1 debian-policy (3.5.9.1) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
6 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
7 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
8 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
9 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
10 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the url as it
11 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
12 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
14 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
15 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
16 footnotre (quoting from the jargon file) to explain what "by hand"
17 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
21 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
24 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
25 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
26 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
27 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
28 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
29 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
31 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
32 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
33 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
34 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
36 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
37 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
38 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
39 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
40 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
41 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
42 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
43 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
44 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
46 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
47 script should start it, closes: #60979
48 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
49 "should", closes: #170019
50 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
51 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
52 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
53 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
54 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
55 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
56 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
57 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
60 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
62 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
65 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
66 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
67 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
68 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
69 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
70 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
71 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
72 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
73 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
75 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
76 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
77 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
78 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
79 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
80 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
81 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
82 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
83 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
85 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
86 file, closes: Bug#65764
88 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
90 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
92 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
93 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
94 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
95 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
96 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
97 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
98 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
99 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
100 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
101 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
102 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
103 details. closes: Bug#133030
104 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
105 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
108 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
110 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
112 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
113 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
114 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
115 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
116 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
117 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
118 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
119 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
120 not. closes: Bug#139820
121 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
122 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
123 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
124 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
125 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
126 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
127 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
128 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
129 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
130 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
132 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
134 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
135 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
136 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
137 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
138 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
139 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
140 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
141 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
142 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
143 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
144 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
145 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
146 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
147 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
148 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
149 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
150 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
151 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
152 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
153 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
155 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
156 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
157 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
158 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
159 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
160 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
161 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
163 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
164 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
165 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
166 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
167 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
168 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
169 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
170 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
171 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
173 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
175 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
177 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
178 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
179 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
180 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
181 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
182 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
183 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
184 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
185 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
186 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
187 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
188 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
189 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
190 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
191 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
192 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
193 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
194 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
195 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
196 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
197 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
198 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
199 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
201 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
203 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
205 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
206 medium, high, emergency.
207 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
208 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
209 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
210 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
211 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
214 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
215 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
216 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
218 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
219 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
220 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
221 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
222 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
223 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
224 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
227 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
229 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
231 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
232 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
233 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
234 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
236 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
237 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
238 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
239 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
240 debian/rules to do this
241 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
242 patches are incorporated upstream
243 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
244 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
245 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
246 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
247 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
248 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
250 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
251 system closes: Bug#91249
252 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
253 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
254 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
255 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
256 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
257 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
258 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
259 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
260 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
261 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
262 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
263 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
264 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
266 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
268 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
270 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
271 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
272 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
273 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
275 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
276 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
277 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
279 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
282 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
284 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
286 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
287 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
288 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
289 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
290 package for the time being
291 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
292 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
293 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
294 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
295 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
296 * Rename all .text files as .txt
297 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
298 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
299 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
300 Build-Depends arch syntax
301 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
303 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
304 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
306 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
307 from policy maintenance duties.
308 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
309 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
311 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
313 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
315 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
317 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
319 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
321 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
322 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
323 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
324 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
325 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
326 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
327 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
328 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
329 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
330 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
331 minor version number for this
332 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
333 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
334 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
335 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
336 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
337 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
338 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
339 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
340 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
342 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
344 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
346 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
347 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
348 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
349 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
350 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
352 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
354 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
355 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
356 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
357 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
358 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
359 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
360 xutils closes: Bug#82966
361 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
362 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
363 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
364 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
365 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
366 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
367 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
368 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
369 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
372 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
374 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
376 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
377 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
379 * Document the Enhances relationship
380 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
381 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
382 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
383 policy. closes: Bug#53496
384 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
385 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
387 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
389 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
390 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
391 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
392 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
394 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
395 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
396 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
397 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
398 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
400 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
402 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
404 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
405 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
406 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
408 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
409 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
410 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
411 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
412 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
413 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
414 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
415 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
416 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
418 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
420 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
422 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
424 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
425 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
426 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
427 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
428 policy. closes: Bug#64437
429 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
430 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
431 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
432 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
433 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
434 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
435 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
436 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
437 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
438 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
439 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
440 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
441 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
442 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
443 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
444 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
445 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
447 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
448 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
450 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
452 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
454 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
455 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
456 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
457 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
458 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
459 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
460 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
461 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
462 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
463 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
464 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
465 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
466 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
467 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
468 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
469 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
470 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
471 alternative closes: Bug#53755
472 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
473 list closes: Bug#53756
474 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
475 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
476 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
477 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
478 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
479 policy closes: Bug#53760
480 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
481 policy closes: Bug#53761
482 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
483 that use X closes: Bug#53762
484 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
485 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
486 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
487 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
488 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
489 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
490 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
491 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
492 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
494 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
495 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
496 to install with older fileutils.
497 * Installed FHS version 2.1
498 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
499 * Added FHS details to copyright file
500 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
502 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
503 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
505 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
507 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
509 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
510 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
512 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
514 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
516 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
517 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
519 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
522 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
524 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
525 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
527 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
529 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
531 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
533 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
534 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
536 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
538 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
540 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
541 #45561, #42447, #48570)
542 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
543 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
544 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
545 directoried (closes: #41547)
546 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
547 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
548 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
549 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
550 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
551 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
552 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
553 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
554 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
555 package criteria (closes: #45318)
556 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
558 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
559 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
560 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
561 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
562 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
563 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
564 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
566 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
567 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
568 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
569 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
571 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
573 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
575 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
576 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
578 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
580 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
582 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
583 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
585 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
587 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
589 * A few typos and omissions corrected
590 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
592 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
593 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
594 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
595 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
596 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
597 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
598 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
599 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
600 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
601 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
602 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
603 this closes: Bug#38612
604 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
605 before. closes: Bug#40864
607 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
609 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
611 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
613 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
615 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
616 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
617 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
619 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
620 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
621 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
622 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
623 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
624 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
626 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
627 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
628 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
630 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
632 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
633 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
634 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
635 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
636 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
638 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
640 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
642 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
643 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
644 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
645 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
646 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
647 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
648 there). closes: Bug#34233
649 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
650 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
651 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
652 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
653 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
655 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
657 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
659 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
660 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
661 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
662 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
665 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
666 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
667 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
668 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
669 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
672 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
673 number. closes: BUG#25911
675 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
676 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
677 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
678 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
679 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
680 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
682 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
683 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
684 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
687 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
688 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
689 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
691 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
692 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
693 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
694 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
696 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
697 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
698 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
700 * Make the package optional, not extra.
702 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
703 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
704 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
705 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
706 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
707 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
708 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
709 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
712 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
714 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
715 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
718 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
720 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
722 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
724 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
726 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
728 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
729 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
730 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
731 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
732 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
733 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
734 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
735 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
737 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
738 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
740 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
742 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
744 * non-maintainer release
745 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
746 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
748 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
749 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
751 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
753 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
755 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
759 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
761 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
763 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
765 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
766 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
767 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
769 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
770 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
772 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
773 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
774 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
775 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
777 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
778 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
779 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
780 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
781 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
782 and restart options and to comply with the console message
783 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
785 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
786 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
787 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
790 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
791 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
792 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
794 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
795 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
796 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
798 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
799 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
801 * New version numbering scheme:
803 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
804 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
805 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
808 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
809 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
810 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
811 differ between the manuals.
813 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
814 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
815 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
816 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
820 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
821 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
823 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
825 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
827 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
829 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
831 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
832 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
833 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
835 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
836 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
839 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
840 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
841 file extension as the referenced file
843 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
844 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
846 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
847 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
848 start, stop, restart, force-reload
849 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
852 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
853 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
854 be installed into /etc/cron.d
856 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
857 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
858 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
859 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
862 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
863 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
866 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
867 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
868 reasonable default configuration
870 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
871 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
872 by all news servers and clients
874 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
875 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
876 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
877 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
878 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
880 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
881 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
884 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
886 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
887 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
889 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
892 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
893 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
895 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
896 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
898 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
900 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
902 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
904 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
905 - X library package is now called xlib6g
906 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
907 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
909 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
911 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
912 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
913 * Don't use debstd anymore
915 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
917 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
919 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
920 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
921 contrib/non-free policy
922 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
923 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
924 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
925 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
926 - new section about `Daemons'
927 - updated section about `Configuration files'
928 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
929 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
930 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
931 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
932 * Paper about libc6 migration:
933 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
934 * SGML source code included in package
935 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
937 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
939 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
941 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
942 - completely reworked structure
943 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
944 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
945 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
946 - removed all those ugly footnotes
947 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
948 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
949 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
950 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
951 - mention "orphaned packages"
952 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
953 distributions' policy
954 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
955 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
956 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
957 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
958 - added section about arch spec strings
959 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
960 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
961 - added section about "menus"
962 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
963 the new documentation policy soon
964 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
965 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
967 - added section about editors and pagers
968 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
969 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
970 - added section about device files
971 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
972 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
973 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
975 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
976 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
977 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
978 - Added new section about obsolete names
979 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
980 * Fixed package's description
982 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
984 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
986 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
988 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
990 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
992 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
993 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
994 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
995 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
997 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
999 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1001 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1002 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1003 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1005 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1006 and upload it "byhand" too.
1008 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1010 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1013 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1014 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1015 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1016 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1017 functionality must not have the same name.
1018 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1019 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1020 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1021 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1022 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1023 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1024 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1026 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1027 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1028 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1029 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1030 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1031 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1032 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1033 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1036 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1038 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1040 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1042 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1043 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1044 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1045 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1046 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1049 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1051 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1053 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1055 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1056 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1057 description of deb file format.
1058 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1059 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1061 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1063 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1064 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1066 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1068 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1070 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1071 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1072 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1073 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1074 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1075 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1076 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1077 packages in section on Procedure
1078 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1079 a package maintainer
1080 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1081 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1082 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1084 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1085 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1086 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1087 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1088 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1089 on various shlib files
1090 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1091 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1092 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1094 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1096 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1098 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1099 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1100 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1102 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1103 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1104 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1105 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1106 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1108 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1110 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1112 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1114 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1116 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1117 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1118 compatibility go in contrib.
1120 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1121 instructions in policy manual.
1122 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1125 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1127 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1129 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1130 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1131 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1132 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1134 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1135 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1138 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1140 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1142 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1143 * More detail about changelog format names.
1145 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1146 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1150 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1152 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1154 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1156 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1158 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1160 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1162 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1164 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1165 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1166 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1168 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1170 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1172 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1174 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1176 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1180 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
projects / debian / debian-policy.git / blob