1 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
4 XXX write a better description here XXX
5 XXX update the section numbers in the upgrading checklist XXX
6 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
10 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
13 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
15 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
16 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
17 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
18 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
19 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
20 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
22 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
23 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
24 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
25 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
26 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
27 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
28 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
30 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
31 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
32 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
33 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
35 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
37 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
40 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
41 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
42 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
43 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
44 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
45 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
47 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
48 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
49 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
50 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
52 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
53 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
54 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
55 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
56 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
57 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
58 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
59 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
60 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
62 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
63 script should start it, closes: #60979
64 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
65 "should", closes: #170019
66 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
67 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
68 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
69 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
70 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
71 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
72 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
73 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
76 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
78 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
81 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
82 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
83 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
84 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
85 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
86 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
87 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
88 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
89 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
91 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
92 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
93 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
94 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
95 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
96 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
97 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
98 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
99 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
101 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
102 file, closes: Bug#65764
104 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
106 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
108 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
109 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
110 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
111 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
112 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
113 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
114 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
115 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
116 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
117 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
118 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
119 details. closes: Bug#133030
120 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
121 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
124 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
126 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
128 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
129 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
130 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
131 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
132 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
133 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
134 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
135 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
136 not. closes: Bug#139820
137 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
138 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
139 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
140 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
141 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
142 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
143 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
144 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
145 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
146 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
148 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
150 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
151 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
152 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
153 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
154 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
155 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
156 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
157 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
158 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
159 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
160 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
161 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
162 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
163 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
164 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
165 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
166 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
167 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
168 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
169 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
171 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
172 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
173 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
174 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
175 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
176 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
177 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
179 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
180 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
181 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
182 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
183 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
184 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
185 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
186 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
187 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
189 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
191 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
193 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
194 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
195 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
196 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
197 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
198 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
199 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
200 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
201 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
202 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
203 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
204 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
205 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
206 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
207 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
208 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
209 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
210 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
211 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
212 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
213 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
214 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
215 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
217 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
219 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
221 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
222 medium, high, emergency.
223 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
224 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
225 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
226 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
227 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
230 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
231 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
232 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
234 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
235 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
236 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
237 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
238 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
239 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
240 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
243 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
245 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
247 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
248 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
249 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
250 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
252 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
253 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
254 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
255 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
256 debian/rules to do this
257 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
258 patches are incorporated upstream
259 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
260 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
261 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
262 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
263 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
264 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
266 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
267 system closes: Bug#91249
268 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
269 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
270 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
271 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
272 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
273 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
274 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
275 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
276 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
277 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
278 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
279 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
280 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
282 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
284 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
286 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
287 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
288 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
289 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
291 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
292 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
293 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
295 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
298 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
300 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
302 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
303 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
304 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
305 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
306 package for the time being
307 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
308 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
309 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
310 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
311 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
312 * Rename all .text files as .txt
313 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
314 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
315 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
316 Build-Depends arch syntax
317 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
319 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
320 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
322 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
323 from policy maintenance duties.
324 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
325 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
327 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
329 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
331 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
333 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
335 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
337 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
338 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
339 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
340 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
341 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
342 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
343 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
344 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
345 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
346 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
347 minor version number for this
348 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
349 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
350 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
351 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
352 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
353 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
354 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
355 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
356 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
358 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
360 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
362 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
363 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
364 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
365 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
366 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
368 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
370 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
371 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
372 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
373 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
374 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
375 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
376 xutils closes: Bug#82966
377 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
378 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
379 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
380 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
381 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
382 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
383 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
384 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
385 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
388 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
390 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
392 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
393 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
395 * Document the Enhances relationship
396 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
397 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
398 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
399 policy. closes: Bug#53496
400 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
401 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
403 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
405 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
406 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
407 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
408 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
410 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
411 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
412 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
413 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
414 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
416 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
418 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
420 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
421 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
422 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
424 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
425 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
426 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
427 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
428 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
429 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
430 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
431 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
432 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
434 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
436 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
438 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
440 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
441 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
442 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
443 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
444 policy. closes: Bug#64437
445 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
446 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
447 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
448 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
449 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
450 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
451 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
452 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
453 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
454 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
455 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
456 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
457 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
458 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
459 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
460 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
461 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
463 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
464 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
466 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
468 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
470 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
471 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
472 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
473 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
474 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
475 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
476 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
477 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
478 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
479 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
480 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
481 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
482 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
483 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
484 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
485 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
486 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
487 alternative closes: Bug#53755
488 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
489 list closes: Bug#53756
490 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
491 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
492 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
493 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
494 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
495 policy closes: Bug#53760
496 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
497 policy closes: Bug#53761
498 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
499 that use X closes: Bug#53762
500 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
501 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
502 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
503 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
504 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
505 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
506 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
507 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
508 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
510 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
511 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
512 to install with older fileutils.
513 * Installed FHS version 2.1
514 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
515 * Added FHS details to copyright file
516 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
518 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
519 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
521 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
523 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
525 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
526 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
528 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
530 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
532 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
533 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
535 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
538 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
540 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
541 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
543 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
545 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
547 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
549 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
550 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
552 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
554 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
556 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
557 #45561, #42447, #48570)
558 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
559 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
560 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
561 directoried (closes: #41547)
562 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
563 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
564 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
565 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
566 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
567 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
568 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
569 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
570 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
571 package criteria (closes: #45318)
572 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
574 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
575 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
576 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
577 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
578 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
579 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
580 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
582 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
583 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
584 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
585 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
587 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
589 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
591 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
592 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
594 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
596 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
598 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
599 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
601 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
603 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
605 * A few typos and omissions corrected
606 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
608 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
609 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
610 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
611 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
612 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
613 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
614 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
615 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
616 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
617 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
618 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
619 this closes: Bug#38612
620 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
621 before. closes: Bug#40864
623 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
625 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
627 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
629 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
631 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
632 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
633 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
635 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
636 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
637 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
638 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
639 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
640 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
642 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
643 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
644 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
646 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
648 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
649 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
650 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
651 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
652 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
654 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
656 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
658 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
659 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
660 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
661 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
662 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
663 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
664 there). closes: Bug#34233
665 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
666 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
667 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
668 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
669 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
671 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
673 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
675 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
676 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
677 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
678 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
681 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
682 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
683 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
684 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
685 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
688 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
689 number. closes: BUG#25911
691 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
692 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
693 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
694 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
695 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
696 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
698 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
699 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
700 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
703 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
704 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
705 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
707 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
708 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
709 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
710 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
712 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
713 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
714 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
716 * Make the package optional, not extra.
718 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
719 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
720 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
721 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
722 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
723 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
724 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
725 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
728 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
730 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
731 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
734 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
736 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
738 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
740 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
742 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
744 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
745 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
746 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
747 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
748 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
749 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
750 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
751 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
753 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
754 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
756 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
758 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
760 * non-maintainer release
761 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
762 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
764 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
765 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
767 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
769 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
771 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
775 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
777 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
779 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
781 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
782 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
783 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
785 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
786 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
788 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
789 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
790 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
791 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
793 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
794 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
795 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
796 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
797 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
798 and restart options and to comply with the console message
799 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
801 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
802 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
803 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
806 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
807 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
808 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
810 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
811 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
812 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
814 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
815 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
817 * New version numbering scheme:
819 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
820 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
821 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
824 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
825 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
826 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
827 differ between the manuals.
829 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
830 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
831 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
832 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
836 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
837 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
839 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
841 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
843 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
845 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
847 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
848 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
849 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
851 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
852 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
855 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
856 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
857 file extension as the referenced file
859 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
860 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
862 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
863 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
864 start, stop, restart, force-reload
865 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
868 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
869 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
870 be installed into /etc/cron.d
872 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
873 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
874 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
875 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
878 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
879 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
882 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
883 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
884 reasonable default configuration
886 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
887 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
888 by all news servers and clients
890 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
891 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
892 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
893 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
894 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
896 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
897 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
900 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
902 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
903 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
905 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
908 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
909 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
911 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
912 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
914 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
916 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
918 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
920 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
921 - X library package is now called xlib6g
922 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
923 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
925 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
927 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
928 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
929 * Don't use debstd anymore
931 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
933 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
935 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
936 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
937 contrib/non-free policy
938 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
939 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
940 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
941 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
942 - new section about `Daemons'
943 - updated section about `Configuration files'
944 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
945 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
946 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
947 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
948 * Paper about libc6 migration:
949 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
950 * SGML source code included in package
951 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
953 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
955 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
957 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
958 - completely reworked structure
959 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
960 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
961 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
962 - removed all those ugly footnotes
963 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
964 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
965 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
966 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
967 - mention "orphaned packages"
968 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
969 distributions' policy
970 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
971 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
972 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
973 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
974 - added section about arch spec strings
975 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
976 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
977 - added section about "menus"
978 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
979 the new documentation policy soon
980 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
981 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
983 - added section about editors and pagers
984 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
985 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
986 - added section about device files
987 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
988 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
989 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
991 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
992 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
993 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
994 - Added new section about obsolete names
995 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
996 * Fixed package's description
998 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1000 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1002 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1004 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1006 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1008 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1009 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1010 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1011 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1013 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1015 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1017 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1018 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1019 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1021 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1022 and upload it "byhand" too.
1024 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1026 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1029 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1030 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1031 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1032 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1033 functionality must not have the same name.
1034 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1035 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1036 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1037 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1038 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1039 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1040 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1042 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1043 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1044 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1045 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1046 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1047 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1048 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1049 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1052 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1054 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1056 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1058 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1059 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1060 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1061 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1062 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1065 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1067 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1069 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1071 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1072 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1073 description of deb file format.
1074 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1075 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1077 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1079 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1080 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1082 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1084 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1086 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1087 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1088 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1089 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1090 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1091 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1092 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1093 packages in section on Procedure
1094 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1095 a package maintainer
1096 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1097 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1098 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1100 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1101 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1102 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1103 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1104 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1105 on various shlib files
1106 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1107 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1108 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1110 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1112 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1114 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1115 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1116 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1118 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1119 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1120 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1121 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1122 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1124 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1126 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1128 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1130 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1132 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1133 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1134 compatibility go in contrib.
1136 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1137 instructions in policy manual.
1138 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1141 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1143 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1145 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1146 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1147 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1148 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1150 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1151 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1154 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1156 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1158 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1159 * More detail about changelog format names.
1161 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1162 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1166 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1168 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1170 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1172 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1174 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1176 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1178 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1180 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1181 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1182 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1184 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1186 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1188 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1190 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1192 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1196 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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