1 debian-policy (3.9.2.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
3 * Policy: Require human Maintainer or Uploader, clarify Maintainer
4 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
5 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
6 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
7 Closes: #459868, #581011
8 * Be more verbose in defining the build architecture and the host
9 architecture and consistently refer to architecture rather than
10 machine. (Closes: #591857)
11 * Correct the name of the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard in the package
12 description. Patch from Christoph Anton Mitterer. (Closes: #590696)
14 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:47:47 -0700
16 debian-policy (3.9.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
18 * Policy: Include GPL version 1 in common-licenses
19 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
20 Seconded: gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
21 Seconded: Damyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org>
22 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
24 * Policy: Libtool *.la files should generally not be installed
25 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
26 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
27 Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
29 * Policy: Require dpkg-divert --package when adding/removing diversions
30 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
31 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
32 Seconded: Raphael Geissert <geissert@debian.org>
34 * Policy: Remove encouragement to create shlibs.local
35 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
36 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
37 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
38 Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
39 * Policy: Document alternate SONAME format with version before .so
40 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
41 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
42 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
44 * Policy: Architecture wildcards also allowed in binary relationships
45 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
46 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
47 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
49 * Policy: Say Conflicts should not be used unless necessary
50 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
51 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
52 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
54 * Policy: Remove obsolete _REENTRANT, require thread-safe libraries
55 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
56 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
57 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
59 * Policy: Allow subdirectories of /usr/lib/cgi-bin to be used
60 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
61 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
62 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
64 * Policy: More specific requirements around date-based versions
65 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
66 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
67 Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
68 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
70 * Policy: Require slave alternatives for manual pages
71 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
72 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
73 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
74 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
76 * Policy: More explicit requirements around library SONAMEs
77 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
78 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
79 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu27@gmail.com>
81 * Policy: Only dpkg-gencontrol supports variable substitutions
82 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
83 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
84 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
86 * Policy: Ada Library Information files must be read-only
87 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
88 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
89 Seconded: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
91 * Policy: Recommend /etc/logrotate.d/package for logrotate rules
92 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
93 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
94 Seconded: Thijs Kinkhorst <thijs@debian.org>
96 * Policy: Allow /bin/sh scripts to rely on XSI for kill and trap
97 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
98 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
99 Seconded: Raphael Geissert <geissert@debian.org>
101 * Policy: Ownership and permissions for control information files
102 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
103 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
104 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
106 * Set the version of the Perl Policy to match the version of the Policy
108 * Explain the Perl module package naming policy more explicitly and
109 provide some examples. (Closes: #175202)
110 * Revise the footnote discussing shlibs creation to not talk about the
111 switch to objdump as if it were a new innovation and to explicitly
112 mention the NEEDED attribute as the source of dependency information.
113 * Introduce "control information file" to refer to the contents of the
114 Debian package control.tar.gz, following the dpkg documentation. Use
115 that terminology consistently, and change possibly confusing
116 references to fields in control files to use "control field"
118 * Document that the first line of the changelog entry is conventionally
119 an explanation for the upload if the uploader is not the regular
120 maintainer. Patch from Charles Plessy. (Closes: #589605)
121 * Fix typo in upgrading-checklist. (Closes: #588750)
122 * Fix formatting error in footnote to 7.7. (Closes: #589362)
123 * Remove ancient Conflicts and Replaces.
125 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:38:21 -0700
127 debian-policy (3.9.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
130 * Fix path to changelog.Debian.gz in footnote on documentation symlinks.
133 * Convert upgrading-checklist to debiandoc-sgml. This generates a better
136 * Fix typo in package_upstream-version.orig.tar.gz.
137 Thanks, Salvatore Bonaccorso. (Closes: #558430)
138 * Replace 'copyright and distribution license' by 'copyright information
139 and distribution license' (three times).
140 Proposed by Jonathan Nieder.
141 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
142 Seconded: Thijs Kinkhorst <thijs@debian.org>
143 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
144 Seconded: Gregor Herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
146 * extend UID range of user accounts by removing the 30000-59999 reserved
148 Proposed by Santiago Vila
149 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
150 Seconded: Luk Claes <luk@debian.org>
151 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
152 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
156 * Policy: Overhaul Breaks, Conflicts, Provides, and Replaces
157 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
158 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
159 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
161 * Policy: Support for architecture wildcards
162 Wording: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
163 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
164 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
165 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
166 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
168 * Policy: Except init.d scripts from the normal set -e requirement
169 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
170 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
171 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
173 * Policy: Maintainer scripts might not have a controlling terminal
174 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
175 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
176 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
177 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
179 * Policy: Fully specify the date format for changelog entries
180 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
181 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
182 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
183 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
185 * Policy: Deprecate /usr/share/common-licenses/BSD
186 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
187 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
188 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
189 Seconded: gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
191 * Policy: Document Checksums-Sha1 and Checksums-Sha256
192 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@stanford.edu>
193 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
194 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
196 * Policy: Prohibit duplicate field names in a control paragraph
197 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
198 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
199 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
200 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
202 * Policy: Relax requirement that library dev files be in one package
203 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
204 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
205 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
207 * Policy: Tighten requirements for maintainer-like fields
208 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
209 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
210 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
212 * Policy: Update Format control field documentation
213 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
214 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
215 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
216 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu27@gmail.com>
218 * Debconf: Add SETTITLE, like title but uses a template
219 Wording: Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>
220 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
221 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
223 * Perl Policy: Change perlapi provides to use an ABI version
224 Wording: Niko Tyni <ntyni@debian.org>
225 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
226 Seconded: Brendan O'Dea <bod@debian.org>
227 Seconded: Damyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org>
229 * Perl Policy: Recommend DESTDIR instead of PREFIX with Makefile.PL
230 Wording: Niko Tyni <ntyni@debian.org>
231 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
232 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
234 * Standardize dpkg state wording and bring it in line with dpkg,
235 renaming Failed-Config to Half-Configured and use uniform
236 capitalization and punctuation. (Closes: #442134)
237 * Remove documentation of alternative changelog formats. This feature
238 is not allowed in the Debian archive and will be documented in the
239 dpkg-dev documentation instead. The documentation that was in Policy
240 was also somewhat outdated. (Closes: #555009, see #584141)
241 * Remove obsolete footnote sentence saying that dpkg-statoverride is a
242 new feature and not well-known. (Closes: #563425)
243 * Clarify in the Perl Policy that perl-base is essential, not perl, and
244 don't imply packages need to depend on perl-base. (Closes: #576594)
245 * Document the special debian-installer section in the list of current
246 sections and add a link to the list of sections in unstable, which
247 contains longer descriptions. (Closes: #577666)
248 * Remove the footnote listing every architecture known to dpkg. This
249 list can be trivially produced by dpkg-architecture -L (already
250 noted), is very long, and quickly becomes out-of-date.
251 * Move silly version ordering example to a footnote. (Closes: #560839)
252 * Reletter the process steps to not skip State C and use more
253 traditional foreground and background colors for Process.html and
254 README.html. (Closes: #584521)
255 * Fix typo in footnote about help2man. (Closes: #584796)
256 * Add an example for Replaces when a package is split. Thanks, Uwe
257 Kleine-König. (Closes: #572253)
258 * Explicitly state that packages may remove unmodified, obsolete
259 configuration files during upgrade. (Closes: #470633)
260 * Clarify the wording around which build dependencies must be satisfied
261 for different debian/rules targets and add a footnote to the
262 description of the build-arch and build-indep targets explaining why
263 this split does not currently work as desired. (Closes: #328951)
264 * Avoid "Debianised" or "Debianized" in favor of just "Debian" or
265 "Debian package" as appropriate. Patch from Ben Finney.
267 * Switch to source format 3.0 (native).
269 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:40:52 -0700
271 debian-policy (3.8.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
274 * Also provide documents in single-file HTML format.
275 Proposed by Jari Aalto.
277 * Number the DFSG points like in the social_contract document.
278 Proposed by Enrico Zini.
282 * [b270d2d]: Typo fix: relayed -> related. Thanks to Matt Kraai for
285 Policy: Grant an FHS exception for the multiarch library directories
286 Wording: Steve Langasek.
287 Seconded: Aurelien Jarno
288 Seconded: Julien Cristau
289 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx
292 virtual package list: Added Doom virtual packages
293 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
294 Seconded: Russ Allbery
295 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi
298 README Process upgrading-checklist: Created/converted to org-mode
299 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
300 Seconded: Russ Allbery
302 * [4da0692]: [typo-fixes]:
303 policy: Fix a number of grammatical or typographical errors
304 wording: Eric Dantan Rzewnicki
305 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava
306 * [112c4bc]: FHS Exceptions
307 policy: Explicitly allow /selinux and /sys as FHS exceptions
308 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
309 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
310 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
312 This patch explicitly allows /sys and /selinux as additional
313 directories in the root file system allowed under the policy.
314 * [16afbcb]: Clarify ./debian/rules #! line
315 policy: Clarify rule for debian/rules shebang line
316 Wording: Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au>
317 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
318 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
319 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
320 Explicitly state that "make -f debian/rules" and "./debian/rules"
321 must behave identically, to prevent confusion, and to promote
322 reproducibility, and conform to the principle of least surprise.
323 * [dab93b2]: Add a cron-daemon virtual package
324 policy, virtual package list: New virtual package: cron-daemon
325 wording: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña, Manoj Srivastava
326 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
327 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
329 Create a virtual cron daemon package that:
330 - Has to provide /usr/bin/crontab and support crontab entries
331 - Correct execution of /etc/cron.d
332 - Correct support of /etc/crontab
333 - Support of crontab entries with names for days and months,
335 - Correct execution of /etc/cron.{hourly,daily,weekly,monthly}
338 * Policy: Clarify policy on named pipes in packages
339 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
340 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
341 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
342 * Change the sole occurrence of MUST to must for consistency and to
343 avoid confusion with IETF RFC keywords. Thanks, Jakub Wilk.
346 -- Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:22:43 +0100
348 debian-policy (3.8.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
350 * Policy: Bring Architecture description in line with dpkg-source
351 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
352 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
353 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
355 * Policy: Update information about DEB_*_ARCH variables
356 Wording: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
357 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
358 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
360 * Policy: Remove support for uploads to multiple distributions
361 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
362 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
363 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
365 * Policy: Remove permission for packages to modify ld.so.conf
366 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
367 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
368 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
369 Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
370 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
372 * Policy: Clarify X installation directory handling
373 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
374 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
375 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
376 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
378 * Policy: Localized man pages should be up-to-date or warn
379 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
380 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
381 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
383 * Policy: Remove restriction on manual page character encoding
384 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
385 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
386 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@golden-gryphon.com>
388 * Policy: Allow Binary field to span multiple lines
389 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
390 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
391 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
393 * Policy: Revise info requirements for triggerized install-info
394 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
395 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
396 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
398 * Perl Policy: Remove obsolete dependency requirements
399 Wording: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
400 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
401 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
403 * Breaks is now supported by the stable release of dpkg, so drop
404 warnings against its use. Thanks, Steve Langasek. (Closes: #533577)
405 * Add references to the sections on Breaks and Conflicts to the section
406 on binary dependencies. Thanks, Frank Küster. (Closes: #529771)
407 * Clarify the units of Installed-Size and document that it is an
408 approximation. Thanks, Martin Dorey. (Closes: #534408)
409 * Don't suggest calling dpkg-statoverride --remove unconditionally in
410 the postrm script. Thanks, Patrick Schoenfeld. (Closes: #539389)
411 * Explain that the copyright dates are for the original Policy manual
412 and that there is no updated list of copyright holders for subsequent
413 revisions available. (Partly addresses #47438)
414 * Clarify the description of the Files control field and add examples.
415 * Change the wording of the Description and Changes field specifications
416 for *.changes files to more closely match the wording for Files and
417 add more details about the contents of the Description field in
419 * Merge the package name syntax requirements between the Package and
420 Source field descriptions.
421 * Say that sensible-editor and sensible-pager are provided by the
422 sensible-utils package, not by the base system. Thanks, Clint Adams
423 and Steve Langasek. (Closes: #541537)
424 * Document that control field values are case-sensitive unless the field
425 description says otherwise.
427 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:13:26 -0700
429 debian-policy (3.8.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
432 * Policy: Mandate debconf or equivalent for user prompting
433 Wording: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
434 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
435 Seconded: Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>
436 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
437 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
439 * Policy: Remove /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 FHS exception
440 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
441 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
442 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
444 * Policy: Remove obsolete /var/mail transition requirement
445 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
446 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
447 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
449 * Policy: Move Speedo fonts into the deprecated category
450 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
451 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
452 Seconded: Julien Danjou <acid@debian.org>
454 * Housekeeping (resynchronizing lists maintained elsewhere):
455 - Add GFDL 1.3 to the common-licenses list.
456 - Update the list of archive sections. (Closes: #519835)
457 * Set the release date of the 3.8.1 upgrading-checklist entry.
461 * The FHS is the "Filesystem Hierarchy Standard", regardless of our
462 preferred spelling of "file system" elsewhere. Fix this and a nearby
463 search-and-replace capitalisation bug.
464 * Build-depend on texlive-latex-extra, which is needed by
465 debiandoc2latexps and isn't included in texlive's dependencies.
467 * Policy: State requirements for source package names
468 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
469 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
470 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
472 * Add myself to Uploaders.
475 * Add myself to Uploaders.
476 * Update Standards-Version to 3.8.1 (no changes required).
478 - use `dpkg --print-architecture' instead of obsolete form
479 `dpkg --print-installation-architecture'.
480 - fix a race condition while generating DEBIAN/md5sums.
482 -- Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:42:53 +0200
484 debian-policy (3.8.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
486 * Policy: Clarify what "sensible behavior" is for init scripts
487 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
488 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
489 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
491 * Policy: Remove alternative changelog formats from main manual
492 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
493 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
494 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
496 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for changelog files
497 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
498 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
499 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
501 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for control files
502 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
503 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
504 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
506 * Policy: New option in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS to avoid running test-suites
507 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
508 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
509 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
511 * Policy: Expand expected capabilities for local in /bin/sh scripts
512 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
513 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
514 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
516 * Policy: Clarify Essential definition and caution when adding to it
517 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
518 Seconded: Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
519 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
521 * Policy: Allow user mail spools to be mode 0600 or 0660
522 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
523 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
524 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
526 * Policy: Remove special handling of init scripts ending in .sh
527 Wording: Kel Modderman <kel@otaku42.de>
528 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
529 Seconded: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>
531 * Policy: /var/run and /var/lock may be volatile
532 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
533 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
534 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
536 * Policy: debian/control allows comments starting with #
537 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
538 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
539 Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
540 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
542 * Improve the documentation of maintainer script actions for diversions
543 in the informative appendix to allow for addition of a new diversion
544 on upgrade and handle error cases correctly. Thanks to Olivier Berger
545 for the report and Raphaël Hertzog for the review. (Closes: #483418)
546 * Clarify the meaning of architecture restrictions on build dependencies
547 in the presence of alternatives. Thanks to Guillem Jover for the
548 explanation and review and Emilio Pozuelo Monfort and Don Armstrong
549 for wording review. (Closes: #163666)
550 * Change the term "category" to "archive area" when referring to main,
551 contrib, and non-free. This is closer to the wording of the Social
552 Contract. (Closes: #473439)
553 * Use <user>:<group> notation rather than <user>.<group> notation in
554 multiple places. Thanks, Kurt Roeckx. (Closes: #488039)
555 * Fix typo in 3.8.0.0 upgrading-checklist entry. Patch from Kobayashi
556 Noritada. (Closes: #487701)
557 * Mention debugging packages as an explicit example of packages with
558 extra priority. Thanks, Charles Plessy. (Closes: #491985)
559 * Clarify that translation is only required for user-visible debconf
560 messages. Capitalize "Debian Configuration Management Specification"
561 uniformly. Thanks, Julian Andres Klode. (Closes: #492624)
562 * Add --wildcards to the sample tar command in appendix B.1 for
563 extracting the package copyright file, adjusting for new tar option
564 behavior. Thanks, Yan Morin. (Closes: #503685)
565 * Reword the requirement that maintainer scripts exit with a zero
566 status on success to avoid double-negatives.
567 * Include the full name of each menu category rather than only the
568 portion relative to the parent heading to be clearer in long category
569 lists. Thanks, Christoph Berg. (Closes: #511804)
570 * Build-Depend on texlive rather than tetex-extra. texlive appears to
571 be sufficient for how Policy uses debiandoc-sgml and pulls in far
573 * Remove the postinst and prerm scripts. doc-base registration is now
574 handled by triggers and no longer required and removal of /usr/doc
575 links was completed long ago.
576 * Reference GPL-2 rather than the GPL symlink in debian/copyright.
578 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:50:52 -0700
580 debian-policy (3.8.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
582 * Don't attempt to register the non-existent debian-policy-process
583 document. Thanks, Adrian von Bidder. (Closes: #484706)
585 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:13:01 -0700
587 debian-policy (3.8.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
589 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with
590 non-trivial source", thanks to Wouter Verhelst, Jörg Sommer, Colin Watson,
591 and Junichi Uekawa (Closes: #250202).
592 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/02/2008] Manual page encoding", thanks to
593 Colin Watson (Closes: #440420).
594 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] common interface for parallel building in
595 DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, and Robert
596 Millan (Closes: #209008).
597 * Bug fix: "Please clarify splitting/syntax of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to
598 Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, Robert Millan, and Guillem Jover
600 * Bug fix: "Documentation for Breaks in dpkg", thanks to Ian Jackson
602 * Bug fix: "support for wrapped Uploaders should now be mandatory"
604 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages",
605 thanks to Neil McGovern, Colin Watson, Bill Allombert, Steve Langasek,
606 Kurt Roeckx, and others (Closes: #392362).
607 * Bug fix: "Homepage field in debian/control undocumented", thanks to
608 Mario Iseli (Closes: #452105).
609 * Bug fix: "Policy inconsistent with reality: base subsection no longer
610 used", thanks to Magnus Holmgren, Bernd Zeimetz, and Colin Watson
612 * Bug fix: "Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in
613 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Barry Hawkins (Closes: #291460).
614 * Bug fix: "[Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is
615 not a part of Debian distribution", thanks to Taketoshi Sano
617 * Bug fix: "scripts as configuration files: should vs. must", thanks to Frank
618 Küster (Closes: #403391).
619 * Bug fix: "debconf specification should allow underscores in template
620 names", thanks to Colin Watson (Closes: #473761).
621 * Bug fix: "clarify handling of run-time and compile-time support programs",
622 thanks to Goswin Brederlow and Raphael Hertzog (Closes: #367984).
623 * Policy: better document version ranking and empty Debian revisions
624 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
625 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
626 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
627 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
628 Closes: #186700, #458910
629 * Policy: remove obsolete app-defaults and Xresources provisions
630 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
631 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
633 * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
634 to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
635 * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
636 Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
637 * Bug fix: "substvar reference moved from dpkg-source(1) to
638 deb-substvars(5)", thanks to Ian Beckwith (Closes: #475731).
639 * Policy: bugs fixed in NMUs are now closed rather than marked fixed
640 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> (thanks, Sandro Tosi)
642 * Policy: C.1.4, C.1.8: minor typos
643 Wording: Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu@gmail.com>
645 * Remove the now-obsolete policy-process document.
646 * Add an md5sums control file.
647 * Add Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git control fields.
648 * Remove build system support for FHS 2.1 and FSSTND, mostly commented out.
649 * Remove more temporary files created by the build.
650 * Remove the FSSTND license from debian/copyright; no FSSTND files are
651 currently part of policy.
652 * Update FHS copyright dates in debian/copyright.
653 * Standardize the spacing around headings in upgrading-checklist.html.
654 * Remove old ChangeLog files and metadata headers in maintainer scripts
657 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:53:27 -0700
659 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
661 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
662 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
663 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
664 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
665 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
666 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
667 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
668 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
669 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
670 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
671 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
672 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
673 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
674 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
675 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
676 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
678 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
680 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
681 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
682 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
684 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
685 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
686 list?" (Closes: #412634).
687 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
688 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
689 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
690 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
691 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
692 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
693 * Bug fix: "Virtual package for Japanese font packages
694 (ttf-japanese-mincho and ttf-japanese-gothic)", thanks to Nobuhiro
695 Iwamatsu (Closes: #440931).
696 * Drop unsupported docbook-xml format from the doc-base file for the
697 debconf specification.
698 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
699 * Update Standards-Version to 3.7.3 (no changes required).
701 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:55 -0800
703 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
705 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
706 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
707 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
708 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
709 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
711 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
713 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
714 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
715 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
716 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
717 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
719 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
720 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
721 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
722 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
723 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
724 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
725 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
726 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
727 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
728 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
729 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
730 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
731 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
732 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
733 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
734 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
736 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
738 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
739 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
740 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
741 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
742 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
743 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
744 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
745 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
747 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
749 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
751 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
752 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
753 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
754 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
755 Polo (Closes: #372497).
756 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
757 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
759 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
760 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
761 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
762 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
763 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
764 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
765 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
766 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
767 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
768 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
770 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
771 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
772 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
773 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
774 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
775 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
777 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
779 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
781 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
782 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
783 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
784 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
786 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
787 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
789 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
791 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
793 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
794 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
795 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
796 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
797 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
798 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
799 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
800 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
801 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
802 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
804 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
805 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
806 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
807 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
808 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
809 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
810 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
811 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
812 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
813 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
814 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
817 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
819 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
821 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
822 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
823 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
824 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
825 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
826 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
827 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
828 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
829 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
830 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
831 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
832 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
833 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
834 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
835 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
836 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
837 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
838 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
839 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
840 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
841 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
842 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
843 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
844 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
845 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
846 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
847 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
848 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
850 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
851 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
852 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
853 Hess (Closes: #362247).
854 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
855 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
856 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
857 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
858 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
859 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
860 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
861 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
862 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
863 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
864 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
865 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
867 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
868 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
870 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
871 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
872 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
873 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
874 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
875 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
876 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
877 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
878 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
879 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
880 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
882 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
884 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
887 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
888 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
889 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
890 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
891 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
892 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
893 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
894 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
895 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
896 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
897 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
898 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
899 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
901 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
902 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
903 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
904 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
905 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
906 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
907 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
908 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
909 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
910 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
911 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
912 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
913 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
914 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
915 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
916 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
917 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
918 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
919 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
922 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
924 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
926 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
927 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
928 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
929 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
931 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
932 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
933 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
934 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
936 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
938 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
941 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
942 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
943 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
944 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
945 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
946 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
947 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
948 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
949 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
950 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
952 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
953 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
954 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
956 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
957 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
958 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
959 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
960 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
961 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
962 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
964 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
965 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
966 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
967 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
969 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
970 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
971 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
972 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
973 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
974 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
975 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
976 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
978 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
979 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
980 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
981 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
982 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
983 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
984 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
985 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
986 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
987 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
988 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
989 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
990 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
991 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
992 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
993 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
994 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
996 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
998 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1001 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
1002 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
1003 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
1004 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
1005 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
1006 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
1007 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
1008 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
1009 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
1011 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
1012 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
1013 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
1014 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
1015 this section. closes: Bug#248618
1016 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
1017 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
1018 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
1019 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
1020 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
1021 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
1022 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
1023 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
1024 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
1025 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
1026 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
1027 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
1029 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
1030 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
1031 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
1034 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
1035 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
1036 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
1038 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
1039 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
1040 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
1041 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
1042 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
1043 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
1045 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
1046 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
1048 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
1049 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
1050 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
1051 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
1052 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
1053 Closes: #185943, #237049
1055 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
1057 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1060 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
1063 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
1064 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
1065 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
1066 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
1067 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
1068 running. closes: Bug#187250
1069 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
1070 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
1071 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
1072 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
1073 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
1074 user closes: Bug#176506
1076 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
1078 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
1081 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
1082 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
1083 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
1084 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
1085 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
1086 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
1087 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
1088 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
1089 deb-building toolchain.
1090 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
1091 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
1092 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
1093 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
1094 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
1095 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
1096 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
1097 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
1098 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
1099 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
1100 sections about changelog files.
1102 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
1103 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
1104 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
1105 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
1106 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
1107 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
1109 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
1110 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
1111 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
1112 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
1113 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
1114 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
1115 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
1116 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
1117 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
1118 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
1119 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
1120 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
1121 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
1122 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
1123 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
1124 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
1125 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
1126 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
1127 for the restructuring
1129 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
1131 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
1134 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
1136 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
1137 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
1138 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
1139 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
1140 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
1141 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
1143 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
1144 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
1145 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
1146 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
1147 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
1148 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
1149 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
1151 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
1152 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
1153 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
1154 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
1156 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
1158 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
1161 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
1162 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
1163 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
1164 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
1165 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
1166 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
1168 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
1169 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
1170 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
1171 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
1173 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
1174 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
1175 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
1176 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
1177 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
1178 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
1179 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
1180 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
1181 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
1182 offtopic stuff, too.
1183 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
1184 script should start it, closes: #60979
1185 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
1186 "should", closes: #170019
1187 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
1188 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
1189 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
1190 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
1191 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
1192 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
1193 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
1194 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
1197 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
1199 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
1202 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
1203 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
1204 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
1205 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
1206 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
1207 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
1208 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
1209 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
1210 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
1212 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
1213 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
1214 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
1215 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
1216 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
1217 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
1218 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
1219 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
1220 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
1222 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
1223 file, closes: Bug#65764
1225 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
1227 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
1229 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
1230 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
1231 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
1232 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
1233 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
1234 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
1235 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
1236 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
1237 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
1238 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
1239 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
1240 details. closes: Bug#133030
1241 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
1242 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
1243 parts of Bug#161455.
1245 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
1247 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
1249 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
1250 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
1251 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
1252 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
1253 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
1254 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
1255 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
1256 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
1257 not. closes: Bug#139820
1258 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
1259 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
1260 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
1261 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
1262 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
1263 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
1264 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
1265 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
1266 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
1267 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
1269 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
1271 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
1272 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
1273 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
1274 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
1275 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
1276 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
1277 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
1278 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
1279 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
1280 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
1281 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
1282 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
1283 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
1284 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
1285 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
1286 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
1287 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
1288 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
1289 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
1290 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
1292 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
1293 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
1294 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
1295 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
1296 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
1297 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
1298 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
1300 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
1301 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
1302 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
1303 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
1304 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
1305 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
1306 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
1307 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
1308 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
1310 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
1312 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
1314 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
1315 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
1316 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
1317 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
1318 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
1319 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
1320 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
1321 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
1322 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
1323 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
1324 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
1325 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
1326 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
1327 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
1328 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
1329 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
1330 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
1331 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
1332 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
1333 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
1334 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
1335 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
1336 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
1338 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
1340 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
1342 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
1343 medium, high, emergency.
1344 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
1345 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
1346 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
1347 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
1348 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
1351 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
1352 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
1353 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
1355 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
1356 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
1357 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
1358 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
1359 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
1360 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
1361 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
1364 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
1366 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
1368 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
1369 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
1370 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
1371 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
1373 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
1374 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
1375 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
1376 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
1377 debian/rules to do this
1378 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
1379 patches are incorporated upstream
1380 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
1381 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
1382 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
1383 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
1384 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
1385 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
1387 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
1388 system closes: Bug#91249
1389 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
1390 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
1391 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
1392 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
1393 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
1394 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
1395 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
1396 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
1397 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
1398 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
1399 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
1400 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
1401 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
1403 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
1405 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
1407 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
1408 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
1409 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
1410 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
1412 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
1413 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
1414 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
1416 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
1419 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
1421 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1423 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
1424 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
1425 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
1426 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
1427 package for the time being
1428 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
1429 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
1430 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
1431 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
1432 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
1433 * Rename all .text files as .txt
1434 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
1435 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
1436 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
1437 Build-Depends arch syntax
1438 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
1440 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
1441 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
1443 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
1444 from policy maintenance duties.
1445 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
1446 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
1448 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
1450 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
1452 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
1454 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
1456 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1458 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
1459 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
1460 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
1461 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
1462 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
1463 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
1464 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
1465 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
1466 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
1467 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
1468 minor version number for this
1469 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
1470 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
1471 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
1472 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
1473 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
1474 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
1475 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
1476 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
1477 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
1479 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
1481 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1483 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
1484 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
1485 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
1486 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
1487 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
1489 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
1491 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
1492 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
1493 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
1494 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
1495 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
1496 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
1497 xutils closes: Bug#82966
1498 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
1499 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
1500 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
1501 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
1502 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
1503 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
1504 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
1505 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
1506 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
1509 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
1511 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1513 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
1514 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
1516 * Document the Enhances relationship
1517 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
1518 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
1519 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
1520 policy. closes: Bug#53496
1521 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
1522 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
1524 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
1526 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
1527 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
1528 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
1529 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
1531 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
1532 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
1533 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
1534 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
1535 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
1537 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
1539 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1541 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
1542 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
1543 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
1545 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
1546 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
1547 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
1548 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
1549 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
1550 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
1551 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
1552 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
1553 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
1555 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
1557 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
1559 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1561 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
1562 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
1563 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
1564 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
1565 policy. closes: Bug#64437
1566 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
1567 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
1568 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
1569 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
1570 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
1571 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
1572 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
1573 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
1574 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
1575 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
1576 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
1577 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
1578 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
1579 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
1580 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
1581 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
1582 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
1584 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
1585 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
1587 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
1589 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1591 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
1592 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
1593 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
1594 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
1595 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
1596 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
1597 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
1598 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
1599 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
1600 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
1601 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
1602 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
1603 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
1604 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
1605 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
1606 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
1607 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
1608 alternative closes: Bug#53755
1609 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
1610 list closes: Bug#53756
1611 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
1612 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
1613 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
1614 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
1615 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
1616 policy closes: Bug#53760
1617 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
1618 policy closes: Bug#53761
1619 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
1620 that use X closes: Bug#53762
1621 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
1622 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
1623 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
1624 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
1625 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
1626 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
1627 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
1628 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
1629 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
1631 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
1632 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
1633 to install with older fileutils.
1634 * Installed FHS version 2.1
1635 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
1636 * Added FHS details to copyright file
1637 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
1639 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
1640 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
1642 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
1644 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1646 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
1647 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
1649 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
1651 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1653 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
1654 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
1656 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
1659 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1661 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
1662 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1664 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1666 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1668 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1670 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1671 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1673 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1675 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1677 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1678 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1679 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1680 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1681 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1682 directoried (closes: #41547)
1683 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1684 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1685 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1686 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1687 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1688 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1689 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1690 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1691 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1692 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1693 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1695 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1696 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1697 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1698 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1699 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1700 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1701 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1703 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1704 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1705 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1706 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1708 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1710 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1712 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1713 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1715 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1717 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1719 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1720 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1722 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
1724 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1726 * A few typos and omissions corrected
1727 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
1729 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
1730 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
1731 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
1732 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
1733 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
1734 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
1735 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
1736 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
1737 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
1738 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
1739 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
1740 this closes: Bug#38612
1741 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
1742 before. closes: Bug#40864
1744 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
1746 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1748 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
1749 officially uploaded.
1750 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
1752 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
1753 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
1754 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
1756 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
1757 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
1758 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
1759 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
1760 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
1761 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
1763 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
1764 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
1765 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
1767 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
1769 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
1770 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
1771 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
1772 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
1773 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
1775 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
1777 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1779 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
1780 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
1781 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
1782 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
1783 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
1784 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
1785 there). closes: Bug#34233
1786 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
1787 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
1788 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
1789 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
1790 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
1792 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
1794 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1796 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
1797 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
1798 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
1799 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
1802 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
1803 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
1804 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
1805 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
1806 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
1809 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
1810 number. closes: BUG#25911
1812 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
1813 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
1814 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
1815 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
1816 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
1817 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
1819 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
1820 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
1821 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
1824 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
1825 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
1826 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
1828 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
1829 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
1830 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
1831 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
1833 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
1834 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
1835 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
1837 * Make the package optional, not extra.
1839 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
1840 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
1841 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
1842 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
1843 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
1844 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
1845 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
1846 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
1849 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
1851 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
1852 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
1855 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
1857 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1859 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
1861 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
1863 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1865 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
1866 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
1867 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
1868 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
1869 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
1870 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
1871 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
1872 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
1874 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
1875 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
1877 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
1879 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1881 * non-maintainer release
1882 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
1883 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
1885 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
1886 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
1887 * no content changes
1888 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
1890 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
1892 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1896 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
1898 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1900 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1902 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
1903 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1904 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
1906 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
1907 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
1909 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
1910 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
1911 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
1912 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
1914 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
1915 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
1916 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
1917 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
1918 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
1919 and restart options and to comply with the console message
1920 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
1922 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
1923 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
1924 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
1927 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1928 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
1929 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
1931 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
1932 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
1933 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
1935 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1936 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
1938 * New version numbering scheme:
1940 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1941 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1942 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1945 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1946 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1947 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1948 differ between the manuals.
1950 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1951 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1952 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1953 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1955 * Packaging changes:
1957 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1958 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1960 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
1962 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
1964 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1966 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1968 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
1969 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
1970 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
1972 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
1973 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
1976 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
1977 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
1978 file extension as the referenced file
1980 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
1981 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
1983 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
1984 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
1985 start, stop, restart, force-reload
1986 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
1989 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
1990 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
1991 be installed into /etc/cron.d
1993 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
1994 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
1995 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
1996 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
1999 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
2000 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
2003 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
2004 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
2005 reasonable default configuration
2007 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
2008 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
2009 by all news servers and clients
2011 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
2012 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
2013 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
2014 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
2015 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
2017 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
2018 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
2021 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
2023 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
2024 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
2026 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
2029 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
2030 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
2032 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
2033 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
2035 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
2037 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
2039 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
2041 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
2042 - X library package is now called xlib6g
2043 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
2044 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
2046 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
2048 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
2049 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
2050 * Don't use debstd anymore
2052 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
2054 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
2056 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
2057 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
2058 contrib/non-free policy
2059 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
2060 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
2061 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
2062 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
2063 - new section about `Daemons'
2064 - updated section about `Configuration files'
2065 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
2066 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
2067 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
2068 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
2069 * Paper about libc6 migration:
2070 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
2071 * SGML source code included in package
2072 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
2074 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
2076 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
2078 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
2079 - completely reworked structure
2080 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
2081 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
2082 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
2083 - removed all those ugly footnotes
2084 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
2085 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
2086 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
2087 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
2088 - mention "orphaned packages"
2089 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
2090 distributions' policy
2091 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
2092 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
2093 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
2094 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
2095 - added section about arch spec strings
2096 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
2097 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
2098 - added section about "menus"
2099 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
2100 the new documentation policy soon
2101 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
2102 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
2104 - added section about editors and pagers
2105 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
2106 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
2107 - added section about device files
2108 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
2109 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
2110 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
2112 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
2113 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
2114 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
2115 - Added new section about obsolete names
2116 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
2117 * Fixed package's description
2119 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
2121 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
2123 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
2125 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
2127 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
2129 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
2130 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
2131 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
2132 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
2134 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
2136 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
2138 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
2139 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
2140 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
2142 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
2143 and upload it "byhand" too.
2145 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
2147 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
2150 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
2151 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
2152 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
2153 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
2154 functionality must not have the same name.
2155 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
2156 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
2157 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
2158 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
2159 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
2160 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
2161 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
2163 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
2164 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
2165 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
2166 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
2167 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
2168 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
2169 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
2170 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
2173 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
2175 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
2177 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
2179 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
2180 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
2181 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
2182 a package into. (Guy Maor)
2183 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
2186 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
2188 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
2190 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
2192 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
2193 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
2194 description of deb file format.
2195 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
2196 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
2198 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
2200 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
2201 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
2203 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
2205 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
2207 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
2208 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
2209 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
2210 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
2211 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
2212 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
2213 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
2214 packages in section on Procedure
2215 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
2216 a package maintainer
2217 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
2218 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
2219 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
2221 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
2222 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
2223 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
2224 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
2225 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
2226 on various shlib files
2227 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
2228 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
2229 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
2231 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
2233 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
2235 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
2236 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
2237 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
2239 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
2240 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
2241 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
2242 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
2243 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
2245 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
2247 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
2249 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
2251 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
2253 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
2254 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
2255 compatibility go in contrib.
2257 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
2258 instructions in policy manual.
2259 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
2262 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
2264 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
2266 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
2267 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
2268 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
2269 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
2271 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
2272 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
2275 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
2277 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
2279 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
2280 * More detail about changelog format names.
2282 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
2283 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
2287 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
2289 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
2291 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
2293 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
2295 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
2297 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
2299 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
2301 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
2302 * More verbosity about netiquette.
2303 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
2305 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
2307 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
2309 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
2311 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
2313 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
2317 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100