1 debian-policy (3.9.1.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
3 * Policy: Include GPL version 1 in common-licenses
4 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
5 Seconded: gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
6 Seconded: Damyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org>
7 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
9 * Policy: Libtool *.la files should generally not be installed
10 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
11 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
12 Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
14 * Policy: Require dpkg-divert --package when adding/removing diversions
15 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
16 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
17 Seconded: Raphael Geissert <geissert@debian.org>
19 * Policy: Remove encouragement to create shlibs.local
20 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
21 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
22 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
23 Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
24 * Policy: Document alternate SONAME format with version before .so
25 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
26 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
27 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
29 * Set the version of the Perl Policy to match the version of the Policy
31 * Explain the Perl module package naming policy more explicitly and
32 provide some examples. (Closes: #175202)
33 * Add Pre-Depends and Build-Depends-Indep to the relationships not
34 allowed from main to contrib or non-free and mention that such
35 relationships are okay if the non-free package is only an
36 alternative. Thanks, Raphael Geissert. (Closes: #587279)
37 * Revise the footnote discussing shlibs creation to not talk about the
38 switch to objdump as if it were a new innovation and to explicitly
39 mention the NEEDED attribute as the source of dependency information.
41 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:34:54 -0700
43 debian-policy (3.9.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
46 * Fix path to changelog.Debian.gz in footnote on documentation symlinks.
49 * Convert upgrading-checklist to debiandoc-sgml. This generates a better
52 * Fix typo in package_upstream-version.orig.tar.gz.
53 Thanks, Salvatore Bonaccorso. (Closes: #558430)
54 * Replace 'copyright and distribution license' by 'copyright information
55 and distribution license' (three times).
56 Proposed by Jonathan Nieder.
57 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
58 Seconded: Thijs Kinkhorst <thijs@debian.org>
59 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
60 Seconded: Gregor Herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
62 * extend UID range of user accounts by removing the 30000-59999 reserved
64 Proposed by Santiago Vila
65 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
66 Seconded: Luk Claes <luk@debian.org>
67 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
68 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
72 * Policy: Overhaul Breaks, Conflicts, Provides, and Replaces
73 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
74 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
75 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
77 * Policy: Support for architecture wildcards
78 Wording: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
79 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
80 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
81 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
82 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
84 * Policy: Except init.d scripts from the normal set -e requirement
85 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
86 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
87 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
89 * Policy: Maintainer scripts might not have a controlling terminal
90 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
91 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
92 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
93 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
95 * Policy: Fully specify the date format for changelog entries
96 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
97 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
98 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
99 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
101 * Policy: Deprecate /usr/share/common-licenses/BSD
102 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
103 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
104 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
105 Seconded: gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
107 * Policy: Document Checksums-Sha1 and Checksums-Sha256
108 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@stanford.edu>
109 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
110 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
112 * Policy: Prohibit duplicate field names in a control paragraph
113 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
114 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
115 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
116 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
118 * Policy: Relax requirement that library dev files be in one package
119 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
120 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
121 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
123 * Policy: Tighten requirements for maintainer-like fields
124 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
125 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
126 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
128 * Policy: Update Format control field documentation
129 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
130 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
131 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
132 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu27@gmail.com>
134 * Debconf: Add SETTITLE, like title but uses a template
135 Wording: Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>
136 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
137 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
139 * Perl Policy: Change perlapi provides to use an ABI version
140 Wording: Niko Tyni <ntyni@debian.org>
141 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
142 Seconded: Brendan O'Dea <bod@debian.org>
143 Seconded: Damyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org>
145 * Perl Policy: Recommend DESTDIR instead of PREFIX with Makefile.PL
146 Wording: Niko Tyni <ntyni@debian.org>
147 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
148 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
150 * Standardize dpkg state wording and bring it in line with dpkg,
151 renaming Failed-Config to Half-Configured and use uniform
152 capitalization and punctuation. (Closes: #442134)
153 * Remove documentation of alternative changelog formats. This feature
154 is not allowed in the Debian archive and will be documented in the
155 dpkg-dev documentation instead. The documentation that was in Policy
156 was also somewhat outdated. (Closes: #555009, see #584141)
157 * Remove obsolete footnote sentence saying that dpkg-statoverride is a
158 new feature and not well-known. (Closes: #563425)
159 * Clarify in the Perl Policy that perl-base is essential, not perl, and
160 don't imply packages need to depend on perl-base. (Closes: #576594)
161 * Document the special debian-installer section in the list of current
162 sections and add a link to the list of sections in unstable, which
163 contains longer descriptions. (Closes: #577666)
164 * Remove the footnote listing every architecture known to dpkg. This
165 list can be trivially produced by dpkg-architecture -L (already
166 noted), is very long, and quickly becomes out-of-date.
167 * Move silly version ordering example to a footnote. (Closes: #560839)
168 * Reletter the process steps to not skip State C and use more
169 traditional foreground and background colors for Process.html and
170 README.html. (Closes: #584521)
171 * Fix typo in footnote about help2man. (Closes: #584796)
172 * Add an example for Replaces when a package is split. Thanks, Uwe
173 Kleine-König. (Closes: #572253)
174 * Explicitly state that packages may remove unmodified, obsolete
175 configuration files during upgrade. (Closes: #470633)
176 * Clarify the wording around which build dependencies must be satisfied
177 for different debian/rules targets and add a footnote to the
178 description of the build-arch and build-indep targets explaining why
179 this split does not currently work as desired. (Closes: #328951)
180 * Avoid "Debianised" or "Debianized" in favor of just "Debian" or
181 "Debian package" as appropriate. Patch from Ben Finney.
183 * Switch to source format 3.0 (native).
185 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:40:52 -0700
187 debian-policy (3.8.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
190 * Also provide documents in single-file HTML format.
191 Proposed by Jari Aalto.
193 * Number the DFSG points like in the social_contract document.
194 Proposed by Enrico Zini.
198 * [b270d2d]: Typo fix: relayed -> related. Thanks to Matt Kraai for
201 Policy: Grant an FHS exception for the multiarch library directories
202 Wording: Steve Langasek.
203 Seconded: Aurelien Jarno
204 Seconded: Julien Cristau
205 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx
208 virtual package list: Added Doom virtual packages
209 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
210 Seconded: Russ Allbery
211 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi
214 README Process upgrading-checklist: Created/converted to org-mode
215 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
216 Seconded: Russ Allbery
218 * [4da0692]: [typo-fixes]:
219 policy: Fix a number of grammatical or typographical errors
220 wording: Eric Dantan Rzewnicki
221 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava
222 * [112c4bc]: FHS Exceptions
223 policy: Explicitly allow /selinux and /sys as FHS exceptions
224 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
225 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
226 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
228 This patch explicitly allows /sys and /selinux as additional
229 directories in the root file system allowed under the policy.
230 * [16afbcb]: Clarify ./debian/rules #! line
231 policy: Clarify rule for debian/rules shebang line
232 Wording: Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au>
233 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
234 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
235 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
236 Explicitly state that "make -f debian/rules" and "./debian/rules"
237 must behave identically, to prevent confusion, and to promote
238 reproducibility, and conform to the principle of least surprise.
239 * [dab93b2]: Add a cron-daemon virtual package
240 policy, virtual package list: New virtual package: cron-daemon
241 wording: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña, Manoj Srivastava
242 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
243 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
245 Create a virtual cron daemon package that:
246 - Has to provide /usr/bin/crontab and support crontab entries
247 - Correct execution of /etc/cron.d
248 - Correct support of /etc/crontab
249 - Support of crontab entries with names for days and months,
251 - Correct execution of /etc/cron.{hourly,daily,weekly,monthly}
254 * Policy: Clarify policy on named pipes in packages
255 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
256 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
257 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
258 * Change the sole occurrence of MUST to must for consistency and to
259 avoid confusion with IETF RFC keywords. Thanks, Jakub Wilk.
262 -- Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:22:43 +0100
264 debian-policy (3.8.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
266 * Policy: Bring Architecture description in line with dpkg-source
267 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
268 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
269 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
271 * Policy: Update information about DEB_*_ARCH variables
272 Wording: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
273 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
274 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
276 * Policy: Remove support for uploads to multiple distributions
277 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
278 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
279 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
281 * Policy: Remove permission for packages to modify ld.so.conf
282 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
283 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
284 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
285 Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
286 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
288 * Policy: Clarify X installation directory handling
289 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
290 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
291 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
292 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
294 * Policy: Localized man pages should be up-to-date or warn
295 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
296 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
297 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
299 * Policy: Remove restriction on manual page character encoding
300 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
301 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
302 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@golden-gryphon.com>
304 * Policy: Allow Binary field to span multiple lines
305 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
306 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
307 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
309 * Policy: Revise info requirements for triggerized install-info
310 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
311 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
312 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
314 * Perl Policy: Remove obsolete dependency requirements
315 Wording: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
316 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
317 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
319 * Breaks is now supported by the stable release of dpkg, so drop
320 warnings against its use. Thanks, Steve Langasek. (Closes: #533577)
321 * Add references to the sections on Breaks and Conflicts to the section
322 on binary dependencies. Thanks, Frank Küster. (Closes: #529771)
323 * Clarify the units of Installed-Size and document that it is an
324 approximation. Thanks, Martin Dorey. (Closes: #534408)
325 * Don't suggest calling dpkg-statoverride --remove unconditionally in
326 the postrm script. Thanks, Patrick Schoenfeld. (Closes: #539389)
327 * Explain that the copyright dates are for the original Policy manual
328 and that there is no updated list of copyright holders for subsequent
329 revisions available. (Partly addresses #47438)
330 * Clarify the description of the Files control field and add examples.
331 * Change the wording of the Description and Changes field specifications
332 for *.changes files to more closely match the wording for Files and
333 add more details about the contents of the Description field in
335 * Merge the package name syntax requirements between the Package and
336 Source field descriptions.
337 * Say that sensible-editor and sensible-pager are provided by the
338 sensible-utils package, not by the base system. Thanks, Clint Adams
339 and Steve Langasek. (Closes: #541537)
340 * Document that control field values are case-sensitive unless the field
341 description says otherwise.
343 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:13:26 -0700
345 debian-policy (3.8.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
348 * Policy: Mandate debconf or equivalent for user prompting
349 Wording: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
350 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
351 Seconded: Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>
352 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
353 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
355 * Policy: Remove /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 FHS exception
356 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
357 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
358 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
360 * Policy: Remove obsolete /var/mail transition requirement
361 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
362 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
363 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
365 * Policy: Move Speedo fonts into the deprecated category
366 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
367 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
368 Seconded: Julien Danjou <acid@debian.org>
370 * Housekeeping (resynchronizing lists maintained elsewhere):
371 - Add GFDL 1.3 to the common-licenses list.
372 - Update the list of archive sections. (Closes: #519835)
373 * Set the release date of the 3.8.1 upgrading-checklist entry.
377 * The FHS is the "Filesystem Hierarchy Standard", regardless of our
378 preferred spelling of "file system" elsewhere. Fix this and a nearby
379 search-and-replace capitalisation bug.
380 * Build-depend on texlive-latex-extra, which is needed by
381 debiandoc2latexps and isn't included in texlive's dependencies.
383 * Policy: State requirements for source package names
384 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
385 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
386 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
388 * Add myself to Uploaders.
391 * Add myself to Uploaders.
392 * Update Standards-Version to 3.8.1 (no changes required).
394 - use `dpkg --print-architecture' instead of obsolete form
395 `dpkg --print-installation-architecture'.
396 - fix a race condition while generating DEBIAN/md5sums.
398 -- Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:42:53 +0200
400 debian-policy (3.8.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
402 * Policy: Clarify what "sensible behavior" is for init scripts
403 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
404 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
405 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
407 * Policy: Remove alternative changelog formats from main manual
408 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
409 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
410 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
412 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for changelog files
413 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
414 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
415 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
417 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for control files
418 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
419 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
420 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
422 * Policy: New option in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS to avoid running test-suites
423 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
424 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
425 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
427 * Policy: Expand expected capabilities for local in /bin/sh scripts
428 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
429 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
430 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
432 * Policy: Clarify Essential definition and caution when adding to it
433 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
434 Seconded: Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
435 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
437 * Policy: Allow user mail spools to be mode 0600 or 0660
438 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
439 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
440 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
442 * Policy: Remove special handling of init scripts ending in .sh
443 Wording: Kel Modderman <kel@otaku42.de>
444 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
445 Seconded: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>
447 * Policy: /var/run and /var/lock may be volatile
448 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
449 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
450 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
452 * Policy: debian/control allows comments starting with #
453 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
454 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
455 Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
456 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
458 * Improve the documentation of maintainer script actions for diversions
459 in the informative appendix to allow for addition of a new diversion
460 on upgrade and handle error cases correctly. Thanks to Olivier Berger
461 for the report and Raphaël Hertzog for the review. (Closes: #483418)
462 * Clarify the meaning of architecture restrictions on build dependencies
463 in the presence of alternatives. Thanks to Guillem Jover for the
464 explanation and review and Emilio Pozuelo Monfort and Don Armstrong
465 for wording review. (Closes: #163666)
466 * Change the term "category" to "archive area" when referring to main,
467 contrib, and non-free. This is closer to the wording of the Social
468 Contract. (Closes: #473439)
469 * Use <user>:<group> notation rather than <user>.<group> notation in
470 multiple places. Thanks, Kurt Roeckx. (Closes: #488039)
471 * Fix typo in 3.8.0.0 upgrading-checklist entry. Patch from Kobayashi
472 Noritada. (Closes: #487701)
473 * Mention debugging packages as an explicit example of packages with
474 extra priority. Thanks, Charles Plessy. (Closes: #491985)
475 * Clarify that translation is only required for user-visible debconf
476 messages. Capitalize "Debian Configuration Management Specification"
477 uniformly. Thanks, Julian Andres Klode. (Closes: #492624)
478 * Add --wildcards to the sample tar command in appendix B.1 for
479 extracting the package copyright file, adjusting for new tar option
480 behavior. Thanks, Yan Morin. (Closes: #503685)
481 * Reword the requirement that maintainer scripts exit with a zero
482 status on success to avoid double-negatives.
483 * Include the full name of each menu category rather than only the
484 portion relative to the parent heading to be clearer in long category
485 lists. Thanks, Christoph Berg. (Closes: #511804)
486 * Build-Depend on texlive rather than tetex-extra. texlive appears to
487 be sufficient for how Policy uses debiandoc-sgml and pulls in far
489 * Remove the postinst and prerm scripts. doc-base registration is now
490 handled by triggers and no longer required and removal of /usr/doc
491 links was completed long ago.
492 * Reference GPL-2 rather than the GPL symlink in debian/copyright.
494 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:50:52 -0700
496 debian-policy (3.8.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
498 * Don't attempt to register the non-existent debian-policy-process
499 document. Thanks, Adrian von Bidder. (Closes: #484706)
501 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:13:01 -0700
503 debian-policy (3.8.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
505 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with
506 non-trivial source", thanks to Wouter Verhelst, Jörg Sommer, Colin Watson,
507 and Junichi Uekawa (Closes: #250202).
508 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/02/2008] Manual page encoding", thanks to
509 Colin Watson (Closes: #440420).
510 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] common interface for parallel building in
511 DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, and Robert
512 Millan (Closes: #209008).
513 * Bug fix: "Please clarify splitting/syntax of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to
514 Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, Robert Millan, and Guillem Jover
516 * Bug fix: "Documentation for Breaks in dpkg", thanks to Ian Jackson
518 * Bug fix: "support for wrapped Uploaders should now be mandatory"
520 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages",
521 thanks to Neil McGovern, Colin Watson, Bill Allombert, Steve Langasek,
522 Kurt Roeckx, and others (Closes: #392362).
523 * Bug fix: "Homepage field in debian/control undocumented", thanks to
524 Mario Iseli (Closes: #452105).
525 * Bug fix: "Policy inconsistent with reality: base subsection no longer
526 used", thanks to Magnus Holmgren, Bernd Zeimetz, and Colin Watson
528 * Bug fix: "Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in
529 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Barry Hawkins (Closes: #291460).
530 * Bug fix: "[Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is
531 not a part of Debian distribution", thanks to Taketoshi Sano
533 * Bug fix: "scripts as configuration files: should vs. must", thanks to Frank
534 Küster (Closes: #403391).
535 * Bug fix: "debconf specification should allow underscores in template
536 names", thanks to Colin Watson (Closes: #473761).
537 * Bug fix: "clarify handling of run-time and compile-time support programs",
538 thanks to Goswin Brederlow and Raphael Hertzog (Closes: #367984).
539 * Policy: better document version ranking and empty Debian revisions
540 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
541 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
542 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
543 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
544 Closes: #186700, #458910
545 * Policy: remove obsolete app-defaults and Xresources provisions
546 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
547 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
549 * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
550 to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
551 * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
552 Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
553 * Bug fix: "substvar reference moved from dpkg-source(1) to
554 deb-substvars(5)", thanks to Ian Beckwith (Closes: #475731).
555 * Policy: bugs fixed in NMUs are now closed rather than marked fixed
556 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> (thanks, Sandro Tosi)
558 * Policy: C.1.4, C.1.8: minor typos
559 Wording: Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu@gmail.com>
561 * Remove the now-obsolete policy-process document.
562 * Add an md5sums control file.
563 * Add Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git control fields.
564 * Remove build system support for FHS 2.1 and FSSTND, mostly commented out.
565 * Remove more temporary files created by the build.
566 * Remove the FSSTND license from debian/copyright; no FSSTND files are
567 currently part of policy.
568 * Update FHS copyright dates in debian/copyright.
569 * Standardize the spacing around headings in upgrading-checklist.html.
570 * Remove old ChangeLog files and metadata headers in maintainer scripts
573 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:53:27 -0700
575 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
577 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
578 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
579 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
580 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
581 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
582 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
583 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
584 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
585 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
586 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
587 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
588 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
589 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
590 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
591 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
592 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
594 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
596 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
597 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
598 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
600 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
601 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
602 list?" (Closes: #412634).
603 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
604 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
605 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
606 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
607 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
608 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
609 * Bug fix: "Virtual package for Japanese font packages
610 (ttf-japanese-mincho and ttf-japanese-gothic)", thanks to Nobuhiro
611 Iwamatsu (Closes: #440931).
612 * Drop unsupported docbook-xml format from the doc-base file for the
613 debconf specification.
614 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
615 * Update Standards-Version to 3.7.3 (no changes required).
617 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:55 -0800
619 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
621 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
622 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
623 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
624 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
625 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
627 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
629 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
630 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
631 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
632 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
633 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
635 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
636 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
637 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
638 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
639 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
640 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
641 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
642 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
643 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
644 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
645 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
646 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
647 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
648 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
649 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
650 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
652 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
654 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
655 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
656 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
657 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
658 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
659 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
660 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
661 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
663 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
665 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
667 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
668 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
669 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
670 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
671 Polo (Closes: #372497).
672 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
673 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
675 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
676 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
677 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
678 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
679 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
680 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
681 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
682 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
683 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
684 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
686 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
687 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
688 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
689 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
690 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
691 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
693 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
695 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
697 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
698 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
699 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
700 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
702 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
703 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
705 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
707 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
709 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
710 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
711 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
712 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
713 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
714 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
715 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
716 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
717 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
718 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
720 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
721 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
722 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
723 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
724 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
725 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
726 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
727 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
728 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
729 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
730 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
733 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
735 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
737 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
738 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
739 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
740 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
741 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
742 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
743 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
744 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
745 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
746 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
747 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
748 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
749 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
750 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
751 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
752 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
753 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
754 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
755 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
756 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
757 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
758 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
759 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
760 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
761 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
762 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
763 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
764 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
766 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
767 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
768 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
769 Hess (Closes: #362247).
770 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
771 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
772 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
773 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
774 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
775 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
776 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
777 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
778 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
779 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
780 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
781 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
783 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
784 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
786 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
787 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
788 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
789 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
790 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
791 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
792 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
793 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
794 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
795 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
796 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
798 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
800 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
803 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
804 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
805 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
806 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
807 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
808 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
809 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
810 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
811 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
812 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
813 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
814 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
815 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
817 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
818 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
819 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
820 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
821 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
822 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
823 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
824 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
825 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
826 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
827 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
828 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
829 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
830 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
831 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
832 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
833 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
834 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
835 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
838 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
840 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
842 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
843 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
844 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
845 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
847 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
848 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
849 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
850 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
852 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
854 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
857 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
858 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
859 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
860 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
861 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
862 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
863 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
864 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
865 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
866 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
868 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
869 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
870 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
872 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
873 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
874 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
875 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
876 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
877 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
878 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
880 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
881 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
882 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
883 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
885 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
886 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
887 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
888 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
889 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
890 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
891 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
892 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
894 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
895 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
896 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
897 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
898 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
899 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
900 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
901 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
902 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
903 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
904 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
905 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
906 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
907 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
908 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
909 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
910 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
912 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
914 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
917 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
918 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
919 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
920 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
921 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
922 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
923 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
924 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
925 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
927 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
928 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
929 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
930 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
931 this section. closes: Bug#248618
932 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
933 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
934 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
935 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
936 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
937 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
938 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
939 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
940 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
941 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
942 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
943 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
945 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
946 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
947 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
950 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
951 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
952 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
954 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
955 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
956 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
957 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
958 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
959 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
961 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
962 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
964 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
965 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
966 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
967 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
968 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
969 Closes: #185943, #237049
971 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
973 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
976 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
979 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
980 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
981 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
982 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
983 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
984 running. closes: Bug#187250
985 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
986 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
987 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
988 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
989 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
990 user closes: Bug#176506
992 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
994 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
997 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
998 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
999 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
1000 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
1001 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
1002 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
1003 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
1004 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
1005 deb-building toolchain.
1006 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
1007 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
1008 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
1009 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
1010 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
1011 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
1012 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
1013 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
1014 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
1015 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
1016 sections about changelog files.
1018 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
1019 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
1020 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
1021 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
1022 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
1023 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
1025 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
1026 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
1027 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
1028 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
1029 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
1030 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
1031 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
1032 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
1033 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
1034 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
1035 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
1036 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
1037 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
1038 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
1039 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
1040 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
1041 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
1042 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
1043 for the restructuring
1045 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
1047 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
1050 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
1052 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
1053 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
1054 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
1055 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
1056 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
1057 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
1059 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
1060 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
1061 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
1062 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
1063 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
1064 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
1065 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
1067 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
1068 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
1069 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
1070 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
1072 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
1074 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
1077 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
1078 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
1079 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
1080 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
1081 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
1082 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
1084 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
1085 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
1086 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
1087 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
1089 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
1090 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
1091 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
1092 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
1093 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
1094 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
1095 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
1096 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
1097 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
1098 offtopic stuff, too.
1099 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
1100 script should start it, closes: #60979
1101 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
1102 "should", closes: #170019
1103 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
1104 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
1105 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
1106 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
1107 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
1108 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
1109 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
1110 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
1113 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
1115 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
1118 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
1119 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
1120 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
1121 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
1122 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
1123 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
1124 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
1125 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
1126 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
1128 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
1129 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
1130 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
1131 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
1132 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
1133 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
1134 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
1135 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
1136 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
1138 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
1139 file, closes: Bug#65764
1141 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
1143 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
1145 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
1146 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
1147 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
1148 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
1149 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
1150 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
1151 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
1152 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
1153 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
1154 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
1155 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
1156 details. closes: Bug#133030
1157 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
1158 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
1159 parts of Bug#161455.
1161 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
1163 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
1165 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
1166 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
1167 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
1168 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
1169 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
1170 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
1171 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
1172 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
1173 not. closes: Bug#139820
1174 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
1175 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
1176 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
1177 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
1178 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
1179 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
1180 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
1181 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
1182 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
1183 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
1185 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
1187 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
1188 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
1189 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
1190 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
1191 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
1192 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
1193 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
1194 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
1195 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
1196 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
1197 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
1198 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
1199 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
1200 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
1201 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
1202 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
1203 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
1204 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
1205 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
1206 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
1208 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
1209 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
1210 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
1211 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
1212 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
1213 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
1214 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
1216 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
1217 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
1218 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
1219 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
1220 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
1221 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
1222 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
1223 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
1224 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
1226 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
1228 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
1230 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
1231 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
1232 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
1233 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
1234 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
1235 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
1236 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
1237 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
1238 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
1239 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
1240 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
1241 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
1242 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
1243 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
1244 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
1245 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
1246 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
1247 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
1248 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
1249 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
1250 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
1251 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
1252 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
1254 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
1256 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
1258 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
1259 medium, high, emergency.
1260 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
1261 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
1262 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
1263 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
1264 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
1267 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
1268 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
1269 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
1271 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
1272 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
1273 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
1274 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
1275 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
1276 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
1277 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
1280 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
1282 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
1284 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
1285 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
1286 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
1287 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
1289 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
1290 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
1291 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
1292 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
1293 debian/rules to do this
1294 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
1295 patches are incorporated upstream
1296 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
1297 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
1298 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
1299 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
1300 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
1301 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
1303 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
1304 system closes: Bug#91249
1305 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
1306 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
1307 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
1308 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
1309 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
1310 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
1311 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
1312 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
1313 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
1314 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
1315 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
1316 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
1317 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
1319 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
1321 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
1323 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
1324 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
1325 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
1326 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
1328 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
1329 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
1330 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
1332 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
1335 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
1337 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1339 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
1340 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
1341 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
1342 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
1343 package for the time being
1344 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
1345 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
1346 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
1347 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
1348 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
1349 * Rename all .text files as .txt
1350 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
1351 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
1352 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
1353 Build-Depends arch syntax
1354 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
1356 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
1357 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
1359 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
1360 from policy maintenance duties.
1361 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
1362 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
1364 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
1366 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
1368 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
1370 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
1372 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1374 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
1375 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
1376 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
1377 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
1378 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
1379 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
1380 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
1381 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
1382 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
1383 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
1384 minor version number for this
1385 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
1386 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
1387 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
1388 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
1389 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
1390 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
1391 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
1392 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
1393 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
1395 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
1397 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1399 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
1400 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
1401 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
1402 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
1403 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
1405 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
1407 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
1408 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
1409 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
1410 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
1411 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
1412 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
1413 xutils closes: Bug#82966
1414 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
1415 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
1416 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
1417 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
1418 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
1419 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
1420 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
1421 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
1422 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
1425 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
1427 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1429 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
1430 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
1432 * Document the Enhances relationship
1433 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
1434 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
1435 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
1436 policy. closes: Bug#53496
1437 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
1438 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
1440 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
1442 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
1443 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
1444 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
1445 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
1447 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
1448 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
1449 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
1450 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
1451 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
1453 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
1455 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1457 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
1458 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
1459 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
1461 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
1462 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
1463 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
1464 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
1465 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
1466 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
1467 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
1468 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
1469 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
1471 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
1473 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
1475 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1477 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
1478 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
1479 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
1480 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
1481 policy. closes: Bug#64437
1482 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
1483 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
1484 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
1485 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
1486 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
1487 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
1488 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
1489 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
1490 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
1491 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
1492 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
1493 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
1494 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
1495 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
1496 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
1497 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
1498 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
1500 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
1501 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
1503 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
1505 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1507 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
1508 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
1509 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
1510 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
1511 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
1512 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
1513 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
1514 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
1515 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
1516 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
1517 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
1518 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
1519 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
1520 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
1521 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
1522 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
1523 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
1524 alternative closes: Bug#53755
1525 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
1526 list closes: Bug#53756
1527 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
1528 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
1529 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
1530 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
1531 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
1532 policy closes: Bug#53760
1533 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
1534 policy closes: Bug#53761
1535 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
1536 that use X closes: Bug#53762
1537 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
1538 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
1539 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
1540 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
1541 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
1542 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
1543 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
1544 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
1545 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
1547 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
1548 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
1549 to install with older fileutils.
1550 * Installed FHS version 2.1
1551 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
1552 * Added FHS details to copyright file
1553 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
1555 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
1556 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
1558 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
1560 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1562 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
1563 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
1565 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
1567 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1569 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
1570 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
1572 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
1575 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1577 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
1578 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1580 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1582 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1584 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1586 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1587 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1589 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1591 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1593 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1594 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1595 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1596 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1597 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1598 directoried (closes: #41547)
1599 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1600 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1601 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1602 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1603 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1604 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1605 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1606 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1607 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1608 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1609 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1611 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1612 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1613 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1614 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1615 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1616 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1617 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1619 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1620 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1621 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1622 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1624 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1626 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1628 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1629 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1631 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1633 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1635 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1636 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1638 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
1640 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1642 * A few typos and omissions corrected
1643 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
1645 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
1646 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
1647 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
1648 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
1649 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
1650 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
1651 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
1652 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
1653 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
1654 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
1655 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
1656 this closes: Bug#38612
1657 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
1658 before. closes: Bug#40864
1660 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
1662 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1664 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
1665 officially uploaded.
1666 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
1668 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
1669 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
1670 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
1672 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
1673 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
1674 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
1675 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
1676 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
1677 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
1679 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
1680 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
1681 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
1683 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
1685 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
1686 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
1687 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
1688 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
1689 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
1691 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
1693 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1695 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
1696 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
1697 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
1698 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
1699 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
1700 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
1701 there). closes: Bug#34233
1702 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
1703 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
1704 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
1705 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
1706 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
1708 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
1710 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1712 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
1713 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
1714 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
1715 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
1718 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
1719 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
1720 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
1721 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
1722 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
1725 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
1726 number. closes: BUG#25911
1728 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
1729 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
1730 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
1731 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
1732 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
1733 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
1735 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
1736 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
1737 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
1740 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
1741 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
1742 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
1744 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
1745 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
1746 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
1747 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
1749 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
1750 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
1751 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
1753 * Make the package optional, not extra.
1755 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
1756 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
1757 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
1758 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
1759 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
1760 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
1761 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
1762 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
1765 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
1767 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
1768 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
1771 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
1773 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1775 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
1777 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
1779 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1781 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
1782 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
1783 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
1784 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
1785 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
1786 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
1787 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
1788 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
1790 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
1791 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
1793 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
1795 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1797 * non-maintainer release
1798 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
1799 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
1801 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
1802 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
1803 * no content changes
1804 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
1806 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
1808 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1812 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
1814 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1816 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1818 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
1819 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1820 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
1822 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
1823 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
1825 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
1826 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
1827 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
1828 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
1830 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
1831 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
1832 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
1833 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
1834 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
1835 and restart options and to comply with the console message
1836 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
1838 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
1839 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
1840 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
1843 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1844 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
1845 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
1847 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
1848 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
1849 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
1851 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1852 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
1854 * New version numbering scheme:
1856 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1857 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1858 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1861 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1862 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1863 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1864 differ between the manuals.
1866 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1867 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1868 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1869 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1871 * Packaging changes:
1873 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1874 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1876 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
1878 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
1880 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1882 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1884 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
1885 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
1886 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
1888 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
1889 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
1892 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
1893 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
1894 file extension as the referenced file
1896 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
1897 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
1899 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
1900 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
1901 start, stop, restart, force-reload
1902 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
1905 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
1906 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
1907 be installed into /etc/cron.d
1909 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
1910 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
1911 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
1912 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
1915 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1916 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
1919 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
1920 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
1921 reasonable default configuration
1923 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
1924 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
1925 by all news servers and clients
1927 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
1928 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
1929 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
1930 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
1931 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
1933 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1934 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
1937 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
1939 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1940 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
1942 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
1945 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
1946 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
1948 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
1949 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
1951 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1953 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
1955 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1957 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1958 - X library package is now called xlib6g
1959 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1960 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
1962 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
1964 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
1965 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
1966 * Don't use debstd anymore
1968 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
1970 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1972 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1973 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
1974 contrib/non-free policy
1975 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
1976 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
1977 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
1978 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
1979 - new section about `Daemons'
1980 - updated section about `Configuration files'
1981 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
1982 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
1983 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1984 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
1985 * Paper about libc6 migration:
1986 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
1987 * SGML source code included in package
1988 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
1990 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
1992 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1994 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1995 - completely reworked structure
1996 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1997 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1998 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1999 - removed all those ugly footnotes
2000 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
2001 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
2002 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
2003 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
2004 - mention "orphaned packages"
2005 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
2006 distributions' policy
2007 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
2008 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
2009 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
2010 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
2011 - added section about arch spec strings
2012 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
2013 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
2014 - added section about "menus"
2015 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
2016 the new documentation policy soon
2017 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
2018 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
2020 - added section about editors and pagers
2021 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
2022 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
2023 - added section about device files
2024 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
2025 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
2026 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
2028 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
2029 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
2030 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
2031 - Added new section about obsolete names
2032 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
2033 * Fixed package's description
2035 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
2037 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
2039 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
2041 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
2043 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
2045 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
2046 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
2047 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
2048 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
2050 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
2052 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
2054 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
2055 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
2056 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
2058 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
2059 and upload it "byhand" too.
2061 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
2063 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
2066 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
2067 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
2068 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
2069 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
2070 functionality must not have the same name.
2071 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
2072 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
2073 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
2074 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
2075 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
2076 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
2077 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
2079 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
2080 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
2081 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
2082 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
2083 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
2084 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
2085 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
2086 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
2089 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
2091 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
2093 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
2095 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
2096 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
2097 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
2098 a package into. (Guy Maor)
2099 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
2102 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
2104 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
2106 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
2108 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
2109 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
2110 description of deb file format.
2111 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
2112 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
2114 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
2116 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
2117 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
2119 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
2121 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
2123 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
2124 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
2125 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
2126 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
2127 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
2128 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
2129 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
2130 packages in section on Procedure
2131 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
2132 a package maintainer
2133 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
2134 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
2135 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
2137 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
2138 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
2139 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
2140 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
2141 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
2142 on various shlib files
2143 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
2144 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
2145 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
2147 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
2149 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
2151 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
2152 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
2153 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
2155 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
2156 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
2157 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
2158 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
2159 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
2161 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
2163 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
2165 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
2167 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
2169 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
2170 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
2171 compatibility go in contrib.
2173 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
2174 instructions in policy manual.
2175 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
2178 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
2180 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
2182 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
2183 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
2184 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
2185 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
2187 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
2188 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
2191 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
2193 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
2195 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
2196 * More detail about changelog format names.
2198 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
2199 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
2203 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
2205 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
2207 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
2209 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
2211 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
2213 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
2215 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
2217 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
2218 * More verbosity about netiquette.
2219 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
2221 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
2223 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
2225 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
2227 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
2229 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
2233 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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