1 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
3 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
4 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
5 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
6 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
7 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
8 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
9 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
10 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
11 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
12 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
13 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
14 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
15 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
16 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
17 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
18 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
20 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
22 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
23 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
24 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
26 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
27 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
28 list?" (Closes: #412634).
29 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
30 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
31 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
32 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
33 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
34 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
35 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
39 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
41 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
42 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
43 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
44 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
45 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
47 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
49 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
50 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
51 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
52 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
53 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
55 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
56 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
57 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
58 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
59 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
60 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
61 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
62 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
63 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
64 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
65 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
66 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
67 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
68 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
69 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
70 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
72 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
74 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
75 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
76 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
77 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
78 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
79 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
80 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
81 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
83 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
85 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
87 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
88 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
89 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
90 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
91 Polo (Closes: #372497).
92 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
93 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
95 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
96 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
97 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
98 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
99 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
100 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
101 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
102 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
103 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
104 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
106 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
107 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
108 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
109 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
110 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
111 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
113 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
115 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
117 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
118 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
119 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
120 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
122 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
123 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
125 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
127 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
129 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
130 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
131 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
132 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
133 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
134 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
135 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
136 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
137 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
138 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
140 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
141 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
142 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
143 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
144 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
145 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
146 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
147 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
148 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
149 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
150 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
153 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
155 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
157 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
158 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
159 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
160 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
161 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
162 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
163 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
164 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
165 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
166 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
167 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
168 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
169 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
170 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
171 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
172 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
173 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
174 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
175 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
176 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
177 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
178 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
179 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
180 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
181 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
182 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
183 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
184 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
186 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
187 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
188 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
189 Hess (Closes: #362247).
190 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
191 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
192 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
193 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
194 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
195 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
196 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
197 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
198 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
199 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
200 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
201 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
203 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
204 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
206 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
207 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
208 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
209 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
210 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
211 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
212 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
213 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
214 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
215 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
216 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
218 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
220 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
223 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
224 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
225 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
226 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
227 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
228 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
229 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
230 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
231 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
232 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
233 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
234 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
235 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
237 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
238 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
239 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
240 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
241 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
242 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
243 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
244 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
245 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
246 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
247 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
248 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
249 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
250 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
251 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
252 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
253 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
254 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
255 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
258 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
260 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
262 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
263 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
264 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
265 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
267 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
268 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
269 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
270 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
272 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
274 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
277 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
278 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
279 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
280 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
281 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
282 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
283 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
284 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
285 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
286 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
288 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
289 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
290 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
292 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
293 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
294 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
295 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
296 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
297 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
298 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
300 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
301 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
302 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
303 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
305 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
306 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
307 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
308 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
309 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
310 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
311 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
312 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
314 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
315 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
316 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
317 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
318 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
319 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
320 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
321 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
322 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
323 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
324 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
325 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
326 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
327 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
328 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
329 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
330 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
332 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
334 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
337 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
338 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
339 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
340 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
341 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
342 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
343 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
344 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
345 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
347 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
348 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
349 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
350 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
351 this section. closes: Bug#248618
352 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
353 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
354 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
355 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
356 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
357 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
358 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
359 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
360 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
361 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
362 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
363 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
365 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
366 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
367 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
370 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
371 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
372 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
374 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
375 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
376 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
377 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
378 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
379 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
381 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
382 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
384 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
385 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
386 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
387 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
388 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
389 Closes: #185943, #237049
391 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
393 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
396 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
399 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
400 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
401 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
402 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
403 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
404 running. closes: Bug#187250
405 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
406 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
407 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
408 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
409 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
410 user closes: Bug#176506
412 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
414 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
417 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
418 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
419 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
420 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
421 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
422 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
423 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
424 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
425 deb-building toolchain.
426 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
427 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
428 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
429 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
430 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
431 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
432 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
433 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
434 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
435 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
436 sections about changelog files.
438 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
439 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
440 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
441 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
442 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
443 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
445 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
446 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
447 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
448 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
449 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
450 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
451 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
452 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
453 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
454 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
455 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
456 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
457 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
458 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
459 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
460 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
461 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
462 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
463 for the restructuring
465 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
467 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
470 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
472 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
473 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
474 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
475 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
476 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
477 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
479 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
480 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
481 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
482 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
483 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
484 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
485 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
487 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
488 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
489 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
490 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
492 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
494 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
497 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
498 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
499 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
500 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
501 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
502 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
504 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
505 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
506 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
507 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
509 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
510 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
511 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
512 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
513 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
514 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
515 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
516 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
517 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
519 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
520 script should start it, closes: #60979
521 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
522 "should", closes: #170019
523 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
524 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
525 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
526 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
527 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
528 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
529 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
530 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
533 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
535 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
538 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
539 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
540 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
541 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
542 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
543 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
544 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
545 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
546 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
548 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
549 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
550 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
551 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
552 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
553 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
554 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
555 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
556 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
558 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
559 file, closes: Bug#65764
561 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
563 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
565 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
566 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
567 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
568 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
569 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
570 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
571 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
572 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
573 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
574 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
575 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
576 details. closes: Bug#133030
577 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
578 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
581 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
583 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
585 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
586 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
587 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
588 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
589 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
590 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
591 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
592 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
593 not. closes: Bug#139820
594 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
595 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
596 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
597 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
598 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
599 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
600 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
601 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
602 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
603 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
605 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
607 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
608 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
609 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
610 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
611 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
612 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
613 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
614 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
615 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
616 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
617 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
618 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
619 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
620 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
621 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
622 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
623 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
624 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
625 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
626 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
628 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
629 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
630 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
631 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
632 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
633 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
634 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
636 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
637 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
638 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
639 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
640 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
641 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
642 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
643 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
644 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
646 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
648 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
650 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
651 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
652 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
653 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
654 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
655 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
656 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
657 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
658 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
659 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
660 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
661 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
662 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
663 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
664 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
665 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
666 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
667 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
668 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
669 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
670 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
671 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
672 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
674 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
676 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
678 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
679 medium, high, emergency.
680 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
681 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
682 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
683 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
684 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
687 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
688 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
689 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
691 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
692 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
693 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
694 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
695 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
696 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
697 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
700 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
702 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
704 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
705 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
706 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
707 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
709 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
710 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
711 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
712 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
713 debian/rules to do this
714 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
715 patches are incorporated upstream
716 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
717 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
718 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
719 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
720 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
721 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
723 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
724 system closes: Bug#91249
725 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
726 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
727 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
728 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
729 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
730 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
731 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
732 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
733 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
734 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
735 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
736 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
737 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
739 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
741 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
743 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
744 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
745 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
746 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
748 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
749 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
750 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
752 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
755 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
757 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
759 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
760 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
761 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
762 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
763 package for the time being
764 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
765 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
766 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
767 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
768 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
769 * Rename all .text files as .txt
770 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
771 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
772 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
773 Build-Depends arch syntax
774 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
776 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
777 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
779 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
780 from policy maintenance duties.
781 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
782 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
784 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
786 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
788 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
790 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
792 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
794 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
795 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
796 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
797 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
798 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
799 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
800 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
801 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
802 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
803 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
804 minor version number for this
805 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
806 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
807 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
808 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
809 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
810 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
811 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
812 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
813 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
815 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
817 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
819 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
820 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
821 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
822 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
823 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
825 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
827 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
828 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
829 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
830 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
831 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
832 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
833 xutils closes: Bug#82966
834 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
835 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
836 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
837 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
838 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
839 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
840 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
841 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
842 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
845 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
847 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
849 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
850 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
852 * Document the Enhances relationship
853 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
854 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
855 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
856 policy. closes: Bug#53496
857 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
858 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
860 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
862 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
863 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
864 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
865 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
867 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
868 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
869 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
870 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
871 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
873 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
875 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
877 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
878 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
879 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
881 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
882 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
883 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
884 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
885 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
886 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
887 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
888 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
889 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
891 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
893 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
895 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
897 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
898 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
899 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
900 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
901 policy. closes: Bug#64437
902 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
903 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
904 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
905 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
906 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
907 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
908 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
909 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
910 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
911 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
912 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
913 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
914 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
915 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
916 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
917 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
918 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
920 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
921 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
923 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
925 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
927 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
928 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
929 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
930 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
931 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
932 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
933 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
934 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
935 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
936 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
937 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
938 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
939 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
940 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
941 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
942 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
943 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
944 alternative closes: Bug#53755
945 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
946 list closes: Bug#53756
947 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
948 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
949 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
950 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
951 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
952 policy closes: Bug#53760
953 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
954 policy closes: Bug#53761
955 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
956 that use X closes: Bug#53762
957 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
958 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
959 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
960 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
961 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
962 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
963 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
964 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
965 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
967 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
968 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
969 to install with older fileutils.
970 * Installed FHS version 2.1
971 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
972 * Added FHS details to copyright file
973 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
975 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
976 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
978 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
980 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
982 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
983 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
985 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
987 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
989 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
990 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
992 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
995 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
997 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
998 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1000 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1002 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1004 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1006 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1007 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1009 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1011 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1013 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1014 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1015 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1016 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1017 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1018 directoried (closes: #41547)
1019 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1020 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1021 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1022 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1023 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1024 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1025 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1026 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1027 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1028 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1029 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1031 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1032 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1033 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1034 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1035 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1036 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1037 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1039 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1040 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1041 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1042 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1044 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1046 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1048 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1049 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1051 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1053 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1055 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1056 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1058 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
1060 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1062 * A few typos and omissions corrected
1063 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
1065 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
1066 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
1067 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
1068 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
1069 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
1070 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
1071 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
1072 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
1073 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
1074 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
1075 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
1076 this closes: Bug#38612
1077 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
1078 before. closes: Bug#40864
1080 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
1082 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1084 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
1085 officially uploaded.
1086 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
1088 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
1089 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
1090 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
1092 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
1093 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
1094 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
1095 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
1096 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
1097 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
1099 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
1100 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
1101 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
1103 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
1105 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
1106 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
1107 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
1108 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
1109 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
1111 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
1113 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1115 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
1116 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
1117 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
1118 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
1119 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
1120 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
1121 there). closes: Bug#34233
1122 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
1123 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
1124 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
1125 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
1126 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
1128 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
1130 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1132 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
1133 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
1134 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
1135 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
1138 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
1139 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
1140 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
1141 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
1142 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
1145 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
1146 number. closes: BUG#25911
1148 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
1149 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
1150 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
1151 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
1152 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
1153 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
1155 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
1156 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
1157 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
1160 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
1161 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
1162 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
1164 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
1165 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
1166 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
1167 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
1169 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
1170 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
1171 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
1173 * Make the package optional, not extra.
1175 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
1176 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
1177 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
1178 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
1179 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
1180 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
1181 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
1182 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
1185 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
1187 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
1188 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
1191 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
1193 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1195 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
1197 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
1199 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1201 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
1202 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
1203 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
1204 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
1205 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
1206 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
1207 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
1208 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
1210 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
1211 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
1213 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
1215 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1217 * non-maintainer release
1218 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
1219 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
1221 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
1222 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
1223 * no content changes
1224 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
1226 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
1228 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1232 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
1234 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1236 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1238 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
1239 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1240 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
1242 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
1243 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
1245 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
1246 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
1247 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
1248 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
1250 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
1251 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
1252 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
1253 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
1254 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
1255 and restart options and to comply with the console message
1256 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
1258 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
1259 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
1260 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
1263 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1264 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
1265 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
1267 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
1268 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
1269 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
1271 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1272 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
1274 * New version numbering scheme:
1276 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1277 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1278 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1281 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1282 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1283 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1284 differ between the manuals.
1286 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1287 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1288 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1289 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1291 * Packaging changes:
1293 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1294 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1296 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
1298 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
1300 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1302 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1304 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
1305 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
1306 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
1308 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
1309 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
1312 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
1313 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
1314 file extension as the referenced file
1316 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
1317 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
1319 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
1320 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
1321 start, stop, restart, force-reload
1322 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
1325 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
1326 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
1327 be installed into /etc/cron.d
1329 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
1330 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
1331 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
1332 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
1335 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1336 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
1339 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
1340 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
1341 reasonable default configuration
1343 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
1344 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
1345 by all news servers and clients
1347 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
1348 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
1349 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
1350 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
1351 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
1353 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1354 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
1357 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
1359 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1360 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
1362 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
1365 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
1366 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
1368 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
1369 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
1371 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1373 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
1375 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1377 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1378 - X library package is now called xlib6g
1379 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1380 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
1382 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
1384 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
1385 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
1386 * Don't use debstd anymore
1388 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
1390 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1392 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1393 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
1394 contrib/non-free policy
1395 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
1396 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
1397 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
1398 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
1399 - new section about `Daemons'
1400 - updated section about `Configuration files'
1401 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
1402 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
1403 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1404 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
1405 * Paper about libc6 migration:
1406 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
1407 * SGML source code included in package
1408 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
1410 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
1412 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1414 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1415 - completely reworked structure
1416 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1417 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1418 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1419 - removed all those ugly footnotes
1420 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
1421 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
1422 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
1423 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
1424 - mention "orphaned packages"
1425 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
1426 distributions' policy
1427 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
1428 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
1429 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
1430 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
1431 - added section about arch spec strings
1432 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
1433 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
1434 - added section about "menus"
1435 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
1436 the new documentation policy soon
1437 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
1438 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
1440 - added section about editors and pagers
1441 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
1442 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
1443 - added section about device files
1444 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1445 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1446 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1448 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1449 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1450 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1451 - Added new section about obsolete names
1452 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1453 * Fixed package's description
1455 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1457 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1459 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1461 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1463 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1465 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1466 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1467 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1468 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1470 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1472 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1474 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1475 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1476 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1478 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1479 and upload it "byhand" too.
1481 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1483 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1486 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1487 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1488 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1489 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1490 functionality must not have the same name.
1491 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1492 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1493 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1494 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1495 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1496 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1497 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1499 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1500 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1501 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1502 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1503 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1504 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1505 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1506 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1509 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1511 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1513 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1515 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1516 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1517 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1518 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1519 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1522 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1524 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1526 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1528 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1529 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1530 description of deb file format.
1531 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1532 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1534 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1536 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1537 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1539 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1541 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1543 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1544 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1545 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1546 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1547 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1548 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1549 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1550 packages in section on Procedure
1551 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1552 a package maintainer
1553 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1554 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1555 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1557 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1558 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1559 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1560 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1561 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1562 on various shlib files
1563 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1564 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1565 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1567 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1569 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1571 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1572 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1573 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1575 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1576 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1577 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1578 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1579 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1581 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1583 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1585 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1587 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1589 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1590 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1591 compatibility go in contrib.
1593 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1594 instructions in policy manual.
1595 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1598 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1600 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1602 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1603 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1604 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1605 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1607 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1608 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1611 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1613 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1615 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1616 * More detail about changelog format names.
1618 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1619 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1623 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1625 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1627 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1629 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1631 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1633 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1635 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1637 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1638 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1639 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1641 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1643 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1645 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1647 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1649 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1653 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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