1 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
4 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
5 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022.
6 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
7 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927.
8 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
9 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
11 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
12 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209.
13 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
14 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
16 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455.
17 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
18 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
19 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510.
20 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
21 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
22 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
23 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
24 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
26 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
27 script should start it, closes: #60979.
28 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
29 "should", closes: #170019.
30 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166.
31 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
32 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975.
33 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
34 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864.
35 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
36 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923.
40 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
43 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
44 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
45 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
46 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
47 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
48 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
49 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
50 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
51 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
53 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
54 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
55 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
56 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
57 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
58 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
59 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
60 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
61 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
63 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
64 file, closes: Bug#65764
66 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
68 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
70 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
71 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
72 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
73 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
74 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
75 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
76 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
77 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
78 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
79 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
80 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
81 details. closes: Bug#133030
82 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
83 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
86 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
88 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
90 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
91 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
92 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
93 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
94 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
95 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
96 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
97 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
98 not. closes: Bug#139820
99 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
100 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
101 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
102 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
103 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
104 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
105 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
106 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
107 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
108 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
110 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
112 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
113 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
114 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
115 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
116 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
117 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
118 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
119 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
120 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
121 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
122 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
123 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
124 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
125 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
126 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
127 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
128 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
129 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
130 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
131 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
133 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
134 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
135 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
136 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
137 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
138 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
139 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
141 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
142 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
143 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
144 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
145 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
146 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
147 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
148 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
149 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
151 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
153 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
155 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
156 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
157 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
158 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
159 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
160 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
161 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
162 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
163 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
164 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
165 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
166 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
167 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
168 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
169 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
170 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
171 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
172 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
173 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
174 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
175 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
176 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
177 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
179 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
181 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
183 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
184 medium, high, emergency.
185 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
186 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
187 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
188 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
189 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
192 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
193 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
194 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
196 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
197 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
198 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
199 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
200 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
201 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
202 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
205 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
207 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
209 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
210 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
211 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
212 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
214 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
215 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
216 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
217 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
218 debian/rules to do this
219 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
220 patches are incorporated upstream
221 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
222 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
223 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
224 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
225 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
226 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
228 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
229 system closes: Bug#91249
230 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
231 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
232 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
233 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
234 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
235 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
236 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
237 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
238 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
239 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
240 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
241 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
242 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
244 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
246 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
248 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
249 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
250 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
251 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
253 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
254 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
255 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
257 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
260 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
262 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
264 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
265 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
266 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
267 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
268 package for the time being
269 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
270 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
271 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
272 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
273 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
274 * Rename all .text files as .txt
275 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
276 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
277 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
278 Build-Depends arch syntax
279 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
281 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
282 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
284 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
285 from policy maintenance duties.
286 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
287 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
289 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
291 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
293 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
295 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
297 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
299 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
300 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
301 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
302 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
303 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
304 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
305 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
306 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
307 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
308 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
309 minor version number for this
310 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
311 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
312 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
313 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
314 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
315 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
316 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
317 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
318 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
320 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
322 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
324 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
325 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
326 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
327 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
328 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
330 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
332 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
333 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
334 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
335 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
336 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
337 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
338 xutils closes: Bug#82966
339 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
340 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
341 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
342 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
343 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
344 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
345 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
346 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
347 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
350 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
352 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
354 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
355 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
357 * Document the Enhances relationship
358 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
359 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
360 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
361 policy. closes: Bug#53496
362 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
363 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
365 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
367 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
368 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
369 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
370 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
372 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
373 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
374 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
375 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
376 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
378 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
380 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
382 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
383 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
384 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
386 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
387 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
388 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
389 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
390 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
391 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
392 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
393 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
394 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
396 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
398 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
400 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
402 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
403 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
404 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
405 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
406 policy. closes: Bug#64437
407 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
408 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
409 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
410 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
411 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
412 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
413 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
414 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
415 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
416 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
417 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
418 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
419 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
420 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
421 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
422 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
423 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
425 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
426 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
428 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
430 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
432 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
433 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
434 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
435 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
436 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
437 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
438 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
439 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
440 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
441 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
442 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
443 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
444 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
445 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
446 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
447 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
448 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
449 alternative closes: Bug#53755
450 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
451 list closes: Bug#53756
452 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
453 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
454 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
455 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
456 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
457 policy closes: Bug#53760
458 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
459 policy closes: Bug#53761
460 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
461 that use X closes: Bug#53762
462 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
463 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
464 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
465 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
466 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
467 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
468 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
469 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
470 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
472 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
473 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
474 to install with older fileutils.
475 * Installed FHS version 2.1
476 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
477 * Added FHS details to copyright file
478 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
480 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
481 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
483 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
485 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
487 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
488 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
490 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
492 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
494 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
495 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
497 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
500 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
502 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
503 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
505 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
507 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
509 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
511 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
512 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
514 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
516 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
518 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
519 #45561, #42447, #48570)
520 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
521 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
522 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
523 directoried (closes: #41547)
524 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
525 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
526 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
527 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
528 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
529 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
530 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
531 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
532 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
533 package criteria (closes: #45318)
534 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
536 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
537 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
538 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
539 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
540 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
541 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
542 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
544 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
545 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
546 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
547 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
549 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
551 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
553 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
554 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
556 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
558 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
560 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
561 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
563 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
565 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
567 * A few typos and omissions corrected
568 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
570 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
571 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
572 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
573 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
574 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
575 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
576 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
577 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
578 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
579 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
580 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
581 this closes: Bug#38612
582 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
583 before. closes: Bug#40864
585 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
587 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
589 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
591 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
593 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
594 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
595 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
597 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
598 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
599 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
600 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
601 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
602 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
604 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
605 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
606 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
608 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
610 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
611 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
612 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
613 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
614 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
616 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
618 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
620 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
621 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
622 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
623 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
624 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
625 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
626 there). closes: Bug#34233
627 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
628 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
629 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
630 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
631 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
633 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
635 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
637 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
638 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
639 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
640 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
643 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
644 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
645 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
646 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
647 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
650 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
651 number. closes: BUG#25911
653 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
654 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
655 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
656 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
657 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
658 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
660 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
661 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
662 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
665 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
666 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
667 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
669 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
670 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
671 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
672 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
674 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
675 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
676 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
678 * Make the package optional, not extra.
680 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
681 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
682 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
683 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
684 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
685 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
686 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
687 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
690 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
692 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
693 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
696 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
698 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
700 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
702 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
704 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
706 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
707 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
708 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
709 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
710 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
711 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
712 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
713 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
715 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
716 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
718 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
720 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
722 * non-maintainer release
723 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
724 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
726 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
727 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
729 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
731 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
733 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
737 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
739 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
741 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
743 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
744 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
745 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
747 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
748 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
750 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
751 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
752 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
753 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
755 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
756 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
757 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
758 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
759 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
760 and restart options and to comply with the console message
761 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
763 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
764 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
765 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
768 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
769 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
770 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
772 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
773 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
774 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
776 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
777 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
779 * New version numbering scheme:
781 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
782 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
783 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
786 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
787 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
788 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
789 differ between the manuals.
791 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
792 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
793 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
794 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
798 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
799 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
801 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
803 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
805 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
807 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
809 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
810 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
811 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
813 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
814 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
817 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
818 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
819 file extension as the referenced file
821 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
822 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
824 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
825 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
826 start, stop, restart, force-reload
827 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
830 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
831 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
832 be installed into /etc/cron.d
834 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
835 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
836 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
837 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
840 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
841 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
844 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
845 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
846 reasonable default configuration
848 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
849 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
850 by all news servers and clients
852 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
853 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
854 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
855 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
856 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
858 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
859 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
862 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
864 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
865 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
867 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
870 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
871 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
873 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
874 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
876 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
878 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
880 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
882 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
883 - X library package is now called xlib6g
884 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
885 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
887 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
889 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
890 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
891 * Don't use debstd anymore
893 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
895 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
897 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
898 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
899 contrib/non-free policy
900 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
901 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
902 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
903 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
904 - new section about `Daemons'
905 - updated section about `Configuration files'
906 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
907 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
908 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
909 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
910 * Paper about libc6 migration:
911 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
912 * SGML source code included in package
913 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
915 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
917 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
919 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
920 - completely reworked structure
921 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
922 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
923 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
924 - removed all those ugly footnotes
925 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
926 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
927 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
928 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
929 - mention "orphaned packages"
930 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
931 distributions' policy
932 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
933 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
934 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
935 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
936 - added section about arch spec strings
937 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
938 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
939 - added section about "menus"
940 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
941 the new documentation policy soon
942 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
943 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
945 - added section about editors and pagers
946 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
947 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
948 - added section about device files
949 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
950 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
951 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
953 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
954 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
955 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
956 - Added new section about obsolete names
957 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
958 * Fixed package's description
960 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
962 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
964 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
966 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
968 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
970 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
971 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
972 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
973 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
975 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
977 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
979 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
980 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
981 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
983 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
984 and upload it "byhand" too.
986 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
988 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
991 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
992 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
993 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
994 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
995 functionality must not have the same name.
996 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
997 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
998 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
999 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1000 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1001 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1002 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1004 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1005 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1006 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1007 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1008 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1009 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1010 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1011 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1014 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1016 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1018 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1020 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1021 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1022 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1023 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1024 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1027 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1029 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1031 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1033 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1034 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1035 description of deb file format.
1036 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1037 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1039 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1041 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1042 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1044 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1046 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1048 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1049 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1050 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1051 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1052 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1053 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1054 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1055 packages in section on Procedure
1056 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1057 a package maintainer
1058 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1059 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1060 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1062 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1063 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1064 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1065 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1066 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1067 on various shlib files
1068 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1069 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1070 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1072 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1074 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1076 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1077 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1078 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1080 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1081 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1082 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1083 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1084 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1086 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1088 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1090 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1092 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1094 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1095 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1096 compatibility go in contrib.
1098 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1099 instructions in policy manual.
1100 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1103 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1105 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1107 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1108 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1109 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1110 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1112 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1113 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1116 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1118 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1120 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1121 * More detail about changelog format names.
1123 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1124 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1128 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1130 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1132 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1134 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1136 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1138 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1140 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1142 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1143 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1144 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1146 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1148 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1150 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1152 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1154 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1158 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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