1 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
4 XXX write a better description here XXX
5 XXX update the section numbers in the upgrading checklist XXX
6 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
7 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
8 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
9 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
10 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
12 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
13 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
14 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
15 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
16 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
20 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
23 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
25 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
26 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
27 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
28 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
29 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
30 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
32 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
33 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
34 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
35 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
36 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
37 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
38 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
40 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
41 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
42 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
43 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
45 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
47 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
50 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
51 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
52 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
53 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
54 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
55 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
57 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
58 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
59 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
60 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
62 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
63 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
64 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
65 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
66 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
67 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
68 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
69 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
70 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
72 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
73 script should start it, closes: #60979
74 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
75 "should", closes: #170019
76 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
77 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
78 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
79 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
80 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
81 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
82 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
83 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
86 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
88 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
91 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
92 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
93 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
94 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
95 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
96 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
97 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
98 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
99 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
101 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
102 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
103 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
104 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
105 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
106 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
107 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
108 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
109 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
111 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
112 file, closes: Bug#65764
114 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
116 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
118 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
119 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
120 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
121 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
122 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
123 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
124 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
125 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
126 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
127 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
128 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
129 details. closes: Bug#133030
130 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
131 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
134 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
136 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
138 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
139 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
140 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
141 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
142 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
143 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
144 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
145 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
146 not. closes: Bug#139820
147 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
148 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
149 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
150 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
151 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
152 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
153 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
154 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
155 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
156 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
158 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
160 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
161 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
162 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
163 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
164 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
165 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
166 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
167 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
168 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
169 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
170 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
171 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
172 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
173 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
174 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
175 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
176 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
177 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
178 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
179 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
181 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
182 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
183 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
184 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
185 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
186 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
187 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
189 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
190 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
191 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
192 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
193 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
194 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
195 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
196 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
197 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
199 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
201 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
203 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
204 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
205 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
206 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
207 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
208 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
209 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
210 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
211 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
212 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
213 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
214 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
215 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
216 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
217 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
218 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
219 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
220 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
221 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
222 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
223 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
224 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
225 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
227 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
229 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
231 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
232 medium, high, emergency.
233 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
234 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
235 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
236 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
237 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
240 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
241 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
242 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
244 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
245 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
246 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
247 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
248 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
249 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
250 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
253 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
255 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
257 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
258 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
259 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
260 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
262 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
263 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
264 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
265 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
266 debian/rules to do this
267 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
268 patches are incorporated upstream
269 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
270 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
271 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
272 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
273 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
274 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
276 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
277 system closes: Bug#91249
278 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
279 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
280 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
281 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
282 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
283 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
284 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
285 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
286 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
287 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
288 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
289 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
290 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
292 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
294 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
296 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
297 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
298 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
299 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
301 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
302 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
303 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
305 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
308 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
310 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
312 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
313 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
314 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
315 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
316 package for the time being
317 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
318 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
319 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
320 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
321 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
322 * Rename all .text files as .txt
323 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
324 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
325 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
326 Build-Depends arch syntax
327 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
329 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
330 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
332 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
333 from policy maintenance duties.
334 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
335 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
337 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
339 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
341 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
343 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
345 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
347 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
348 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
349 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
350 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
351 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
352 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
353 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
354 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
355 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
356 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
357 minor version number for this
358 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
359 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
360 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
361 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
362 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
363 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
364 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
365 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
366 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
368 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
370 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
372 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
373 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
374 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
375 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
376 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
378 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
380 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
381 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
382 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
383 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
384 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
385 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
386 xutils closes: Bug#82966
387 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
388 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
389 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
390 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
391 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
392 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
393 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
394 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
395 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
398 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
400 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
402 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
403 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
405 * Document the Enhances relationship
406 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
407 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
408 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
409 policy. closes: Bug#53496
410 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
411 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
413 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
415 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
416 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
417 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
418 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
420 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
421 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
422 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
423 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
424 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
426 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
428 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
430 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
431 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
432 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
434 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
435 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
436 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
437 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
438 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
439 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
440 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
441 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
442 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
444 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
446 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
448 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
450 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
451 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
452 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
453 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
454 policy. closes: Bug#64437
455 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
456 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
457 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
458 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
459 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
460 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
461 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
462 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
463 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
464 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
465 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
466 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
467 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
468 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
469 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
470 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
471 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
473 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
474 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
476 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
478 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
480 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
481 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
482 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
483 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
484 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
485 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
486 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
487 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
488 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
489 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
490 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
491 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
492 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
493 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
494 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
495 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
496 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
497 alternative closes: Bug#53755
498 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
499 list closes: Bug#53756
500 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
501 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
502 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
503 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
504 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
505 policy closes: Bug#53760
506 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
507 policy closes: Bug#53761
508 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
509 that use X closes: Bug#53762
510 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
511 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
512 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
513 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
514 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
515 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
516 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
517 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
518 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
520 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
521 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
522 to install with older fileutils.
523 * Installed FHS version 2.1
524 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
525 * Added FHS details to copyright file
526 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
528 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
529 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
531 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
533 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
535 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
536 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
538 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
540 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
542 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
543 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
545 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
548 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
550 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
551 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
553 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
555 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
557 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
559 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
560 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
562 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
564 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
566 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
567 #45561, #42447, #48570)
568 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
569 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
570 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
571 directoried (closes: #41547)
572 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
573 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
574 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
575 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
576 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
577 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
578 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
579 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
580 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
581 package criteria (closes: #45318)
582 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
584 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
585 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
586 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
587 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
588 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
589 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
590 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
592 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
593 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
594 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
595 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
597 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
599 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
601 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
602 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
604 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
606 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
608 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
609 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
611 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
613 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
615 * A few typos and omissions corrected
616 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
618 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
619 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
620 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
621 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
622 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
623 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
624 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
625 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
626 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
627 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
628 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
629 this closes: Bug#38612
630 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
631 before. closes: Bug#40864
633 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
635 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
637 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
639 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
641 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
642 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
643 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
645 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
646 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
647 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
648 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
649 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
650 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
652 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
653 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
654 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
656 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
658 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
659 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
660 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
661 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
662 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
664 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
666 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
668 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
669 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
670 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
671 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
672 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
673 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
674 there). closes: Bug#34233
675 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
676 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
677 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
678 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
679 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
681 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
683 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
685 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
686 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
687 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
688 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
691 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
692 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
693 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
694 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
695 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
698 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
699 number. closes: BUG#25911
701 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
702 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
703 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
704 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
705 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
706 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
708 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
709 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
710 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
713 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
714 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
715 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
717 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
718 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
719 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
720 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
722 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
723 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
724 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
726 * Make the package optional, not extra.
728 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
729 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
730 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
731 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
732 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
733 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
734 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
735 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
738 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
740 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
741 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
744 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
746 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
748 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
750 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
752 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
754 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
755 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
756 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
757 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
758 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
759 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
760 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
761 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
763 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
764 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
766 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
768 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
770 * non-maintainer release
771 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
772 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
774 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
775 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
777 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
779 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
781 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
785 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
787 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
789 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
791 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
792 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
793 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
795 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
796 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
798 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
799 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
800 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
801 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
803 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
804 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
805 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
806 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
807 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
808 and restart options and to comply with the console message
809 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
811 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
812 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
813 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
816 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
817 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
818 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
820 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
821 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
822 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
824 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
825 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
827 * New version numbering scheme:
829 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
830 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
831 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
834 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
835 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
836 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
837 differ between the manuals.
839 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
840 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
841 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
842 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
846 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
847 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
849 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
851 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
853 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
855 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
857 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
858 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
859 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
861 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
862 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
865 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
866 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
867 file extension as the referenced file
869 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
870 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
872 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
873 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
874 start, stop, restart, force-reload
875 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
878 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
879 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
880 be installed into /etc/cron.d
882 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
883 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
884 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
885 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
888 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
889 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
892 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
893 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
894 reasonable default configuration
896 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
897 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
898 by all news servers and clients
900 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
901 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
902 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
903 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
904 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
906 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
907 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
910 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
912 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
913 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
915 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
918 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
919 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
921 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
922 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
924 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
926 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
928 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
930 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
931 - X library package is now called xlib6g
932 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
933 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
935 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
937 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
938 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
939 * Don't use debstd anymore
941 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
943 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
945 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
946 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
947 contrib/non-free policy
948 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
949 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
950 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
951 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
952 - new section about `Daemons'
953 - updated section about `Configuration files'
954 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
955 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
956 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
957 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
958 * Paper about libc6 migration:
959 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
960 * SGML source code included in package
961 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
963 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
965 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
967 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
968 - completely reworked structure
969 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
970 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
971 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
972 - removed all those ugly footnotes
973 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
974 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
975 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
976 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
977 - mention "orphaned packages"
978 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
979 distributions' policy
980 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
981 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
982 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
983 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
984 - added section about arch spec strings
985 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
986 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
987 - added section about "menus"
988 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
989 the new documentation policy soon
990 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
991 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
993 - added section about editors and pagers
994 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
995 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
996 - added section about device files
997 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
998 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
999 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1001 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1002 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1003 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1004 - Added new section about obsolete names
1005 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1006 * Fixed package's description
1008 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1010 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1012 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1014 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1016 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1018 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1019 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1020 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1021 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1023 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1025 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1027 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1028 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1029 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1031 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1032 and upload it "byhand" too.
1034 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1036 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1039 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1040 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1041 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1042 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1043 functionality must not have the same name.
1044 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1045 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1046 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1047 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1048 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1049 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1050 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1052 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1053 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1054 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1055 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1056 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1057 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1058 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1059 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1062 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1064 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1066 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1068 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1069 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1070 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1071 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1072 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1075 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1077 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1079 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1081 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1082 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1083 description of deb file format.
1084 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1085 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1087 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1089 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1090 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1092 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1094 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1096 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1097 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1098 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1099 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1100 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1101 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1102 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1103 packages in section on Procedure
1104 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1105 a package maintainer
1106 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1107 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1108 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1110 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1111 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1112 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1113 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1114 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1115 on various shlib files
1116 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1117 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1118 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1120 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1122 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1124 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1125 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1126 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1128 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1129 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1130 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1131 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1132 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1134 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1136 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1138 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1140 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1142 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1143 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1144 compatibility go in contrib.
1146 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1147 instructions in policy manual.
1148 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1151 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1153 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1155 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1156 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1157 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1158 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1160 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1161 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1164 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1166 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1168 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1169 * More detail about changelog format names.
1171 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1172 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1176 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1178 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1180 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1182 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1184 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1186 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1188 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1190 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1191 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1192 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1194 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1196 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1198 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1200 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1202 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1206 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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