1 debian-policy (3.8.2.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
4 * Policy: Mandate debconf or equivalent for user prompting
5 Wording: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
6 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
7 Seconded: Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>
8 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
9 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
11 * Policy: Remove /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 FHS exception
12 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
13 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
14 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
16 * Policy: Remove obsolete /var/mail transition requirement
17 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
18 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
19 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
21 * Policy: Move Speedo fonts into the deprecated category
22 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
23 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
24 Seconded: Julien Danjou <acid@debian.org>
26 * Housekeeping (resynchronizing lists maintained elsewhere):
27 - Add GFDL 1.3 to the common-licenses list.
28 - Update the list of archive sections. (Closes: #519835)
29 * Set the release date of the 3.8.1 upgrading-checklist entry.
33 * The FHS is the "Filesystem Hierarchy Standard", regardless of our
34 preferred spelling of "file system" elsewhere. Fix this and a nearby
35 search-and-replace capitalisation bug.
36 * Build-depend on texlive-latex-extra, which is needed by
37 debiandoc2latexps and isn't included in texlive's dependencies.
39 * Policy: State requirements for source package names
40 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
41 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
42 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
44 * Add myself to Uploaders.
47 * Add myself to Uploaders.
48 * Update Standards-Version to 3.8.1 (no changes required).
49 * debian/rules: use dpkg --print-architecture instead of
50 obsolete form dpkg --print-installation-architecture
52 -- Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:32:29 +0200
54 debian-policy (3.8.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
56 * Policy: Clarify what "sensible behavior" is for init scripts
57 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
58 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
59 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
61 * Policy: Remove alternative changelog formats from main manual
62 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
63 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
64 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
66 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for changelog files
67 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
68 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
69 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
71 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for control files
72 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
73 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
74 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
76 * Policy: New option in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS to avoid running test-suites
77 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
78 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
79 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
81 * Policy: Expand expected capabilities for local in /bin/sh scripts
82 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
83 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
84 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
86 * Policy: Clarify Essential definition and caution when adding to it
87 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
88 Seconded: Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
89 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
91 * Policy: Allow user mail spools to be mode 0600 or 0660
92 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
93 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
94 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
96 * Policy: Remove special handling of init scripts ending in .sh
97 Wording: Kel Modderman <kel@otaku42.de>
98 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
99 Seconded: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>
101 * Policy: /var/run and /var/lock may be volatile
102 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
103 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
104 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
106 * Policy: debian/control allows comments starting with #
107 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
108 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
109 Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
110 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
112 * Improve the documentation of maintainer script actions for diversions
113 in the informative appendix to allow for addition of a new diversion
114 on upgrade and handle error cases correctly. Thanks to Olivier Berger
115 for the report and Raphaël Hertzog for the review. (Closes: #483418)
116 * Clarify the meaning of architecture restrictions on build dependencies
117 in the presence of alternatives. Thanks to Guillem Jover for the
118 explanation and review and Emilio Pozuelo Monfort and Don Armstrong
119 for wording review. (Closes: #163666)
120 * Change the term "category" to "archive area" when referring to main,
121 contrib, and non-free. This is closer to the wording of the Social
122 Contract. (Closes: #473439)
123 * Use <user>:<group> notation rather than <user>.<group> notation in
124 multiple places. Thanks, Kurt Roeckx. (Closes: #488039)
125 * Fix typo in 3.8.0.0 upgrading-checklist entry. Patch from Kobayashi
126 Noritada. (Closes: #487701)
127 * Mention debugging packages as an explicit example of packages with
128 extra priority. Thanks, Charles Plessy. (Closes: #491985)
129 * Clarify that translation is only required for user-visible debconf
130 messages. Capitalize "Debian Configuration Management Specification"
131 uniformly. Thanks, Julian Andres Klode. (Closes: #492624)
132 * Add --wildcards to the sample tar command in appendix B.1 for
133 extracting the package copyright file, adjusting for new tar option
134 behavior. Thanks, Yan Morin. (Closes: #503685)
135 * Reword the requirement that maintainer scripts exit with a zero
136 status on success to avoid double-negatives.
137 * Include the full name of each menu category rather than only the
138 portion relative to the parent heading to be clearer in long category
139 lists. Thanks, Christoph Berg. (Closes: #511804)
140 * Build-Depend on texlive rather than tetex-extra. texlive appears to
141 be sufficient for how Policy uses debiandoc-sgml and pulls in far
143 * Remove the postinst and prerm scripts. doc-base registration is now
144 handled by triggers and no longer required and removal of /usr/doc
145 links was completed long ago.
146 * Reference GPL-2 rather than the GPL symlink in debian/copyright.
148 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:50:52 -0700
150 debian-policy (3.8.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
152 * Don't attempt to register the non-existent debian-policy-process
153 document. Thanks, Adrian von Bidder. (Closes: #484706)
155 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:13:01 -0700
157 debian-policy (3.8.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
159 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with
160 non-trivial source", thanks to Wouter Verhelst, Jörg Sommer, Colin Watson,
161 and Junichi Uekawa (Closes: #250202).
162 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/02/2008] Manual page encoding", thanks to
163 Colin Watson (Closes: #440420).
164 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] common interface for parallel building in
165 DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, and Robert
166 Millan (Closes: #209008).
167 * Bug fix: "Please clarify splitting/syntax of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to
168 Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, Robert Millan, and Guillem Jover
170 * Bug fix: "Documentation for Breaks in dpkg", thanks to Ian Jackson
172 * Bug fix: "support for wrapped Uploaders should now be mandatory"
174 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages",
175 thanks to Neil McGovern, Colin Watson, Bill Allombert, Steve Langasek,
176 Kurt Roeckx, and others (Closes: #392362).
177 * Bug fix: "Homepage field in debian/control undocumented", thanks to
178 Mario Iseli (Closes: #452105).
179 * Bug fix: "Policy inconsistent with reality: base subsection no longer
180 used", thanks to Magnus Holmgren, Bernd Zeimetz, and Colin Watson
182 * Bug fix: "Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in
183 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Barry Hawkins (Closes: #291460).
184 * Bug fix: "[Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is
185 not a part of Debian distribution", thanks to Taketoshi Sano
187 * Bug fix: "scripts as configuration files: should vs. must", thanks to Frank
188 Küster (Closes: #403391).
189 * Bug fix: "debconf specification should allow underscores in template
190 names", thanks to Colin Watson (Closes: #473761).
191 * Bug fix: "clarify handling of run-time and compile-time support programs",
192 thanks to Goswin Brederlow and Raphael Hertzog (Closes: #367984).
193 * Policy: better document version ranking and empty Debian revisions
194 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
195 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
196 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
197 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
198 Closes: #186700, #458910
199 * Policy: remove obsolete app-defaults and Xresources provisions
200 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
201 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
203 * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
204 to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
205 * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
206 Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
207 * Bug fix: "substvar reference moved from dpkg-source(1) to
208 deb-substvars(5)", thanks to Ian Beckwith (Closes: #475731).
209 * Policy: bugs fixed in NMUs are now closed rather than marked fixed
210 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> (thanks, Sandro Tosi)
212 * Policy: C.1.4, C.1.8: minor typos
213 Wording: Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu@gmail.com>
215 * Remove the now-obsolete policy-process document.
216 * Add an md5sums control file.
217 * Add Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git control fields.
218 * Remove build system support for FHS 2.1 and FSSTND, mostly commented out.
219 * Remove more temporary files created by the build.
220 * Remove the FSSTND license from debian/copyright; no FSSTND files are
221 currently part of policy.
222 * Update FHS copyright dates in debian/copyright.
223 * Standardize the spacing around headings in upgrading-checklist.html.
224 * Remove old ChangeLog files and metadata headers in maintainer scripts
227 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:53:27 -0700
229 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
231 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
232 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
233 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
234 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
235 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
236 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
237 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
238 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
239 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
240 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
241 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
242 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
243 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
244 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
245 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
246 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
248 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
250 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
251 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
252 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
254 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
255 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
256 list?" (Closes: #412634).
257 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
258 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
259 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
260 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
261 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
262 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
263 * Bug fix: "Virtual package for Japanese font packages
264 (ttf-japanese-mincho and ttf-japanese-gothic)", thanks to Nobuhiro
265 Iwamatsu (Closes: #440931).
266 * Drop unsupported docbook-xml format from the doc-base file for the
267 debconf specification.
268 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
269 * Update Standards-Version to 3.7.3 (no changes required).
271 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:55 -0800
273 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
275 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
276 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
277 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
278 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
279 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
281 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
283 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
284 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
285 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
286 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
287 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
289 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
290 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
291 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
292 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
293 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
294 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
295 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
296 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
297 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
298 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
299 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
300 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
301 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
302 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
303 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
304 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
306 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
308 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
309 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
310 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
311 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
312 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
313 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
314 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
315 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
317 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
319 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
321 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
322 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
323 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
324 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
325 Polo (Closes: #372497).
326 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
327 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
329 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
330 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
331 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
332 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
333 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
334 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
335 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
336 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
337 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
338 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
340 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
341 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
342 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
343 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
344 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
345 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
347 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
349 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
351 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
352 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
353 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
354 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
356 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
357 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
359 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
361 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
363 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
364 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
365 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
366 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
367 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
368 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
369 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
370 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
371 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
372 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
374 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
375 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
376 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
377 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
378 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
379 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
380 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
381 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
382 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
383 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
384 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
387 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
389 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
391 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
392 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
393 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
394 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
395 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
396 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
397 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
398 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
399 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
400 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
401 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
402 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
403 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
404 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
405 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
406 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
407 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
408 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
409 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
410 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
411 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
412 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
413 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
414 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
415 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
416 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
417 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
418 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
420 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
421 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
422 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
423 Hess (Closes: #362247).
424 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
425 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
426 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
427 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
428 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
429 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
430 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
431 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
432 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
433 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
434 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
435 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
437 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
438 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
440 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
441 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
442 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
443 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
444 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
445 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
446 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
447 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
448 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
449 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
450 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
452 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
454 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
457 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
458 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
459 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
460 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
461 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
462 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
463 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
464 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
465 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
466 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
467 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
468 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
469 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
471 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
472 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
473 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
474 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
475 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
476 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
477 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
478 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
479 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
480 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
481 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
482 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
483 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
484 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
485 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
486 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
487 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
488 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
489 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
492 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
494 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
496 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
497 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
498 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
499 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
501 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
502 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
503 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
504 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
506 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
508 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
511 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
512 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
513 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
514 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
515 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
516 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
517 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
518 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
519 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
520 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
522 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
523 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
524 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
526 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
527 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
528 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
529 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
530 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
531 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
532 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
534 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
535 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
536 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
537 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
539 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
540 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
541 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
542 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
543 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
544 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
545 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
546 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
548 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
549 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
550 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
551 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
552 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
553 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
554 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
555 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
556 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
557 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
558 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
559 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
560 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
561 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
562 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
563 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
564 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
566 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
568 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
571 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
572 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
573 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
574 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
575 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
576 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
577 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
578 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
579 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
581 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
582 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
583 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
584 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
585 this section. closes: Bug#248618
586 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
587 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
588 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
589 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
590 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
591 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
592 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
593 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
594 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
595 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
596 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
597 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
599 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
600 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
601 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
604 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
605 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
606 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
608 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
609 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
610 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
611 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
612 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
613 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
615 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
616 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
618 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
619 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
620 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
621 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
622 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
623 Closes: #185943, #237049
625 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
627 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
630 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
633 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
634 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
635 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
636 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
637 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
638 running. closes: Bug#187250
639 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
640 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
641 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
642 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
643 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
644 user closes: Bug#176506
646 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
648 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
651 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
652 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
653 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
654 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
655 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
656 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
657 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
658 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
659 deb-building toolchain.
660 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
661 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
662 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
663 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
664 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
665 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
666 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
667 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
668 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
669 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
670 sections about changelog files.
672 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
673 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
674 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
675 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
676 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
677 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
679 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
680 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
681 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
682 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
683 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
684 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
685 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
686 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
687 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
688 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
689 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
690 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
691 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
692 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
693 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
694 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
695 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
696 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
697 for the restructuring
699 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
701 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
704 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
706 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
707 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
708 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
709 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
710 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
711 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
713 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
714 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
715 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
716 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
717 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
718 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
719 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
721 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
722 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
723 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
724 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
726 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
728 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
731 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
732 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
733 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
734 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
735 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
736 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
738 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
739 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
740 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
741 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
743 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
744 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
745 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
746 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
747 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
748 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
749 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
750 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
751 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
753 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
754 script should start it, closes: #60979
755 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
756 "should", closes: #170019
757 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
758 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
759 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
760 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
761 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
762 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
763 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
764 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
767 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
769 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
772 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
773 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
774 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
775 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
776 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
777 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
778 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
779 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
780 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
782 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
783 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
784 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
785 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
786 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
787 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
788 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
789 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
790 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
792 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
793 file, closes: Bug#65764
795 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
797 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
799 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
800 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
801 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
802 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
803 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
804 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
805 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
806 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
807 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
808 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
809 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
810 details. closes: Bug#133030
811 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
812 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
815 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
817 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
819 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
820 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
821 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
822 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
823 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
824 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
825 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
826 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
827 not. closes: Bug#139820
828 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
829 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
830 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
831 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
832 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
833 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
834 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
835 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
836 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
837 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
839 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
841 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
842 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
843 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
844 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
845 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
846 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
847 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
848 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
849 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
850 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
851 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
852 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
853 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
854 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
855 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
856 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
857 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
858 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
859 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
860 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
862 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
863 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
864 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
865 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
866 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
867 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
868 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
870 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
871 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
872 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
873 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
874 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
875 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
876 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
877 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
878 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
880 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
882 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
884 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
885 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
886 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
887 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
888 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
889 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
890 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
891 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
892 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
893 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
894 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
895 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
896 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
897 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
898 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
899 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
900 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
901 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
902 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
903 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
904 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
905 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
906 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
908 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
910 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
912 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
913 medium, high, emergency.
914 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
915 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
916 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
917 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
918 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
921 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
922 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
923 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
925 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
926 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
927 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
928 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
929 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
930 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
931 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
934 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
936 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
938 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
939 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
940 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
941 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
943 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
944 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
945 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
946 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
947 debian/rules to do this
948 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
949 patches are incorporated upstream
950 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
951 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
952 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
953 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
954 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
955 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
957 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
958 system closes: Bug#91249
959 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
960 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
961 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
962 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
963 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
964 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
965 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
966 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
967 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
968 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
969 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
970 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
971 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
973 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
975 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
977 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
978 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
979 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
980 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
982 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
983 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
984 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
986 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
989 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
991 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
993 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
994 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
995 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
996 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
997 package for the time being
998 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
999 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
1000 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
1001 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
1002 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
1003 * Rename all .text files as .txt
1004 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
1005 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
1006 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
1007 Build-Depends arch syntax
1008 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
1010 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
1011 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
1013 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
1014 from policy maintenance duties.
1015 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
1016 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
1018 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
1020 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
1022 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
1024 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
1026 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1028 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
1029 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
1030 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
1031 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
1032 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
1033 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
1034 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
1035 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
1036 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
1037 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
1038 minor version number for this
1039 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
1040 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
1041 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
1042 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
1043 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
1044 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
1045 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
1046 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
1047 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
1049 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
1051 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1053 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
1054 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
1055 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
1056 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
1057 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
1059 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
1061 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
1062 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
1063 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
1064 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
1065 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
1066 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
1067 xutils closes: Bug#82966
1068 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
1069 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
1070 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
1071 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
1072 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
1073 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
1074 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
1075 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
1076 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
1079 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
1081 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1083 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
1084 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
1086 * Document the Enhances relationship
1087 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
1088 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
1089 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
1090 policy. closes: Bug#53496
1091 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
1092 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
1094 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
1096 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
1097 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
1098 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
1099 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
1101 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
1102 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
1103 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
1104 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
1105 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
1107 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
1109 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1111 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
1112 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
1113 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
1115 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
1116 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
1117 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
1118 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
1119 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
1120 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
1121 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
1122 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
1123 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
1125 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
1127 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
1129 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1131 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
1132 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
1133 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
1134 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
1135 policy. closes: Bug#64437
1136 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
1137 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
1138 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
1139 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
1140 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
1141 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
1142 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
1143 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
1144 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
1145 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
1146 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
1147 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
1148 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
1149 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
1150 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
1151 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
1152 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
1154 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
1155 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
1157 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
1159 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1161 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
1162 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
1163 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
1164 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
1165 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
1166 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
1167 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
1168 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
1169 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
1170 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
1171 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
1172 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
1173 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
1174 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
1175 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
1176 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
1177 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
1178 alternative closes: Bug#53755
1179 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
1180 list closes: Bug#53756
1181 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
1182 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
1183 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
1184 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
1185 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
1186 policy closes: Bug#53760
1187 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
1188 policy closes: Bug#53761
1189 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
1190 that use X closes: Bug#53762
1191 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
1192 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
1193 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
1194 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
1195 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
1196 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
1197 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
1198 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
1199 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
1201 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
1202 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
1203 to install with older fileutils.
1204 * Installed FHS version 2.1
1205 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
1206 * Added FHS details to copyright file
1207 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
1209 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
1210 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
1212 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
1214 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1216 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
1217 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
1219 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
1221 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1223 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
1224 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
1226 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
1229 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1231 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
1232 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1234 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1236 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1238 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1240 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1241 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1243 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1245 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1247 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1248 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1249 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1250 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1251 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1252 directoried (closes: #41547)
1253 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1254 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1255 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1256 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1257 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1258 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1259 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1260 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1261 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1262 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1263 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1265 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1266 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1267 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1268 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1269 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1270 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1271 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1273 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1274 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1275 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1276 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1278 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1280 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1282 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1283 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1285 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1287 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1289 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1290 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1292 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
1294 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1296 * A few typos and omissions corrected
1297 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
1299 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
1300 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
1301 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
1302 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
1303 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
1304 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
1305 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
1306 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
1307 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
1308 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
1309 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
1310 this closes: Bug#38612
1311 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
1312 before. closes: Bug#40864
1314 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
1316 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1318 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
1319 officially uploaded.
1320 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
1322 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
1323 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
1324 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
1326 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
1327 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
1328 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
1329 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
1330 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
1331 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
1333 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
1334 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
1335 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
1337 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
1339 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
1340 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
1341 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
1342 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
1343 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
1345 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
1347 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1349 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
1350 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
1351 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
1352 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
1353 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
1354 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
1355 there). closes: Bug#34233
1356 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
1357 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
1358 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
1359 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
1360 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
1362 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
1364 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1366 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
1367 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
1368 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
1369 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
1372 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
1373 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
1374 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
1375 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
1376 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
1379 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
1380 number. closes: BUG#25911
1382 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
1383 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
1384 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
1385 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
1386 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
1387 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
1389 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
1390 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
1391 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
1394 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
1395 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
1396 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
1398 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
1399 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
1400 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
1401 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
1403 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
1404 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
1405 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
1407 * Make the package optional, not extra.
1409 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
1410 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
1411 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
1412 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
1413 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
1414 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
1415 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
1416 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
1419 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
1421 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
1422 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
1425 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
1427 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1429 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
1431 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
1433 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1435 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
1436 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
1437 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
1438 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
1439 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
1440 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
1441 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
1442 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
1444 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
1445 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
1447 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
1449 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1451 * non-maintainer release
1452 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
1453 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
1455 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
1456 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
1457 * no content changes
1458 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
1460 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
1462 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1466 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
1468 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1470 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1472 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
1473 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1474 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
1476 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
1477 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
1479 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
1480 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
1481 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
1482 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
1484 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
1485 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
1486 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
1487 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
1488 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
1489 and restart options and to comply with the console message
1490 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
1492 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
1493 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
1494 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
1497 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1498 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
1499 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
1501 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
1502 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
1503 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
1505 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1506 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
1508 * New version numbering scheme:
1510 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1511 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1512 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1515 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1516 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1517 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1518 differ between the manuals.
1520 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1521 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1522 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1523 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1525 * Packaging changes:
1527 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1528 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1530 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
1532 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
1534 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1536 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1538 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
1539 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
1540 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
1542 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
1543 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
1546 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
1547 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
1548 file extension as the referenced file
1550 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
1551 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
1553 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
1554 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
1555 start, stop, restart, force-reload
1556 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
1559 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
1560 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
1561 be installed into /etc/cron.d
1563 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
1564 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
1565 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
1566 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
1569 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1570 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
1573 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
1574 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
1575 reasonable default configuration
1577 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
1578 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
1579 by all news servers and clients
1581 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
1582 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
1583 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
1584 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
1585 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
1587 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1588 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
1591 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
1593 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1594 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
1596 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
1599 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
1600 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
1602 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
1603 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
1605 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1607 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
1609 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1611 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1612 - X library package is now called xlib6g
1613 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1614 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
1616 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
1618 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
1619 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
1620 * Don't use debstd anymore
1622 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
1624 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1626 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1627 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
1628 contrib/non-free policy
1629 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
1630 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
1631 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
1632 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
1633 - new section about `Daemons'
1634 - updated section about `Configuration files'
1635 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
1636 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
1637 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1638 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
1639 * Paper about libc6 migration:
1640 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
1641 * SGML source code included in package
1642 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
1644 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
1646 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1648 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1649 - completely reworked structure
1650 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1651 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1652 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1653 - removed all those ugly footnotes
1654 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
1655 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
1656 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
1657 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
1658 - mention "orphaned packages"
1659 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
1660 distributions' policy
1661 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
1662 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
1663 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
1664 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
1665 - added section about arch spec strings
1666 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
1667 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
1668 - added section about "menus"
1669 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
1670 the new documentation policy soon
1671 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
1672 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
1674 - added section about editors and pagers
1675 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
1676 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
1677 - added section about device files
1678 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1679 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1680 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1682 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1683 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1684 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1685 - Added new section about obsolete names
1686 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1687 * Fixed package's description
1689 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1691 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1693 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1695 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1697 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1699 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1700 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1701 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1702 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1704 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1706 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1708 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1709 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1710 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1712 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1713 and upload it "byhand" too.
1715 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1717 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1720 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1721 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1722 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1723 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1724 functionality must not have the same name.
1725 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1726 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1727 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1728 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1729 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1730 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1731 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1733 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1734 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1735 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1736 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1737 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1738 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1739 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1740 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1743 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1745 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1747 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1749 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1750 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1751 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1752 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1753 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1756 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1758 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1760 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1762 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1763 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1764 description of deb file format.
1765 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1766 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1768 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1770 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1771 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1773 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1775 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1777 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1778 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1779 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1780 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1781 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1782 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1783 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1784 packages in section on Procedure
1785 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1786 a package maintainer
1787 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1788 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1789 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1791 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1792 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1793 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1794 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1795 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1796 on various shlib files
1797 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1798 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1799 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1801 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1803 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1805 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1806 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1807 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1809 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1810 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1811 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1812 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1813 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1815 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1817 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1819 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1821 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1823 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1824 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1825 compatibility go in contrib.
1827 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1828 instructions in policy manual.
1829 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1832 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1834 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1836 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1837 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1838 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1839 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1841 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1842 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1845 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1847 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1849 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1850 * More detail about changelog format names.
1852 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1853 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1857 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1859 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1861 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1863 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1865 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1867 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1869 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1871 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1872 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1873 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1875 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1877 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1879 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1881 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1883 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1887 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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