanks, Sandro Tosi)
118 * Policy: C.1.4, C.1.8: minor typos
119 Wording: Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu@gmail.com>
121 * Remove the now-obsolete policy-process document.
122 * Add an md5sums control file.
123 * Add Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git control fields.
124 * Remove build system support for FHS 2.1 and FSSTND, mostly commented out.
125 * Remove more temporary files created by the build.
126 * Remove the FSSTND license from debian/copyright; no FSSTND files are
127 currently part of policy.
128 * Update FHS copyright dates in debian/copyright.
129 * Standardize the spacing around headings in upgrading-checklist.html.
130 * Remove old ChangeLog files and metadata headers in maintainer scripts
133 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:53:27 -0700
135 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
137 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
138 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
139 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
140 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
141 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
142 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
143 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
144 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
145 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
146 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
147 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
148 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
149 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
150 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
151 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
152 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
154 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
156 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
157 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
158 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
160 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
161 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
162 list?" (Closes: #412634).
163 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
164 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
165 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
166 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
167 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
168 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
169 * Bug fix: "Virtual package for Japanese font packages
170 (ttf-japanese-mincho and ttf-japanese-gothic)", thanks to Nobuhiro
171 Iwamatsu (Closes: #440931).
172 * Drop unsupported docbook-xml format from the doc-base file for the
173 debconf specification.
174 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
175 * Update Standards-Version to 3.7.3 (no changes required).
177 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:55 -0800
179 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
181 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
182 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
183 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
184 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
185 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
187 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
189 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
190 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
191 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
192 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
193 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
195 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
196 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
197 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
198 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
199 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
200 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
201 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
202 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
203 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
204 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
205 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
206 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
207 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
208 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
209 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
210 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
212 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
214 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
215 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
216 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
217 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
218 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
219 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
220 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
221 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
223 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
225 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
227 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
228 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
229 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
230 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
231 Polo (Closes: #372497).
232 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
233 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
235 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
236 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
237 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
238 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
239 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
240 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
241 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
242 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
243 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
244 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
246 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
247 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
248 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
249 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
250 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
251 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
253 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
255 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
257 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
258 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
259 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
260 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
262 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
263 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
265 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
267 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
269 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
270 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
271 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
272 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
273 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
274 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
275 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
276 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
277 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
278 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
280 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
281 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
282 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
283 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
284 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
285 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
286 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
287 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
288 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
289 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
290 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
293 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
295 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
297 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
298 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
299 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
300 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
301 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
302 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
303 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
304 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
305 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
306 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
307 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
308 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
309 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
310 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
311 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
312 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
313 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
314 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
315 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
316 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
317 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
318 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
319 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
320 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
321 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
322 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
323 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
324 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
326 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
327 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
328 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
329 Hess (Closes: #362247).
330 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
331 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
332 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
333 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
334 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
335 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
336 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
337 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
338 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
339 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
340 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
341 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
343 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
344 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
346 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
347 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
348 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
349 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
350 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
351 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
352 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
353 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
354 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
355 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
356 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
358 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
360 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
363 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
364 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
365 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
366 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
367 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
368 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
369 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
370 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
371 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
372 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
373 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
374 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
375 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
377 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
378 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
379 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
380 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
381 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
382 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
383 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
384 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
385 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
386 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
387 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
388 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
389 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
390 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
391 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
392 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
393 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
394 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
395 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
398 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
400 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
402 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
403 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
404 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
405 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
407 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
408 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
409 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
410 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
412 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
414 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
417 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
418 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
419 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
420 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
421 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
422 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
423 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
424 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
425 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
426 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
428 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
429 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
430 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
432 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
433 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
434 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
435 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
436 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
437 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
438 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
440 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
441 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
442 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
443 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
445 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
446 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
447 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
448 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
449 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
450 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
451 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
452 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
454 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
455 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
456 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
457 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
458 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
459 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
460 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
461 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
462 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
463 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
464 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
465 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
466 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
467 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
468 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
469 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
470 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
472 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
474 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
477 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
478 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
479 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
480 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
481 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
482 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
483 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
484 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
485 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
487 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
488 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
489 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
490 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
491 this section. closes: Bug#248618
492 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
493 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
494 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
495 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
496 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
497 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
498 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
499 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
500 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
501 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
502 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
503 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
505 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
506 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
507 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
510 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
511 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
512 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
514 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
515 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
516 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
517 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
518 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
519 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
521 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
522 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
524 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
525 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
526 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
527 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
528 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
529 Closes: #185943, #237049
531 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
533 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
536 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
539 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
540 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
541 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
542 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
543 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
544 running. closes: Bug#187250
545 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
546 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
547 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
548 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
549 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
550 user closes: Bug#176506
552 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
554 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
557 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
558 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
559 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
560 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
561 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
562 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
563 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
564 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
565 deb-building toolchain.
566 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
567 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
568 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
569 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
570 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
571 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
572 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
573 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
574 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
575 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
576 sections about changelog files.
578 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
579 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
580 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
581 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
582 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
583 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
585 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
586 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
587 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
588 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
589 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
590 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
591 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
592 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
593 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
594 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
595 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
596 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
597 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
598 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
599 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
600 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
601 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
602 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
603 for the restructuring
605 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
607 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
610 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
612 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
613 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
614 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
615 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
616 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
617 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
619 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
620 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
621 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
622 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
623 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
624 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
625 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
627 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
628 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
629 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
630 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
632 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
634 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
637 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
638 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
639 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
640 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
641 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
642 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
644 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
645 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
646 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
647 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
649 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
650 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
651 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
652 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
653 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
654 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
655 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
656 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
657 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
659 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
660 script should start it, closes: #60979
661 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
662 "should", closes: #170019
663 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
664 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
665 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
666 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
667 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
668 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
669 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
670 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
673 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
675 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
678 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
679 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
680 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
681 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
682 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
683 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
684 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
685 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
686 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
688 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
689 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
690 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
691 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
692 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
693 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
694 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
695 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
696 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
698 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
699 file, closes: Bug#65764
701 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
703 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
705 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
706 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
707 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
708 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
709 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
710 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
711 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
712 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
713 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
714 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
715 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
716 details. closes: Bug#133030
717 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
718 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
721 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
723 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
725 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
726 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
727 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
728 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
729 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
730 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
731 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
732 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
733 not. closes: Bug#139820
734 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
735 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
736 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
737 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
738 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
739 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
740 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
741 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
742 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
743 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
745 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
747 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
748 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
749 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
750 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
751 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
752 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
753 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
754 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
755 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
756 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
757 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
758 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
759 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
760 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
761 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
762 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
763 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
764 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
765 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
766 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
768 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
769 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
770 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
771 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
772 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
773 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
774 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
776 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
777 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
778 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
779 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
780 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
781 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
782 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
783 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
784 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
786 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
788 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
790 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
791 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
792 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
793 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
794 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
795 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
796 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
797 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
798 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
799 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
800 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
801 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
802 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
803 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
804 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
805 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
806 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
807 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
808 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
809 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
810 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
811 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
812 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
814 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
816 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
818 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
819 medium, high, emergency.
820 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
821 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
822 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
823 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
824 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
827 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
828 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
829 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
831 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
832 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
833 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
834 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
835 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
836 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
837 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
840 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
842 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
844 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
845 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
846 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
847 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
849 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
850 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
851 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
852 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
853 debian/rules to do this
854 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
855 patches are incorporated upstream
856 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
857 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
858 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
859 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
860 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
861 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
863 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
864 system closes: Bug#91249
865 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
866 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
867 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
868 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
869 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
870 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
871 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
872 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
873 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
874 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
875 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
876 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
877 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
879 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
881 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
883 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
884 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
885 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
886 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
888 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
889 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
890 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
892 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
895 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
897 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
899 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
900 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
901 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
902 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
903 package for the time being
904 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
905 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
906 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
907 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
908 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
909 * Rename all .text files as .txt
910 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
911 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
912 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
913 Build-Depends arch syntax
914 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
916 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
917 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
919 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
920 from policy maintenance duties.
921 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
922 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
924 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
926 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
928 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
930 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
932 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
934 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
935 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
936 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
937 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
938 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
939 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
940 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
941 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
942 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
943 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
944 minor version number for this
945 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
946 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
947 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
948 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
949 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
950 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
951 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
952 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
953 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
955 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
957 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
959 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
960 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
961 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
962 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
963 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
965 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
967 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
968 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
969 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
970 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
971 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
972 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
973 xutils closes: Bug#82966
974 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
975 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
976 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
977 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
978 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
979 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
980 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
981 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
982 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
985 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
987 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
989 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
990 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
992 * Document the Enhances relationship
993 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
994 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
995 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
996 policy. closes: Bug#53496
997 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
998 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
1000 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
1002 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
1003 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
1004 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
1005 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
1007 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
1008 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
1009 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
1010 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
1011 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
1013 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
1015 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1017 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
1018 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
1019 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
1021 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
1022 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
1023 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
1024 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
1025 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
1026 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
1027 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
1028 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
1029 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
1031 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
1033 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
1035 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1037 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
1038 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
1039 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
1040 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
1041 policy. closes: Bug#64437
1042 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
1043 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
1044 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
1045 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
1046 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
1047 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
1048 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
1049 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
1050 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
1051 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
1052 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
1053 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
1054 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
1055 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
1056 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
1057 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
1058 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
1060 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
1061 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
1063 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
1065 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1067 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
1068 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
1069 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
1070 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
1071 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
1072 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
1073 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
1074 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
1075 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
1076 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
1077 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
1078 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
1079 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
1080 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
1081 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
1082 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
1083 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
1084 alternative closes: Bug#53755
1085 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
1086 list closes: Bug#53756
1087 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
1088 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
1089 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
1090 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
1091 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
1092 policy closes: Bug#53760
1093 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
1094 policy closes: Bug#53761
1095 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
1096 that use X closes: Bug#53762
1097 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
1098 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
1099 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
1100 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
1101 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
1102 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
1103 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
1104 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
1105 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
1107 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
1108 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
1109 to install with older fileutils.
1110 * Installed FHS version 2.1
1111 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
1112 * Added FHS details to copyright file
1113 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
1115 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
1116 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
1118 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
1120 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1122 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
1123 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
1125 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
1127 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1129 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
1130 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
1132 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
1135 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1137 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
1138 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1140 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1142 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1144 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1146 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1147 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1149 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1151 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1153 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1154 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1155 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1156 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1157 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1158 directoried (closes: #41547)
1159 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1160 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1161 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1162 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1163 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1164 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1165 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1166 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1167 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1168 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1169 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1171 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1172 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1173 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1174 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1175 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1176 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1177 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1179 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1180 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1181 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1182 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1184 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1186 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1188 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1189 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1191 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1193 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1195 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1196 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1198 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
1200 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1202 * A few typos and omissions corrected
1203 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
1205 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
1206 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
1207 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
1208 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
1209 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
1210 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
1211 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
1212 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
1213 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
1214 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
1215 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
1216 this closes: Bug#38612
1217 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
1218 before. closes: Bug#40864
1220 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
1222 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1224 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
1225 officially uploaded.
1226 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
1228 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
1229 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
1230 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
1232 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
1233 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
1234 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
1235 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
1236 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
1237 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
1239 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
1240 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
1241 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
1243 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
1245 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
1246 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
1247 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
1248 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
1249 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
1251 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
1253 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1255 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
1256 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
1257 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
1258 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
1259 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
1260 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
1261 there). closes: Bug#34233
1262 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
1263 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
1264 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
1265 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
1266 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
1268 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
1270 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1272 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
1273 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
1274 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
1275 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
1278 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
1279 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
1280 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
1281 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
1282 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
1285 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
1286 number. closes: BUG#25911
1288 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
1289 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
1290 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
1291 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
1292 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
1293 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
1295 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
1296 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
1297 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
1300 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
1301 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
1302 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
1304 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
1305 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
1306 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
1307 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
1309 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
1310 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
1311 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
1313 * Make the package optional, not extra.
1315 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
1316 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
1317 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
1318 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
1319 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
1320 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
1321 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
1322 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
1325 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
1327 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
1328 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
1331 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
1333 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1335 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
1337 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
1339 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1341 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
1342 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
1343 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
1344 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
1345 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
1346 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
1347 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
1348 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
1350 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
1351 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
1353 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
1355 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1357 * non-maintainer release
1358 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
1359 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
1361 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
1362 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
1363 * no content changes
1364 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
1366 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
1368 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1372 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
1374 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1376 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1378 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
1379 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1380 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
1382 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
1383 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
1385 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
1386 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
1387 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
1388 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
1390 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
1391 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
1392 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
1393 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
1394 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
1395 and restart options and to comply with the console message
1396 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
1398 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
1399 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
1400 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
1403 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1404 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
1405 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
1407 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
1408 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
1409 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
1411 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1412 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
1414 * New version numbering scheme:
1416 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1417 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1418 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1421 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1422 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1423 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1424 differ between the manuals.
1426 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1427 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1428 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1429 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1431 * Packaging changes:
1433 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1434 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1436 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
1438 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
1440 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1442 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1444 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
1445 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
1446 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
1448 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
1449 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
1452 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
1453 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
1454 file extension as the referenced file
1456 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
1457 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
1459 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
1460 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
1461 start, stop, restart, force-reload
1462 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
1465 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
1466 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
1467 be installed into /etc/cron.d
1469 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
1470 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
1471 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
1472 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
1475 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1476 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
1479 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
1480 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
1481 reasonable default configuration
1483 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
1484 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
1485 by all news servers and clients
1487 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
1488 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
1489 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
1490 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
1491 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
1493 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1494 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
1497 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
1499 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1500 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
1502 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
1505 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
1506 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
1508 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
1509 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
1511 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1513 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
1515 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1517 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1518 - X library package is now called xlib6g
1519 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1520 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
1522 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
1524 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
1525 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
1526 * Don't use debstd anymore
1528 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
1530 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1532 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1533 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
1534 contrib/non-free policy
1535 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
1536 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
1537 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
1538 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
1539 - new section about `Daemons'
1540 - updated section about `Configuration files'
1541 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
1542 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
1543 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1544 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
1545 * Paper about libc6 migration:
1546 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
1547 * SGML source code included in package
1548 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
1550 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
1552 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1554 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1555 - completely reworked structure
1556 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1557 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1558 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1559 - removed all those ugly footnotes
1560 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
1561 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
1562 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
1563 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
1564 - mention "orphaned packages"
1565 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
1566 distributions' policy
1567 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
1568 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
1569 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
1570 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
1571 - added section about arch spec strings
1572 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
1573 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
1574 - added section about "menus"
1575 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
1576 the new documentation policy soon
1577 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
1578 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
1580 - added section about editors and pagers
1581 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
1582 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
1583 - added section about device files
1584 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1585 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1586 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1588 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1589 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1590 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1591 - Added new section about obsolete names
1592 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1593 * Fixed package's description
1595 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1597 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1599 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1601 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1603 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1605 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1606 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1607 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1608 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1610 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1612 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1614 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1615 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1616 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1618 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1619 and upload it "byhand" too.
1621 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1623 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1626 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1627 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1628 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1629 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1630 functionality must not have the same name.
1631 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1632 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1633 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1634 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1635 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1636 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1637 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1639 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1640 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1641 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1642 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1643 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1644 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1645 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1646 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1649 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1651 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1653 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1655 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1656 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1657 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1658 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1659 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1662 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1664 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1666 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1668 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1669 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1670 description of deb file format.
1671 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1672 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1674 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1676 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1677 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1679 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1681 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1683 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1684 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1685 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1686 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1687 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1688 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1689 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1690 packages in section on Procedure
1691 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1692 a package maintainer
1693 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1694 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1695 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1697 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1698 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1699 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1700 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1701 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1702 on various shlib files
1703 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1704 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1705 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1707 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1709 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1711 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1712 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1713 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1715 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1716 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1717 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1718 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1719 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1721 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1723 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1725 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1727 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1729 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1730 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1731 compatibility go in contrib.
1733 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1734 instructions in policy manual.
1735 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1738 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1740 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1742 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1743 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1744 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1745 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1747 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1748 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1751 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1753 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1755 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1756 * More detail about changelog format names.
1758 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1759 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1763 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1765 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1767 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1769 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1771 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1773 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1775 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1777 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1778 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1779 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1781 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1783 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1785 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1787 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1789 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1793 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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