1 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
4 XXX write a better description here XXX
5 XXX update the section numbers in the upgrading checklist XXX
6 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
7 * Added Apps/Educational to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
8 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
9 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
10 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
11 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
13 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
14 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
15 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
16 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
17 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
18 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep should not be satisfied
19 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411
23 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
26 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
28 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
29 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
30 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
31 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
32 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
33 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
35 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
36 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
37 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
38 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
39 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
40 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
41 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
43 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
44 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
45 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
46 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
48 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
50 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
53 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
54 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
55 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
56 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
57 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
58 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
60 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
61 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
62 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
63 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
65 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
66 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
67 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
68 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
69 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
70 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
71 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
72 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
73 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
75 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
76 script should start it, closes: #60979
77 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
78 "should", closes: #170019
79 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
80 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
81 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
82 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
83 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
84 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
85 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
86 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
89 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
91 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
94 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
95 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
96 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
97 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
98 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
99 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
100 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
101 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
102 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
104 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
105 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
106 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
107 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
108 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
109 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
110 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
111 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
112 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
114 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
115 file, closes: Bug#65764
117 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
119 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
121 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
122 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
123 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
124 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
125 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
126 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
127 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
128 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
129 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
130 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
131 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
132 details. closes: Bug#133030
133 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
134 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
137 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
139 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
141 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
142 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
143 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
144 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
145 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
146 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
147 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
148 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
149 not. closes: Bug#139820
150 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
151 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
152 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
153 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
154 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
155 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
156 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
157 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
158 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
159 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
161 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
163 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
164 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
165 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
166 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
167 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
168 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
169 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
170 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
171 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
172 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
173 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
174 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
175 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
176 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
177 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
178 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
179 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
180 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
181 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
182 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
184 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
185 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
186 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
187 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
188 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
189 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
190 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
192 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
193 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
194 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
195 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
196 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
197 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
198 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
199 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
200 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
202 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
204 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
206 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
207 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
208 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
209 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
210 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
211 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
212 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
213 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
214 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
215 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
216 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
217 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
218 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
219 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
220 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
221 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
222 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
223 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
224 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
225 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
226 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
227 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
228 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
230 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
232 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
234 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
235 medium, high, emergency.
236 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
237 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
238 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
239 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
240 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
243 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
244 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
245 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
247 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
248 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
249 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
250 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
251 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
252 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
253 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
256 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
258 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
260 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
261 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
262 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
263 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
265 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
266 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
267 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
268 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
269 debian/rules to do this
270 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
271 patches are incorporated upstream
272 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
273 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
274 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
275 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
276 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
277 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
279 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
280 system closes: Bug#91249
281 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
282 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
283 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
284 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
285 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
286 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
287 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
288 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
289 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
290 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
291 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
292 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
293 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
295 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
297 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
299 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
300 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
301 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
302 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
304 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
305 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
306 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
308 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
311 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
313 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
315 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
316 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
317 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
318 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
319 package for the time being
320 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
321 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
322 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
323 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
324 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
325 * Rename all .text files as .txt
326 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
327 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
328 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
329 Build-Depends arch syntax
330 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
332 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
333 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
335 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
336 from policy maintenance duties.
337 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
338 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
340 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
342 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
344 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
346 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
348 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
350 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
351 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
352 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
353 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
354 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
355 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
356 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
357 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
358 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
359 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
360 minor version number for this
361 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
362 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
363 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
364 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
365 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
366 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
367 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
368 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
369 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
371 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
373 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
375 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
376 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
377 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
378 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
379 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
381 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
383 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
384 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
385 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
386 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
387 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
388 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
389 xutils closes: Bug#82966
390 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
391 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
392 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
393 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
394 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
395 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
396 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
397 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
398 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
401 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
403 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
405 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
406 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
408 * Document the Enhances relationship
409 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
410 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
411 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
412 policy. closes: Bug#53496
413 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
414 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
416 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
418 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
419 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
420 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
421 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
423 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
424 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
425 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
426 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
427 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
429 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
431 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
433 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
434 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
435 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
437 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
438 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
439 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
440 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
441 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
442 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
443 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
444 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
445 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
447 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
449 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
451 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
453 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
454 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
455 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
456 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
457 policy. closes: Bug#64437
458 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
459 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
460 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
461 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
462 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
463 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
464 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
465 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
466 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
467 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
468 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
469 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
470 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
471 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
472 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
473 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
474 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
476 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
477 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
479 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
481 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
483 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
484 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
485 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
486 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
487 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
488 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
489 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
490 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
491 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
492 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
493 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
494 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
495 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
496 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
497 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
498 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
499 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
500 alternative closes: Bug#53755
501 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
502 list closes: Bug#53756
503 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
504 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
505 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
506 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
507 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
508 policy closes: Bug#53760
509 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
510 policy closes: Bug#53761
511 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
512 that use X closes: Bug#53762
513 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
514 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
515 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
516 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
517 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
518 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
519 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
520 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
521 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
523 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
524 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
525 to install with older fileutils.
526 * Installed FHS version 2.1
527 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
528 * Added FHS details to copyright file
529 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
531 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
532 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
534 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
536 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
538 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
539 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
541 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
543 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
545 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
546 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
548 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
551 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
553 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
554 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
556 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
558 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
560 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
562 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
563 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
565 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
567 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
569 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
570 #45561, #42447, #48570)
571 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
572 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
573 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
574 directoried (closes: #41547)
575 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
576 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
577 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
578 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
579 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
580 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
581 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
582 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
583 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
584 package criteria (closes: #45318)
585 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
587 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
588 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
589 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
590 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
591 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
592 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
593 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
595 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
596 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
597 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
598 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
600 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
602 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
604 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
605 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
607 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
609 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
611 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
612 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
614 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
616 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
618 * A few typos and omissions corrected
619 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
621 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
622 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
623 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
624 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
625 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
626 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
627 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
628 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
629 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
630 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
631 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
632 this closes: Bug#38612
633 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
634 before. closes: Bug#40864
636 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
638 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
640 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
642 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
644 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
645 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
646 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
648 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
649 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
650 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
651 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
652 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
653 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
655 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
656 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
657 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
659 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
661 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
662 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
663 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
664 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
665 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
667 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
669 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
671 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
672 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
673 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
674 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
675 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
676 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
677 there). closes: Bug#34233
678 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
679 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
680 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
681 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
682 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
684 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
686 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
688 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
689 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
690 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
691 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
694 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
695 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
696 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
697 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
698 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
701 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
702 number. closes: BUG#25911
704 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
705 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
706 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
707 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
708 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
709 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
711 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
712 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
713 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
716 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
717 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
718 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
720 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
721 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
722 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
723 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
725 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
726 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
727 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
729 * Make the package optional, not extra.
731 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
732 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
733 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
734 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
735 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
736 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
737 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
738 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
741 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
743 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
744 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
747 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
749 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
751 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
753 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
755 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
757 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
758 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
759 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
760 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
761 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
762 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
763 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
764 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
766 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
767 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
769 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
771 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
773 * non-maintainer release
774 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
775 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
777 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
778 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
780 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
782 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
784 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
788 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
790 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
792 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
794 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
795 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
796 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
798 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
799 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
801 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
802 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
803 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
804 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
806 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
807 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
808 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
809 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
810 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
811 and restart options and to comply with the console message
812 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
814 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
815 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
816 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
819 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
820 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
821 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
823 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
824 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
825 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
827 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
828 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
830 * New version numbering scheme:
832 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
833 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
834 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
837 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
838 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
839 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
840 differ between the manuals.
842 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
843 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
844 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
845 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
849 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
850 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
852 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
854 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
856 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
858 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
860 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
861 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
862 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
864 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
865 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
868 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
869 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
870 file extension as the referenced file
872 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
873 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
875 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
876 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
877 start, stop, restart, force-reload
878 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
881 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
882 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
883 be installed into /etc/cron.d
885 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
886 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
887 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
888 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
891 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
892 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
895 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
896 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
897 reasonable default configuration
899 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
900 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
901 by all news servers and clients
903 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
904 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
905 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
906 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
907 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
909 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
910 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
913 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
915 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
916 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
918 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
921 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
922 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
924 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
925 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
927 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
929 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
931 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
933 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
934 - X library package is now called xlib6g
935 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
936 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
938 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
940 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
941 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
942 * Don't use debstd anymore
944 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
946 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
948 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
949 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
950 contrib/non-free policy
951 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
952 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
953 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
954 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
955 - new section about `Daemons'
956 - updated section about `Configuration files'
957 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
958 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
959 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
960 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
961 * Paper about libc6 migration:
962 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
963 * SGML source code included in package
964 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
966 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
968 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
970 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
971 - completely reworked structure
972 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
973 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
974 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
975 - removed all those ugly footnotes
976 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
977 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
978 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
979 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
980 - mention "orphaned packages"
981 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
982 distributions' policy
983 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
984 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
985 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
986 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
987 - added section about arch spec strings
988 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
989 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
990 - added section about "menus"
991 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
992 the new documentation policy soon
993 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
994 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
996 - added section about editors and pagers
997 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
998 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
999 - added section about device files
1000 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1001 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1002 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1004 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1005 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1006 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1007 - Added new section about obsolete names
1008 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1009 * Fixed package's description
1011 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1013 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1015 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1017 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1019 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1021 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1022 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1023 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1024 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1026 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1028 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1030 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1031 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1032 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1034 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1035 and upload it "byhand" too.
1037 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1039 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1042 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1043 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1044 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1045 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1046 functionality must not have the same name.
1047 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1048 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1049 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1050 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1051 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1052 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1053 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1055 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1056 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1057 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1058 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1059 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1060 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1061 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1062 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1065 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1067 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1069 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1071 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1072 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1073 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1074 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1075 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1078 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1080 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1082 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1084 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1085 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1086 description of deb file format.
1087 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1088 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1090 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1092 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1093 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1095 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1097 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1099 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1100 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1101 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1102 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1103 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1104 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1105 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1106 packages in section on Procedure
1107 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1108 a package maintainer
1109 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1110 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1111 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1113 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1114 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1115 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1116 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1117 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1118 on various shlib files
1119 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1120 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1121 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1123 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1125 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1127 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1128 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1129 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1131 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1132 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1133 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1134 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1135 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1137 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1139 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1141 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1143 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1145 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1146 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1147 compatibility go in contrib.
1149 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1150 instructions in policy manual.
1151 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1154 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1156 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1158 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1159 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1160 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1161 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1163 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1164 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1167 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1169 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1171 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1172 * More detail about changelog format names.
1174 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1175 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1179 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1181 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1183 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1185 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1187 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1189 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1191 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1193 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1194 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1195 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1197 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1199 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1201 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1203 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1205 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1209 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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