1 debian-policy (3.7.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
4 to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
5 * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
6 Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
10 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
12 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
13 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
14 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
15 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
16 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
17 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
18 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
19 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
20 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
21 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
22 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
23 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
24 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
25 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
26 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
27 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
29 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
31 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
32 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
33 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
35 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
36 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
37 list?" (Closes: #412634).
38 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
39 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
40 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
41 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
42 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
43 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
44 * Bug fix: "Virtual package for Japanese font packages
45 (ttf-japanese-mincho and ttf-japanese-gothic)", thanks to Nobuhiro
46 Iwamatsu (Closes: #440931).
47 * Drop unsupported docbook-xml format from the doc-base file for the
48 debconf specification.
49 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
50 * Update Standards-Version to 3.7.3 (no changes required).
52 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:55 -0800
54 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
56 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
57 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
58 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
59 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
60 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
62 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
64 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
65 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
66 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
67 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
68 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
70 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
71 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
72 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
73 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
74 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
75 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
76 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
77 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
78 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
79 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
80 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
81 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
82 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
83 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
84 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
85 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
87 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
89 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
90 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
91 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
92 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
93 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
94 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
95 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
96 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
98 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
100 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
102 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
103 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
104 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
105 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
106 Polo (Closes: #372497).
107 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
108 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
110 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
111 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
112 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
113 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
114 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
115 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
116 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
117 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
118 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
119 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
121 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
122 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
123 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
124 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
125 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
126 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
128 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
130 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
132 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
133 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
134 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
135 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
137 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
138 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
140 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
142 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
144 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
145 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
146 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
147 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
148 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
149 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
150 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
151 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
152 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
153 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
155 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
156 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
157 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
158 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
159 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
160 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
161 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
162 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
163 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
164 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
165 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
168 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
170 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
172 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
173 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
174 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
175 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
176 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
177 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
178 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
179 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
180 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
181 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
182 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
183 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
184 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
185 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
186 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
187 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
188 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
189 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
190 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
191 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
192 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
193 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
194 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
195 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
196 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
197 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
198 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
199 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
201 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
202 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
203 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
204 Hess (Closes: #362247).
205 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
206 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
207 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
208 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
209 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
210 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
211 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
212 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
213 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
214 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
215 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
216 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
218 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
219 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
221 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
222 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
223 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
224 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
225 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
226 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
227 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
228 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
229 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
230 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
231 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
233 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
235 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
238 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
239 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
240 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
241 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
242 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
243 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
244 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
245 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
246 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
247 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
248 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
249 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
250 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
252 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
253 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
254 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
255 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
256 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
257 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
258 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
259 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
260 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
261 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
262 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
263 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
264 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
265 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
266 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
267 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
268 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
269 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
270 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
273 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
275 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
277 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
278 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
279 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
280 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
282 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
283 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
284 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
285 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
287 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
289 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
292 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
293 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
294 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
295 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
296 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
297 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
298 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
299 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
300 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
301 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
303 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
304 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
305 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
307 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
308 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
309 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
310 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
311 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
312 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
313 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
315 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
316 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
317 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
318 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
320 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
321 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
322 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
323 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
324 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
325 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
326 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
327 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
329 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
330 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
331 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
332 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
333 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
334 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
335 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
336 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
337 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
338 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
339 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
340 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
341 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
342 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
343 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
344 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
345 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
347 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
349 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
352 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
353 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
354 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
355 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
356 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
357 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
358 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
359 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
360 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
362 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
363 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
364 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
365 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
366 this section. closes: Bug#248618
367 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
368 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
369 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
370 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
371 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
372 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
373 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
374 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
375 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
376 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
377 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
378 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
380 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
381 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
382 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
385 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
386 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
387 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
389 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
390 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
391 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
392 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
393 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
394 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
396 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
397 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
399 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
400 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
401 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
402 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
403 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
404 Closes: #185943, #237049
406 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
408 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
411 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
414 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
415 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
416 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
417 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
418 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
419 running. closes: Bug#187250
420 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
421 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
422 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
423 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
424 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
425 user closes: Bug#176506
427 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
429 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
432 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
433 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
434 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
435 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
436 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
437 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
438 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
439 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
440 deb-building toolchain.
441 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
442 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
443 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
444 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
445 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
446 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
447 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
448 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
449 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
450 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
451 sections about changelog files.
453 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
454 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
455 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
456 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
457 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
458 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
460 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
461 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
462 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
463 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
464 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
465 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
466 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
467 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
468 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
469 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
470 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
471 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
472 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
473 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
474 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
475 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
476 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
477 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
478 for the restructuring
480 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
482 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
485 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
487 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
488 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
489 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
490 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
491 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
492 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
494 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
495 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
496 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
497 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
498 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
499 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
500 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
502 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
503 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
504 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
505 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
507 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
509 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
512 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
513 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
514 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
515 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
516 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
517 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
519 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
520 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
521 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
522 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
524 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
525 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
526 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
527 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
528 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
529 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
530 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
531 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
532 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
534 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
535 script should start it, closes: #60979
536 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
537 "should", closes: #170019
538 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
539 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
540 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
541 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
542 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
543 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
544 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
545 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
548 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
550 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
553 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
554 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
555 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
556 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
557 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
558 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
559 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
560 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
561 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
563 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
564 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
565 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
566 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
567 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
568 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
569 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
570 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
571 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
573 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
574 file, closes: Bug#65764
576 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
578 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
580 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
581 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
582 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
583 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
584 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
585 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
586 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
587 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
588 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
589 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
590 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
591 details. closes: Bug#133030
592 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
593 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
596 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
598 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
600 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
601 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
602 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
603 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
604 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
605 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
606 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
607 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
608 not. closes: Bug#139820
609 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
610 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
611 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
612 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
613 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
614 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
615 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
616 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
617 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
618 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
620 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
622 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
623 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
624 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
625 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
626 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
627 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
628 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
629 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
630 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
631 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
632 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
633 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
634 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
635 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
636 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
637 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
638 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
639 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
640 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
641 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
643 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
644 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
645 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
646 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
647 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
648 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
649 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
651 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
652 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
653 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
654 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
655 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
656 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
657 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
658 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
659 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
661 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
663 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
665 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
666 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
667 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
668 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
669 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
670 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
671 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
672 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
673 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
674 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
675 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
676 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
677 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
678 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
679 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
680 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
681 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
682 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
683 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
684 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
685 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
686 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
687 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
689 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
691 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
693 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
694 medium, high, emergency.
695 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
696 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
697 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
698 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
699 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
702 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
703 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
704 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
706 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
707 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
708 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
709 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
710 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
711 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
712 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
715 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
717 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
719 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
720 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
721 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
722 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
724 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
725 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
726 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
727 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
728 debian/rules to do this
729 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
730 patches are incorporated upstream
731 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
732 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
733 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
734 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
735 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
736 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
738 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
739 system closes: Bug#91249
740 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
741 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
742 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
743 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
744 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
745 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
746 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
747 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
748 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
749 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
750 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
751 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
752 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
754 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
756 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
758 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
759 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
760 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
761 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
763 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
764 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
765 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
767 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
770 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
772 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
774 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
775 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
776 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
777 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
778 package for the time being
779 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
780 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
781 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
782 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
783 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
784 * Rename all .text files as .txt
785 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
786 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
787 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
788 Build-Depends arch syntax
789 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
791 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
792 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
794 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
795 from policy maintenance duties.
796 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
797 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
799 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
801 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
803 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
805 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
807 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
809 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
810 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
811 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
812 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
813 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
814 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
815 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
816 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
817 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
818 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
819 minor version number for this
820 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
821 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
822 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
823 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
824 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
825 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
826 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
827 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
828 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
830 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
832 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
834 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
835 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
836 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
837 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
838 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
840 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
842 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
843 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
844 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
845 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
846 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
847 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
848 xutils closes: Bug#82966
849 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
850 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
851 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
852 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
853 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
854 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
855 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
856 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
857 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
860 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
862 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
864 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
865 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
867 * Document the Enhances relationship
868 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
869 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
870 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
871 policy. closes: Bug#53496
872 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
873 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
875 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
877 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
878 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
879 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
880 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
882 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
883 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
884 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
885 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
886 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
888 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
890 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
892 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
893 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
894 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
896 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
897 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
898 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
899 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
900 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
901 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
902 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
903 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
904 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
906 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
908 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
910 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
912 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
913 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
914 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
915 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
916 policy. closes: Bug#64437
917 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
918 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
919 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
920 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
921 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
922 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
923 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
924 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
925 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
926 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
927 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
928 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
929 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
930 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
931 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
932 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
933 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
935 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
936 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
938 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
940 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
942 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
943 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
944 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
945 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
946 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
947 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
948 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
949 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
950 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
951 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
952 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
953 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
954 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
955 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
956 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
957 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
958 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
959 alternative closes: Bug#53755
960 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
961 list closes: Bug#53756
962 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
963 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
964 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
965 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
966 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
967 policy closes: Bug#53760
968 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
969 policy closes: Bug#53761
970 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
971 that use X closes: Bug#53762
972 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
973 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
974 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
975 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
976 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
977 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
978 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
979 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
980 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
982 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
983 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
984 to install with older fileutils.
985 * Installed FHS version 2.1
986 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
987 * Added FHS details to copyright file
988 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
990 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
991 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
993 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
995 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
997 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
998 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
1000 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
1002 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1004 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
1005 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
1007 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
1010 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1012 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
1013 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1015 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1017 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1019 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1021 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1022 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1024 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1026 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1028 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1029 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1030 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1031 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1032 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1033 directoried (closes: #41547)
1034 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1035 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1036 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1037 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1038 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1039 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1040 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1041 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1042 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1043 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1044 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1046 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1047 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1048 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1049 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1050 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1051 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1052 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1054 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1055 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1056 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1057 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1059 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1061 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1063 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1064 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1066 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1068 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1070 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1071 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1073 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
1075 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1077 * A few typos and omissions corrected
1078 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
1080 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
1081 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
1082 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
1083 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
1084 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
1085 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
1086 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
1087 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
1088 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
1089 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
1090 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
1091 this closes: Bug#38612
1092 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
1093 before. closes: Bug#40864
1095 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
1097 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1099 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
1100 officially uploaded.
1101 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
1103 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
1104 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
1105 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
1107 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
1108 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
1109 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
1110 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
1111 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
1112 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
1114 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
1115 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
1116 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
1118 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
1120 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
1121 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
1122 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
1123 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
1124 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
1126 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
1128 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1130 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
1131 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
1132 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
1133 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
1134 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
1135 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
1136 there). closes: Bug#34233
1137 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
1138 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
1139 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
1140 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
1141 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
1143 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
1145 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1147 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
1148 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
1149 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
1150 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
1153 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
1154 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
1155 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
1156 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
1157 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
1160 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
1161 number. closes: BUG#25911
1163 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
1164 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
1165 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
1166 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
1167 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
1168 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
1170 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
1171 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
1172 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
1175 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
1176 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
1177 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
1179 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
1180 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
1181 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
1182 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
1184 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
1185 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
1186 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
1188 * Make the package optional, not extra.
1190 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
1191 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
1192 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
1193 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
1194 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
1195 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
1196 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
1197 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
1200 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
1202 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
1203 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
1206 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
1208 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1210 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
1212 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
1214 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1216 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
1217 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
1218 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
1219 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
1220 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
1221 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
1222 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
1223 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
1225 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
1226 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
1228 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
1230 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1232 * non-maintainer release
1233 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
1234 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
1236 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
1237 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
1238 * no content changes
1239 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
1241 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
1243 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1247 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
1249 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1251 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1253 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
1254 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1255 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
1257 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
1258 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
1260 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
1261 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
1262 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
1263 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
1265 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
1266 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
1267 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
1268 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
1269 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
1270 and restart options and to comply with the console message
1271 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
1273 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
1274 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
1275 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
1278 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1279 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
1280 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
1282 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
1283 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
1284 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
1286 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1287 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
1289 * New version numbering scheme:
1291 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1292 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1293 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1296 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1297 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1298 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1299 differ between the manuals.
1301 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1302 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1303 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1304 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1306 * Packaging changes:
1308 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1309 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1311 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
1313 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
1315 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1317 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1319 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
1320 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
1321 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
1323 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
1324 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
1327 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
1328 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
1329 file extension as the referenced file
1331 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
1332 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
1334 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
1335 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
1336 start, stop, restart, force-reload
1337 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
1340 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
1341 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
1342 be installed into /etc/cron.d
1344 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
1345 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
1346 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
1347 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
1350 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1351 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
1354 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
1355 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
1356 reasonable default configuration
1358 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
1359 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
1360 by all news servers and clients
1362 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
1363 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
1364 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
1365 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
1366 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
1368 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1369 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
1372 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
1374 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1375 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
1377 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
1380 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
1381 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
1383 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
1384 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
1386 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1388 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
1390 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1392 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1393 - X library package is now called xlib6g
1394 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1395 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
1397 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
1399 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
1400 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
1401 * Don't use debstd anymore
1403 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
1405 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1407 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1408 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
1409 contrib/non-free policy
1410 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
1411 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
1412 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
1413 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
1414 - new section about `Daemons'
1415 - updated section about `Configuration files'
1416 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
1417 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
1418 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1419 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
1420 * Paper about libc6 migration:
1421 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
1422 * SGML source code included in package
1423 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
1425 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
1427 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1429 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1430 - completely reworked structure
1431 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1432 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1433 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1434 - removed all those ugly footnotes
1435 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
1436 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
1437 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
1438 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
1439 - mention "orphaned packages"
1440 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
1441 distributions' policy
1442 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
1443 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
1444 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
1445 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
1446 - added section about arch spec strings
1447 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
1448 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
1449 - added section about "menus"
1450 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
1451 the new documentation policy soon
1452 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
1453 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
1455 - added section about editors and pagers
1456 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
1457 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
1458 - added section about device files
1459 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1460 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1461 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1463 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1464 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1465 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1466 - Added new section about obsolete names
1467 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1468 * Fixed package's description
1470 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1472 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1474 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1476 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1478 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1480 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1481 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1482 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1483 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1485 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1487 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1489 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1490 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1491 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1493 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1494 and upload it "byhand" too.
1496 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1498 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1501 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1502 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1503 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1504 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1505 functionality must not have the same name.
1506 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1507 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1508 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1509 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1510 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1511 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1512 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1514 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1515 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1516 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1517 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1518 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1519 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1520 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1521 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1524 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1526 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1528 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1530 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1531 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1532 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1533 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1534 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1537 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1539 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1541 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1543 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1544 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1545 description of deb file format.
1546 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1547 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1549 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1551 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1552 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1554 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1556 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1558 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1559 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1560 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1561 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1562 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1563 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1564 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1565 packages in section on Procedure
1566 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1567 a package maintainer
1568 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1569 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1570 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1572 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1573 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1574 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1575 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1576 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1577 on various shlib files
1578 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1579 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1580 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1582 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1584 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1586 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1587 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1588 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1590 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1591 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1592 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1593 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1594 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1596 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1598 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1600 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1602 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1604 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1605 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1606 compatibility go in contrib.
1608 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1609 instructions in policy manual.
1610 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1613 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1615 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1617 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1618 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1619 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1620 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1622 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1623 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1626 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1628 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1630 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1631 * More detail about changelog format names.
1633 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1634 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1638 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1640 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1642 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1644 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1646 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1648 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1650 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1652 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1653 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1654 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1656 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1658 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1660 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1662 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1664 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1668 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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