1 debian-policy (3.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
4 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
7 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
8 hosted server. closes: Bug#184518
9 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
10 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
11 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
12 running. closes: Bug#187250
13 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
14 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
18 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
21 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
22 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
23 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
24 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
25 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
26 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
27 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
28 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
29 deb-building toolchain.
30 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
31 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
32 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
33 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
34 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
35 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
36 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
37 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
38 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
39 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
40 sections about changelog files.
42 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
43 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
44 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
45 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
46 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
47 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
49 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
50 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
51 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
52 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
53 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
54 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
55 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
56 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
57 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
58 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
59 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
60 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
61 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
62 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
63 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
64 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
65 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
66 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
69 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
71 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
74 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
76 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
77 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
78 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
79 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
80 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
81 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
83 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
84 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
85 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
86 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
87 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
88 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
89 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
91 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
92 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
93 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
94 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
96 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
98 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
101 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
102 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
103 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
104 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
105 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
106 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
108 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
109 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
110 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
111 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
113 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
114 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
115 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
116 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
117 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
118 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
119 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
120 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
121 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
123 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
124 script should start it, closes: #60979
125 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
126 "should", closes: #170019
127 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
128 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
129 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
130 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
131 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
132 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
133 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
134 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
137 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
139 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
142 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
143 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
144 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
145 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
146 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
147 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
148 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
149 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
150 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
152 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
153 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
154 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
155 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
156 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
157 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
158 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
159 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
160 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
162 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
163 file, closes: Bug#65764
165 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
167 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
169 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
170 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
171 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
172 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
173 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
174 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
175 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
176 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
177 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
178 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
179 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
180 details. closes: Bug#133030
181 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
182 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
185 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
187 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
189 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
190 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
191 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
192 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
193 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
194 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
195 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
196 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
197 not. closes: Bug#139820
198 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
199 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
200 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
201 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
202 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
203 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
204 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
205 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
206 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
207 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
209 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
211 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
212 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
213 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
214 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
215 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
216 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
217 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
218 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
219 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
220 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
221 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
222 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
223 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
224 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
225 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
226 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
227 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
228 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
229 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
230 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
232 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
233 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
234 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
235 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
236 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
237 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
238 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
240 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
241 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
242 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
243 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
244 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
245 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
246 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
247 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
248 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
250 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
252 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
254 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
255 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
256 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
257 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
258 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
259 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
260 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
261 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
262 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
263 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
264 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
265 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
266 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
267 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
268 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
269 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
270 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
271 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
272 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
273 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
274 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
275 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
276 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
278 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
280 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
282 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
283 medium, high, emergency.
284 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
285 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
286 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
287 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
288 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
291 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
292 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
293 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
295 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
296 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
297 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
298 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
299 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
300 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
301 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
304 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
306 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
308 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
309 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
310 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
311 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
313 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
314 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
315 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
316 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
317 debian/rules to do this
318 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
319 patches are incorporated upstream
320 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
321 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
322 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
323 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
324 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
325 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
327 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
328 system closes: Bug#91249
329 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
330 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
331 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
332 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
333 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
334 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
335 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
336 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
337 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
338 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
339 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
340 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
341 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
343 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
345 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
347 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
348 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
349 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
350 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
352 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
353 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
354 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
356 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
359 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
361 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
363 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
364 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
365 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
366 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
367 package for the time being
368 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
369 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
370 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
371 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
372 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
373 * Rename all .text files as .txt
374 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
375 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
376 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
377 Build-Depends arch syntax
378 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
380 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
381 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
383 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
384 from policy maintenance duties.
385 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
386 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
388 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
390 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
392 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
394 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
396 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
398 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
399 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
400 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
401 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
402 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
403 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
404 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
405 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
406 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
407 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
408 minor version number for this
409 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
410 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
411 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
412 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
413 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
414 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
415 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
416 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
417 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
419 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
421 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
423 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
424 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
425 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
426 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
427 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
429 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
431 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
432 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
433 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
434 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
435 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
436 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
437 xutils closes: Bug#82966
438 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
439 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
440 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
441 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
442 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
443 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
444 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
445 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
446 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
449 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
451 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
453 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
454 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
456 * Document the Enhances relationship
457 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
458 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
459 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
460 policy. closes: Bug#53496
461 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
462 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
464 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
466 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
467 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
468 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
469 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
471 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
472 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
473 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
474 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
475 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
477 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
479 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
481 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
482 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
483 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
485 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
486 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
487 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
488 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
489 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
490 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
491 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
492 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
493 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
495 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
497 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
499 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
501 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
502 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
503 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
504 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
505 policy. closes: Bug#64437
506 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
507 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
508 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
509 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
510 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
511 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
512 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
513 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
514 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
515 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
516 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
517 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
518 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
519 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
520 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
521 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
522 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
524 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
525 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
527 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
529 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
531 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
532 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
533 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
534 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
535 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
536 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
537 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
538 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
539 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
540 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
541 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
542 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
543 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
544 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
545 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
546 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
547 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
548 alternative closes: Bug#53755
549 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
550 list closes: Bug#53756
551 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
552 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
553 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
554 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
555 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
556 policy closes: Bug#53760
557 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
558 policy closes: Bug#53761
559 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
560 that use X closes: Bug#53762
561 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
562 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
563 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
564 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
565 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
566 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
567 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
568 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
569 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
571 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
572 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
573 to install with older fileutils.
574 * Installed FHS version 2.1
575 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
576 * Added FHS details to copyright file
577 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
579 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
580 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
582 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
584 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
586 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
587 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
589 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
591 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
593 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
594 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
596 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
599 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
601 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
602 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
604 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
606 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
608 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
610 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
611 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
613 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
615 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
617 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
618 #45561, #42447, #48570)
619 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
620 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
621 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
622 directoried (closes: #41547)
623 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
624 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
625 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
626 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
627 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
628 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
629 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
630 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
631 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
632 package criteria (closes: #45318)
633 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
635 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
636 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
637 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
638 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
639 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
640 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
641 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
643 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
644 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
645 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
646 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
648 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
650 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
652 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
653 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
655 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
657 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
659 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
660 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
662 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
664 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
666 * A few typos and omissions corrected
667 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
669 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
670 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
671 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
672 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
673 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
674 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
675 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
676 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
677 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
678 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
679 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
680 this closes: Bug#38612
681 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
682 before. closes: Bug#40864
684 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
686 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
688 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
690 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
692 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
693 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
694 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
696 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
697 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
698 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
699 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
700 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
701 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
703 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
704 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
705 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
707 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
709 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
710 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
711 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
712 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
713 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
715 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
717 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
719 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
720 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
721 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
722 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
723 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
724 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
725 there). closes: Bug#34233
726 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
727 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
728 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
729 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
730 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
732 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
734 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
736 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
737 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
738 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
739 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
742 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
743 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
744 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
745 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
746 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
749 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
750 number. closes: BUG#25911
752 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
753 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
754 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
755 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
756 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
757 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
759 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
760 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
761 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
764 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
765 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
766 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
768 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
769 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
770 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
771 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
773 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
774 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
775 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
777 * Make the package optional, not extra.
779 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
780 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
781 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
782 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
783 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
784 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
785 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
786 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
789 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
791 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
792 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
795 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
797 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
799 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
801 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
803 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
805 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
806 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
807 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
808 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
809 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
810 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
811 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
812 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
814 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
815 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
817 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
819 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
821 * non-maintainer release
822 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
823 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
825 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
826 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
828 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
830 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
832 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
836 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
838 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
840 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
842 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
843 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
844 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
846 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
847 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
849 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
850 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
851 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
852 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
854 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
855 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
856 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
857 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
858 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
859 and restart options and to comply with the console message
860 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
862 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
863 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
864 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
867 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
868 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
869 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
871 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
872 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
873 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
875 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
876 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
878 * New version numbering scheme:
880 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
881 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
882 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
885 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
886 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
887 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
888 differ between the manuals.
890 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
891 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
892 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
893 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
897 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
898 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
900 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
902 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
904 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
906 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
908 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
909 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
910 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
912 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
913 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
916 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
917 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
918 file extension as the referenced file
920 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
921 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
923 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
924 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
925 start, stop, restart, force-reload
926 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
929 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
930 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
931 be installed into /etc/cron.d
933 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
934 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
935 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
936 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
939 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
940 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
943 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
944 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
945 reasonable default configuration
947 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
948 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
949 by all news servers and clients
951 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
952 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
953 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
954 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
955 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
957 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
958 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
961 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
963 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
964 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
966 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
969 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
970 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
972 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
973 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
975 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
977 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
979 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
981 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
982 - X library package is now called xlib6g
983 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
984 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
986 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
988 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
989 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
990 * Don't use debstd anymore
992 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
994 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
996 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
997 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
998 contrib/non-free policy
999 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
1000 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
1001 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
1002 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
1003 - new section about `Daemons'
1004 - updated section about `Configuration files'
1005 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
1006 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
1007 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1008 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
1009 * Paper about libc6 migration:
1010 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
1011 * SGML source code included in package
1012 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
1014 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
1016 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1018 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1019 - completely reworked structure
1020 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1021 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1022 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1023 - removed all those ugly footnotes
1024 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
1025 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
1026 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
1027 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
1028 - mention "orphaned packages"
1029 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
1030 distributions' policy
1031 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
1032 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
1033 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
1034 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
1035 - added section about arch spec strings
1036 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
1037 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
1038 - added section about "menus"
1039 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
1040 the new documentation policy soon
1041 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
1042 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
1044 - added section about editors and pagers
1045 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
1046 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
1047 - added section about device files
1048 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1049 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1050 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1052 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1053 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1054 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1055 - Added new section about obsolete names
1056 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1057 * Fixed package's description
1059 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1061 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1063 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1065 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1067 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1069 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1070 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1071 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1072 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1074 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1076 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1078 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1079 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1080 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1082 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1083 and upload it "byhand" too.
1085 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1087 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1090 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1091 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1092 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1093 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1094 functionality must not have the same name.
1095 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1096 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1097 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1098 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1099 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1100 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1101 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1103 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1104 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1105 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1106 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1107 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1108 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1109 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1110 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1113 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1115 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1117 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1119 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1120 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1121 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1122 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1123 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1126 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1128 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1130 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1132 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1133 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1134 description of deb file format.
1135 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1136 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1138 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1140 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1141 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1143 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1145 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1147 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1148 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1149 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1150 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1151 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1152 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1153 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1154 packages in section on Procedure
1155 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1156 a package maintainer
1157 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1158 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1159 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1161 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1162 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1163 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1164 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1165 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1166 on various shlib files
1167 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1168 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1169 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1171 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1173 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1175 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1176 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1177 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1179 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1180 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1181 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1182 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1183 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1185 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1187 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1189 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1191 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1193 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1194 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1195 compatibility go in contrib.
1197 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1198 instructions in policy manual.
1199 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1202 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1204 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1206 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1207 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1208 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1209 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1211 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1212 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1215 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1217 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1219 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1220 * More detail about changelog format names.
1222 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1223 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1227 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1229 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1231 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1233 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1235 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1237 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1239 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1241 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1242 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1243 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1245 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1247 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1249 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1251 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1253 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1257 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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