1 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
4 XXX write a better description here XXX
5 XXX update the section numbers in the upgrading checklist XXX
6 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
7 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
8 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
9 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
10 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
12 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
13 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
14 machine. closes: Bug#175064
18 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
21 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
23 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
24 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
25 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
26 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
27 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
28 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
30 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
31 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
32 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
33 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
34 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
35 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
36 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
38 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
39 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
40 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
41 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
43 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
45 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
48 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
49 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
50 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
51 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
52 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
53 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
55 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
56 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
57 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
58 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
60 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
61 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
62 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
63 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
64 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
65 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
66 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
67 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
68 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
70 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
71 script should start it, closes: #60979
72 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
73 "should", closes: #170019
74 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
75 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
76 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
77 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
78 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
79 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
80 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
81 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
84 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
86 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
89 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
90 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
91 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
92 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
93 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
94 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
95 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
96 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
97 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
99 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
100 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
101 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
102 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
103 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
104 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
105 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
106 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
107 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
109 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
110 file, closes: Bug#65764
112 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
114 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
116 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
117 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
118 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
119 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
120 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
121 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
122 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
123 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
124 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
125 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
126 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
127 details. closes: Bug#133030
128 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
129 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
132 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
134 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
136 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
137 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
138 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
139 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
140 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
141 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
142 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
143 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
144 not. closes: Bug#139820
145 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
146 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
147 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
148 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
149 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
150 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
151 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
152 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
153 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
154 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
156 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
158 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
159 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
160 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
161 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
162 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
163 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
164 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
165 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
166 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
167 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
168 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
169 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
170 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
171 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
172 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
173 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
174 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
175 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
176 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
177 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
179 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
180 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
181 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
182 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
183 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
184 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
185 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
187 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
188 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
189 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
190 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
191 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
192 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
193 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
194 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
195 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
197 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
199 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
201 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
202 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
203 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
204 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
205 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
206 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
207 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
208 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
209 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
210 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
211 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
212 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
213 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
214 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
215 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
216 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
217 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
218 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
219 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
220 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
221 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
222 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
223 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
225 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
227 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
229 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
230 medium, high, emergency.
231 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
232 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
233 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
234 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
235 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
238 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
239 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
240 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
242 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
243 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
244 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
245 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
246 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
247 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
248 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
251 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
253 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
255 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
256 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
257 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
258 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
260 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
261 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
262 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
263 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
264 debian/rules to do this
265 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
266 patches are incorporated upstream
267 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
268 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
269 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
270 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
271 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
272 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
274 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
275 system closes: Bug#91249
276 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
277 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
278 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
279 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
280 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
281 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
282 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
283 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
284 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
285 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
286 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
287 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
288 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
290 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
292 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
294 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
295 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
296 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
297 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
299 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
300 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
301 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
303 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
306 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
308 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
310 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
311 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
312 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
313 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
314 package for the time being
315 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
316 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
317 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
318 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
319 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
320 * Rename all .text files as .txt
321 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
322 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
323 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
324 Build-Depends arch syntax
325 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
327 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
328 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
330 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
331 from policy maintenance duties.
332 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
333 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
335 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
337 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
339 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
341 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
343 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
345 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
346 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
347 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
348 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
349 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
350 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
351 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
352 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
353 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
354 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
355 minor version number for this
356 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
357 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
358 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
359 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
360 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
361 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
362 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
363 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
364 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
366 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
368 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
370 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
371 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
372 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
373 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
374 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
376 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
378 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
379 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
380 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
381 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
382 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
383 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
384 xutils closes: Bug#82966
385 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
386 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
387 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
388 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
389 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
390 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
391 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
392 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
393 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
396 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
398 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
400 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
401 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
403 * Document the Enhances relationship
404 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
405 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
406 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
407 policy. closes: Bug#53496
408 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
409 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
411 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
413 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
414 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
415 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
416 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
418 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
419 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
420 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
421 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
422 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
424 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
426 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
428 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
429 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
430 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
432 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
433 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
434 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
435 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
436 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
437 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
438 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
439 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
440 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
442 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
444 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
446 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
448 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
449 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
450 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
451 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
452 policy. closes: Bug#64437
453 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
454 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
455 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
456 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
457 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
458 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
459 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
460 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
461 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
462 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
463 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
464 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
465 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
466 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
467 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
468 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
469 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
471 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
472 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
474 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
476 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
478 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
479 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
480 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
481 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
482 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
483 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
484 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
485 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
486 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
487 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
488 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
489 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
490 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
491 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
492 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
493 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
494 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
495 alternative closes: Bug#53755
496 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
497 list closes: Bug#53756
498 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
499 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
500 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
501 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
502 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
503 policy closes: Bug#53760
504 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
505 policy closes: Bug#53761
506 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
507 that use X closes: Bug#53762
508 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
509 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
510 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
511 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
512 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
513 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
514 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
515 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
516 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
518 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
519 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
520 to install with older fileutils.
521 * Installed FHS version 2.1
522 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
523 * Added FHS details to copyright file
524 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
526 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
527 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
529 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
531 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
533 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
534 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
536 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
538 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
540 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
541 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
543 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
546 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
548 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
549 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
551 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
553 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
555 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
557 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
558 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
560 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
562 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
564 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
565 #45561, #42447, #48570)
566 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
567 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
568 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
569 directoried (closes: #41547)
570 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
571 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
572 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
573 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
574 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
575 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
576 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
577 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
578 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
579 package criteria (closes: #45318)
580 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
582 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
583 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
584 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
585 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
586 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
587 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
588 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
590 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
591 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
592 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
593 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
595 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
597 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
599 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
600 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
602 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
604 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
606 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
607 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
609 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
611 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
613 * A few typos and omissions corrected
614 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
616 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
617 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
618 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
619 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
620 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
621 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
622 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
623 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
624 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
625 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
626 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
627 this closes: Bug#38612
628 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
629 before. closes: Bug#40864
631 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
633 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
635 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
637 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
639 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
640 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
641 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
643 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
644 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
645 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
646 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
647 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
648 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
650 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
651 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
652 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
654 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
656 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
657 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
658 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
659 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
660 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
662 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
664 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
666 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
667 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
668 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
669 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
670 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
671 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
672 there). closes: Bug#34233
673 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
674 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
675 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
676 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
677 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
679 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
681 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
683 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
684 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
685 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
686 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
689 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
690 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
691 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
692 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
693 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
696 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
697 number. closes: BUG#25911
699 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
700 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
701 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
702 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
703 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
704 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
706 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
707 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
708 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
711 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
712 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
713 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
715 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
716 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
717 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
718 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
720 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
721 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
722 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
724 * Make the package optional, not extra.
726 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
727 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
728 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
729 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
730 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
731 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
732 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
733 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
736 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
738 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
739 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
742 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
744 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
746 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
748 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
750 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
752 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
753 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
754 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
755 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
756 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
757 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
758 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
759 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
761 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
762 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
764 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
766 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
768 * non-maintainer release
769 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
770 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
772 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
773 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
775 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
777 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
779 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
783 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
785 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
787 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
789 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
790 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
791 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
793 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
794 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
796 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
797 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
798 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
799 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
801 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
802 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
803 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
804 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
805 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
806 and restart options and to comply with the console message
807 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
809 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
810 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
811 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
814 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
815 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
816 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
818 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
819 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
820 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
822 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
823 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
825 * New version numbering scheme:
827 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
828 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
829 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
832 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
833 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
834 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
835 differ between the manuals.
837 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
838 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
839 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
840 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
844 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
845 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
847 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
849 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
851 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
853 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
855 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
856 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
857 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
859 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
860 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
863 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
864 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
865 file extension as the referenced file
867 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
868 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
870 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
871 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
872 start, stop, restart, force-reload
873 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
876 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
877 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
878 be installed into /etc/cron.d
880 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
881 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
882 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
883 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
886 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
887 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
890 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
891 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
892 reasonable default configuration
894 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
895 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
896 by all news servers and clients
898 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
899 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
900 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
901 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
902 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
904 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
905 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
908 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
910 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
911 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
913 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
916 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
917 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
919 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
920 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
922 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
924 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
926 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
928 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
929 - X library package is now called xlib6g
930 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
931 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
933 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
935 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
936 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
937 * Don't use debstd anymore
939 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
941 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
943 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
944 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
945 contrib/non-free policy
946 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
947 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
948 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
949 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
950 - new section about `Daemons'
951 - updated section about `Configuration files'
952 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
953 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
954 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
955 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
956 * Paper about libc6 migration:
957 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
958 * SGML source code included in package
959 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
961 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
963 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
965 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
966 - completely reworked structure
967 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
968 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
969 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
970 - removed all those ugly footnotes
971 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
972 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
973 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
974 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
975 - mention "orphaned packages"
976 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
977 distributions' policy
978 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
979 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
980 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
981 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
982 - added section about arch spec strings
983 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
984 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
985 - added section about "menus"
986 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
987 the new documentation policy soon
988 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
989 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
991 - added section about editors and pagers
992 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
993 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
994 - added section about device files
995 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
996 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
997 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
999 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1000 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1001 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1002 - Added new section about obsolete names
1003 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1004 * Fixed package's description
1006 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1008 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1010 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1012 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1014 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1016 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1017 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1018 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1019 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1021 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1023 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1025 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1026 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1027 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1029 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1030 and upload it "byhand" too.
1032 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1034 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1037 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1038 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1039 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1040 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1041 functionality must not have the same name.
1042 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1043 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1044 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1045 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1046 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1047 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1048 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1050 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1051 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1052 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1053 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1054 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1055 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1056 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1057 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1060 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1062 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1064 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1066 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1067 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1068 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1069 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1070 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1073 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1075 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1077 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1079 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1080 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1081 description of deb file format.
1082 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1083 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1085 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1087 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1088 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1090 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1092 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1094 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1095 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1096 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1097 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1098 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1099 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1100 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1101 packages in section on Procedure
1102 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1103 a package maintainer
1104 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1105 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1106 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1108 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1109 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1110 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1111 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1112 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1113 on various shlib files
1114 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1115 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1116 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1118 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1120 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1122 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1123 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1124 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1126 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1127 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1128 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1129 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1130 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1132 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1134 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1136 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1138 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1140 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1141 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1142 compatibility go in contrib.
1144 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1145 instructions in policy manual.
1146 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1149 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1151 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1153 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1154 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1155 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1156 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1158 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1159 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1162 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1164 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1166 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1167 * More detail about changelog format names.
1169 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1170 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1174 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1176 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1178 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1180 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1182 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1184 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1186 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1188 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1189 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1190 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1192 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1194 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1196 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1198 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1200 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1204 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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