1 debian-policy (3.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
4 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
7 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
8 hosted server. closes: Bug#184518
9 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
10 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
11 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
12 running. closes: Bug#187250
16 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
19 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
20 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
21 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
22 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
23 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
24 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
25 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
26 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
27 deb-building toolchain.
28 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
29 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
30 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
31 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
32 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
33 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
34 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
35 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
36 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
37 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
38 sections about changelog files.
40 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
41 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
42 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
43 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
44 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
45 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
47 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
48 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
49 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
50 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
51 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
52 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
53 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
54 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
55 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
56 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
57 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
58 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
59 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
60 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
61 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
62 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
63 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
64 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
67 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
69 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
72 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
74 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
75 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
76 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
77 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
78 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
79 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
81 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
82 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
83 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
84 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
85 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
86 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
87 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
89 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
90 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
91 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
92 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
94 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
96 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
99 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
100 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
101 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
102 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
103 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
104 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
106 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
107 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
108 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
109 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
111 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
112 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
113 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
114 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
115 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
116 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
117 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
118 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
119 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
121 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
122 script should start it, closes: #60979
123 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
124 "should", closes: #170019
125 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
126 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
127 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
128 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
129 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
130 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
131 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
132 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
135 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
137 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
140 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
141 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
142 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
143 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
144 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
145 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
146 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
147 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
148 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
150 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
151 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
152 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
153 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
154 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
155 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
156 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
157 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
158 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
160 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
161 file, closes: Bug#65764
163 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
165 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
167 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
168 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
169 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
170 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
171 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
172 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
173 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
174 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
175 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
176 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
177 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
178 details. closes: Bug#133030
179 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
180 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
183 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
185 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
187 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
188 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
189 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
190 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
191 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
192 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
193 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
194 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
195 not. closes: Bug#139820
196 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
197 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
198 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
199 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
200 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
201 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
202 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
203 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
204 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
205 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
207 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
209 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
210 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
211 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
212 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
213 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
214 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
215 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
216 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
217 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
218 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
219 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
220 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
221 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
222 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
223 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
224 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
225 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
226 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
227 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
228 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
230 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
231 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
232 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
233 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
234 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
235 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
236 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
238 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
239 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
240 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
241 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
242 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
243 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
244 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
245 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
246 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
248 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
250 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
252 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
253 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
254 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
255 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
256 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
257 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
258 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
259 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
260 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
261 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
262 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
263 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
264 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
265 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
266 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
267 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
268 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
269 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
270 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
271 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
272 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
273 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
274 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
276 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
278 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
280 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
281 medium, high, emergency.
282 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
283 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
284 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
285 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
286 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
289 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
290 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
291 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
293 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
294 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
295 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
296 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
297 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
298 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
299 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
302 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
304 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
306 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
307 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
308 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
309 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
311 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
312 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
313 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
314 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
315 debian/rules to do this
316 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
317 patches are incorporated upstream
318 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
319 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
320 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
321 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
322 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
323 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
325 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
326 system closes: Bug#91249
327 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
328 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
329 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
330 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
331 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
332 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
333 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
334 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
335 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
336 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
337 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
338 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
339 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
341 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
343 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
345 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
346 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
347 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
348 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
350 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
351 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
352 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
354 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
357 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
359 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
361 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
362 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
363 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
364 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
365 package for the time being
366 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
367 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
368 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
369 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
370 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
371 * Rename all .text files as .txt
372 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
373 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
374 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
375 Build-Depends arch syntax
376 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
378 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
379 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
381 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
382 from policy maintenance duties.
383 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
384 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
386 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
388 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
390 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
392 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
394 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
396 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
397 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
398 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
399 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
400 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
401 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
402 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
403 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
404 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
405 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
406 minor version number for this
407 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
408 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
409 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
410 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
411 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
412 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
413 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
414 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
415 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
417 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
419 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
421 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
422 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
423 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
424 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
425 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
427 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
429 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
430 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
431 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
432 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
433 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
434 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
435 xutils closes: Bug#82966
436 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
437 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
438 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
439 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
440 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
441 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
442 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
443 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
444 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
447 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
449 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
451 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
452 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
454 * Document the Enhances relationship
455 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
456 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
457 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
458 policy. closes: Bug#53496
459 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
460 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
462 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
464 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
465 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
466 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
467 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
469 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
470 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
471 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
472 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
473 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
475 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
477 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
479 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
480 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
481 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
483 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
484 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
485 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
486 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
487 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
488 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
489 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
490 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
491 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
493 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
495 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
497 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
499 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
500 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
501 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
502 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
503 policy. closes: Bug#64437
504 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
505 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
506 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
507 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
508 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
509 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
510 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
511 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
512 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
513 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
514 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
515 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
516 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
517 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
518 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
519 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
520 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
522 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
523 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
525 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
527 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
529 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
530 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
531 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
532 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
533 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
534 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
535 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
536 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
537 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
538 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
539 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
540 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
541 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
542 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
543 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
544 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
545 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
546 alternative closes: Bug#53755
547 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
548 list closes: Bug#53756
549 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
550 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
551 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
552 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
553 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
554 policy closes: Bug#53760
555 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
556 policy closes: Bug#53761
557 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
558 that use X closes: Bug#53762
559 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
560 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
561 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
562 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
563 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
564 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
565 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
566 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
567 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
569 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
570 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
571 to install with older fileutils.
572 * Installed FHS version 2.1
573 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
574 * Added FHS details to copyright file
575 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
577 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
578 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
580 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
582 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
584 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
585 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
587 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
589 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
591 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
592 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
594 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
597 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
599 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
600 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
602 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
604 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
606 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
608 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
609 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
611 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
613 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
615 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
616 #45561, #42447, #48570)
617 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
618 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
619 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
620 directoried (closes: #41547)
621 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
622 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
623 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
624 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
625 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
626 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
627 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
628 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
629 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
630 package criteria (closes: #45318)
631 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
633 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
634 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
635 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
636 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
637 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
638 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
639 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
641 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
642 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
643 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
644 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
646 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
648 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
650 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
651 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
653 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
655 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
657 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
658 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
660 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
662 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
664 * A few typos and omissions corrected
665 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
667 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
668 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
669 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
670 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
671 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
672 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
673 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
674 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
675 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
676 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
677 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
678 this closes: Bug#38612
679 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
680 before. closes: Bug#40864
682 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
684 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
686 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
688 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
690 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
691 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
692 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
694 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
695 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
696 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
697 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
698 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
699 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
701 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
702 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
703 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
705 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
707 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
708 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
709 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
710 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
711 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
713 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
715 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
717 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
718 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
719 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
720 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
721 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
722 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
723 there). closes: Bug#34233
724 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
725 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
726 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
727 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
728 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
730 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
732 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
734 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
735 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
736 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
737 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
740 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
741 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
742 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
743 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
744 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
747 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
748 number. closes: BUG#25911
750 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
751 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
752 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
753 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
754 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
755 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
757 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
758 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
759 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
762 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
763 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
764 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
766 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
767 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
768 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
769 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
771 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
772 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
773 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
775 * Make the package optional, not extra.
777 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
778 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
779 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
780 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
781 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
782 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
783 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
784 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
787 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
789 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
790 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
793 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
795 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
797 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
799 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
801 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
803 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
804 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
805 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
806 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
807 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
808 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
809 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
810 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
812 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
813 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
815 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
817 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
819 * non-maintainer release
820 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
821 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
823 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
824 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
826 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
828 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
830 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
834 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
836 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
838 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
840 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
841 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
842 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
844 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
845 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
847 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
848 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
849 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
850 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
852 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
853 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
854 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
855 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
856 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
857 and restart options and to comply with the console message
858 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
860 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
861 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
862 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
865 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
866 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
867 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
869 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
870 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
871 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
873 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
874 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
876 * New version numbering scheme:
878 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
879 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
880 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
883 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
884 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
885 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
886 differ between the manuals.
888 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
889 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
890 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
891 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
895 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
896 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
898 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
900 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
902 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
904 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
906 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
907 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
908 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
910 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
911 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
914 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
915 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
916 file extension as the referenced file
918 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
919 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
921 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
922 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
923 start, stop, restart, force-reload
924 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
927 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
928 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
929 be installed into /etc/cron.d
931 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
932 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
933 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
934 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
937 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
938 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
941 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
942 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
943 reasonable default configuration
945 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
946 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
947 by all news servers and clients
949 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
950 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
951 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
952 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
953 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
955 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
956 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
959 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
961 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
962 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
964 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
967 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
968 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
970 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
971 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
973 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
975 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
977 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
979 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
980 - X library package is now called xlib6g
981 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
982 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
984 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
986 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
987 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
988 * Don't use debstd anymore
990 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
992 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
994 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
995 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
996 contrib/non-free policy
997 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
998 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
999 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
1000 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
1001 - new section about `Daemons'
1002 - updated section about `Configuration files'
1003 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
1004 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
1005 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1006 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
1007 * Paper about libc6 migration:
1008 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
1009 * SGML source code included in package
1010 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
1012 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
1014 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1016 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1017 - completely reworked structure
1018 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1019 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1020 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1021 - removed all those ugly footnotes
1022 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
1023 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
1024 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
1025 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
1026 - mention "orphaned packages"
1027 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
1028 distributions' policy
1029 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
1030 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
1031 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
1032 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
1033 - added section about arch spec strings
1034 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
1035 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
1036 - added section about "menus"
1037 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
1038 the new documentation policy soon
1039 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
1040 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
1042 - added section about editors and pagers
1043 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
1044 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
1045 - added section about device files
1046 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1047 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1048 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1050 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1051 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1052 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1053 - Added new section about obsolete names
1054 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1055 * Fixed package's description
1057 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1059 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1061 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1063 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1065 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1067 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1068 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1069 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1070 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1072 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1074 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1076 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1077 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1078 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1080 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1081 and upload it "byhand" too.
1083 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1085 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1088 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1089 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1090 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1091 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1092 functionality must not have the same name.
1093 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1094 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1095 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1096 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1097 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1098 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1099 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1101 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1102 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1103 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1104 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1105 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1106 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1107 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1108 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1111 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1113 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1115 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1117 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1118 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1119 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1120 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1121 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1124 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1126 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1128 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1130 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1131 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1132 description of deb file format.
1133 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1134 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1136 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1138 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1139 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1141 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1143 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1145 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1146 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1147 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1148 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1149 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1150 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1151 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1152 packages in section on Procedure
1153 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1154 a package maintainer
1155 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1156 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1157 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1159 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1160 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1161 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1162 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1163 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1164 on various shlib files
1165 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1166 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1167 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1169 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1171 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1173 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1174 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1175 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1177 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1178 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1179 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1180 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1181 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1183 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1185 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1187 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1189 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1191 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1192 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1193 compatibility go in contrib.
1195 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1196 instructions in policy manual.
1197 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1200 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1202 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1204 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1205 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1206 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1207 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1209 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1210 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1213 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1215 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1217 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1218 * More detail about changelog format names.
1220 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1221 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1225 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1227 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1229 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1231 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1233 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1235 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1237 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1239 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1240 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1241 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1243 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1245 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1247 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1249 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1251 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1255 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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