1 debian-policy (3.5.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual closes: Bug#86507
7 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
9 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
11 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
13 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
15 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
16 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
17 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
18 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
19 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
20 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
21 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
22 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
23 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
24 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
25 minor version number for this
26 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
27 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
28 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
29 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
30 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
31 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
32 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
33 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
34 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
36 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
38 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
40 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
41 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
42 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
43 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
44 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
46 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
48 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
49 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
50 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
51 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
52 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
53 * document the fact that x font utilities have moved to the package
54 xutils, closes: Bug#82966
55 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
56 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
57 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
58 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
59 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
60 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
61 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
62 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
63 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
66 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
68 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
70 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
71 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
73 * Document the Enhances relationship
74 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
75 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
76 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
77 policy. closes: Bug#53496
78 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
79 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
81 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
83 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
84 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
85 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
86 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
88 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
89 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
90 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
91 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
92 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
94 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
96 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
98 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
99 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
100 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
102 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
103 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
104 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
105 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
106 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
107 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
108 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
109 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
110 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
112 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
114 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
116 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
118 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
119 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
120 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
121 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
122 policy. closes: Bug#64437
123 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
124 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
125 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
126 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
127 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
128 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
129 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
130 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
131 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
132 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
133 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
134 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
135 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
136 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
137 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
138 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
139 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
141 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
142 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
144 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
146 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
148 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
149 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
150 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
151 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
152 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
153 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
154 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
155 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
156 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
157 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
158 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
159 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
160 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
161 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
162 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
163 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
164 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
165 alternative closes: Bug#53755
166 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
167 list closes: Bug#53756
168 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
169 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
170 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
171 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
172 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
173 policy closes: Bug#53760
174 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
175 policy closes: Bug#53761
176 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
177 that use X closes: Bug#53762
178 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
179 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
180 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
181 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
182 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
183 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
184 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
185 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
186 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
188 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
189 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
190 to install with older fileutils.
191 * Installed FHS version 2.1
192 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
193 * Added FHS details to copyright file
194 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
196 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
197 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
199 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
201 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
203 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
204 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
206 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
208 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
210 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
211 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
213 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
216 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
218 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
219 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
221 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
223 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
225 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
227 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
228 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
230 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
232 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
234 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
235 #45561, #42447, #48570)
236 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
237 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
238 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
239 directoried (closes: #41547)
240 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
241 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
242 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
243 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
244 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
245 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
246 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
247 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
248 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
249 package criteria (closes: #45318)
250 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
252 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
253 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
254 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
255 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
256 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
257 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
258 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
260 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
261 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
262 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
263 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
265 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
267 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
269 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
270 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
272 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
274 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
276 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
277 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
279 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
281 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
283 * A few typos and omissions corrected
284 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
286 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
287 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
288 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
289 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
290 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
291 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
292 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
293 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
294 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
295 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
296 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
297 this closes: Bug#38612
298 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
299 before. closes: Bug#40864
301 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
303 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
305 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
307 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
309 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
310 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
311 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
313 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
314 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
315 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
316 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
317 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
318 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
320 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
321 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
322 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
324 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
326 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
327 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
328 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
329 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
330 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
332 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
334 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
336 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
337 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
338 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
339 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
340 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
341 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
342 there). closes: Bug#34233
343 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
344 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
345 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
346 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
347 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
349 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
351 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
353 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
354 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
355 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
356 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
359 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
360 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
361 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
362 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
363 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
366 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
367 number. closes: BUG#25911
369 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
370 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
371 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
372 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
373 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
374 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
376 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
377 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
378 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
381 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
382 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
383 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
385 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
386 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
387 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
388 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
390 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
391 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
392 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
394 * Make the package optional, not extra.
396 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
397 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
398 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
399 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
400 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
401 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
402 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
403 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
406 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
408 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
409 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
412 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
414 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
416 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
418 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
420 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
422 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
423 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
424 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
425 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
426 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
427 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
428 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
429 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
431 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
432 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
434 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
436 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
438 * non-maintainer release
439 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
440 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
442 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
443 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
445 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
447 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
449 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
453 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
455 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
457 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
459 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
460 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
461 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
463 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
464 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
466 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
467 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
468 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
469 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
471 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
472 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
473 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
474 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
475 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
476 and restart options and to comply with the console message
477 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
479 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
480 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
481 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
484 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
485 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
486 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
488 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
489 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
490 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
492 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
493 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
495 * New version numbering scheme:
497 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
498 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
499 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
502 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
503 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
504 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
505 differ between the manuals.
507 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
508 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
509 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
510 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
514 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
515 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
517 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
519 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
521 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
523 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
525 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
526 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
527 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
529 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
530 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
533 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
534 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
535 file extension as the referenced file
537 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
538 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
540 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
541 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
542 start, stop, restart, force-reload
543 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
546 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
547 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
548 be installed into /etc/cron.d
550 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
551 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
552 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
553 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
556 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
557 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
560 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
561 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
562 reasonable default configuration
564 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
565 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
566 by all news servers and clients
568 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
569 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
570 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
571 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
572 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
574 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
575 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
578 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
580 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
581 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
583 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
586 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
587 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
589 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
590 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
592 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
594 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
596 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
598 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
599 - X library package is now called xlib6g
600 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
601 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
603 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
605 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
606 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
607 * Don't use debstd anymore
609 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
611 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
613 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
614 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
615 contrib/non-free policy
616 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
617 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
618 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
619 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
620 - new section about `Daemons'
621 - updated section about `Configuration files'
622 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
623 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
624 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
625 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
626 * Paper about libc6 migration:
627 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
628 * SGML source code included in package
629 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
631 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
633 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
635 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
636 - completely reworked structure
637 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
638 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
639 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
640 - removed all those ugly footnotes
641 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
642 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
643 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
644 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
645 - mention "orphaned packages"
646 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
647 distributions' policy
648 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
649 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
650 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
651 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
652 - added section about arch spec strings
653 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
654 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
655 - added section about "menus"
656 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
657 the new documentation policy soon
658 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
659 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
661 - added section about editors and pagers
662 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
663 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
664 - added section about device files
665 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
666 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
667 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
669 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
670 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
671 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
672 - Added new section about obsolete names
673 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
674 * Fixed package's description
676 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
678 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
680 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
682 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
684 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
686 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
687 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
688 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
689 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
691 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
693 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
695 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
696 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
697 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
699 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
700 and upload it "byhand" too.
702 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
704 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
707 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
708 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
709 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
710 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
711 functionality must not have the same name.
712 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
713 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
714 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
715 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
716 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
717 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
718 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
720 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
721 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
722 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
723 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
724 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
725 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
726 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
727 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
730 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
732 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
734 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
736 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
737 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
738 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
739 a package into. (Guy Maor)
740 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
743 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
745 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
747 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
749 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
750 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
751 description of deb file format.
752 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
753 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
755 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
757 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
758 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
760 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
762 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
764 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
765 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
766 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
767 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
768 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
769 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
770 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
771 packages in section on Procedure
772 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
774 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
775 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
776 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
778 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
779 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
780 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
781 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
782 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
783 on various shlib files
784 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
785 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
786 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
788 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
790 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
792 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
793 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
794 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
796 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
797 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
798 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
799 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
800 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
802 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
804 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
806 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
808 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
810 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
811 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
812 compatibility go in contrib.
814 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
815 instructions in policy manual.
816 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
819 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
821 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
823 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
824 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
825 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
826 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
828 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
829 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
832 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
834 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
836 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
837 * More detail about changelog format names.
839 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
840 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
844 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
846 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
848 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
850 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
852 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
854 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
856 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
858 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
859 * More verbosity about netiquette.
860 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
862 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
864 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
866 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
868 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
870 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
874 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
877 mode: debian-changelog