1 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
4 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
5 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
6 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
7 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
8 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
9 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
11 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
12 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
13 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
14 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
16 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
17 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
18 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
19 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
20 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
21 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
22 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
23 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
24 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
26 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
27 script should start it, closes: #60979
28 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
29 "should", closes: #170019
30 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
31 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
32 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
33 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
34 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
35 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
36 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
37 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
40 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
42 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
45 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
46 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
47 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
48 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
49 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
50 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
51 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
52 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
53 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
55 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
56 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
57 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
58 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
59 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
60 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
61 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
62 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
63 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
65 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
66 file, closes: Bug#65764
68 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
70 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
72 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
73 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
74 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
75 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
76 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
77 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
78 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
79 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
80 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
81 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
82 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
83 details. closes: Bug#133030
84 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
85 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
88 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
90 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
92 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
93 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
94 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
95 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
96 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
97 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
98 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
99 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
100 not. closes: Bug#139820
101 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
102 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
103 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
104 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
105 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
106 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
107 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
108 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
109 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
110 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
112 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
114 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
115 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
116 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
117 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
118 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
119 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
120 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
121 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
122 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
123 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
124 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
125 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
126 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
127 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
128 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
129 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
130 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
131 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
132 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
133 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
135 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
136 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
137 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
138 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
139 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
140 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
141 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
143 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
144 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
145 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
146 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
147 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
148 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
149 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
150 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
151 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
153 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
155 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
157 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
158 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
159 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
160 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
161 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
162 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
163 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
164 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
165 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
166 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
167 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
168 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
169 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
170 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
171 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
172 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
173 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
174 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
175 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
176 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
177 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
178 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
179 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
181 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
183 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
185 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
186 medium, high, emergency.
187 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
188 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
189 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
190 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
191 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
194 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
195 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
196 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
198 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
199 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
200 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
201 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
202 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
203 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
204 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
207 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
209 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
211 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
212 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
213 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
214 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
216 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
217 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
218 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
219 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
220 debian/rules to do this
221 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
222 patches are incorporated upstream
223 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
224 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
225 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
226 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
227 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
228 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
230 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
231 system closes: Bug#91249
232 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
233 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
234 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
235 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
236 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
237 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
238 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
239 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
240 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
241 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
242 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
243 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
244 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
246 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
248 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
250 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
251 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
252 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
253 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
255 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
256 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
257 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
259 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
262 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
264 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
266 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
267 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
268 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
269 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
270 package for the time being
271 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
272 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
273 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
274 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
275 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
276 * Rename all .text files as .txt
277 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
278 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
279 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
280 Build-Depends arch syntax
281 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
283 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
284 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
286 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
287 from policy maintenance duties.
288 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
289 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
291 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
293 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
295 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
297 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
299 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
301 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
302 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
303 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
304 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
305 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
306 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
307 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
308 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
309 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
310 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
311 minor version number for this
312 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
313 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
314 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
315 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
316 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
317 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
318 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
319 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
320 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
322 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
324 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
326 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
327 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
328 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
329 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
330 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
332 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
334 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
335 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
336 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
337 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
338 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
339 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
340 xutils closes: Bug#82966
341 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
342 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
343 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
344 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
345 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
346 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
347 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
348 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
349 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
352 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
354 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
356 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
357 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
359 * Document the Enhances relationship
360 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
361 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
362 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
363 policy. closes: Bug#53496
364 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
365 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
367 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
369 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
370 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
371 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
372 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
374 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
375 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
376 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
377 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
378 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
380 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
382 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
384 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
385 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
386 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
388 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
389 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
390 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
391 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
392 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
393 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
394 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
395 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
396 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
398 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
400 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
402 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
404 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
405 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
406 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
407 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
408 policy. closes: Bug#64437
409 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
410 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
411 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
412 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
413 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
414 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
415 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
416 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
417 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
418 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
419 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
420 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
421 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
422 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
423 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
424 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
425 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
427 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
428 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
430 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
432 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
434 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
435 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
436 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
437 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
438 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
439 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
440 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
441 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
442 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
443 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
444 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
445 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
446 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
447 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
448 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
449 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
450 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
451 alternative closes: Bug#53755
452 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
453 list closes: Bug#53756
454 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
455 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
456 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
457 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
458 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
459 policy closes: Bug#53760
460 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
461 policy closes: Bug#53761
462 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
463 that use X closes: Bug#53762
464 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
465 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
466 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
467 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
468 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
469 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
470 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
471 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
472 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
474 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
475 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
476 to install with older fileutils.
477 * Installed FHS version 2.1
478 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
479 * Added FHS details to copyright file
480 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
482 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
483 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
485 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
487 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
489 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
490 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
492 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
494 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
496 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
497 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
499 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
502 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
504 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
505 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
507 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
509 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
511 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
513 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
514 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
516 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
518 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
520 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
521 #45561, #42447, #48570)
522 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
523 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
524 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
525 directoried (closes: #41547)
526 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
527 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
528 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
529 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
530 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
531 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
532 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
533 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
534 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
535 package criteria (closes: #45318)
536 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
538 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
539 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
540 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
541 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
542 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
543 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
544 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
546 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
547 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
548 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
549 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
551 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
553 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
555 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
556 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
558 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
560 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
562 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
563 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
565 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
567 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
569 * A few typos and omissions corrected
570 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
572 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
573 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
574 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
575 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
576 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
577 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
578 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
579 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
580 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
581 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
582 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
583 this closes: Bug#38612
584 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
585 before. closes: Bug#40864
587 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
589 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
591 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
593 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
595 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
596 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
597 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
599 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
600 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
601 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
602 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
603 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
604 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
606 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
607 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
608 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
610 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
612 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
613 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
614 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
615 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
616 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
618 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
620 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
622 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
623 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
624 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
625 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
626 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
627 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
628 there). closes: Bug#34233
629 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
630 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
631 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
632 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
633 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
635 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
637 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
639 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
640 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
641 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
642 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
645 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
646 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
647 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
648 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
649 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
652 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
653 number. closes: BUG#25911
655 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
656 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
657 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
658 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
659 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
660 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
662 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
663 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
664 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
667 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
668 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
669 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
671 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
672 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
673 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
674 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
676 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
677 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
678 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
680 * Make the package optional, not extra.
682 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
683 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
684 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
685 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
686 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
687 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
688 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
689 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
692 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
694 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
695 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
698 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
700 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
702 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
704 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
706 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
708 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
709 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
710 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
711 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
712 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
713 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
714 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
715 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
717 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
718 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
720 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
722 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
724 * non-maintainer release
725 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
726 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
728 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
729 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
731 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
733 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
735 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
739 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
741 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
743 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
745 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
746 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
747 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
749 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
750 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
752 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
753 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
754 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
755 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
757 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
758 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
759 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
760 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
761 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
762 and restart options and to comply with the console message
763 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
765 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
766 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
767 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
770 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
771 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
772 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
774 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
775 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
776 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
778 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
779 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
781 * New version numbering scheme:
783 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
784 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
785 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
788 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
789 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
790 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
791 differ between the manuals.
793 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
794 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
795 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
796 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
800 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
801 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
803 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
805 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
807 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
809 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
811 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
812 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
813 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
815 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
816 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
819 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
820 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
821 file extension as the referenced file
823 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
824 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
826 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
827 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
828 start, stop, restart, force-reload
829 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
832 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
833 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
834 be installed into /etc/cron.d
836 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
837 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
838 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
839 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
842 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
843 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
846 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
847 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
848 reasonable default configuration
850 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
851 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
852 by all news servers and clients
854 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
855 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
856 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
857 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
858 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
860 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
861 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
864 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
866 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
867 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
869 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
872 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
873 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
875 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
876 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
878 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
880 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
882 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
884 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
885 - X library package is now called xlib6g
886 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
887 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
889 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
891 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
892 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
893 * Don't use debstd anymore
895 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
897 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
899 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
900 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
901 contrib/non-free policy
902 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
903 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
904 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
905 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
906 - new section about `Daemons'
907 - updated section about `Configuration files'
908 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
909 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
910 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
911 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
912 * Paper about libc6 migration:
913 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
914 * SGML source code included in package
915 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
917 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
919 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
921 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
922 - completely reworked structure
923 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
924 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
925 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
926 - removed all those ugly footnotes
927 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
928 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
929 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
930 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
931 - mention "orphaned packages"
932 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
933 distributions' policy
934 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
935 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
936 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
937 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
938 - added section about arch spec strings
939 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
940 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
941 - added section about "menus"
942 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
943 the new documentation policy soon
944 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
945 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
947 - added section about editors and pagers
948 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
949 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
950 - added section about device files
951 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
952 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
953 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
955 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
956 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
957 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
958 - Added new section about obsolete names
959 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
960 * Fixed package's description
962 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
964 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
966 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
968 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
970 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
972 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
973 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
974 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
975 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
977 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
979 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
981 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
982 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
983 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
985 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
986 and upload it "byhand" too.
988 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
990 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
993 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
994 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
995 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
996 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
997 functionality must not have the same name.
998 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
999 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1000 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1001 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1002 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1003 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1004 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1006 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1007 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1008 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1009 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1010 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1011 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1012 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1013 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1016 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1018 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1020 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1022 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1023 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1024 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1025 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1026 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1029 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1031 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1033 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1035 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1036 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1037 description of deb file format.
1038 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1039 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1041 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1043 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1044 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1046 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1048 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1050 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1051 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1052 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1053 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1054 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1055 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1056 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1057 packages in section on Procedure
1058 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1059 a package maintainer
1060 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1061 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1062 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1064 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1065 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1066 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1067 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1068 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1069 on various shlib files
1070 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1071 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1072 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1074 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1076 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1078 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1079 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1080 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1082 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1083 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1084 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1085 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1086 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1088 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1090 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1092 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1094 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1096 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1097 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1098 compatibility go in contrib.
1100 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1101 instructions in policy manual.
1102 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1105 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1107 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1109 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1110 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1111 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1112 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1114 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1115 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1118 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1120 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1122 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1123 * More detail about changelog format names.
1125 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1126 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1130 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1132 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1134 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1136 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1138 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1140 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1142 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1144 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1145 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1146 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1148 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1150 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1152 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1154 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1156 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1160 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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