1 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
4 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
5 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
6 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
7 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
8 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
9 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
10 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
11 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
12 deb-building toolchain.
13 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
14 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
15 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
16 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
17 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
18 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
19 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
20 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
21 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
22 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
23 sections about changelog files.
25 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
26 * Added Apps/Educational to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
27 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
28 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
29 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
30 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
32 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
33 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
34 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
35 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
36 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
37 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
38 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
39 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
40 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
41 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
42 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
43 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
44 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
45 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
46 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
47 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
48 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
49 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
53 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
56 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
58 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
59 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
60 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
61 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
62 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
63 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
65 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
66 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
67 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
68 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
69 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
70 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
71 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
73 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
74 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
75 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
76 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
78 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
80 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
83 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
84 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
85 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
86 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
87 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
88 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
90 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
91 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
92 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
93 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
95 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
96 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
97 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
98 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
99 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
100 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
101 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
102 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
103 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
105 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
106 script should start it, closes: #60979
107 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
108 "should", closes: #170019
109 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
110 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
111 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
112 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
113 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
114 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
115 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
116 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
119 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
121 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
124 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
125 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
126 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
127 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
128 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
129 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
130 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
131 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
132 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
134 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
135 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
136 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
137 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
138 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
139 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
140 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
141 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
142 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
144 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
145 file, closes: Bug#65764
147 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
149 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
151 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
152 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
153 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
154 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
155 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
156 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
157 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
158 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
159 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
160 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
161 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
162 details. closes: Bug#133030
163 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
164 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
167 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
169 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
171 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
172 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
173 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
174 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
175 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
176 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
177 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
178 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
179 not. closes: Bug#139820
180 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
181 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
182 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
183 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
184 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
185 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
186 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
187 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
188 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
189 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
191 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
193 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
194 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
195 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
196 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
197 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
198 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
199 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
200 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
201 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
202 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
203 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
204 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
205 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
206 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
207 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
208 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
209 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
210 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
211 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
212 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
214 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
215 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
216 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
217 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
218 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
219 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
220 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
222 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
223 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
224 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
225 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
226 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
227 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
228 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
229 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
230 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
232 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
234 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
236 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
237 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
238 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
239 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
240 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
241 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
242 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
243 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
244 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
245 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
246 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
247 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
248 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
249 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
250 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
251 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
252 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
253 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
254 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
255 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
256 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
257 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
258 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
260 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
262 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
264 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
265 medium, high, emergency.
266 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
267 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
268 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
269 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
270 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
273 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
274 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
275 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
277 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
278 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
279 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
280 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
281 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
282 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
283 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
286 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
288 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
290 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
291 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
292 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
293 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
295 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
296 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
297 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
298 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
299 debian/rules to do this
300 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
301 patches are incorporated upstream
302 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
303 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
304 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
305 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
306 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
307 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
309 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
310 system closes: Bug#91249
311 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
312 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
313 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
314 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
315 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
316 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
317 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
318 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
319 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
320 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
321 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
322 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
323 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
325 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
327 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
329 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
330 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
331 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
332 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
334 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
335 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
336 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
338 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
341 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
343 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
345 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
346 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
347 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
348 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
349 package for the time being
350 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
351 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
352 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
353 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
354 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
355 * Rename all .text files as .txt
356 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
357 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
358 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
359 Build-Depends arch syntax
360 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
362 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
363 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
365 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
366 from policy maintenance duties.
367 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
368 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
370 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
372 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
374 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
376 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
378 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
380 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
381 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
382 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
383 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
384 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
385 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
386 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
387 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
388 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
389 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
390 minor version number for this
391 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
392 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
393 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
394 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
395 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
396 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
397 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
398 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
399 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
401 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
403 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
405 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
406 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
407 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
408 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
409 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
411 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
413 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
414 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
415 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
416 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
417 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
418 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
419 xutils closes: Bug#82966
420 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
421 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
422 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
423 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
424 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
425 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
426 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
427 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
428 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
431 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
433 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
435 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
436 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
438 * Document the Enhances relationship
439 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
440 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
441 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
442 policy. closes: Bug#53496
443 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
444 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
446 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
448 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
449 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
450 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
451 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
453 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
454 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
455 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
456 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
457 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
459 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
461 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
463 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
464 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
465 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
467 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
468 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
469 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
470 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
471 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
472 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
473 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
474 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
475 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
477 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
479 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
481 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
483 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
484 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
485 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
486 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
487 policy. closes: Bug#64437
488 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
489 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
490 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
491 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
492 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
493 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
494 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
495 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
496 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
497 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
498 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
499 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
500 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
501 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
502 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
503 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
504 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
506 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
507 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
509 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
511 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
513 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
514 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
515 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
516 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
517 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
518 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
519 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
520 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
521 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
522 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
523 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
524 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
525 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
526 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
527 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
528 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
529 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
530 alternative closes: Bug#53755
531 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
532 list closes: Bug#53756
533 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
534 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
535 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
536 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
537 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
538 policy closes: Bug#53760
539 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
540 policy closes: Bug#53761
541 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
542 that use X closes: Bug#53762
543 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
544 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
545 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
546 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
547 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
548 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
549 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
550 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
551 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
553 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
554 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
555 to install with older fileutils.
556 * Installed FHS version 2.1
557 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
558 * Added FHS details to copyright file
559 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
561 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
562 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
564 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
566 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
568 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
569 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
571 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
573 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
575 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
576 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
578 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
581 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
583 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
584 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
586 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
588 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
590 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
592 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
593 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
595 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
597 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
599 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
600 #45561, #42447, #48570)
601 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
602 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
603 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
604 directoried (closes: #41547)
605 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
606 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
607 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
608 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
609 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
610 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
611 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
612 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
613 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
614 package criteria (closes: #45318)
615 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
617 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
618 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
619 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
620 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
621 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
622 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
623 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
625 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
626 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
627 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
628 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
630 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
632 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
634 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
635 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
637 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
639 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
641 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
642 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
644 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
646 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
648 * A few typos and omissions corrected
649 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
651 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
652 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
653 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
654 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
655 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
656 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
657 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
658 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
659 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
660 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
661 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
662 this closes: Bug#38612
663 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
664 before. closes: Bug#40864
666 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
668 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
670 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
672 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
674 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
675 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
676 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
678 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
679 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
680 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
681 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
682 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
683 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
685 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
686 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
687 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
689 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
691 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
692 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
693 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
694 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
695 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
697 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
699 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
701 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
702 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
703 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
704 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
705 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
706 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
707 there). closes: Bug#34233
708 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
709 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
710 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
711 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
712 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
714 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
716 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
718 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
719 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
720 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
721 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
724 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
725 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
726 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
727 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
728 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
731 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
732 number. closes: BUG#25911
734 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
735 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
736 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
737 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
738 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
739 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
741 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
742 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
743 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
746 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
747 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
748 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
750 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
751 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
752 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
753 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
755 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
756 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
757 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
759 * Make the package optional, not extra.
761 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
762 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
763 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
764 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
765 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
766 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
767 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
768 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
771 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
773 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
774 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
777 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
779 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
781 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
783 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
785 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
787 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
788 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
789 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
790 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
791 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
792 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
793 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
794 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
796 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
797 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
799 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
801 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
803 * non-maintainer release
804 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
805 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
807 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
808 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
810 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
812 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
814 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
818 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
820 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
822 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
824 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
825 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
826 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
828 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
829 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
831 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
832 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
833 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
834 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
836 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
837 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
838 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
839 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
840 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
841 and restart options and to comply with the console message
842 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
844 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
845 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
846 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
849 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
850 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
851 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
853 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
854 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
855 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
857 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
858 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
860 * New version numbering scheme:
862 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
863 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
864 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
867 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
868 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
869 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
870 differ between the manuals.
872 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
873 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
874 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
875 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
879 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
880 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
882 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
884 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
886 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
888 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
890 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
891 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
892 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
894 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
895 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
898 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
899 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
900 file extension as the referenced file
902 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
903 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
905 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
906 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
907 start, stop, restart, force-reload
908 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
911 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
912 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
913 be installed into /etc/cron.d
915 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
916 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
917 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
918 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
921 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
922 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
925 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
926 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
927 reasonable default configuration
929 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
930 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
931 by all news servers and clients
933 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
934 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
935 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
936 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
937 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
939 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
940 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
943 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
945 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
946 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
948 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
951 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
952 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
954 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
955 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
957 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
959 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
961 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
963 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
964 - X library package is now called xlib6g
965 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
966 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
968 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
970 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
971 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
972 * Don't use debstd anymore
974 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
976 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
978 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
979 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
980 contrib/non-free policy
981 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
982 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
983 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
984 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
985 - new section about `Daemons'
986 - updated section about `Configuration files'
987 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
988 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
989 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
990 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
991 * Paper about libc6 migration:
992 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
993 * SGML source code included in package
994 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
996 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
998 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1000 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1001 - completely reworked structure
1002 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1003 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1004 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1005 - removed all those ugly footnotes
1006 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
1007 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
1008 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
1009 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
1010 - mention "orphaned packages"
1011 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
1012 distributions' policy
1013 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
1014 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
1015 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
1016 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
1017 - added section about arch spec strings
1018 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
1019 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
1020 - added section about "menus"
1021 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
1022 the new documentation policy soon
1023 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
1024 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
1026 - added section about editors and pagers
1027 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
1028 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
1029 - added section about device files
1030 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1031 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1032 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1034 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1035 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1036 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1037 - Added new section about obsolete names
1038 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1039 * Fixed package's description
1041 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1043 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1045 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1047 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1049 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1051 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1052 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1053 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1054 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1056 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1058 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1060 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1061 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1062 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1064 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1065 and upload it "byhand" too.
1067 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1069 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1072 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1073 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1074 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1075 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1076 functionality must not have the same name.
1077 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1078 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1079 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1080 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1081 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1082 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1083 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1085 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1086 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1087 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1088 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1089 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1090 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1091 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1092 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1095 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1097 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1099 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1101 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1102 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1103 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1104 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1105 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1108 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1110 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1112 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1114 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1115 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1116 description of deb file format.
1117 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1118 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1120 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1122 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1123 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1125 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1127 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1129 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1130 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1131 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1132 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1133 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1134 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1135 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1136 packages in section on Procedure
1137 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1138 a package maintainer
1139 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1140 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1141 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1143 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1144 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1145 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1146 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1147 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1148 on various shlib files
1149 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1150 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1151 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1153 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1155 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1157 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1158 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1159 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1161 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1162 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1163 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1164 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1165 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1167 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1169 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1171 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1173 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1175 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1176 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1177 compatibility go in contrib.
1179 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1180 instructions in policy manual.
1181 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1184 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1186 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1188 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1189 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1190 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1191 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1193 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1194 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1197 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1199 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1201 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1202 * More detail about changelog format names.
1204 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1205 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1209 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1211 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1213 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1215 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1217 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1219 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1221 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1223 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1224 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1225 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1227 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1229 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1231 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1233 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1235 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1239 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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