1 debian-policy (3.8.4.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
4 * Also provide documents in single-file HTML format.
5 Proposed by Jari Aalto.
7 * Number the DFSG points like in the social_contract document.
8 Proposed by Enrico Zini.
12 * [b270d2d]: Typo fix: relayed -> related. Thanks to Matt Kraai for
15 Policy: Grant an FHS exception for the multiarch library directories
16 Wording: Steve Langasek.
17 Seconded: Aurelien Jarno
18 Seconded: Julien Cristau
22 virtual package list: Added Doom virtual packages
23 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
24 Seconded: Russ Allbery
25 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi
28 README Process upgrading-checklist: Created/converted to org-mode
29 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
30 Seconded: Russ Allbery
32 * [4da0692]: [typo-fixes]:
33 policy: Fix a number of grammatical or typographical errors
34 wording: Eric Dantan Rzewnicki
35 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava
36 * [112c4bc]: FHS Exceptions
37 policy: Explicitly allow /selinux and /sys as FHS exceptions
38 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
39 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
40 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
42 This patch explicitly allows /sys and /selinux as additional
43 directories in the root file system allowed under the policy.
46 * Policy: Clarify policy on named pipes in packages
47 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
48 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
49 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
50 * Change the sole occurrence of MUST to must for consistency and to
51 avoid confusion with IETF RFC keywords. Thanks, Jakub Wilk.
54 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:36:04 -0600
56 debian-policy (3.8.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
58 * Policy: Bring Architecture description in line with dpkg-source
59 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
60 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
61 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
63 * Policy: Update information about DEB_*_ARCH variables
64 Wording: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
65 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
66 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
68 * Policy: Remove support for uploads to multiple distributions
69 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
70 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
71 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
73 * Policy: Remove permission for packages to modify ld.so.conf
74 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
75 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
76 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
77 Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
78 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
80 * Policy: Clarify X installation directory handling
81 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
82 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
83 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
84 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
86 * Policy: Localized man pages should be up-to-date or warn
87 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
88 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
89 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
91 * Policy: Remove restriction on manual page character encoding
92 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
93 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
94 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@golden-gryphon.com>
96 * Policy: Allow Binary field to span multiple lines
97 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
98 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
99 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
101 * Policy: Revise info requirements for triggerized install-info
102 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
103 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
104 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
106 * Perl Policy: Remove obsolete dependency requirements
107 Wording: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
108 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
109 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
111 * Breaks is now supported by the stable release of dpkg, so drop
112 warnings against its use. Thanks, Steve Langasek. (Closes: #533577)
113 * Add references to the sections on Breaks and Conflicts to the section
114 on binary dependencies. Thanks, Frank Küster. (Closes: #529771)
115 * Clarify the units of Installed-Size and document that it is an
116 approximation. Thanks, Martin Dorey. (Closes: #534408)
117 * Don't suggest calling dpkg-statoverride --remove unconditionally in
118 the postrm script. Thanks, Patrick Schoenfeld. (Closes: #539389)
119 * Explain that the copyright dates are for the original Policy manual
120 and that there is no updated list of copyright holders for subsequent
121 revisions available. (Partly addresses #47438)
122 * Clarify the description of the Files control field and add examples.
123 * Change the wording of the Description and Changes field specifications
124 for *.changes files to more closely match the wording for Files and
125 add more details about the contents of the Description field in
127 * Merge the package name syntax requirements between the Package and
128 Source field descriptions.
129 * Say that sensible-editor and sensible-pager are provided by the
130 sensible-utils package, not by the base system. Thanks, Clint Adams
131 and Steve Langasek. (Closes: #541537)
132 * Document that control field values are case-sensitive unless the field
133 description says otherwise.
135 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:13:26 -0700
137 debian-policy (3.8.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
140 * Policy: Mandate debconf or equivalent for user prompting
141 Wording: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
142 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
143 Seconded: Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>
144 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
145 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
147 * Policy: Remove /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 FHS exception
148 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
149 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
150 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
152 * Policy: Remove obsolete /var/mail transition requirement
153 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
154 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
155 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
157 * Policy: Move Speedo fonts into the deprecated category
158 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
159 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
160 Seconded: Julien Danjou <acid@debian.org>
162 * Housekeeping (resynchronizing lists maintained elsewhere):
163 - Add GFDL 1.3 to the common-licenses list.
164 - Update the list of archive sections. (Closes: #519835)
165 * Set the release date of the 3.8.1 upgrading-checklist entry.
169 * The FHS is the "Filesystem Hierarchy Standard", regardless of our
170 preferred spelling of "file system" elsewhere. Fix this and a nearby
171 search-and-replace capitalisation bug.
172 * Build-depend on texlive-latex-extra, which is needed by
173 debiandoc2latexps and isn't included in texlive's dependencies.
175 * Policy: State requirements for source package names
176 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
177 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
178 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
180 * Add myself to Uploaders.
183 * Add myself to Uploaders.
184 * Update Standards-Version to 3.8.1 (no changes required).
186 - use `dpkg --print-architecture' instead of obsolete form
187 `dpkg --print-installation-architecture'.
188 - fix a race condition while generating DEBIAN/md5sums.
190 -- Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:42:53 +0200
192 debian-policy (3.8.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
194 * Policy: Clarify what "sensible behavior" is for init scripts
195 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
196 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
197 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
199 * Policy: Remove alternative changelog formats from main manual
200 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
201 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
202 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
204 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for changelog files
205 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
206 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
207 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
209 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for control files
210 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
211 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
212 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
214 * Policy: New option in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS to avoid running test-suites
215 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
216 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
217 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
219 * Policy: Expand expected capabilities for local in /bin/sh scripts
220 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
221 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
222 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
224 * Policy: Clarify Essential definition and caution when adding to it
225 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
226 Seconded: Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
227 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
229 * Policy: Allow user mail spools to be mode 0600 or 0660
230 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
231 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
232 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
234 * Policy: Remove special handling of init scripts ending in .sh
235 Wording: Kel Modderman <kel@otaku42.de>
236 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
237 Seconded: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>
239 * Policy: /var/run and /var/lock may be volatile
240 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
241 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
242 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
244 * Policy: debian/control allows comments starting with #
245 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
246 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
247 Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
248 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
250 * Improve the documentation of maintainer script actions for diversions
251 in the informative appendix to allow for addition of a new diversion
252 on upgrade and handle error cases correctly. Thanks to Olivier Berger
253 for the report and Raphaël Hertzog for the review. (Closes: #483418)
254 * Clarify the meaning of architecture restrictions on build dependencies
255 in the presence of alternatives. Thanks to Guillem Jover for the
256 explanation and review and Emilio Pozuelo Monfort and Don Armstrong
257 for wording review. (Closes: #163666)
258 * Change the term "category" to "archive area" when referring to main,
259 contrib, and non-free. This is closer to the wording of the Social
260 Contract. (Closes: #473439)
261 * Use <user>:<group> notation rather than <user>.<group> notation in
262 multiple places. Thanks, Kurt Roeckx. (Closes: #488039)
263 * Fix typo in 3.8.0.0 upgrading-checklist entry. Patch from Kobayashi
264 Noritada. (Closes: #487701)
265 * Mention debugging packages as an explicit example of packages with
266 extra priority. Thanks, Charles Plessy. (Closes: #491985)
267 * Clarify that translation is only required for user-visible debconf
268 messages. Capitalize "Debian Configuration Management Specification"
269 uniformly. Thanks, Julian Andres Klode. (Closes: #492624)
270 * Add --wildcards to the sample tar command in appendix B.1 for
271 extracting the package copyright file, adjusting for new tar option
272 behavior. Thanks, Yan Morin. (Closes: #503685)
273 * Reword the requirement that maintainer scripts exit with a zero
274 status on success to avoid double-negatives.
275 * Include the full name of each menu category rather than only the
276 portion relative to the parent heading to be clearer in long category
277 lists. Thanks, Christoph Berg. (Closes: #511804)
278 * Build-Depend on texlive rather than tetex-extra. texlive appears to
279 be sufficient for how Policy uses debiandoc-sgml and pulls in far
281 * Remove the postinst and prerm scripts. doc-base registration is now
282 handled by triggers and no longer required and removal of /usr/doc
283 links was completed long ago.
284 * Reference GPL-2 rather than the GPL symlink in debian/copyright.
286 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:50:52 -0700
288 debian-policy (3.8.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
290 * Don't attempt to register the non-existent debian-policy-process
291 document. Thanks, Adrian von Bidder. (Closes: #484706)
293 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:13:01 -0700
295 debian-policy (3.8.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
297 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with
298 non-trivial source", thanks to Wouter Verhelst, Jörg Sommer, Colin Watson,
299 and Junichi Uekawa (Closes: #250202).
300 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/02/2008] Manual page encoding", thanks to
301 Colin Watson (Closes: #440420).
302 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] common interface for parallel building in
303 DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, and Robert
304 Millan (Closes: #209008).
305 * Bug fix: "Please clarify splitting/syntax of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to
306 Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, Robert Millan, and Guillem Jover
308 * Bug fix: "Documentation for Breaks in dpkg", thanks to Ian Jackson
310 * Bug fix: "support for wrapped Uploaders should now be mandatory"
312 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages",
313 thanks to Neil McGovern, Colin Watson, Bill Allombert, Steve Langasek,
314 Kurt Roeckx, and others (Closes: #392362).
315 * Bug fix: "Homepage field in debian/control undocumented", thanks to
316 Mario Iseli (Closes: #452105).
317 * Bug fix: "Policy inconsistent with reality: base subsection no longer
318 used", thanks to Magnus Holmgren, Bernd Zeimetz, and Colin Watson
320 * Bug fix: "Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in
321 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Barry Hawkins (Closes: #291460).
322 * Bug fix: "[Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is
323 not a part of Debian distribution", thanks to Taketoshi Sano
325 * Bug fix: "scripts as configuration files: should vs. must", thanks to Frank
326 Küster (Closes: #403391).
327 * Bug fix: "debconf specification should allow underscores in template
328 names", thanks to Colin Watson (Closes: #473761).
329 * Bug fix: "clarify handling of run-time and compile-time support programs",
330 thanks to Goswin Brederlow and Raphael Hertzog (Closes: #367984).
331 * Policy: better document version ranking and empty Debian revisions
332 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
333 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
334 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
335 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
336 Closes: #186700, #458910
337 * Policy: remove obsolete app-defaults and Xresources provisions
338 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
339 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
341 * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
342 to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
343 * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
344 Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
345 * Bug fix: "substvar reference moved from dpkg-source(1) to
346 deb-substvars(5)", thanks to Ian Beckwith (Closes: #475731).
347 * Policy: bugs fixed in NMUs are now closed rather than marked fixed
348 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> (thanks, Sandro Tosi)
350 * Policy: C.1.4, C.1.8: minor typos
351 Wording: Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu@gmail.com>
353 * Remove the now-obsolete policy-process document.
354 * Add an md5sums control file.
355 * Add Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git control fields.
356 * Remove build system support for FHS 2.1 and FSSTND, mostly commented out.
357 * Remove more temporary files created by the build.
358 * Remove the FSSTND license from debian/copyright; no FSSTND files are
359 currently part of policy.
360 * Update FHS copyright dates in debian/copyright.
361 * Standardize the spacing around headings in upgrading-checklist.html.
362 * Remove old ChangeLog files and metadata headers in maintainer scripts
365 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:53:27 -0700
367 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
369 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
370 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
371 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
372 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
373 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
374 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
375 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
376 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
377 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
378 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
379 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
380 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
381 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
382 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
383 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
384 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
386 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
388 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
389 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
390 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
392 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
393 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
394 list?" (Closes: #412634).
395 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
396 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
397 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
398 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
399 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
400 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
401 * Bug fix: "Virtual package for Japanese font packages
402 (ttf-japanese-mincho and ttf-japanese-gothic)", thanks to Nobuhiro
403 Iwamatsu (Closes: #440931).
404 * Drop unsupported docbook-xml format from the doc-base file for the
405 debconf specification.
406 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
407 * Update Standards-Version to 3.7.3 (no changes required).
409 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:55 -0800
411 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
413 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
414 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
415 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
416 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
417 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
419 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
421 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
422 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
423 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
424 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
425 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
427 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
428 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
429 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
430 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
431 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
432 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
433 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
434 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
435 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
436 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
437 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
438 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
439 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
440 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
441 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
442 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
444 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
446 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
447 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
448 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
449 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
450 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
451 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
452 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
453 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
455 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
457 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
459 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
460 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
461 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
462 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
463 Polo (Closes: #372497).
464 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
465 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
467 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
468 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
469 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
470 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
471 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
472 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
473 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
474 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
475 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
476 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
478 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
479 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
480 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
481 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
482 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
483 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
485 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
487 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
489 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
490 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
491 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
492 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
494 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
495 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
497 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
499 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
501 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
502 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
503 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
504 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
505 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
506 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
507 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
508 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
509 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
510 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
512 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
513 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
514 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
515 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
516 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
517 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
518 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
519 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
520 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
521 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
522 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
525 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
527 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
529 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
530 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
531 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
532 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
533 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
534 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
535 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
536 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
537 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
538 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
539 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
540 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
541 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
542 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
543 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
544 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
545 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
546 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
547 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
548 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
549 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
550 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
551 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
552 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
553 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
554 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
555 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
556 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
558 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
559 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
560 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
561 Hess (Closes: #362247).
562 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
563 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
564 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
565 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
566 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
567 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
568 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
569 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
570 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
571 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
572 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
573 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
575 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
576 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
578 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
579 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
580 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
581 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
582 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
583 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
584 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
585 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
586 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
587 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
588 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
590 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
592 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
595 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
596 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
597 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
598 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
599 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
600 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
601 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
602 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
603 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
604 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
605 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
606 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
607 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
609 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
610 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
611 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
612 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
613 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
614 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
615 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
616 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
617 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
618 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
619 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
620 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
621 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
622 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
623 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
624 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
625 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
626 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
627 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
630 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
632 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
634 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
635 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
636 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
637 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
639 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
640 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
641 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
642 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
644 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
646 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
649 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
650 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
651 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
652 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
653 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
654 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
655 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
656 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
657 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
658 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
660 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
661 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
662 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
664 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
665 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
666 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
667 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
668 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
669 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
670 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
672 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
673 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
674 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
675 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
677 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
678 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
679 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
680 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
681 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
682 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
683 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
684 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
686 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
687 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
688 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
689 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
690 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
691 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
692 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
693 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
694 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
695 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
696 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
697 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
698 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
699 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
700 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
701 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
702 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
704 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
706 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
709 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
710 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
711 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
712 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
713 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
714 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
715 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
716 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
717 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
719 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
720 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
721 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
722 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
723 this section. closes: Bug#248618
724 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
725 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
726 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
727 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
728 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
729 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
730 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
731 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
732 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
733 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
734 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
735 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
737 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
738 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
739 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
742 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
743 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
744 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
746 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
747 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
748 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
749 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
750 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
751 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
753 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
754 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
756 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
757 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
758 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
759 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
760 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
761 Closes: #185943, #237049
763 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
765 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
768 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
771 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
772 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
773 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
774 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
775 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
776 running. closes: Bug#187250
777 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
778 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
779 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
780 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
781 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
782 user closes: Bug#176506
784 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
786 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
789 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
790 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
791 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
792 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
793 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
794 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
795 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
796 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
797 deb-building toolchain.
798 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
799 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
800 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
801 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
802 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
803 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
804 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
805 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
806 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
807 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
808 sections about changelog files.
810 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
811 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
812 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
813 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
814 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
815 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
817 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
818 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
819 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
820 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
821 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
822 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
823 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
824 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
825 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
826 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
827 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
828 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
829 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
830 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
831 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
832 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
833 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
834 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
835 for the restructuring
837 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
839 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
842 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
844 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
845 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
846 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
847 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
848 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
849 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
851 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
852 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
853 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
854 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
855 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
856 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
857 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
859 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
860 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
861 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
862 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
864 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
866 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
869 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
870 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
871 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
872 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
873 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
874 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
876 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
877 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
878 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
879 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
881 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
882 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
883 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
884 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
885 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
886 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
887 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
888 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
889 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
891 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
892 script should start it, closes: #60979
893 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
894 "should", closes: #170019
895 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
896 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
897 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
898 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
899 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
900 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
901 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
902 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
905 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
907 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
910 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
911 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
912 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
913 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
914 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
915 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
916 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
917 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
918 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
920 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
921 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
922 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
923 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
924 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
925 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
926 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
927 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
928 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
930 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
931 file, closes: Bug#65764
933 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
935 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
937 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
938 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
939 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
940 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
941 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
942 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
943 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
944 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
945 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
946 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
947 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
948 details. closes: Bug#133030
949 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
950 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
953 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
955 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
957 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
958 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
959 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
960 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
961 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
962 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
963 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
964 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
965 not. closes: Bug#139820
966 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
967 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
968 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
969 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
970 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
971 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
972 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
973 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
974 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
975 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
977 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
979 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
980 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
981 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
982 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
983 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
984 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
985 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
986 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
987 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
988 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
989 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
990 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
991 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
992 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
993 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
994 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
995 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
996 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
997 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
998 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
1000 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
1001 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
1002 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
1003 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
1004 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
1005 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
1006 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
1008 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
1009 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
1010 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
1011 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
1012 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
1013 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
1014 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
1015 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
1016 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
1018 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
1020 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
1022 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
1023 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
1024 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
1025 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
1026 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
1027 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
1028 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
1029 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
1030 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
1031 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
1032 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
1033 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
1034 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
1035 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
1036 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
1037 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
1038 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
1039 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
1040 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
1041 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
1042 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
1043 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
1044 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
1046 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
1048 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
1050 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
1051 medium, high, emergency.
1052 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
1053 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
1054 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
1055 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
1056 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
1059 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
1060 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
1061 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
1063 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
1064 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
1065 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
1066 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
1067 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
1068 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
1069 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
1072 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
1074 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
1076 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
1077 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
1078 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
1079 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
1081 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
1082 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
1083 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
1084 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
1085 debian/rules to do this
1086 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
1087 patches are incorporated upstream
1088 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
1089 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
1090 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
1091 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
1092 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
1093 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
1095 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
1096 system closes: Bug#91249
1097 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
1098 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
1099 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
1100 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
1101 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
1102 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
1103 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
1104 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
1105 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
1106 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
1107 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
1108 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
1109 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
1111 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
1113 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
1115 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
1116 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
1117 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
1118 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
1120 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
1121 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
1122 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
1124 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
1127 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
1129 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1131 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
1132 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
1133 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
1134 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
1135 package for the time being
1136 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
1137 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
1138 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
1139 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
1140 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
1141 * Rename all .text files as .txt
1142 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
1143 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
1144 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
1145 Build-Depends arch syntax
1146 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
1148 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
1149 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
1151 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
1152 from policy maintenance duties.
1153 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
1154 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
1156 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
1158 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
1160 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
1162 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
1164 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1166 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
1167 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
1168 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
1169 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
1170 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
1171 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
1172 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
1173 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
1174 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
1175 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
1176 minor version number for this
1177 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
1178 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
1179 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
1180 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
1181 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
1182 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
1183 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
1184 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
1185 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
1187 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
1189 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1191 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
1192 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
1193 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
1194 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
1195 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
1197 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
1199 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
1200 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
1201 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
1202 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
1203 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
1204 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
1205 xutils closes: Bug#82966
1206 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
1207 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
1208 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
1209 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
1210 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
1211 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
1212 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
1213 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
1214 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
1217 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
1219 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1221 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
1222 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
1224 * Document the Enhances relationship
1225 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
1226 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
1227 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
1228 policy. closes: Bug#53496
1229 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
1230 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
1232 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
1234 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
1235 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
1236 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
1237 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
1239 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
1240 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
1241 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
1242 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
1243 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
1245 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
1247 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1249 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
1250 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
1251 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
1253 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
1254 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
1255 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
1256 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
1257 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
1258 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
1259 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
1260 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
1261 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
1263 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
1265 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
1267 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1269 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
1270 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
1271 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
1272 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
1273 policy. closes: Bug#64437
1274 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
1275 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
1276 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
1277 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
1278 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
1279 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
1280 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
1281 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
1282 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
1283 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
1284 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
1285 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
1286 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
1287 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
1288 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
1289 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
1290 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
1292 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
1293 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
1295 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
1297 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1299 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
1300 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
1301 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
1302 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
1303 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
1304 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
1305 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
1306 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
1307 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
1308 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
1309 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
1310 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
1311 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
1312 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
1313 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
1314 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
1315 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
1316 alternative closes: Bug#53755
1317 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
1318 list closes: Bug#53756
1319 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
1320 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
1321 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
1322 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
1323 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
1324 policy closes: Bug#53760
1325 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
1326 policy closes: Bug#53761
1327 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
1328 that use X closes: Bug#53762
1329 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
1330 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
1331 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
1332 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
1333 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
1334 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
1335 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
1336 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
1337 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
1339 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
1340 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
1341 to install with older fileutils.
1342 * Installed FHS version 2.1
1343 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
1344 * Added FHS details to copyright file
1345 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
1347 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
1348 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
1350 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
1352 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1354 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
1355 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
1357 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
1359 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1361 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
1362 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
1364 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
1367 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1369 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
1370 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1372 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1374 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1376 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1378 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1379 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1381 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1383 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1385 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1386 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1387 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1388 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1389 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1390 directoried (closes: #41547)
1391 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1392 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1393 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1394 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1395 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1396 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1397 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1398 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1399 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1400 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1401 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1403 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1404 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1405 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1406 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1407 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1408 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1409 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1411 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1412 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1413 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1414 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1416 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1418 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1420 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1421 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1423 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1425 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1427 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1428 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1430 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
1432 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1434 * A few typos and omissions corrected
1435 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
1437 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
1438 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
1439 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
1440 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
1441 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
1442 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
1443 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
1444 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
1445 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
1446 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
1447 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
1448 this closes: Bug#38612
1449 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
1450 before. closes: Bug#40864
1452 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
1454 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1456 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
1457 officially uploaded.
1458 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
1460 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
1461 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
1462 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
1464 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
1465 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
1466 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
1467 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
1468 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
1469 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
1471 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
1472 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
1473 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
1475 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
1477 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
1478 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
1479 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
1480 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
1481 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
1483 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
1485 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1487 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
1488 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
1489 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
1490 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
1491 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
1492 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
1493 there). closes: Bug#34233
1494 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
1495 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
1496 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
1497 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
1498 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
1500 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
1502 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1504 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
1505 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
1506 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
1507 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
1510 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
1511 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
1512 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
1513 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
1514 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
1517 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
1518 number. closes: BUG#25911
1520 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
1521 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
1522 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
1523 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
1524 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
1525 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
1527 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
1528 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
1529 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
1532 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
1533 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
1534 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
1536 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
1537 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
1538 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
1539 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
1541 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
1542 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
1543 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
1545 * Make the package optional, not extra.
1547 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
1548 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
1549 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
1550 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
1551 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
1552 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
1553 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
1554 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
1557 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
1559 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
1560 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
1563 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
1565 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1567 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
1569 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
1571 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1573 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
1574 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
1575 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
1576 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
1577 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
1578 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
1579 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
1580 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
1582 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
1583 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
1585 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
1587 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1589 * non-maintainer release
1590 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
1591 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
1593 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
1594 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
1595 * no content changes
1596 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
1598 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
1600 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1604 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
1606 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1608 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1610 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
1611 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1612 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
1614 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
1615 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
1617 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
1618 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
1619 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
1620 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
1622 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
1623 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
1624 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
1625 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
1626 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
1627 and restart options and to comply with the console message
1628 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
1630 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
1631 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
1632 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
1635 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1636 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
1637 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
1639 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
1640 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
1641 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
1643 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1644 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
1646 * New version numbering scheme:
1648 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1649 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1650 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1653 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1654 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1655 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1656 differ between the manuals.
1658 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1659 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1660 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1661 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1663 * Packaging changes:
1665 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1666 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1668 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
1670 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
1672 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1674 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1676 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
1677 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
1678 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
1680 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
1681 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
1684 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
1685 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
1686 file extension as the referenced file
1688 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
1689 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
1691 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
1692 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
1693 start, stop, restart, force-reload
1694 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
1697 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
1698 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
1699 be installed into /etc/cron.d
1701 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
1702 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
1703 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
1704 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
1707 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1708 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
1711 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
1712 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
1713 reasonable default configuration
1715 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
1716 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
1717 by all news servers and clients
1719 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
1720 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
1721 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
1722 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
1723 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
1725 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1726 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
1729 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
1731 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1732 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
1734 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
1737 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
1738 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
1740 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
1741 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
1743 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1745 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
1747 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1749 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1750 - X library package is now called xlib6g
1751 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1752 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
1754 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
1756 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
1757 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
1758 * Don't use debstd anymore
1760 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
1762 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1764 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1765 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
1766 contrib/non-free policy
1767 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
1768 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
1769 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
1770 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
1771 - new section about `Daemons'
1772 - updated section about `Configuration files'
1773 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
1774 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
1775 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1776 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
1777 * Paper about libc6 migration:
1778 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
1779 * SGML source code included in package
1780 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
1782 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
1784 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1786 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1787 - completely reworked structure
1788 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1789 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1790 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1791 - removed all those ugly footnotes
1792 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
1793 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
1794 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
1795 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
1796 - mention "orphaned packages"
1797 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
1798 distributions' policy
1799 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
1800 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
1801 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
1802 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
1803 - added section about arch spec strings
1804 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
1805 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
1806 - added section about "menus"
1807 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
1808 the new documentation policy soon
1809 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
1810 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
1812 - added section about editors and pagers
1813 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
1814 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
1815 - added section about device files
1816 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1817 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1818 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1820 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1821 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1822 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1823 - Added new section about obsolete names
1824 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1825 * Fixed package's description
1827 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1829 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1831 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1833 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1835 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1837 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1838 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1839 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1840 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1842 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1844 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1846 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1847 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1848 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1850 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1851 and upload it "byhand" too.
1853 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1855 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1858 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1859 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1860 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1861 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1862 functionality must not have the same name.
1863 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1864 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1865 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1866 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1867 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1868 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1869 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1871 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1872 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1873 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1874 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1875 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1876 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1877 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1878 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1881 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1883 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1885 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1887 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1888 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1889 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1890 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1891 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1894 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1896 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1898 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1900 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1901 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1902 description of deb file format.
1903 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1904 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1906 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1908 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1909 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1911 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1913 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1915 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1916 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1917 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1918 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1919 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1920 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1921 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1922 packages in section on Procedure
1923 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1924 a package maintainer
1925 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1926 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1927 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1929 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1930 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1931 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1932 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1933 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1934 on various shlib files
1935 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1936 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1937 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1939 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1941 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1943 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1944 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1945 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1947 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1948 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1949 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1950 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1951 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1953 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1955 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1957 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1959 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1961 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1962 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1963 compatibility go in contrib.
1965 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1966 instructions in policy manual.
1967 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1970 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1972 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1974 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1975 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1976 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1977 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1979 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1980 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1983 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1985 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1987 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1988 * More detail about changelog format names.
1990 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1991 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1995 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1997 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1999 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
2001 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
2003 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
2005 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
2007 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
2009 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
2010 * More verbosity about netiquette.
2011 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
2013 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
2015 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
2017 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
2019 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
2021 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
2025 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100