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,
11 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
12 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209.
13 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
14 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
16 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455.
17 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
18 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
19 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510.
20 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
21 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
22 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
23 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
24 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
26 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
27 script should start it, closes: #60979.
28 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
29 "should", closes: #170019.
33 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
36 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
37 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
38 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
39 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
40 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
41 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
42 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
43 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
44 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
46 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
47 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
48 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
49 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
50 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
51 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
52 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
53 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
54 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
56 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
57 file, closes: Bug#65764
59 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
61 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
63 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
64 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
65 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
66 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
67 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
68 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
69 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
70 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
71 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
72 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
73 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
74 details. closes: Bug#133030
75 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
76 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
79 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
81 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
83 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
84 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
85 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
86 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
87 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
88 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
89 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
90 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
91 not. closes: Bug#139820
92 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
93 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
94 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
95 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
96 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
97 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
98 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
99 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
100 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
101 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
103 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
105 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
106 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
107 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
108 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
109 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
110 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
111 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
112 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
113 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
114 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
115 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
116 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
117 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
118 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
119 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
120 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
121 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
122 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
123 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
124 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
126 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
127 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
128 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
129 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
130 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
131 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
132 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
134 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
135 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
136 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
137 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
138 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
139 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
140 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
141 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
142 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
144 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
146 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
148 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
149 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
150 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
151 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
152 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
153 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
154 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
155 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
156 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
157 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
158 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
159 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
160 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
161 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
162 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
163 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
164 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
165 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
166 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
167 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
168 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
169 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
170 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
172 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
174 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
176 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
177 medium, high, emergency.
178 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
179 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
180 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
181 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
182 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
185 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
186 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
187 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
189 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
190 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
191 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
192 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
193 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
194 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
195 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
198 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
200 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
202 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
203 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
204 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
205 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
207 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
208 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
209 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
210 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
211 debian/rules to do this
212 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
213 patches are incorporated upstream
214 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
215 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
216 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
217 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
218 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
219 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
221 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
222 system closes: Bug#91249
223 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
224 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
225 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
226 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
227 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
228 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
229 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
230 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
231 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
232 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
233 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
234 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
235 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
237 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
239 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
241 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
242 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
243 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
244 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
246 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
247 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
248 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
250 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
253 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
255 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
257 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
258 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
259 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
260 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
261 package for the time being
262 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
263 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
264 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
265 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
266 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
267 * Rename all .text files as .txt
268 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
269 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
270 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
271 Build-Depends arch syntax
272 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
274 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
275 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
277 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
278 from policy maintenance duties.
279 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
280 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
282 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
284 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
286 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
288 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
290 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
292 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
293 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
294 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
295 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
296 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
297 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
298 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
299 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
300 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
301 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
302 minor version number for this
303 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
304 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
305 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
306 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
307 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
308 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
309 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
310 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
311 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
313 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
315 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
317 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
318 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
319 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
320 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
321 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
323 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
325 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
326 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
327 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
328 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
329 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
330 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
331 xutils closes: Bug#82966
332 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
333 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
334 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
335 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
336 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
337 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
338 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
339 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
340 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
343 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
345 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
347 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
348 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
350 * Document the Enhances relationship
351 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
352 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
353 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
354 policy. closes: Bug#53496
355 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
356 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
358 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
360 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
361 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
362 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
363 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
365 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
366 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
367 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
368 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
369 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
371 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
373 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
375 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
376 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
377 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
379 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
380 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
381 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
382 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
383 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
384 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
385 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
386 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
387 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
389 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
391 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
393 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
395 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
396 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
397 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
398 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
399 policy. closes: Bug#64437
400 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
401 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
402 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
403 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
404 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
405 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
406 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
407 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
408 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
409 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
410 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
411 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
412 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
413 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
414 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
415 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
416 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
418 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
419 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
421 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
423 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
425 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
426 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
427 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
428 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
429 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
430 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
431 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
432 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
433 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
434 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
435 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
436 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
437 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
438 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
439 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
440 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
441 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
442 alternative closes: Bug#53755
443 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
444 list closes: Bug#53756
445 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
446 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
447 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
448 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
449 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
450 policy closes: Bug#53760
451 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
452 policy closes: Bug#53761
453 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
454 that use X closes: Bug#53762
455 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
456 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
457 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
458 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
459 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
460 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
461 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
462 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
463 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
465 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
466 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
467 to install with older fileutils.
468 * Installed FHS version 2.1
469 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
470 * Added FHS details to copyright file
471 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
473 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
474 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
476 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
478 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
480 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
481 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
483 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
485 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
487 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
488 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
490 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
493 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
495 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
496 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
498 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
500 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
502 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
504 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
505 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
507 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
509 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
511 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
512 #45561, #42447, #48570)
513 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
514 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
515 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
516 directoried (closes: #41547)
517 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
518 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
519 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
520 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
521 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
522 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
523 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
524 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
525 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
526 package criteria (closes: #45318)
527 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
529 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
530 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
531 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
532 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
533 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
534 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
535 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
537 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
538 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
539 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
540 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
542 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
544 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
546 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
547 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
549 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
551 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
553 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
554 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
556 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
558 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
560 * A few typos and omissions corrected
561 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
563 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
564 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
565 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
566 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
567 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
568 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
569 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
570 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
571 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
572 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
573 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
574 this closes: Bug#38612
575 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
576 before. closes: Bug#40864
578 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
580 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
582 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
584 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
586 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
587 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
588 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
590 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
591 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
592 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
593 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
594 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
595 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
597 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
598 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
599 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
601 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
603 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
604 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
605 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
606 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
607 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
609 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
611 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
613 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
614 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
615 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
616 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
617 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
618 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
619 there). closes: Bug#34233
620 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
621 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
622 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
623 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
624 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
626 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
628 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
630 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
631 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
632 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
633 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
636 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
637 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
638 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
639 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
640 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
643 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
644 number. closes: BUG#25911
646 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
647 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
648 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
649 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
650 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
651 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
653 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
654 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
655 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
658 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
659 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
660 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
662 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
663 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
664 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
665 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
667 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
668 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
669 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
671 * Make the package optional, not extra.
673 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
674 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
675 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
676 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
677 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
678 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
679 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
680 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
683 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
685 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
686 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
689 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
691 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
693 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
695 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
697 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
699 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
700 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
701 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
702 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
703 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
704 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
705 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
706 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
708 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
709 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
711 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
713 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
715 * non-maintainer release
716 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
717 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
719 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
720 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
722 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
724 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
726 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
730 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
732 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
734 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
736 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
737 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
738 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
740 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
741 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
743 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
744 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
745 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
746 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
748 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
749 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
750 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
751 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
752 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
753 and restart options and to comply with the console message
754 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
756 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
757 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
758 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
761 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
762 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
763 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
765 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
766 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
767 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
769 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
770 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
772 * New version numbering scheme:
774 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
775 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
776 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
779 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
780 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
781 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
782 differ between the manuals.
784 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
785 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
786 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
787 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
791 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
792 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
794 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
796 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
798 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
800 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
802 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
803 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
804 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
806 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
807 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
810 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
811 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
812 file extension as the referenced file
814 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
815 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
817 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
818 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
819 start, stop, restart, force-reload
820 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
823 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
824 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
825 be installed into /etc/cron.d
827 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
828 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
829 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
830 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
833 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
834 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
837 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
838 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
839 reasonable default configuration
841 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
842 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
843 by all news servers and clients
845 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
846 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
847 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
848 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
849 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
851 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
852 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
855 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
857 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
858 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
860 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
863 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
864 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
866 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
867 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
869 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
871 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
873 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
875 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
876 - X library package is now called xlib6g
877 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
878 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
880 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
882 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
883 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
884 * Don't use debstd anymore
886 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
888 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
890 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
891 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
892 contrib/non-free policy
893 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
894 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
895 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
896 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
897 - new section about `Daemons'
898 - updated section about `Configuration files'
899 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
900 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
901 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
902 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
903 * Paper about libc6 migration:
904 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
905 * SGML source code included in package
906 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
908 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
910 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
912 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
913 - completely reworked structure
914 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
915 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
916 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
917 - removed all those ugly footnotes
918 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
919 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
920 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
921 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
922 - mention "orphaned packages"
923 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
924 distributions' policy
925 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
926 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
927 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
928 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
929 - added section about arch spec strings
930 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
931 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
932 - added section about "menus"
933 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
934 the new documentation policy soon
935 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
936 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
938 - added section about editors and pagers
939 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
940 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
941 - added section about device files
942 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
943 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
944 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
946 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
947 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
948 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
949 - Added new section about obsolete names
950 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
951 * Fixed package's description
953 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
955 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
957 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
959 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
961 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
963 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
964 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
965 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
966 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
968 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
970 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
972 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
973 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
974 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
976 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
977 and upload it "byhand" too.
979 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
981 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
984 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
985 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
986 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
987 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
988 functionality must not have the same name.
989 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
990 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
991 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
992 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
993 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
994 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
995 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
997 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
998 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
999 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1000 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1001 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1002 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1003 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1004 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1007 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1009 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1011 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1013 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1014 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1015 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1016 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1017 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1020 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1022 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1024 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1026 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1027 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1028 description of deb file format.
1029 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1030 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1032 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1034 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1035 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1037 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1039 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1041 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1042 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1043 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1044 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1045 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1046 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1047 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1048 packages in section on Procedure
1049 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1050 a package maintainer
1051 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1052 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1053 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1055 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1056 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1057 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1058 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1059 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1060 on various shlib files
1061 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1062 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1063 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1065 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1067 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1069 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1070 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1071 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1073 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1074 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1075 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1076 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1077 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1079 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1081 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1083 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1085 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1087 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1088 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1089 compatibility go in contrib.
1091 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1092 instructions in policy manual.
1093 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1096 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1098 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1100 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1101 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1102 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1103 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1105 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1106 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1109 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1111 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1113 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1114 * More detail about changelog format names.
1116 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1117 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1121 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1123 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1125 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1127 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1129 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1131 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1133 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1135 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1136 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1137 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1139 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1141 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1143 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1145 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1147 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1151 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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