1 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
4 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
5 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022.
6 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
7 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927.
8 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
9 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
14 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
17 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
18 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
19 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
20 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
21 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
22 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
23 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
24 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
25 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
27 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
28 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
29 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
30 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
31 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
32 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
33 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
34 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
35 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
37 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
38 file, closes: Bug#65764
40 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
42 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
44 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
45 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
46 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
47 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
48 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
49 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
50 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
51 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
52 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
53 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
54 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
55 details. closes: Bug#133030
56 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
57 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
60 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
62 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
64 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
65 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
66 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
67 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
68 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
69 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
70 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
71 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
72 not. closes: Bug#139820
73 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
74 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
75 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
76 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
77 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
78 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
79 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
80 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
81 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
82 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
84 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
86 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
87 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
88 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
89 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
90 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
91 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
92 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
93 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
94 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
95 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
96 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
97 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
98 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
99 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
100 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
101 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
102 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
103 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
104 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
105 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
107 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
108 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
109 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
110 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
111 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
112 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
113 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
115 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
116 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
117 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
118 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
119 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
120 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
121 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
122 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
123 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
125 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
127 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
129 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
130 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
131 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
132 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
133 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
134 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
135 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
136 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
137 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
138 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
139 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
140 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
141 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
142 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
143 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
144 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
145 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
146 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
147 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
148 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
149 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
150 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
151 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
153 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
155 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
157 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
158 medium, high, emergency.
159 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
160 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
161 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
162 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
163 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
166 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
167 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
168 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
170 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
171 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
172 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
173 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
174 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
175 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
176 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
179 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
181 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
183 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
184 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
185 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
186 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
188 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
189 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
190 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
191 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
192 debian/rules to do this
193 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
194 patches are incorporated upstream
195 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
196 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
197 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
198 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
199 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
200 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
202 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
203 system closes: Bug#91249
204 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
205 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
206 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
207 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
208 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
209 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
210 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
211 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
212 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
213 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
214 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
215 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
216 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
218 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
220 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
222 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
223 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
224 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
225 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
227 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
228 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
229 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
231 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
234 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
236 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
238 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
239 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
240 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
241 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
242 package for the time being
243 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
244 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
245 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
246 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
247 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
248 * Rename all .text files as .txt
249 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
250 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
251 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
252 Build-Depends arch syntax
253 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
255 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
256 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
258 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
259 from policy maintenance duties.
260 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
261 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
263 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
265 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
267 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
269 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
271 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
273 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
274 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
275 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
276 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
277 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
278 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
279 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
280 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
281 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
282 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
283 minor version number for this
284 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
285 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
286 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
287 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
288 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
289 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
290 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
291 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
292 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
294 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
296 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
298 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
299 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
300 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
301 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
302 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
304 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
306 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
307 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
308 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
309 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
310 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
311 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
312 xutils closes: Bug#82966
313 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
314 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
315 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
316 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
317 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
318 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
319 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
320 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
321 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
324 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
326 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
328 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
329 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
331 * Document the Enhances relationship
332 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
333 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
334 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
335 policy. closes: Bug#53496
336 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
337 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
339 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
341 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
342 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
343 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
344 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
346 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
347 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
348 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
349 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
350 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
352 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
354 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
356 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
357 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
358 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
360 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
361 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
362 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
363 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
364 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
365 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
366 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
367 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
368 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
370 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
372 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
374 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
376 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
377 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
378 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
379 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
380 policy. closes: Bug#64437
381 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
382 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
383 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
384 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
385 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
386 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
387 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
388 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
389 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
390 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
391 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
392 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
393 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
394 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
395 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
396 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
397 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
399 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
400 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
402 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
404 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
406 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
407 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
408 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
409 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
410 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
411 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
412 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
413 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
414 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
415 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
416 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
417 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
418 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
419 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
420 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
421 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
422 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
423 alternative closes: Bug#53755
424 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
425 list closes: Bug#53756
426 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
427 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
428 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
429 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
430 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
431 policy closes: Bug#53760
432 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
433 policy closes: Bug#53761
434 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
435 that use X closes: Bug#53762
436 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
437 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
438 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
439 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
440 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
441 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
442 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
443 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
444 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
446 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
447 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
448 to install with older fileutils.
449 * Installed FHS version 2.1
450 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
451 * Added FHS details to copyright file
452 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
454 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
455 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
457 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
459 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
461 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
462 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
464 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
466 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
468 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
469 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
471 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
474 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
476 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
477 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
479 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
481 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
483 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
485 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
486 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
488 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
490 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
492 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
493 #45561, #42447, #48570)
494 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
495 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
496 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
497 directoried (closes: #41547)
498 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
499 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
500 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
501 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
502 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
503 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
504 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
505 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
506 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
507 package criteria (closes: #45318)
508 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
510 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
511 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
512 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
513 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
514 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
515 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
516 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
518 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
519 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
520 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
521 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
523 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
525 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
527 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
528 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
530 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
532 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
534 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
535 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
537 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
539 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
541 * A few typos and omissions corrected
542 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
544 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
545 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
546 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
547 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
548 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
549 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
550 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
551 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
552 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
553 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
554 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
555 this closes: Bug#38612
556 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
557 before. closes: Bug#40864
559 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
561 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
563 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
565 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
567 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
568 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
569 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
571 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
572 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
573 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
574 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
575 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
576 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
578 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
579 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
580 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
582 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
584 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
585 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
586 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
587 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
588 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
590 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
592 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
594 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
595 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
596 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
597 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
598 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
599 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
600 there). closes: Bug#34233
601 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
602 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
603 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
604 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
605 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
607 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
609 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
611 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
612 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
613 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
614 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
617 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
618 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
619 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
620 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
621 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
624 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
625 number. closes: BUG#25911
627 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
628 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
629 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
630 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
631 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
632 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
634 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
635 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
636 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
639 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
640 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
641 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
643 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
644 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
645 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
646 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
648 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
649 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
650 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
652 * Make the package optional, not extra.
654 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
655 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
656 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
657 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
658 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
659 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
660 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
661 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
664 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
666 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
667 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
670 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
672 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
674 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
676 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
678 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
680 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
681 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
682 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
683 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
684 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
685 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
686 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
687 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
689 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
690 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
692 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
694 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
696 * non-maintainer release
697 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
698 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
700 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
701 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
703 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
705 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
707 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
711 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
713 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
715 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
717 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
718 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
719 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
721 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
722 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
724 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
725 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
726 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
727 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
729 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
730 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
731 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
732 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
733 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
734 and restart options and to comply with the console message
735 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
737 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
738 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
739 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
742 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
743 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
744 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
746 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
747 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
748 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
750 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
751 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
753 * New version numbering scheme:
755 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
756 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
757 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
760 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
761 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
762 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
763 differ between the manuals.
765 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
766 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
767 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
768 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
772 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
773 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
775 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
777 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
779 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
781 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
783 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
784 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
785 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
787 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
788 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
791 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
792 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
793 file extension as the referenced file
795 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
796 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
798 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
799 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
800 start, stop, restart, force-reload
801 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
804 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
805 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
806 be installed into /etc/cron.d
808 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
809 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
810 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
811 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
814 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
815 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
818 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
819 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
820 reasonable default configuration
822 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
823 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
824 by all news servers and clients
826 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
827 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
828 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
829 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
830 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
832 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
833 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
836 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
838 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
839 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
841 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
844 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
845 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
847 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
848 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
850 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
852 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
854 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
856 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
857 - X library package is now called xlib6g
858 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
859 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
861 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
863 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
864 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
865 * Don't use debstd anymore
867 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
869 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
871 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
872 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
873 contrib/non-free policy
874 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
875 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
876 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
877 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
878 - new section about `Daemons'
879 - updated section about `Configuration files'
880 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
881 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
882 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
883 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
884 * Paper about libc6 migration:
885 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
886 * SGML source code included in package
887 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
889 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
891 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
893 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
894 - completely reworked structure
895 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
896 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
897 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
898 - removed all those ugly footnotes
899 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
900 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
901 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
902 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
903 - mention "orphaned packages"
904 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
905 distributions' policy
906 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
907 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
908 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
909 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
910 - added section about arch spec strings
911 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
912 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
913 - added section about "menus"
914 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
915 the new documentation policy soon
916 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
917 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
919 - added section about editors and pagers
920 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
921 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
922 - added section about device files
923 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
924 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
925 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
927 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
928 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
929 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
930 - Added new section about obsolete names
931 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
932 * Fixed package's description
934 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
936 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
938 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
940 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
942 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
944 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
945 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
946 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
947 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
949 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
951 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
953 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
954 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
955 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
957 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
958 and upload it "byhand" too.
960 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
962 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
965 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
966 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
967 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
968 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
969 functionality must not have the same name.
970 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
971 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
972 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
973 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
974 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
975 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
976 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
978 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
979 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
980 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
981 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
982 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
983 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
984 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
985 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
988 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
990 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
992 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
994 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
995 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
996 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
997 a package into. (Guy Maor)
998 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1001 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1003 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1005 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1007 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1008 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1009 description of deb file format.
1010 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1011 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1013 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1015 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1016 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1018 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1020 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1022 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1023 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1024 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1025 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1026 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1027 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1028 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1029 packages in section on Procedure
1030 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1031 a package maintainer
1032 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1033 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1034 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1036 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1037 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1038 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1039 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1040 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1041 on various shlib files
1042 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1043 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1044 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1046 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1048 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1050 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1051 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1052 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1054 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1055 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1056 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1057 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1058 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1060 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1062 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1064 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1066 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1068 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1069 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1070 compatibility go in contrib.
1072 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1073 instructions in policy manual.
1074 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1077 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1079 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1081 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1082 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1083 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1084 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1086 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1087 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1090 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1092 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1094 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1095 * More detail about changelog format names.
1097 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1098 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1102 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1104 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1106 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1108 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1110 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1112 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1114 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1116 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1117 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1118 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1120 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1122 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1124 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1126 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1128 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1132 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100