1 debian-policy (3.9.2.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
3 * Policy: Require human Maintainer or Uploader, clarify Maintainer
4 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
5 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
6 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
7 Closes: #459868, #581011
8 * Policy: Add an FHS exception on GNU/Hurd for /hurd and /servers
9 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
10 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
11 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
13 * Virtual: Added mailx as a new virtual package
14 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
15 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
16 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
18 * Be more verbose in defining the build architecture and the host
19 architecture and consistently refer to architecture rather than
20 machine. (Closes: #591857)
21 * Correct the name of the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard in the package
22 description. Patch from Christoph Anton Mitterer. (Closes: #590696)
23 * Use the word "implemented" to describe required targets in
24 debian/rules, which is clearer about allowing wildcard rules. List
25 the required rules in their own paragraph rather than with the
26 paragraph discussing non-interactivity, and explicitly mark all rules
27 as either required or optional. (Closes: #536790)
28 * Update the ldconfig footnote listing the /etc/ld.so.conf directories
29 to remove the libc5 compatibility directories and mention the
30 multiarch triplet directories. Based on a patch by Charles Plessy.
32 * Change all non-historical references to Debian GNU/Linux to simply
33 Debian since Debian now includes FreeBSD-based architectures. Patch
34 from Guillem Jover. (Closes: #594656)
35 * Wrap Uploaders in debian/control.
36 * Move Build-Depends-Indep to Build-Depends (there's no reason to use
37 -Indep in a package that builds only architecture-independent binary
38 packages), wrap it, and remove version restrictions that are older
39 than the version in oldstable.
40 * Add emacs23 to the build dependencies and remove the files generated
41 from org source from the revision control repository. Build and clean
42 files from org source unconditionally. Add Process.{txt,html} to the
43 list of files generated from org source. (Closes: #594274)
45 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:47:47 -0700
47 debian-policy (3.9.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
49 * Policy: Include GPL version 1 in common-licenses
50 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
51 Seconded: gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
52 Seconded: Damyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org>
53 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
55 * Policy: Libtool *.la files should generally not be installed
56 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
57 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
58 Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
60 * Policy: Require dpkg-divert --package when adding/removing diversions
61 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
62 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
63 Seconded: Raphael Geissert <geissert@debian.org>
65 * Policy: Remove encouragement to create shlibs.local
66 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
67 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
68 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
69 Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
70 * Policy: Document alternate SONAME format with version before .so
71 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
72 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
73 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
75 * Policy: Architecture wildcards also allowed in binary relationships
76 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
77 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
78 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
80 * Policy: Say Conflicts should not be used unless necessary
81 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
82 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
83 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
85 * Policy: Remove obsolete _REENTRANT, require thread-safe libraries
86 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
87 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
88 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
90 * Policy: Allow subdirectories of /usr/lib/cgi-bin to be used
91 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
92 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
93 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
95 * Policy: More specific requirements around date-based versions
96 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
97 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
98 Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
99 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
101 * Policy: Require slave alternatives for manual pages
102 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
103 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
104 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
105 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
107 * Policy: More explicit requirements around library SONAMEs
108 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
109 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
110 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu27@gmail.com>
112 * Policy: Only dpkg-gencontrol supports variable substitutions
113 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
114 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
115 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
117 * Policy: Ada Library Information files must be read-only
118 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
119 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
120 Seconded: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
122 * Policy: Recommend /etc/logrotate.d/package for logrotate rules
123 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
124 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
125 Seconded: Thijs Kinkhorst <thijs@debian.org>
127 * Policy: Allow /bin/sh scripts to rely on XSI for kill and trap
128 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
129 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
130 Seconded: Raphael Geissert <geissert@debian.org>
132 * Policy: Ownership and permissions for control information files
133 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
134 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
135 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
137 * Set the version of the Perl Policy to match the version of the Policy
139 * Explain the Perl module package naming policy more explicitly and
140 provide some examples. (Closes: #175202)
141 * Revise the footnote discussing shlibs creation to not talk about the
142 switch to objdump as if it were a new innovation and to explicitly
143 mention the NEEDED attribute as the source of dependency information.
144 * Introduce "control information file" to refer to the contents of the
145 Debian package control.tar.gz, following the dpkg documentation. Use
146 that terminology consistently, and change possibly confusing
147 references to fields in control files to use "control field"
149 * Document that the first line of the changelog entry is conventionally
150 an explanation for the upload if the uploader is not the regular
151 maintainer. Patch from Charles Plessy. (Closes: #589605)
152 * Fix typo in upgrading-checklist. (Closes: #588750)
153 * Fix formatting error in footnote to 7.7. (Closes: #589362)
154 * Remove ancient Conflicts and Replaces.
156 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:38:21 -0700
158 debian-policy (3.9.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
161 * Fix path to changelog.Debian.gz in footnote on documentation symlinks.
164 * Convert upgrading-checklist to debiandoc-sgml. This generates a better
167 * Fix typo in package_upstream-version.orig.tar.gz.
168 Thanks, Salvatore Bonaccorso. (Closes: #558430)
169 * Replace 'copyright and distribution license' by 'copyright information
170 and distribution license' (three times).
171 Proposed by Jonathan Nieder.
172 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
173 Seconded: Thijs Kinkhorst <thijs@debian.org>
174 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
175 Seconded: Gregor Herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
177 * extend UID range of user accounts by removing the 30000-59999 reserved
179 Proposed by Santiago Vila
180 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
181 Seconded: Luk Claes <luk@debian.org>
182 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
183 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
187 * Policy: Overhaul Breaks, Conflicts, Provides, and Replaces
188 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
189 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
190 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
192 * Policy: Support for architecture wildcards
193 Wording: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
194 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
195 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
196 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
197 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
199 * Policy: Except init.d scripts from the normal set -e requirement
200 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
201 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
202 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
204 * Policy: Maintainer scripts might not have a controlling terminal
205 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
206 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
207 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
208 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
210 * Policy: Fully specify the date format for changelog entries
211 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
212 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
213 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
214 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
216 * Policy: Deprecate /usr/share/common-licenses/BSD
217 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
218 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
219 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
220 Seconded: gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
222 * Policy: Document Checksums-Sha1 and Checksums-Sha256
223 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@stanford.edu>
224 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
225 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
227 * Policy: Prohibit duplicate field names in a control paragraph
228 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
229 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
230 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
231 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
233 * Policy: Relax requirement that library dev files be in one package
234 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
235 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
236 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
238 * Policy: Tighten requirements for maintainer-like fields
239 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
240 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
241 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
243 * Policy: Update Format control field documentation
244 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
245 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
246 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
247 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu27@gmail.com>
249 * Debconf: Add SETTITLE, like title but uses a template
250 Wording: Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>
251 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
252 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
254 * Perl Policy: Change perlapi provides to use an ABI version
255 Wording: Niko Tyni <ntyni@debian.org>
256 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
257 Seconded: Brendan O'Dea <bod@debian.org>
258 Seconded: Damyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org>
260 * Perl Policy: Recommend DESTDIR instead of PREFIX with Makefile.PL
261 Wording: Niko Tyni <ntyni@debian.org>
262 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
263 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
265 * Standardize dpkg state wording and bring it in line with dpkg,
266 renaming Failed-Config to Half-Configured and use uniform
267 capitalization and punctuation. (Closes: #442134)
268 * Remove documentation of alternative changelog formats. This feature
269 is not allowed in the Debian archive and will be documented in the
270 dpkg-dev documentation instead. The documentation that was in Policy
271 was also somewhat outdated. (Closes: #555009, see #584141)
272 * Remove obsolete footnote sentence saying that dpkg-statoverride is a
273 new feature and not well-known. (Closes: #563425)
274 * Clarify in the Perl Policy that perl-base is essential, not perl, and
275 don't imply packages need to depend on perl-base. (Closes: #576594)
276 * Document the special debian-installer section in the list of current
277 sections and add a link to the list of sections in unstable, which
278 contains longer descriptions. (Closes: #577666)
279 * Remove the footnote listing every architecture known to dpkg. This
280 list can be trivially produced by dpkg-architecture -L (already
281 noted), is very long, and quickly becomes out-of-date.
282 * Move silly version ordering example to a footnote. (Closes: #560839)
283 * Reletter the process steps to not skip State C and use more
284 traditional foreground and background colors for Process.html and
285 README.html. (Closes: #584521)
286 * Fix typo in footnote about help2man. (Closes: #584796)
287 * Add an example for Replaces when a package is split. Thanks, Uwe
288 Kleine-König. (Closes: #572253)
289 * Explicitly state that packages may remove unmodified, obsolete
290 configuration files during upgrade. (Closes: #470633)
291 * Clarify the wording around which build dependencies must be satisfied
292 for different debian/rules targets and add a footnote to the
293 description of the build-arch and build-indep targets explaining why
294 this split does not currently work as desired. (Closes: #328951)
295 * Avoid "Debianised" or "Debianized" in favor of just "Debian" or
296 "Debian package" as appropriate. Patch from Ben Finney.
298 * Switch to source format 3.0 (native).
300 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:40:52 -0700
302 debian-policy (3.8.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
305 * Also provide documents in single-file HTML format.
306 Proposed by Jari Aalto.
308 * Number the DFSG points like in the social_contract document.
309 Proposed by Enrico Zini.
313 * [b270d2d]: Typo fix: relayed -> related. Thanks to Matt Kraai for
316 Policy: Grant an FHS exception for the multiarch library directories
317 Wording: Steve Langasek.
318 Seconded: Aurelien Jarno
319 Seconded: Julien Cristau
320 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx
323 virtual package list: Added Doom virtual packages
324 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
325 Seconded: Russ Allbery
326 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi
329 README Process upgrading-checklist: Created/converted to org-mode
330 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
331 Seconded: Russ Allbery
333 * [4da0692]: [typo-fixes]:
334 policy: Fix a number of grammatical or typographical errors
335 wording: Eric Dantan Rzewnicki
336 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava
337 * [112c4bc]: FHS Exceptions
338 policy: Explicitly allow /selinux and /sys as FHS exceptions
339 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
340 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
341 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
343 This patch explicitly allows /sys and /selinux as additional
344 directories in the root file system allowed under the policy.
345 * [16afbcb]: Clarify ./debian/rules #! line
346 policy: Clarify rule for debian/rules shebang line
347 Wording: Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au>
348 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
349 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
350 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
351 Explicitly state that "make -f debian/rules" and "./debian/rules"
352 must behave identically, to prevent confusion, and to promote
353 reproducibility, and conform to the principle of least surprise.
354 * [dab93b2]: Add a cron-daemon virtual package
355 policy, virtual package list: New virtual package: cron-daemon
356 wording: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña, Manoj Srivastava
357 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
358 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
360 Create a virtual cron daemon package that:
361 - Has to provide /usr/bin/crontab and support crontab entries
362 - Correct execution of /etc/cron.d
363 - Correct support of /etc/crontab
364 - Support of crontab entries with names for days and months,
366 - Correct execution of /etc/cron.{hourly,daily,weekly,monthly}
369 * Policy: Clarify policy on named pipes in packages
370 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
371 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
372 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
373 * Change the sole occurrence of MUST to must for consistency and to
374 avoid confusion with IETF RFC keywords. Thanks, Jakub Wilk.
377 -- Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:22:43 +0100
379 debian-policy (3.8.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
381 * Policy: Bring Architecture description in line with dpkg-source
382 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
383 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
384 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
386 * Policy: Update information about DEB_*_ARCH variables
387 Wording: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
388 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
389 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
391 * Policy: Remove support for uploads to multiple distributions
392 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
393 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
394 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
396 * Policy: Remove permission for packages to modify ld.so.conf
397 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
398 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
399 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
400 Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
401 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
403 * Policy: Clarify X installation directory handling
404 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
405 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
406 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
407 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
409 * Policy: Localized man pages should be up-to-date or warn
410 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
411 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
412 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
414 * Policy: Remove restriction on manual page character encoding
415 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
416 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
417 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@golden-gryphon.com>
419 * Policy: Allow Binary field to span multiple lines
420 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
421 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
422 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
424 * Policy: Revise info requirements for triggerized install-info
425 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
426 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
427 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
429 * Perl Policy: Remove obsolete dependency requirements
430 Wording: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
431 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
432 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
434 * Breaks is now supported by the stable release of dpkg, so drop
435 warnings against its use. Thanks, Steve Langasek. (Closes: #533577)
436 * Add references to the sections on Breaks and Conflicts to the section
437 on binary dependencies. Thanks, Frank Küster. (Closes: #529771)
438 * Clarify the units of Installed-Size and document that it is an
439 approximation. Thanks, Martin Dorey. (Closes: #534408)
440 * Don't suggest calling dpkg-statoverride --remove unconditionally in
441 the postrm script. Thanks, Patrick Schoenfeld. (Closes: #539389)
442 * Explain that the copyright dates are for the original Policy manual
443 and that there is no updated list of copyright holders for subsequent
444 revisions available. (Partly addresses #47438)
445 * Clarify the description of the Files control field and add examples.
446 * Change the wording of the Description and Changes field specifications
447 for *.changes files to more closely match the wording for Files and
448 add more details about the contents of the Description field in
450 * Merge the package name syntax requirements between the Package and
451 Source field descriptions.
452 * Say that sensible-editor and sensible-pager are provided by the
453 sensible-utils package, not by the base system. Thanks, Clint Adams
454 and Steve Langasek. (Closes: #541537)
455 * Document that control field values are case-sensitive unless the field
456 description says otherwise.
458 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:13:26 -0700
460 debian-policy (3.8.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
463 * Policy: Mandate debconf or equivalent for user prompting
464 Wording: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
465 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
466 Seconded: Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>
467 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
468 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
470 * Policy: Remove /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 FHS exception
471 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
472 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
473 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
475 * Policy: Remove obsolete /var/mail transition requirement
476 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
477 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
478 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
480 * Policy: Move Speedo fonts into the deprecated category
481 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
482 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
483 Seconded: Julien Danjou <acid@debian.org>
485 * Housekeeping (resynchronizing lists maintained elsewhere):
486 - Add GFDL 1.3 to the common-licenses list.
487 - Update the list of archive sections. (Closes: #519835)
488 * Set the release date of the 3.8.1 upgrading-checklist entry.
492 * The FHS is the "Filesystem Hierarchy Standard", regardless of our
493 preferred spelling of "file system" elsewhere. Fix this and a nearby
494 search-and-replace capitalisation bug.
495 * Build-depend on texlive-latex-extra, which is needed by
496 debiandoc2latexps and isn't included in texlive's dependencies.
498 * Policy: State requirements for source package names
499 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
500 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
501 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
503 * Add myself to Uploaders.
506 * Add myself to Uploaders.
507 * Update Standards-Version to 3.8.1 (no changes required).
509 - use `dpkg --print-architecture' instead of obsolete form
510 `dpkg --print-installation-architecture'.
511 - fix a race condition while generating DEBIAN/md5sums.
513 -- Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:42:53 +0200
515 debian-policy (3.8.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
517 * Policy: Clarify what "sensible behavior" is for init scripts
518 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
519 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
520 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
522 * Policy: Remove alternative changelog formats from main manual
523 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
524 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
525 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
527 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for changelog files
528 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
529 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
530 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
532 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for control files
533 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
534 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
535 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
537 * Policy: New option in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS to avoid running test-suites
538 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
539 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
540 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
542 * Policy: Expand expected capabilities for local in /bin/sh scripts
543 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
544 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
545 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
547 * Policy: Clarify Essential definition and caution when adding to it
548 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
549 Seconded: Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
550 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
552 * Policy: Allow user mail spools to be mode 0600 or 0660
553 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
554 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
555 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
557 * Policy: Remove special handling of init scripts ending in .sh
558 Wording: Kel Modderman <kel@otaku42.de>
559 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
560 Seconded: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>
562 * Policy: /var/run and /var/lock may be volatile
563 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
564 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
565 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
567 * Policy: debian/control allows comments starting with #
568 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
569 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
570 Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
571 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
573 * Improve the documentation of maintainer script actions for diversions
574 in the informative appendix to allow for addition of a new diversion
575 on upgrade and handle error cases correctly. Thanks to Olivier Berger
576 for the report and Raphaël Hertzog for the review. (Closes: #483418)
577 * Clarify the meaning of architecture restrictions on build dependencies
578 in the presence of alternatives. Thanks to Guillem Jover for the
579 explanation and review and Emilio Pozuelo Monfort and Don Armstrong
580 for wording review. (Closes: #163666)
581 * Change the term "category" to "archive area" when referring to main,
582 contrib, and non-free. This is closer to the wording of the Social
583 Contract. (Closes: #473439)
584 * Use <user>:<group> notation rather than <user>.<group> notation in
585 multiple places. Thanks, Kurt Roeckx. (Closes: #488039)
586 * Fix typo in 3.8.0.0 upgrading-checklist entry. Patch from Kobayashi
587 Noritada. (Closes: #487701)
588 * Mention debugging packages as an explicit example of packages with
589 extra priority. Thanks, Charles Plessy. (Closes: #491985)
590 * Clarify that translation is only required for user-visible debconf
591 messages. Capitalize "Debian Configuration Management Specification"
592 uniformly. Thanks, Julian Andres Klode. (Closes: #492624)
593 * Add --wildcards to the sample tar command in appendix B.1 for
594 extracting the package copyright file, adjusting for new tar option
595 behavior. Thanks, Yan Morin. (Closes: #503685)
596 * Reword the requirement that maintainer scripts exit with a zero
597 status on success to avoid double-negatives.
598 * Include the full name of each menu category rather than only the
599 portion relative to the parent heading to be clearer in long category
600 lists. Thanks, Christoph Berg. (Closes: #511804)
601 * Build-Depend on texlive rather than tetex-extra. texlive appears to
602 be sufficient for how Policy uses debiandoc-sgml and pulls in far
604 * Remove the postinst and prerm scripts. doc-base registration is now
605 handled by triggers and no longer required and removal of /usr/doc
606 links was completed long ago.
607 * Reference GPL-2 rather than the GPL symlink in debian/copyright.
609 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:50:52 -0700
611 debian-policy (3.8.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
613 * Don't attempt to register the non-existent debian-policy-process
614 document. Thanks, Adrian von Bidder. (Closes: #484706)
616 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:13:01 -0700
618 debian-policy (3.8.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
620 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with
621 non-trivial source", thanks to Wouter Verhelst, Jörg Sommer, Colin Watson,
622 and Junichi Uekawa (Closes: #250202).
623 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/02/2008] Manual page encoding", thanks to
624 Colin Watson (Closes: #440420).
625 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] common interface for parallel building in
626 DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, and Robert
627 Millan (Closes: #209008).
628 * Bug fix: "Please clarify splitting/syntax of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to
629 Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, Robert Millan, and Guillem Jover
631 * Bug fix: "Documentation for Breaks in dpkg", thanks to Ian Jackson
633 * Bug fix: "support for wrapped Uploaders should now be mandatory"
635 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages",
636 thanks to Neil McGovern, Colin Watson, Bill Allombert, Steve Langasek,
637 Kurt Roeckx, and others (Closes: #392362).
638 * Bug fix: "Homepage field in debian/control undocumented", thanks to
639 Mario Iseli (Closes: #452105).
640 * Bug fix: "Policy inconsistent with reality: base subsection no longer
641 used", thanks to Magnus Holmgren, Bernd Zeimetz, and Colin Watson
643 * Bug fix: "Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in
644 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Barry Hawkins (Closes: #291460).
645 * Bug fix: "[Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is
646 not a part of Debian distribution", thanks to Taketoshi Sano
648 * Bug fix: "scripts as configuration files: should vs. must", thanks to Frank
649 Küster (Closes: #403391).
650 * Bug fix: "debconf specification should allow underscores in template
651 names", thanks to Colin Watson (Closes: #473761).
652 * Bug fix: "clarify handling of run-time and compile-time support programs",
653 thanks to Goswin Brederlow and Raphael Hertzog (Closes: #367984).
654 * Policy: better document version ranking and empty Debian revisions
655 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
656 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
657 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
658 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
659 Closes: #186700, #458910
660 * Policy: remove obsolete app-defaults and Xresources provisions
661 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
662 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
664 * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
665 to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
666 * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
667 Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
668 * Bug fix: "substvar reference moved from dpkg-source(1) to
669 deb-substvars(5)", thanks to Ian Beckwith (Closes: #475731).
670 * Policy: bugs fixed in NMUs are now closed rather than marked fixed
671 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> (thanks, Sandro Tosi)
673 * Policy: C.1.4, C.1.8: minor typos
674 Wording: Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu@gmail.com>
676 * Remove the now-obsolete policy-process document.
677 * Add an md5sums control file.
678 * Add Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git control fields.
679 * Remove build system support for FHS 2.1 and FSSTND, mostly commented out.
680 * Remove more temporary files created by the build.
681 * Remove the FSSTND license from debian/copyright; no FSSTND files are
682 currently part of policy.
683 * Update FHS copyright dates in debian/copyright.
684 * Standardize the spacing around headings in upgrading-checklist.html.
685 * Remove old ChangeLog files and metadata headers in maintainer scripts
688 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:53:27 -0700
690 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
692 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
693 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
694 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
695 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
696 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
697 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
698 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
699 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
700 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
701 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
702 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
703 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
704 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
705 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
706 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
707 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
709 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
711 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
712 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
713 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
715 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
716 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
717 list?" (Closes: #412634).
718 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
719 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
720 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
721 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
722 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
723 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
724 * Bug fix: "Virtual package for Japanese font packages
725 (ttf-japanese-mincho and ttf-japanese-gothic)", thanks to Nobuhiro
726 Iwamatsu (Closes: #440931).
727 * Drop unsupported docbook-xml format from the doc-base file for the
728 debconf specification.
729 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
730 * Update Standards-Version to 3.7.3 (no changes required).
732 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:55 -0800
734 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
736 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
737 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
738 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
739 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
740 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
742 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
744 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
745 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
746 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
747 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
748 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
750 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
751 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
752 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
753 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
754 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
755 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
756 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
757 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
758 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
759 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
760 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
761 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
762 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
763 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
764 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
765 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
767 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
769 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
770 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
771 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
772 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
773 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
774 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
775 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
776 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
778 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
780 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
782 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
783 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
784 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
785 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
786 Polo (Closes: #372497).
787 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
788 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
790 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
791 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
792 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
793 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
794 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
795 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
796 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
797 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
798 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
799 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
801 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
802 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
803 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
804 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
805 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
806 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
808 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
810 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
812 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
813 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
814 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
815 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
817 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
818 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
820 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
822 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
824 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
825 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
826 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
827 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
828 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
829 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
830 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
831 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
832 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
833 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
835 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
836 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
837 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
838 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
839 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
840 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
841 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
842 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
843 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
844 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
845 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
848 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
850 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
852 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
853 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
854 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
855 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
856 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
857 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
858 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
859 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
860 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
861 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
862 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
863 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
864 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
865 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
866 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
867 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
868 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
869 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
870 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
871 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
872 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
873 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
874 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
875 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
876 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
877 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
878 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
879 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
881 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
882 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
883 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
884 Hess (Closes: #362247).
885 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
886 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
887 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
888 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
889 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
890 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
891 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
892 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
893 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
894 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
895 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
896 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
898 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
899 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
901 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
902 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
903 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
904 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
905 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
906 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
907 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
908 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
909 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
910 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
911 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
913 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
915 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
918 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
919 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
920 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
921 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
922 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
923 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
924 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
925 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
926 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
927 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
928 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
929 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
930 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
932 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
933 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
934 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
935 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
936 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
937 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
938 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
939 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
940 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
941 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
942 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
943 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
944 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
945 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
946 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
947 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
948 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
949 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
950 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
953 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
955 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
957 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
958 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
959 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
960 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
962 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
963 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
964 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
965 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
967 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
969 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
972 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
973 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
974 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
975 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
976 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
977 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
978 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
979 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
980 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
981 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
983 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
984 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
985 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
987 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
988 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
989 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
990 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
991 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
992 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
993 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
995 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
996 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
997 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
998 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
1000 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
1001 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
1002 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
1003 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
1004 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
1005 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
1006 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
1007 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
1009 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
1010 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
1011 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
1012 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
1013 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
1014 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
1015 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
1016 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
1017 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
1018 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
1019 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
1020 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
1021 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
1022 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
1023 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
1024 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
1025 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
1027 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
1029 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1032 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
1033 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
1034 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
1035 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
1036 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
1037 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
1038 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
1039 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
1040 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
1042 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
1043 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
1044 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
1045 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
1046 this section. closes: Bug#248618
1047 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
1048 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
1049 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
1050 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
1051 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
1052 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
1053 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
1054 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
1055 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
1056 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
1057 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
1058 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
1060 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
1061 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
1062 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
1065 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
1066 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
1067 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
1069 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
1070 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
1071 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
1072 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
1073 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
1074 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
1076 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
1077 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
1079 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
1080 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
1081 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
1082 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
1083 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
1084 Closes: #185943, #237049
1086 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
1088 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1091 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
1094 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
1095 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
1096 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
1097 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
1098 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
1099 running. closes: Bug#187250
1100 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
1101 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
1102 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
1103 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
1104 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
1105 user closes: Bug#176506
1107 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
1109 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
1112 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
1113 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
1114 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
1115 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
1116 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
1117 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
1118 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
1119 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
1120 deb-building toolchain.
1121 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
1122 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
1123 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
1124 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
1125 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
1126 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
1127 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
1128 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
1129 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
1130 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
1131 sections about changelog files.
1133 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
1134 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
1135 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
1136 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
1137 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
1138 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
1140 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
1141 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
1142 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
1143 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
1144 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
1145 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
1146 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
1147 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
1148 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
1149 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
1150 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
1151 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
1152 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
1153 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
1154 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
1155 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
1156 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
1157 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
1158 for the restructuring
1160 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
1162 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
1165 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
1167 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
1168 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
1169 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
1170 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
1171 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
1172 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
1174 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
1175 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
1176 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
1177 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
1178 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
1179 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
1180 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
1182 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
1183 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
1184 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
1185 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
1187 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
1189 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
1192 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
1193 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
1194 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
1195 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
1196 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
1197 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
1199 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
1200 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
1201 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
1202 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
1204 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
1205 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
1206 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
1207 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
1208 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
1209 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
1210 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
1211 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
1212 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
1213 offtopic stuff, too.
1214 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
1215 script should start it, closes: #60979
1216 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
1217 "should", closes: #170019
1218 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
1219 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
1220 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
1221 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
1222 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
1223 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
1224 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
1225 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
1228 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
1230 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
1233 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
1234 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
1235 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
1236 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
1237 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
1238 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
1239 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
1240 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
1241 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
1243 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
1244 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
1245 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
1246 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
1247 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
1248 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
1249 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
1250 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
1251 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
1253 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
1254 file, closes: Bug#65764
1256 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
1258 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
1260 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
1261 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
1262 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
1263 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
1264 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
1265 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
1266 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
1267 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
1268 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
1269 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
1270 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
1271 details. closes: Bug#133030
1272 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
1273 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
1274 parts of Bug#161455.
1276 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
1278 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
1280 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
1281 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
1282 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
1283 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
1284 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
1285 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
1286 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
1287 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
1288 not. closes: Bug#139820
1289 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
1290 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
1291 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
1292 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
1293 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
1294 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
1295 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
1296 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
1297 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
1298 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
1300 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
1302 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
1303 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
1304 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
1305 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
1306 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
1307 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
1308 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
1309 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
1310 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
1311 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
1312 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
1313 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
1314 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
1315 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
1316 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
1317 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
1318 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
1319 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
1320 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
1321 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
1323 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
1324 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
1325 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
1326 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
1327 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
1328 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
1329 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
1331 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
1332 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
1333 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
1334 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
1335 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
1336 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
1337 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
1338 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
1339 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
1341 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
1343 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
1345 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
1346 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
1347 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
1348 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
1349 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
1350 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
1351 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
1352 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
1353 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
1354 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
1355 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
1356 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
1357 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
1358 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
1359 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
1360 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
1361 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
1362 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
1363 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
1364 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
1365 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
1366 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
1367 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
1369 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
1371 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
1373 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
1374 medium, high, emergency.
1375 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
1376 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
1377 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
1378 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
1379 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
1382 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
1383 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
1384 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
1386 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
1387 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
1388 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
1389 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
1390 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
1391 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
1392 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
1395 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
1397 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
1399 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
1400 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
1401 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
1402 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
1404 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
1405 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
1406 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
1407 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
1408 debian/rules to do this
1409 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
1410 patches are incorporated upstream
1411 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
1412 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
1413 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
1414 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
1415 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
1416 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
1418 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
1419 system closes: Bug#91249
1420 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
1421 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
1422 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
1423 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
1424 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
1425 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
1426 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
1427 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
1428 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
1429 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
1430 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
1431 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
1432 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
1434 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
1436 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
1438 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
1439 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
1440 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
1441 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
1443 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
1444 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
1445 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
1447 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
1450 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
1452 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1454 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
1455 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
1456 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
1457 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
1458 package for the time being
1459 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
1460 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
1461 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
1462 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
1463 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
1464 * Rename all .text files as .txt
1465 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
1466 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
1467 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
1468 Build-Depends arch syntax
1469 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
1471 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
1472 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
1474 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
1475 from policy maintenance duties.
1476 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
1477 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
1479 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
1481 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
1483 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
1485 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
1487 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1489 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
1490 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
1491 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
1492 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
1493 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
1494 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
1495 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
1496 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
1497 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
1498 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
1499 minor version number for this
1500 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
1501 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
1502 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
1503 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
1504 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
1505 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
1506 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
1507 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
1508 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
1510 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
1512 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1514 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
1515 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
1516 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
1517 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
1518 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
1520 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
1522 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
1523 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
1524 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
1525 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
1526 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
1527 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
1528 xutils closes: Bug#82966
1529 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
1530 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
1531 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
1532 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
1533 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
1534 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
1535 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
1536 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
1537 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
1540 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
1542 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1544 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
1545 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
1547 * Document the Enhances relationship
1548 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
1549 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
1550 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
1551 policy. closes: Bug#53496
1552 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
1553 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
1555 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
1557 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
1558 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
1559 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
1560 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
1562 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
1563 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
1564 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
1565 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
1566 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
1568 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
1570 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1572 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
1573 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
1574 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
1576 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
1577 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
1578 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
1579 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
1580 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
1581 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
1582 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
1583 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
1584 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
1586 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
1588 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
1590 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1592 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
1593 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
1594 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
1595 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
1596 policy. closes: Bug#64437
1597 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
1598 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
1599 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
1600 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
1601 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
1602 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
1603 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
1604 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
1605 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
1606 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
1607 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
1608 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
1609 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
1610 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
1611 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
1612 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
1613 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
1615 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
1616 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
1618 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
1620 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1622 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
1623 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
1624 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
1625 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
1626 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
1627 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
1628 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
1629 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
1630 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
1631 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
1632 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
1633 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
1634 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
1635 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
1636 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
1637 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
1638 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
1639 alternative closes: Bug#53755
1640 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
1641 list closes: Bug#53756
1642 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
1643 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
1644 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
1645 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
1646 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
1647 policy closes: Bug#53760
1648 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
1649 policy closes: Bug#53761
1650 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
1651 that use X closes: Bug#53762
1652 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
1653 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
1654 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
1655 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
1656 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
1657 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
1658 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
1659 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
1660 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
1662 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
1663 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
1664 to install with older fileutils.
1665 * Installed FHS version 2.1
1666 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
1667 * Added FHS details to copyright file
1668 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
1670 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
1671 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
1673 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
1675 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1677 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
1678 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
1680 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
1682 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1684 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
1685 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
1687 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
1690 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1692 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
1693 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1695 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1697 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1699 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1701 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1702 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1704 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1706 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1708 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1709 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1710 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1711 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1712 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1713 directoried (closes: #41547)
1714 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1715 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1716 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1717 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1718 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1719 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1720 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1721 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1722 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1723 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1724 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1726 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1727 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1728 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1729 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1730 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1731 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1732 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1734 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1735 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1736 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1737 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1739 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1741 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1743 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1744 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1746 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1748 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1750 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1751 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1753 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
1755 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1757 * A few typos and omissions corrected
1758 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
1760 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
1761 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
1762 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
1763 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
1764 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
1765 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
1766 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
1767 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
1768 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
1769 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
1770 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
1771 this closes: Bug#38612
1772 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
1773 before. closes: Bug#40864
1775 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
1777 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1779 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
1780 officially uploaded.
1781 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
1783 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
1784 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
1785 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
1787 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
1788 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
1789 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
1790 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
1791 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
1792 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
1794 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
1795 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
1796 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
1798 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
1800 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
1801 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
1802 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
1803 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
1804 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
1806 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
1808 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1810 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
1811 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
1812 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
1813 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
1814 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
1815 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
1816 there). closes: Bug#34233
1817 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
1818 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
1819 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
1820 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
1821 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
1823 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
1825 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1827 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
1828 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
1829 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
1830 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
1833 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
1834 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
1835 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
1836 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
1837 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
1840 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
1841 number. closes: BUG#25911
1843 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
1844 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
1845 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
1846 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
1847 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
1848 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
1850 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
1851 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
1852 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
1855 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
1856 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
1857 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
1859 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
1860 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
1861 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
1862 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
1864 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
1865 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
1866 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
1868 * Make the package optional, not extra.
1870 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
1871 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
1872 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
1873 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
1874 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
1875 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
1876 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
1877 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
1880 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
1882 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
1883 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
1886 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
1888 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1890 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
1892 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
1894 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1896 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
1897 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
1898 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
1899 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
1900 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
1901 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
1902 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
1903 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
1905 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
1906 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
1908 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
1910 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1912 * non-maintainer release
1913 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
1914 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
1916 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
1917 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
1918 * no content changes
1919 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
1921 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
1923 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1927 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
1929 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1931 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1933 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
1934 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1935 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
1937 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
1938 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
1940 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
1941 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
1942 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
1943 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
1945 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
1946 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
1947 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
1948 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
1949 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
1950 and restart options and to comply with the console message
1951 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
1953 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
1954 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
1955 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
1958 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1959 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
1960 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
1962 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
1963 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
1964 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
1966 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1967 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
1969 * New version numbering scheme:
1971 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1972 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1973 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1976 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1977 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1978 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1979 differ between the manuals.
1981 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1982 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1983 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1984 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1986 * Packaging changes:
1988 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1989 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1991 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
1993 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
1995 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1997 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1999 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
2000 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
2001 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
2003 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
2004 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
2007 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
2008 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
2009 file extension as the referenced file
2011 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
2012 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
2014 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
2015 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
2016 start, stop, restart, force-reload
2017 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
2020 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
2021 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
2022 be installed into /etc/cron.d
2024 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
2025 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
2026 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
2027 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
2030 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
2031 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
2034 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
2035 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
2036 reasonable default configuration
2038 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
2039 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
2040 by all news servers and clients
2042 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
2043 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
2044 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
2045 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
2046 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
2048 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
2049 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
2052 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
2054 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
2055 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
2057 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
2060 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
2061 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
2063 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
2064 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
2066 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
2068 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
2070 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
2072 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
2073 - X library package is now called xlib6g
2074 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
2075 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
2077 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
2079 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
2080 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
2081 * Don't use debstd anymore
2083 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
2085 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
2087 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
2088 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
2089 contrib/non-free policy
2090 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
2091 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
2092 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
2093 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
2094 - new section about `Daemons'
2095 - updated section about `Configuration files'
2096 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
2097 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
2098 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
2099 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
2100 * Paper about libc6 migration:
2101 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
2102 * SGML source code included in package
2103 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
2105 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
2107 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
2109 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
2110 - completely reworked structure
2111 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
2112 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
2113 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
2114 - removed all those ugly footnotes
2115 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
2116 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
2117 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
2118 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
2119 - mention "orphaned packages"
2120 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
2121 distributions' policy
2122 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
2123 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
2124 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
2125 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
2126 - added section about arch spec strings
2127 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
2128 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
2129 - added section about "menus"
2130 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
2131 the new documentation policy soon
2132 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
2133 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
2135 - added section about editors and pagers
2136 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
2137 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
2138 - added section about device files
2139 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
2140 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
2141 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
2143 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
2144 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
2145 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
2146 - Added new section about obsolete names
2147 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
2148 * Fixed package's description
2150 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
2152 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
2154 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
2156 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
2158 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
2160 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
2161 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
2162 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
2163 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
2165 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
2167 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
2169 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
2170 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
2171 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
2173 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
2174 and upload it "byhand" too.
2176 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
2178 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
2181 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
2182 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
2183 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
2184 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
2185 functionality must not have the same name.
2186 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
2187 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
2188 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
2189 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
2190 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
2191 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
2192 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
2194 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
2195 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
2196 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
2197 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
2198 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
2199 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
2200 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
2201 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
2204 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
2206 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
2208 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
2210 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
2211 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
2212 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
2213 a package into. (Guy Maor)
2214 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
2217 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
2219 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
2221 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
2223 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
2224 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
2225 description of deb file format.
2226 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
2227 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
2229 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
2231 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
2232 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
2234 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
2236 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
2238 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
2239 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
2240 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
2241 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
2242 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
2243 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
2244 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
2245 packages in section on Procedure
2246 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
2247 a package maintainer
2248 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
2249 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
2250 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
2252 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
2253 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
2254 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
2255 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
2256 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
2257 on various shlib files
2258 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
2259 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
2260 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
2262 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
2264 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
2266 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
2267 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
2268 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
2270 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
2271 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
2272 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
2273 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
2274 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
2276 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
2278 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
2280 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
2282 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
2284 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
2285 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
2286 compatibility go in contrib.
2288 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
2289 instructions in policy manual.
2290 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
2293 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
2295 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
2297 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
2298 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
2299 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
2300 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
2302 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
2303 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
2306 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
2308 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
2310 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
2311 * More detail about changelog format names.
2313 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
2314 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
2318 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
2320 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
2322 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
2324 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
2326 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
2328 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
2330 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
2332 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
2333 * More verbosity about netiquette.
2334 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
2336 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
2338 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
2340 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
2342 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
2344 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
2348 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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