1 debian-policy (3.8.4.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
4 * Fix path to changelog.Debian.gz in footnote on documentation symlinks.
7 * Convert upgrading-checklist to debiandoc-sgml. This generates a better
11 -- Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 2010 00:36:29 +0200
13 debian-policy (3.8.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
16 * Also provide documents in single-file HTML format.
17 Proposed by Jari Aalto.
19 * Number the DFSG points like in the social_contract document.
20 Proposed by Enrico Zini.
24 * [b270d2d]: Typo fix: relayed -> related. Thanks to Matt Kraai for
27 Policy: Grant an FHS exception for the multiarch library directories
28 Wording: Steve Langasek.
29 Seconded: Aurelien Jarno
30 Seconded: Julien Cristau
34 virtual package list: Added Doom virtual packages
35 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
36 Seconded: Russ Allbery
37 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi
40 README Process upgrading-checklist: Created/converted to org-mode
41 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
42 Seconded: Russ Allbery
44 * [4da0692]: [typo-fixes]:
45 policy: Fix a number of grammatical or typographical errors
46 wording: Eric Dantan Rzewnicki
47 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava
48 * [112c4bc]: FHS Exceptions
49 policy: Explicitly allow /selinux and /sys as FHS exceptions
50 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
51 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
52 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
54 This patch explicitly allows /sys and /selinux as additional
55 directories in the root file system allowed under the policy.
56 * [16afbcb]: Clarify ./debian/rules #! line
57 policy: Clarify rule for debian/rules shebang line
58 Wording: Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au>
59 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
60 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
61 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
62 Explicitly state that "make -f debian/rules" and "./debian/rules"
63 must behave identically, to prevent confusion, and to promote
64 reproducibility, and conform to the principle of least surprise.
65 * [dab93b2]: Add a cron-daemon virtual package
66 policy, virtual package list: New virtual package: cron-daemon
67 wording: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña, Manoj Srivastava
68 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
69 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
71 Create a virtual cron daemon package that:
72 - Has to provide /usr/bin/crontab and support crontab entries
73 - Correct execution of /etc/cron.d
74 - Correct support of /etc/crontab
75 - Support of crontab entries with names for days and months,
77 - Correct execution of /etc/cron.{hourly,daily,weekly,monthly}
80 * Policy: Clarify policy on named pipes in packages
81 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
82 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
83 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
84 * Change the sole occurrence of MUST to must for consistency and to
85 avoid confusion with IETF RFC keywords. Thanks, Jakub Wilk.
88 -- Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:22:43 +0100
90 debian-policy (3.8.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
92 * Policy: Bring Architecture description in line with dpkg-source
93 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
94 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
95 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
97 * Policy: Update information about DEB_*_ARCH variables
98 Wording: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
99 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
100 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
102 * Policy: Remove support for uploads to multiple distributions
103 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
104 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
105 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
107 * Policy: Remove permission for packages to modify ld.so.conf
108 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
109 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
110 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
111 Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
112 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
114 * Policy: Clarify X installation directory handling
115 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
116 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
117 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
118 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
120 * Policy: Localized man pages should be up-to-date or warn
121 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
122 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
123 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
125 * Policy: Remove restriction on manual page character encoding
126 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
127 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
128 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@golden-gryphon.com>
130 * Policy: Allow Binary field to span multiple lines
131 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
132 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
133 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
135 * Policy: Revise info requirements for triggerized install-info
136 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
137 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
138 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
140 * Perl Policy: Remove obsolete dependency requirements
141 Wording: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
142 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
143 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
145 * Breaks is now supported by the stable release of dpkg, so drop
146 warnings against its use. Thanks, Steve Langasek. (Closes: #533577)
147 * Add references to the sections on Breaks and Conflicts to the section
148 on binary dependencies. Thanks, Frank Küster. (Closes: #529771)
149 * Clarify the units of Installed-Size and document that it is an
150 approximation. Thanks, Martin Dorey. (Closes: #534408)
151 * Don't suggest calling dpkg-statoverride --remove unconditionally in
152 the postrm script. Thanks, Patrick Schoenfeld. (Closes: #539389)
153 * Explain that the copyright dates are for the original Policy manual
154 and that there is no updated list of copyright holders for subsequent
155 revisions available. (Partly addresses #47438)
156 * Clarify the description of the Files control field and add examples.
157 * Change the wording of the Description and Changes field specifications
158 for *.changes files to more closely match the wording for Files and
159 add more details about the contents of the Description field in
161 * Merge the package name syntax requirements between the Package and
162 Source field descriptions.
163 * Say that sensible-editor and sensible-pager are provided by the
164 sensible-utils package, not by the base system. Thanks, Clint Adams
165 and Steve Langasek. (Closes: #541537)
166 * Document that control field values are case-sensitive unless the field
167 description says otherwise.
169 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:13:26 -0700
171 debian-policy (3.8.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
174 * Policy: Mandate debconf or equivalent for user prompting
175 Wording: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
176 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
177 Seconded: Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>
178 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
179 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
181 * Policy: Remove /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 FHS exception
182 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
183 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
184 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
186 * Policy: Remove obsolete /var/mail transition requirement
187 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
188 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
189 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
191 * Policy: Move Speedo fonts into the deprecated category
192 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
193 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
194 Seconded: Julien Danjou <acid@debian.org>
196 * Housekeeping (resynchronizing lists maintained elsewhere):
197 - Add GFDL 1.3 to the common-licenses list.
198 - Update the list of archive sections. (Closes: #519835)
199 * Set the release date of the 3.8.1 upgrading-checklist entry.
203 * The FHS is the "Filesystem Hierarchy Standard", regardless of our
204 preferred spelling of "file system" elsewhere. Fix this and a nearby
205 search-and-replace capitalisation bug.
206 * Build-depend on texlive-latex-extra, which is needed by
207 debiandoc2latexps and isn't included in texlive's dependencies.
209 * Policy: State requirements for source package names
210 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
211 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
212 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
214 * Add myself to Uploaders.
217 * Add myself to Uploaders.
218 * Update Standards-Version to 3.8.1 (no changes required).
220 - use `dpkg --print-architecture' instead of obsolete form
221 `dpkg --print-installation-architecture'.
222 - fix a race condition while generating DEBIAN/md5sums.
224 -- Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:42:53 +0200
226 debian-policy (3.8.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
228 * Policy: Clarify what "sensible behavior" is for init scripts
229 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
230 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
231 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
233 * Policy: Remove alternative changelog formats from main manual
234 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
235 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
236 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
238 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for changelog files
239 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
240 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
241 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
243 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for control files
244 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
245 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
246 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
248 * Policy: New option in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS to avoid running test-suites
249 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
250 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
251 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
253 * Policy: Expand expected capabilities for local in /bin/sh scripts
254 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
255 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
256 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
258 * Policy: Clarify Essential definition and caution when adding to it
259 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
260 Seconded: Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
261 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
263 * Policy: Allow user mail spools to be mode 0600 or 0660
264 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
265 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
266 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
268 * Policy: Remove special handling of init scripts ending in .sh
269 Wording: Kel Modderman <kel@otaku42.de>
270 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
271 Seconded: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>
273 * Policy: /var/run and /var/lock may be volatile
274 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
275 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
276 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
278 * Policy: debian/control allows comments starting with #
279 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
280 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
281 Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
282 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
284 * Improve the documentation of maintainer script actions for diversions
285 in the informative appendix to allow for addition of a new diversion
286 on upgrade and handle error cases correctly. Thanks to Olivier Berger
287 for the report and Raphaël Hertzog for the review. (Closes: #483418)
288 * Clarify the meaning of architecture restrictions on build dependencies
289 in the presence of alternatives. Thanks to Guillem Jover for the
290 explanation and review and Emilio Pozuelo Monfort and Don Armstrong
291 for wording review. (Closes: #163666)
292 * Change the term "category" to "archive area" when referring to main,
293 contrib, and non-free. This is closer to the wording of the Social
294 Contract. (Closes: #473439)
295 * Use <user>:<group> notation rather than <user>.<group> notation in
296 multiple places. Thanks, Kurt Roeckx. (Closes: #488039)
297 * Fix typo in 3.8.0.0 upgrading-checklist entry. Patch from Kobayashi
298 Noritada. (Closes: #487701)
299 * Mention debugging packages as an explicit example of packages with
300 extra priority. Thanks, Charles Plessy. (Closes: #491985)
301 * Clarify that translation is only required for user-visible debconf
302 messages. Capitalize "Debian Configuration Management Specification"
303 uniformly. Thanks, Julian Andres Klode. (Closes: #492624)
304 * Add --wildcards to the sample tar command in appendix B.1 for
305 extracting the package copyright file, adjusting for new tar option
306 behavior. Thanks, Yan Morin. (Closes: #503685)
307 * Reword the requirement that maintainer scripts exit with a zero
308 status on success to avoid double-negatives.
309 * Include the full name of each menu category rather than only the
310 portion relative to the parent heading to be clearer in long category
311 lists. Thanks, Christoph Berg. (Closes: #511804)
312 * Build-Depend on texlive rather than tetex-extra. texlive appears to
313 be sufficient for how Policy uses debiandoc-sgml and pulls in far
315 * Remove the postinst and prerm scripts. doc-base registration is now
316 handled by triggers and no longer required and removal of /usr/doc
317 links was completed long ago.
318 * Reference GPL-2 rather than the GPL symlink in debian/copyright.
320 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:50:52 -0700
322 debian-policy (3.8.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
324 * Don't attempt to register the non-existent debian-policy-process
325 document. Thanks, Adrian von Bidder. (Closes: #484706)
327 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:13:01 -0700
329 debian-policy (3.8.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
331 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with
332 non-trivial source", thanks to Wouter Verhelst, Jörg Sommer, Colin Watson,
333 and Junichi Uekawa (Closes: #250202).
334 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/02/2008] Manual page encoding", thanks to
335 Colin Watson (Closes: #440420).
336 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] common interface for parallel building in
337 DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, and Robert
338 Millan (Closes: #209008).
339 * Bug fix: "Please clarify splitting/syntax of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to
340 Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, Robert Millan, and Guillem Jover
342 * Bug fix: "Documentation for Breaks in dpkg", thanks to Ian Jackson
344 * Bug fix: "support for wrapped Uploaders should now be mandatory"
346 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages",
347 thanks to Neil McGovern, Colin Watson, Bill Allombert, Steve Langasek,
348 Kurt Roeckx, and others (Closes: #392362).
349 * Bug fix: "Homepage field in debian/control undocumented", thanks to
350 Mario Iseli (Closes: #452105).
351 * Bug fix: "Policy inconsistent with reality: base subsection no longer
352 used", thanks to Magnus Holmgren, Bernd Zeimetz, and Colin Watson
354 * Bug fix: "Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in
355 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Barry Hawkins (Closes: #291460).
356 * Bug fix: "[Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is
357 not a part of Debian distribution", thanks to Taketoshi Sano
359 * Bug fix: "scripts as configuration files: should vs. must", thanks to Frank
360 Küster (Closes: #403391).
361 * Bug fix: "debconf specification should allow underscores in template
362 names", thanks to Colin Watson (Closes: #473761).
363 * Bug fix: "clarify handling of run-time and compile-time support programs",
364 thanks to Goswin Brederlow and Raphael Hertzog (Closes: #367984).
365 * Policy: better document version ranking and empty Debian revisions
366 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
367 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
368 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
369 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
370 Closes: #186700, #458910
371 * Policy: remove obsolete app-defaults and Xresources provisions
372 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
373 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
375 * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
376 to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
377 * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
378 Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
379 * Bug fix: "substvar reference moved from dpkg-source(1) to
380 deb-substvars(5)", thanks to Ian Beckwith (Closes: #475731).
381 * Policy: bugs fixed in NMUs are now closed rather than marked fixed
382 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> (thanks, Sandro Tosi)
384 * Policy: C.1.4, C.1.8: minor typos
385 Wording: Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu@gmail.com>
387 * Remove the now-obsolete policy-process document.
388 * Add an md5sums control file.
389 * Add Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git control fields.
390 * Remove build system support for FHS 2.1 and FSSTND, mostly commented out.
391 * Remove more temporary files created by the build.
392 * Remove the FSSTND license from debian/copyright; no FSSTND files are
393 currently part of policy.
394 * Update FHS copyright dates in debian/copyright.
395 * Standardize the spacing around headings in upgrading-checklist.html.
396 * Remove old ChangeLog files and metadata headers in maintainer scripts
399 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:53:27 -0700
401 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
403 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
404 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
405 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
406 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
407 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
408 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
409 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
410 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
411 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
412 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
413 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
414 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
415 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
416 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
417 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
418 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
420 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
422 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
423 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
424 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
426 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
427 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
428 list?" (Closes: #412634).
429 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
430 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
431 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
432 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
433 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
434 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
435 * Bug fix: "Virtual package for Japanese font packages
436 (ttf-japanese-mincho and ttf-japanese-gothic)", thanks to Nobuhiro
437 Iwamatsu (Closes: #440931).
438 * Drop unsupported docbook-xml format from the doc-base file for the
439 debconf specification.
440 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
441 * Update Standards-Version to 3.7.3 (no changes required).
443 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:55 -0800
445 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
447 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
448 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
449 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
450 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
451 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
453 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
455 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
456 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
457 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
458 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
459 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
461 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
462 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
463 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
464 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
465 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
466 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
467 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
468 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
469 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
470 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
471 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
472 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
473 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
474 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
475 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
476 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
478 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
480 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
481 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
482 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
483 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
484 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
485 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
486 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
487 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
489 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
491 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
493 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
494 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
495 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
496 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
497 Polo (Closes: #372497).
498 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
499 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
501 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
502 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
503 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
504 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
505 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
506 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
507 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
508 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
509 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
510 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
512 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
513 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
514 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
515 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
516 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
517 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
519 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
521 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
523 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
524 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
525 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
526 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
528 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
529 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
531 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
533 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
535 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
536 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
537 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
538 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
539 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
540 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
541 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
542 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
543 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
544 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
546 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
547 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
548 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
549 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
550 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
551 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
552 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
553 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
554 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
555 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
556 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
559 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
561 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
563 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
564 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
565 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
566 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
567 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
568 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
569 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
570 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
571 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
572 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
573 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
574 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
575 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
576 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
577 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
578 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
579 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
580 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
581 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
582 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
583 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
584 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
585 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
586 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
587 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
588 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
589 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
590 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
592 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
593 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
594 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
595 Hess (Closes: #362247).
596 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
597 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
598 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
599 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
600 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
601 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
602 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
603 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
604 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
605 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
606 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
607 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
609 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
610 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
612 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
613 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
614 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
615 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
616 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
617 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
618 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
619 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
620 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
621 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
622 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
624 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
626 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
629 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
630 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
631 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
632 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
633 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
634 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
635 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
636 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
637 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
638 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
639 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
640 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
641 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
643 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
644 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
645 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
646 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
647 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
648 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
649 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
650 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
651 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
652 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
653 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
654 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
655 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
656 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
657 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
658 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
659 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
660 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
661 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
664 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
666 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
668 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
669 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
670 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
671 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
673 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
674 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
675 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
676 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
678 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
680 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
683 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
684 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
685 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
686 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
687 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
688 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
689 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
690 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
691 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
692 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
694 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
695 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
696 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
698 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
699 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
700 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
701 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
702 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
703 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
704 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
706 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
707 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
708 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
709 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
711 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
712 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
713 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
714 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
715 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
716 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
717 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
718 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
720 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
721 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
722 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
723 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
724 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
725 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
726 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
727 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
728 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
729 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
730 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
731 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
732 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
733 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
734 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
735 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
736 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
738 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
740 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
743 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
744 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
745 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
746 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
747 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
748 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
749 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
750 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
751 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
753 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
754 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
755 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
756 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
757 this section. closes: Bug#248618
758 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
759 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
760 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
761 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
762 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
763 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
764 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
765 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
766 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
767 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
768 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
769 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
771 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
772 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
773 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
776 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
777 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
778 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
780 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
781 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
782 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
783 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
784 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
785 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
787 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
788 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
790 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
791 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
792 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
793 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
794 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
795 Closes: #185943, #237049
797 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
799 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
802 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
805 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
806 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
807 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
808 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
809 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
810 running. closes: Bug#187250
811 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
812 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
813 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
814 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
815 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
816 user closes: Bug#176506
818 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
820 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
823 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
824 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
825 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
826 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
827 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
828 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
829 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
830 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
831 deb-building toolchain.
832 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
833 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
834 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
835 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
836 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
837 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
838 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
839 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
840 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
841 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
842 sections about changelog files.
844 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
845 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
846 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
847 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
848 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
849 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
851 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
852 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
853 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
854 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
855 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
856 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
857 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
858 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
859 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
860 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
861 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
862 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
863 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
864 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
865 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
866 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
867 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
868 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
869 for the restructuring
871 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
873 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
876 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
878 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
879 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
880 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
881 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
882 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
883 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
885 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
886 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
887 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
888 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
889 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
890 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
891 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
893 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
894 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
895 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
896 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
898 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
900 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
903 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
904 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
905 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
906 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
907 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
908 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
910 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
911 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
912 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
913 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
915 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
916 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
917 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
918 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
919 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
920 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
921 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
922 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
923 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
925 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
926 script should start it, closes: #60979
927 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
928 "should", closes: #170019
929 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
930 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
931 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
932 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
933 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
934 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
935 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
936 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
939 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
941 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
944 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
945 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
946 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
947 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
948 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
949 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
950 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
951 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
952 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
954 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
955 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
956 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
957 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
958 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
959 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
960 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
961 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
962 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
964 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
965 file, closes: Bug#65764
967 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
969 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
971 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
972 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
973 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
974 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
975 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
976 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
977 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
978 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
979 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
980 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
981 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
982 details. closes: Bug#133030
983 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
984 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
987 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
989 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
991 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
992 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
993 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
994 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
995 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
996 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
997 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
998 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
999 not. closes: Bug#139820
1000 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
1001 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
1002 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
1003 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
1004 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
1005 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
1006 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
1007 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
1008 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
1009 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
1011 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
1013 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
1014 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
1015 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
1016 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
1017 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
1018 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
1019 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
1020 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
1021 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
1022 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
1023 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
1024 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
1025 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
1026 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
1027 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
1028 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
1029 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
1030 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
1031 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
1032 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
1034 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
1035 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
1036 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
1037 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
1038 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
1039 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
1040 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
1042 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
1043 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
1044 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
1045 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
1046 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
1047 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
1048 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
1049 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
1050 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
1052 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
1054 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
1056 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
1057 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
1058 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
1059 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
1060 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
1061 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
1062 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
1063 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
1064 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
1065 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
1066 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
1067 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
1068 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
1069 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
1070 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
1071 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
1072 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
1073 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
1074 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
1075 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
1076 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
1077 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
1078 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
1080 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
1082 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
1084 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
1085 medium, high, emergency.
1086 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
1087 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
1088 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
1089 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
1090 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
1093 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
1094 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
1095 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
1097 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
1098 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
1099 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
1100 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
1101 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
1102 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
1103 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
1106 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
1108 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
1110 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
1111 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
1112 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
1113 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
1115 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
1116 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
1117 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
1118 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
1119 debian/rules to do this
1120 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
1121 patches are incorporated upstream
1122 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
1123 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
1124 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
1125 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
1126 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
1127 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
1129 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
1130 system closes: Bug#91249
1131 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
1132 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
1133 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
1134 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
1135 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
1136 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
1137 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
1138 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
1139 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
1140 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
1141 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
1142 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
1143 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
1145 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
1147 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
1149 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
1150 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
1151 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
1152 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
1154 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
1155 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
1156 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
1158 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
1161 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
1163 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1165 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
1166 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
1167 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
1168 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
1169 package for the time being
1170 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
1171 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
1172 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
1173 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
1174 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
1175 * Rename all .text files as .txt
1176 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
1177 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
1178 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
1179 Build-Depends arch syntax
1180 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
1182 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
1183 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
1185 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
1186 from policy maintenance duties.
1187 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
1188 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
1190 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
1192 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
1194 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
1196 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
1198 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1200 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
1201 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
1202 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
1203 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
1204 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
1205 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
1206 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
1207 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
1208 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
1209 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
1210 minor version number for this
1211 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
1212 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
1213 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
1214 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
1215 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
1216 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
1217 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
1218 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
1219 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
1221 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
1223 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1225 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
1226 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
1227 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
1228 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
1229 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
1231 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
1233 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
1234 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
1235 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
1236 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
1237 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
1238 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
1239 xutils closes: Bug#82966
1240 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
1241 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
1242 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
1243 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
1244 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
1245 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
1246 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
1247 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
1248 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
1251 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
1253 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1255 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
1256 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
1258 * Document the Enhances relationship
1259 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
1260 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
1261 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
1262 policy. closes: Bug#53496
1263 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
1264 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
1266 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
1268 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
1269 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
1270 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
1271 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
1273 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
1274 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
1275 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
1276 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
1277 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
1279 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
1281 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1283 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
1284 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
1285 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
1287 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
1288 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
1289 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
1290 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
1291 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
1292 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
1293 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
1294 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
1295 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
1297 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
1299 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
1301 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1303 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
1304 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
1305 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
1306 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
1307 policy. closes: Bug#64437
1308 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
1309 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
1310 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
1311 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
1312 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
1313 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
1314 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
1315 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
1316 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
1317 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
1318 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
1319 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
1320 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
1321 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
1322 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
1323 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
1324 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
1326 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
1327 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
1329 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
1331 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1333 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
1334 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
1335 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
1336 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
1337 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
1338 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
1339 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
1340 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
1341 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
1342 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
1343 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
1344 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
1345 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
1346 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
1347 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
1348 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
1349 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
1350 alternative closes: Bug#53755
1351 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
1352 list closes: Bug#53756
1353 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
1354 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
1355 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
1356 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
1357 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
1358 policy closes: Bug#53760
1359 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
1360 policy closes: Bug#53761
1361 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
1362 that use X closes: Bug#53762
1363 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
1364 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
1365 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
1366 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
1367 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
1368 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
1369 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
1370 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
1371 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
1373 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
1374 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
1375 to install with older fileutils.
1376 * Installed FHS version 2.1
1377 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
1378 * Added FHS details to copyright file
1379 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
1381 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
1382 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
1384 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
1386 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1388 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
1389 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
1391 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
1393 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1395 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
1396 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
1398 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
1401 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1403 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
1404 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1406 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1408 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1410 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1412 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1413 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1415 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1417 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1419 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1420 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1421 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1422 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1423 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1424 directoried (closes: #41547)
1425 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1426 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1427 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1428 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1429 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1430 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1431 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1432 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1433 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1434 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1435 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1437 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1438 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1439 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1440 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1441 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1442 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1443 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1445 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1446 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1447 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1448 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1450 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1452 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1454 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1455 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1457 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1459 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1461 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1462 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1464 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
1466 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1468 * A few typos and omissions corrected
1469 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
1471 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
1472 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
1473 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
1474 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
1475 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
1476 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
1477 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
1478 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
1479 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
1480 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
1481 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
1482 this closes: Bug#38612
1483 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
1484 before. closes: Bug#40864
1486 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
1488 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1490 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
1491 officially uploaded.
1492 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
1494 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
1495 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
1496 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
1498 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
1499 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
1500 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
1501 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
1502 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
1503 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
1505 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
1506 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
1507 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
1509 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
1511 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
1512 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
1513 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
1514 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
1515 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
1517 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
1519 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1521 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
1522 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
1523 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
1524 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
1525 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
1526 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
1527 there). closes: Bug#34233
1528 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
1529 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
1530 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
1531 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
1532 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
1534 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
1536 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1538 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
1539 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
1540 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
1541 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
1544 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
1545 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
1546 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
1547 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
1548 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
1551 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
1552 number. closes: BUG#25911
1554 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
1555 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
1556 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
1557 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
1558 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
1559 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
1561 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
1562 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
1563 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
1566 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
1567 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
1568 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
1570 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
1571 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
1572 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
1573 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
1575 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
1576 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
1577 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
1579 * Make the package optional, not extra.
1581 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
1582 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
1583 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
1584 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
1585 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
1586 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
1587 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
1588 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
1591 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
1593 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
1594 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
1597 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
1599 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1601 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
1603 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
1605 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1607 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
1608 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
1609 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
1610 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
1611 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
1612 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
1613 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
1614 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
1616 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
1617 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
1619 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
1621 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1623 * non-maintainer release
1624 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
1625 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
1627 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
1628 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
1629 * no content changes
1630 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
1632 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
1634 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1638 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
1640 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1642 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1644 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
1645 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1646 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
1648 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
1649 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
1651 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
1652 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
1653 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
1654 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
1656 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
1657 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
1658 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
1659 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
1660 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
1661 and restart options and to comply with the console message
1662 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
1664 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
1665 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
1666 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
1669 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1670 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
1671 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
1673 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
1674 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
1675 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
1677 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1678 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
1680 * New version numbering scheme:
1682 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1683 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1684 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1687 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1688 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1689 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1690 differ between the manuals.
1692 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1693 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1694 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1695 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1697 * Packaging changes:
1699 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1700 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1702 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
1704 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
1706 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1708 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1710 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
1711 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
1712 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
1714 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
1715 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
1718 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
1719 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
1720 file extension as the referenced file
1722 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
1723 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
1725 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
1726 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
1727 start, stop, restart, force-reload
1728 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
1731 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
1732 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
1733 be installed into /etc/cron.d
1735 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
1736 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
1737 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
1738 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
1741 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1742 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
1745 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
1746 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
1747 reasonable default configuration
1749 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
1750 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
1751 by all news servers and clients
1753 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
1754 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
1755 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
1756 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
1757 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
1759 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1760 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
1763 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
1765 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1766 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
1768 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
1771 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
1772 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
1774 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
1775 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
1777 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1779 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
1781 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1783 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1784 - X library package is now called xlib6g
1785 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1786 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
1788 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
1790 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
1791 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
1792 * Don't use debstd anymore
1794 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
1796 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1798 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1799 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
1800 contrib/non-free policy
1801 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
1802 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
1803 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
1804 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
1805 - new section about `Daemons'
1806 - updated section about `Configuration files'
1807 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
1808 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
1809 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1810 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
1811 * Paper about libc6 migration:
1812 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
1813 * SGML source code included in package
1814 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
1816 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
1818 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1820 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1821 - completely reworked structure
1822 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1823 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1824 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1825 - removed all those ugly footnotes
1826 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
1827 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
1828 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
1829 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
1830 - mention "orphaned packages"
1831 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
1832 distributions' policy
1833 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
1834 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
1835 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
1836 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
1837 - added section about arch spec strings
1838 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
1839 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
1840 - added section about "menus"
1841 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
1842 the new documentation policy soon
1843 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
1844 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
1846 - added section about editors and pagers
1847 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
1848 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
1849 - added section about device files
1850 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1851 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1852 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1854 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1855 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1856 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1857 - Added new section about obsolete names
1858 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1859 * Fixed package's description
1861 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1863 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1865 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1867 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1869 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1871 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1872 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1873 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1874 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1876 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1878 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1880 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1881 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1882 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1884 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1885 and upload it "byhand" too.
1887 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1889 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1892 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1893 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1894 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1895 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1896 functionality must not have the same name.
1897 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1898 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1899 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1900 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1901 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1902 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1903 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1905 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1906 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1907 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1908 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1909 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1910 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1911 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1912 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1915 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1917 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1919 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1921 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1922 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1923 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1924 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1925 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1928 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1930 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1932 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1934 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1935 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1936 description of deb file format.
1937 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1938 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1940 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1942 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1943 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1945 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1947 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1949 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1950 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1951 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1952 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1953 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1954 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1955 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1956 packages in section on Procedure
1957 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1958 a package maintainer
1959 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1960 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1961 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1963 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1964 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1965 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1966 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1967 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1968 on various shlib files
1969 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1970 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1971 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1973 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1975 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1977 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1978 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1979 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1981 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1982 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1983 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1984 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1985 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1987 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1989 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1991 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1993 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1995 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1996 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1997 compatibility go in contrib.
1999 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
2000 instructions in policy manual.
2001 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
2004 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
2006 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
2008 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
2009 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
2010 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
2011 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
2013 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
2014 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
2017 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
2019 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
2021 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
2022 * More detail about changelog format names.
2024 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
2025 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
2029 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
2031 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
2033 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
2035 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
2037 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
2039 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
2041 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
2043 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
2044 * More verbosity about netiquette.
2045 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
2047 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
2049 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
2051 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
2053 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
2055 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
2059 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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