1 debian-policy (3.8.2.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
4 * Policy: Mandate debconf or equivalent for user prompting
5 Wording: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
6 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
7 Seconded: Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>
8 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
9 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
11 * Policy: Remove /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 FHS exception
12 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
13 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
14 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
16 * Policy: Remove obsolete /var/mail transition requirement
17 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
18 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
19 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
21 * Policy: Move Speedo fonts into the deprecated category
22 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
23 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
24 Seconded: Julien Danjou <acid@debian.org>
26 * Housekeeping (resynchronizing lists maintained elsewhere):
27 - Add GFDL 1.3 to the common-licenses list.
28 - Update the list of archive sections. (Closes: #519835)
29 * Set the release date of the 3.8.1 upgrading-checklist entry.
33 * The FHS is the "Filesystem Hierarchy Standard", regardless of our
34 preferred spelling of "file system" elsewhere. Fix this and a nearby
35 search-and-replace capitalisation bug.
36 * Build-depend on texlive-latex-extra, which is needed by
37 debiandoc2latexps and isn't included in texlive's dependencies.
39 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:45:46 -0700
41 debian-policy (3.8.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
43 * Policy: Clarify what "sensible behavior" is for init scripts
44 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
45 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
46 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
48 * Policy: Remove alternative changelog formats from main manual
49 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
50 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
51 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
53 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for changelog files
54 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
55 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
56 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
58 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for control files
59 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
60 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
61 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
63 * Policy: New option in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS to avoid running test-suites
64 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
65 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
66 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
68 * Policy: Expand expected capabilities for local in /bin/sh scripts
69 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
70 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
71 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
73 * Policy: Clarify Essential definition and caution when adding to it
74 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
75 Seconded: Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
76 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
78 * Policy: Allow user mail spools to be mode 0600 or 0660
79 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
80 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
81 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
83 * Policy: Remove special handling of init scripts ending in .sh
84 Wording: Kel Modderman <kel@otaku42.de>
85 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
86 Seconded: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>
88 * Policy: /var/run and /var/lock may be volatile
89 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
90 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
91 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
93 * Policy: debian/control allows comments starting with #
94 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
95 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
96 Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
97 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
99 * Improve the documentation of maintainer script actions for diversions
100 in the informative appendix to allow for addition of a new diversion
101 on upgrade and handle error cases correctly. Thanks to Olivier Berger
102 for the report and Raphaël Hertzog for the review. (Closes: #483418)
103 * Clarify the meaning of architecture restrictions on build dependencies
104 in the presence of alternatives. Thanks to Guillem Jover for the
105 explanation and review and Emilio Pozuelo Monfort and Don Armstrong
106 for wording review. (Closes: #163666)
107 * Change the term "category" to "archive area" when referring to main,
108 contrib, and non-free. This is closer to the wording of the Social
109 Contract. (Closes: #473439)
110 * Use <user>:<group> notation rather than <user>.<group> notation in
111 multiple places. Thanks, Kurt Roeckx. (Closes: #488039)
112 * Fix typo in 3.8.0.0 upgrading-checklist entry. Patch from Kobayashi
113 Noritada. (Closes: #487701)
114 * Mention debugging packages as an explicit example of packages with
115 extra priority. Thanks, Charles Plessy. (Closes: #491985)
116 * Clarify that translation is only required for user-visible debconf
117 messages. Capitalize "Debian Configuration Management Specification"
118 uniformly. Thanks, Julian Andres Klode. (Closes: #492624)
119 * Add --wildcards to the sample tar command in appendix B.1 for
120 extracting the package copyright file, adjusting for new tar option
121 behavior. Thanks, Yan Morin. (Closes: #503685)
122 * Reword the requirement that maintainer scripts exit with a zero
123 status on success to avoid double-negatives.
124 * Include the full name of each menu category rather than only the
125 portion relative to the parent heading to be clearer in long category
126 lists. Thanks, Christoph Berg. (Closes: #511804)
127 * Build-Depend on texlive rather than tetex-extra. texlive appears to
128 be sufficient for how Policy uses debiandoc-sgml and pulls in far
130 * Remove the postinst and prerm scripts. doc-base registration is now
131 handled by triggers and no longer required and removal of /usr/doc
132 links was completed long ago.
133 * Reference GPL-2 rather than the GPL symlink in debian/copyright.
135 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:50:52 -0700
137 debian-policy (3.8.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
139 * Don't attempt to register the non-existent debian-policy-process
140 document. Thanks, Adrian von Bidder. (Closes: #484706)
142 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:13:01 -0700
144 debian-policy (3.8.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
146 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with
147 non-trivial source", thanks to Wouter Verhelst, Jörg Sommer, Colin Watson,
148 and Junichi Uekawa (Closes: #250202).
149 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/02/2008] Manual page encoding", thanks to
150 Colin Watson (Closes: #440420).
151 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] common interface for parallel building in
152 DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, and Robert
153 Millan (Closes: #209008).
154 * Bug fix: "Please clarify splitting/syntax of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to
155 Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, Robert Millan, and Guillem Jover
157 * Bug fix: "Documentation for Breaks in dpkg", thanks to Ian Jackson
159 * Bug fix: "support for wrapped Uploaders should now be mandatory"
161 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages",
162 thanks to Neil McGovern, Colin Watson, Bill Allombert, Steve Langasek,
163 Kurt Roeckx, and others (Closes: #392362).
164 * Bug fix: "Homepage field in debian/control undocumented", thanks to
165 Mario Iseli (Closes: #452105).
166 * Bug fix: "Policy inconsistent with reality: base subsection no longer
167 used", thanks to Magnus Holmgren, Bernd Zeimetz, and Colin Watson
169 * Bug fix: "Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in
170 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Barry Hawkins (Closes: #291460).
171 * Bug fix: "[Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is
172 not a part of Debian distribution", thanks to Taketoshi Sano
174 * Bug fix: "scripts as configuration files: should vs. must", thanks to Frank
175 Küster (Closes: #403391).
176 * Bug fix: "debconf specification should allow underscores in template
177 names", thanks to Colin Watson (Closes: #473761).
178 * Bug fix: "clarify handling of run-time and compile-time support programs",
179 thanks to Goswin Brederlow and Raphael Hertzog (Closes: #367984).
180 * Policy: better document version ranking and empty Debian revisions
181 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
182 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
183 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
184 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
185 Closes: #186700, #458910
186 * Policy: remove obsolete app-defaults and Xresources provisions
187 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
188 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
190 * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
191 to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
192 * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
193 Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
194 * Bug fix: "substvar reference moved from dpkg-source(1) to
195 deb-substvars(5)", thanks to Ian Beckwith (Closes: #475731).
196 * Policy: bugs fixed in NMUs are now closed rather than marked fixed
197 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> (thanks, Sandro Tosi)
199 * Policy: C.1.4, C.1.8: minor typos
200 Wording: Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu@gmail.com>
202 * Remove the now-obsolete policy-process document.
203 * Add an md5sums control file.
204 * Add Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git control fields.
205 * Remove build system support for FHS 2.1 and FSSTND, mostly commented out.
206 * Remove more temporary files created by the build.
207 * Remove the FSSTND license from debian/copyright; no FSSTND files are
208 currently part of policy.
209 * Update FHS copyright dates in debian/copyright.
210 * Standardize the spacing around headings in upgrading-checklist.html.
211 * Remove old ChangeLog files and metadata headers in maintainer scripts
214 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:53:27 -0700
216 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
218 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
219 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
220 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
221 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
222 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
223 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
224 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
225 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
226 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
227 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
228 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
229 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
230 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
231 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
232 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
233 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
235 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
237 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
238 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
239 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
241 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
242 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
243 list?" (Closes: #412634).
244 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
245 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
246 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
247 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
248 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
249 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
250 * Bug fix: "Virtual package for Japanese font packages
251 (ttf-japanese-mincho and ttf-japanese-gothic)", thanks to Nobuhiro
252 Iwamatsu (Closes: #440931).
253 * Drop unsupported docbook-xml format from the doc-base file for the
254 debconf specification.
255 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
256 * Update Standards-Version to 3.7.3 (no changes required).
258 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:55 -0800
260 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
262 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
263 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
264 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
265 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
266 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
268 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
270 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
271 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
272 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
273 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
274 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
276 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
277 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
278 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
279 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
280 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
281 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
282 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
283 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
284 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
285 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
286 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
287 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
288 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
289 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
290 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
291 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
293 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
295 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
296 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
297 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
298 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
299 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
300 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
301 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
302 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
304 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
306 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
308 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
309 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
310 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
311 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
312 Polo (Closes: #372497).
313 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
314 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
316 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
317 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
318 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
319 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
320 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
321 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
322 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
323 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
324 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
325 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
327 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
328 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
329 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
330 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
331 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
332 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
334 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
336 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
338 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
339 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
340 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
341 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
343 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
344 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
346 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
348 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
350 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
351 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
352 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
353 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
354 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
355 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
356 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
357 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
358 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
359 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
361 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
362 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
363 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
364 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
365 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
366 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
367 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
368 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
369 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
370 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
371 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
374 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
376 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
378 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
379 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
380 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
381 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
382 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
383 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
384 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
385 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
386 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
387 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
388 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
389 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
390 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
391 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
392 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
393 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
394 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
395 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
396 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
397 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
398 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
399 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
400 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
401 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
402 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
403 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
404 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
405 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
407 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
408 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
409 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
410 Hess (Closes: #362247).
411 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
412 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
413 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
414 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
415 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
416 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
417 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
418 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
419 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
420 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
421 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
422 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
424 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
425 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
427 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
428 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
429 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
430 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
431 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
432 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
433 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
434 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
435 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
436 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
437 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
439 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
441 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
444 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
445 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
446 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
447 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
448 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
449 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
450 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
451 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
452 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
453 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
454 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
455 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
456 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
458 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
459 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
460 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
461 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
462 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
463 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
464 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
465 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
466 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
467 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
468 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
469 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
470 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
471 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
472 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
473 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
474 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
475 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
476 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
479 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
481 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
483 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
484 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
485 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
486 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
488 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
489 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
490 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
491 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
493 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
495 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
498 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
499 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
500 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
501 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
502 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
503 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
504 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
505 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
506 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
507 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
509 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
510 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
511 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
513 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
514 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
515 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
516 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
517 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
518 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
519 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
521 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
522 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
523 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
524 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
526 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
527 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
528 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
529 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
530 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
531 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
532 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
533 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
535 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
536 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
537 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
538 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
539 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
540 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
541 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
542 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
543 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
544 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
545 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
546 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
547 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
548 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
549 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
550 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
551 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
553 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
555 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
558 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
559 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
560 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
561 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
562 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
563 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
564 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
565 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
566 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
568 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
569 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
570 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
571 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
572 this section. closes: Bug#248618
573 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
574 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
575 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
576 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
577 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
578 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
579 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
580 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
581 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
582 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
583 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
584 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
586 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
587 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
588 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
591 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
592 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
593 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
595 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
596 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
597 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
598 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
599 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
600 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
602 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
603 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
605 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
606 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
607 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
608 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
609 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
610 Closes: #185943, #237049
612 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
614 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
617 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
620 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
621 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
622 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
623 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
624 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
625 running. closes: Bug#187250
626 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
627 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
628 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
629 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
630 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
631 user closes: Bug#176506
633 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
635 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
638 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
639 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
640 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
641 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
642 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
643 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
644 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
645 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
646 deb-building toolchain.
647 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
648 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
649 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
650 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
651 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
652 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
653 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
654 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
655 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
656 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
657 sections about changelog files.
659 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
660 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
661 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
662 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
663 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
664 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
666 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
667 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
668 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
669 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
670 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
671 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
672 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
673 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
674 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
675 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
676 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
677 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
678 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
679 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
680 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
681 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
682 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
683 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
684 for the restructuring
686 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
688 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
691 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
693 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
694 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
695 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
696 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
697 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
698 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
700 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
701 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
702 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
703 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
704 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
705 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
706 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
708 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
709 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
710 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
711 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
713 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
715 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
718 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
719 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
720 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
721 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
722 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
723 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
725 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
726 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
727 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
728 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
730 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
731 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
732 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
733 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
734 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
735 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
736 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
737 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
738 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
740 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
741 script should start it, closes: #60979
742 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
743 "should", closes: #170019
744 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
745 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
746 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
747 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
748 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
749 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
750 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
751 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
754 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
756 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
759 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
760 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
761 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
762 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
763 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
764 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
765 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
766 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
767 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
769 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
770 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
771 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
772 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
773 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
774 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
775 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
776 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
777 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
779 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
780 file, closes: Bug#65764
782 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
784 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
786 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
787 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
788 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
789 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
790 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
791 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
792 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
793 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
794 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
795 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
796 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
797 details. closes: Bug#133030
798 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
799 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
802 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
804 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
806 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
807 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
808 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
809 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
810 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
811 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
812 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
813 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
814 not. closes: Bug#139820
815 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
816 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
817 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
818 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
819 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
820 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
821 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
822 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
823 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
824 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
826 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
828 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
829 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
830 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
831 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
832 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
833 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
834 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
835 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
836 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
837 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
838 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
839 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
840 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
841 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
842 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
843 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
844 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
845 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
846 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
847 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
849 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
850 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
851 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
852 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
853 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
854 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
855 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
857 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
858 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
859 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
860 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
861 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
862 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
863 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
864 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
865 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
867 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
869 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
871 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
872 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
873 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
874 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
875 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
876 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
877 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
878 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
879 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
880 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
881 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
882 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
883 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
884 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
885 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
886 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
887 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
888 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
889 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
890 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
891 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
892 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
893 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
895 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
897 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
899 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
900 medium, high, emergency.
901 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
902 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
903 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
904 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
905 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
908 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
909 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
910 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
912 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
913 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
914 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
915 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
916 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
917 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
918 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
921 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
923 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
925 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
926 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
927 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
928 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
930 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
931 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
932 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
933 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
934 debian/rules to do this
935 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
936 patches are incorporated upstream
937 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
938 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
939 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
940 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
941 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
942 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
944 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
945 system closes: Bug#91249
946 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
947 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
948 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
949 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
950 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
951 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
952 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
953 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
954 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
955 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
956 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
957 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
958 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
960 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
962 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
964 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
965 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
966 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
967 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
969 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
970 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
971 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
973 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
976 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
978 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
980 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
981 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
982 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
983 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
984 package for the time being
985 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
986 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
987 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
988 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
989 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
990 * Rename all .text files as .txt
991 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
992 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
993 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
994 Build-Depends arch syntax
995 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
997 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
998 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
1000 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
1001 from policy maintenance duties.
1002 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
1003 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
1005 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
1007 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
1009 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
1011 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
1013 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1015 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
1016 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
1017 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
1018 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
1019 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
1020 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
1021 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
1022 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
1023 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
1024 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
1025 minor version number for this
1026 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
1027 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
1028 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
1029 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
1030 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
1031 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
1032 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
1033 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
1034 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
1036 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
1038 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1040 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
1041 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
1042 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
1043 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
1044 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
1046 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
1048 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
1049 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
1050 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
1051 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
1052 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
1053 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
1054 xutils closes: Bug#82966
1055 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
1056 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
1057 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
1058 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
1059 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
1060 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
1061 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
1062 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
1063 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
1066 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
1068 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1070 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
1071 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
1073 * Document the Enhances relationship
1074 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
1075 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
1076 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
1077 policy. closes: Bug#53496
1078 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
1079 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
1081 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
1083 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
1084 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
1085 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
1086 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
1088 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
1089 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
1090 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
1091 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
1092 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
1094 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
1096 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1098 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
1099 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
1100 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
1102 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
1103 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
1104 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
1105 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
1106 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
1107 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
1108 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
1109 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
1110 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
1112 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
1114 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
1116 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1118 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
1119 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
1120 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
1121 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
1122 policy. closes: Bug#64437
1123 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
1124 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
1125 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
1126 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
1127 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
1128 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
1129 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
1130 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
1131 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
1132 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
1133 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
1134 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
1135 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
1136 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
1137 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
1138 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
1139 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
1141 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
1142 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
1144 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
1146 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1148 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
1149 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
1150 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
1151 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
1152 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
1153 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
1154 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
1155 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
1156 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
1157 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
1158 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
1159 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
1160 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
1161 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
1162 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
1163 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
1164 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
1165 alternative closes: Bug#53755
1166 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
1167 list closes: Bug#53756
1168 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
1169 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
1170 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
1171 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
1172 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
1173 policy closes: Bug#53760
1174 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
1175 policy closes: Bug#53761
1176 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
1177 that use X closes: Bug#53762
1178 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
1179 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
1180 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
1181 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
1182 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
1183 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
1184 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
1185 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
1186 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
1188 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
1189 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
1190 to install with older fileutils.
1191 * Installed FHS version 2.1
1192 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
1193 * Added FHS details to copyright file
1194 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
1196 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
1197 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
1199 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
1201 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1203 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
1204 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
1206 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
1208 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1210 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
1211 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
1213 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
1216 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1218 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
1219 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1221 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1223 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1225 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1227 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1228 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1230 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1232 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1234 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1235 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1236 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1237 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1238 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1239 directoried (closes: #41547)
1240 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1241 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1242 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1243 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1244 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1245 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1246 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1247 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1248 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1249 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1250 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1252 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1253 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1254 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1255 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1256 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1257 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1258 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1260 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1261 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1262 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1263 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1265 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1267 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1269 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1270 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1272 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1274 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1276 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1277 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1279 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
1281 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1283 * A few typos and omissions corrected
1284 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
1286 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
1287 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
1288 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
1289 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
1290 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
1291 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
1292 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
1293 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
1294 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
1295 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
1296 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
1297 this closes: Bug#38612
1298 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
1299 before. closes: Bug#40864
1301 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
1303 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1305 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
1306 officially uploaded.
1307 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
1309 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
1310 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
1311 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
1313 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
1314 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
1315 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
1316 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
1317 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
1318 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
1320 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
1321 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
1322 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
1324 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
1326 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
1327 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
1328 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
1329 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
1330 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
1332 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
1334 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1336 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
1337 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
1338 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
1339 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
1340 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
1341 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
1342 there). closes: Bug#34233
1343 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
1344 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
1345 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
1346 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
1347 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
1349 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
1351 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1353 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
1354 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
1355 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
1356 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
1359 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
1360 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
1361 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
1362 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
1363 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
1366 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
1367 number. closes: BUG#25911
1369 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
1370 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
1371 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
1372 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
1373 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
1374 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
1376 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
1377 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
1378 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
1381 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
1382 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
1383 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
1385 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
1386 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
1387 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
1388 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
1390 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
1391 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
1392 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
1394 * Make the package optional, not extra.
1396 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
1397 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
1398 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
1399 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
1400 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
1401 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
1402 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
1403 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
1406 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
1408 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
1409 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
1412 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
1414 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1416 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
1418 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
1420 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1422 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
1423 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
1424 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
1425 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
1426 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
1427 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
1428 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
1429 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
1431 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
1432 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
1434 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
1436 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1438 * non-maintainer release
1439 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
1440 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
1442 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
1443 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
1444 * no content changes
1445 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
1447 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
1449 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1453 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
1455 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1457 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1459 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
1460 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1461 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
1463 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
1464 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
1466 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
1467 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
1468 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
1469 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
1471 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
1472 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
1473 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
1474 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
1475 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
1476 and restart options and to comply with the console message
1477 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
1479 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
1480 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
1481 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
1484 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1485 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
1486 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
1488 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
1489 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
1490 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
1492 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1493 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
1495 * New version numbering scheme:
1497 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1498 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1499 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1502 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1503 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1504 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1505 differ between the manuals.
1507 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1508 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1509 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1510 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1512 * Packaging changes:
1514 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1515 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1517 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
1519 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
1521 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1523 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1525 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
1526 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
1527 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
1529 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
1530 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
1533 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
1534 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
1535 file extension as the referenced file
1537 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
1538 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
1540 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
1541 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
1542 start, stop, restart, force-reload
1543 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
1546 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
1547 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
1548 be installed into /etc/cron.d
1550 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
1551 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
1552 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
1553 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
1556 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1557 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
1560 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
1561 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
1562 reasonable default configuration
1564 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
1565 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
1566 by all news servers and clients
1568 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
1569 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
1570 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
1571 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
1572 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
1574 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1575 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
1578 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
1580 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1581 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
1583 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
1586 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
1587 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
1589 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
1590 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
1592 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1594 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
1596 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1598 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1599 - X library package is now called xlib6g
1600 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1601 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
1603 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
1605 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
1606 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
1607 * Don't use debstd anymore
1609 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
1611 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1613 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1614 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
1615 contrib/non-free policy
1616 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
1617 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
1618 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
1619 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
1620 - new section about `Daemons'
1621 - updated section about `Configuration files'
1622 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
1623 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
1624 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1625 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
1626 * Paper about libc6 migration:
1627 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
1628 * SGML source code included in package
1629 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
1631 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
1633 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1635 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1636 - completely reworked structure
1637 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1638 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1639 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1640 - removed all those ugly footnotes
1641 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
1642 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
1643 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
1644 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
1645 - mention "orphaned packages"
1646 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
1647 distributions' policy
1648 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
1649 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
1650 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
1651 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
1652 - added section about arch spec strings
1653 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
1654 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
1655 - added section about "menus"
1656 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
1657 the new documentation policy soon
1658 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
1659 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
1661 - added section about editors and pagers
1662 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
1663 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
1664 - added section about device files
1665 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1666 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1667 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1669 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1670 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1671 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1672 - Added new section about obsolete names
1673 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1674 * Fixed package's description
1676 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1678 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1680 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1682 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1684 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1686 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1687 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1688 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1689 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1691 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1693 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1695 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1696 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1697 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1699 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1700 and upload it "byhand" too.
1702 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1704 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1707 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1708 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1709 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1710 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1711 functionality must not have the same name.
1712 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1713 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1714 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1715 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1716 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1717 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1718 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1720 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1721 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1722 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1723 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1724 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1725 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1726 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1727 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1730 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1732 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1734 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1736 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1737 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1738 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1739 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1740 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1743 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1745 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1747 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1749 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1750 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1751 description of deb file format.
1752 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1753 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1755 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1757 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1758 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1760 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1762 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1764 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1765 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1766 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1767 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1768 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1769 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1770 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1771 packages in section on Procedure
1772 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1773 a package maintainer
1774 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1775 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1776 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1778 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1779 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1780 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1781 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1782 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1783 on various shlib files
1784 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1785 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1786 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1788 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1790 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1792 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1793 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1794 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1796 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1797 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1798 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1799 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1800 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1802 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1804 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1806 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1808 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1810 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1811 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1812 compatibility go in contrib.
1814 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1815 instructions in policy manual.
1816 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1819 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1821 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1823 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1824 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1825 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1826 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1828 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1829 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1832 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1834 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1836 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1837 * More detail about changelog format names.
1839 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1840 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1844 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1846 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1848 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1850 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1852 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1854 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1856 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1858 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1859 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1860 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1862 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1864 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1866 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1868 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1870 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1874 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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