1 debian-policy (3.5.9.1) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
6 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
7 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
8 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
9 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
10 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the url as it
11 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
12 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
17 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
20 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
21 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
22 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
23 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
24 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
25 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
27 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
28 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
29 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
30 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
32 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
33 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
34 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
35 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
36 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
37 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
38 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
39 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
40 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
42 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
43 script should start it, closes: #60979
44 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
45 "should", closes: #170019
46 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
47 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
48 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
49 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
50 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
51 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
52 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
53 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
56 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
58 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
61 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
62 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
63 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
64 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
65 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
66 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
67 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
68 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
69 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
71 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
72 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
73 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
74 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
75 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
76 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
77 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
78 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
79 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
81 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
82 file, closes: Bug#65764
84 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
86 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
88 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
89 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
90 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
91 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
92 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
93 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
94 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
95 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
96 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
97 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
98 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
99 details. closes: Bug#133030
100 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
101 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
104 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
106 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
108 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
109 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
110 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
111 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
112 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
113 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
114 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
115 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
116 not. closes: Bug#139820
117 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
118 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
119 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
120 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
121 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
122 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
123 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
124 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
125 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
126 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
128 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
130 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
131 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
132 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
133 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
134 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
135 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
136 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
137 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
138 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
139 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
140 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
141 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
142 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
143 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
144 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
145 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
146 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
147 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
148 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
149 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
151 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
152 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
153 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
154 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
155 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
156 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
157 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
159 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
160 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
161 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
162 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
163 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
164 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
165 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
166 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
167 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
169 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
171 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
173 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
174 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
175 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
176 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
177 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
178 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
179 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
180 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
181 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
182 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
183 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
184 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
185 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
186 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
187 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
188 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
189 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
190 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
191 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
192 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
193 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
194 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
195 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
197 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
199 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
201 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
202 medium, high, emergency.
203 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
204 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
205 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
206 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
207 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
210 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
211 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
212 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
214 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
215 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
216 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
217 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
218 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
219 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
220 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
223 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
225 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
227 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
228 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
229 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
230 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
232 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
233 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
234 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
235 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
236 debian/rules to do this
237 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
238 patches are incorporated upstream
239 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
240 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
241 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
242 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
243 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
244 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
246 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
247 system closes: Bug#91249
248 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
249 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
250 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
251 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
252 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
253 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
254 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
255 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
256 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
257 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
258 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
259 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
260 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
262 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
264 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
266 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
267 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
268 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
269 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
271 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
272 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
273 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
275 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
278 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
280 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
282 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
283 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
284 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
285 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
286 package for the time being
287 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
288 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
289 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
290 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
291 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
292 * Rename all .text files as .txt
293 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
294 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
295 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
296 Build-Depends arch syntax
297 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
299 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
300 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
302 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
303 from policy maintenance duties.
304 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
305 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
307 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
309 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
311 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
313 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
315 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
317 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
318 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
319 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
320 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
321 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
322 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
323 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
324 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
325 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
326 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
327 minor version number for this
328 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
329 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
330 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
331 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
332 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
333 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
334 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
335 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
336 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
338 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
340 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
342 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
343 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
344 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
345 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
346 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
348 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
350 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
351 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
352 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
353 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
354 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
355 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
356 xutils closes: Bug#82966
357 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
358 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
359 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
360 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
361 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
362 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
363 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
364 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
365 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
368 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
370 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
372 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
373 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
375 * Document the Enhances relationship
376 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
377 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
378 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
379 policy. closes: Bug#53496
380 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
381 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
383 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
385 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
386 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
387 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
388 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
390 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
391 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
392 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
393 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
394 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
396 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
398 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
400 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
401 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
402 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
404 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
405 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
406 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
407 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
408 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
409 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
410 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
411 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
412 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
414 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
416 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
418 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
420 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
421 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
422 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
423 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
424 policy. closes: Bug#64437
425 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
426 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
427 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
428 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
429 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
430 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
431 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
432 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
433 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
434 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
435 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
436 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
437 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
438 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
439 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
440 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
441 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
443 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
444 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
446 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
448 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
450 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
451 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
452 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
453 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
454 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
455 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
456 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
457 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
458 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
459 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
460 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
461 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
462 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
463 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
464 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
465 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
466 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
467 alternative closes: Bug#53755
468 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
469 list closes: Bug#53756
470 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
471 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
472 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
473 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
474 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
475 policy closes: Bug#53760
476 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
477 policy closes: Bug#53761
478 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
479 that use X closes: Bug#53762
480 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
481 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
482 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
483 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
484 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
485 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
486 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
487 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
488 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
490 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
491 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
492 to install with older fileutils.
493 * Installed FHS version 2.1
494 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
495 * Added FHS details to copyright file
496 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
498 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
499 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
501 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
503 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
505 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
506 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
508 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
510 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
512 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
513 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
515 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
518 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
520 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
521 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
523 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
525 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
527 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
529 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
530 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
532 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
534 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
536 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
537 #45561, #42447, #48570)
538 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
539 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
540 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
541 directoried (closes: #41547)
542 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
543 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
544 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
545 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
546 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
547 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
548 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
549 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
550 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
551 package criteria (closes: #45318)
552 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
554 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
555 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
556 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
557 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
558 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
559 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
560 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
562 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
563 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
564 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
565 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
567 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
569 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
571 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
572 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
574 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
576 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
578 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
579 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
581 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
583 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
585 * A few typos and omissions corrected
586 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
588 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
589 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
590 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
591 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
592 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
593 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
594 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
595 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
596 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
597 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
598 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
599 this closes: Bug#38612
600 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
601 before. closes: Bug#40864
603 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
605 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
607 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
609 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
611 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
612 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
613 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
615 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
616 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
617 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
618 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
619 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
620 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
622 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
623 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
624 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
626 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
628 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
629 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
630 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
631 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
632 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
634 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
636 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
638 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
639 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
640 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
641 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
642 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
643 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
644 there). closes: Bug#34233
645 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
646 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
647 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
648 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
649 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
651 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
653 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
655 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
656 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
657 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
658 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
661 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
662 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
663 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
664 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
665 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
668 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
669 number. closes: BUG#25911
671 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
672 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
673 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
674 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
675 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
676 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
678 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
679 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
680 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
683 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
684 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
685 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
687 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
688 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
689 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
690 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
692 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
693 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
694 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
696 * Make the package optional, not extra.
698 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
699 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
700 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
701 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
702 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
703 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
704 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
705 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
708 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
710 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
711 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
714 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
716 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
718 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
720 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
722 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
724 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
725 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
726 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
727 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
728 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
729 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
730 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
731 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
733 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
734 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
736 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
738 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
740 * non-maintainer release
741 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
742 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
744 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
745 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
747 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
749 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
751 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
755 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
757 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
759 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
761 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
762 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
763 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
765 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
766 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
768 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
769 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
770 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
771 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
773 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
774 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
775 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
776 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
777 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
778 and restart options and to comply with the console message
779 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
781 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
782 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
783 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
786 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
787 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
788 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
790 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
791 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
792 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
794 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
795 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
797 * New version numbering scheme:
799 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
800 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
801 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
804 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
805 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
806 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
807 differ between the manuals.
809 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
810 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
811 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
812 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
816 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
817 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
819 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
821 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
823 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
825 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
827 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
828 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
829 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
831 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
832 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
835 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
836 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
837 file extension as the referenced file
839 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
840 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
842 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
843 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
844 start, stop, restart, force-reload
845 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
848 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
849 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
850 be installed into /etc/cron.d
852 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
853 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
854 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
855 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
858 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
859 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
862 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
863 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
864 reasonable default configuration
866 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
867 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
868 by all news servers and clients
870 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
871 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
872 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
873 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
874 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
876 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
877 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
880 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
882 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
883 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
885 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
888 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
889 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
891 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
892 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
894 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
896 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
898 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
900 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
901 - X library package is now called xlib6g
902 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
903 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
905 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
907 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
908 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
909 * Don't use debstd anymore
911 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
913 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
915 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
916 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
917 contrib/non-free policy
918 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
919 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
920 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
921 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
922 - new section about `Daemons'
923 - updated section about `Configuration files'
924 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
925 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
926 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
927 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
928 * Paper about libc6 migration:
929 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
930 * SGML source code included in package
931 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
933 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
935 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
937 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
938 - completely reworked structure
939 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
940 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
941 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
942 - removed all those ugly footnotes
943 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
944 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
945 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
946 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
947 - mention "orphaned packages"
948 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
949 distributions' policy
950 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
951 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
952 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
953 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
954 - added section about arch spec strings
955 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
956 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
957 - added section about "menus"
958 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
959 the new documentation policy soon
960 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
961 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
963 - added section about editors and pagers
964 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
965 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
966 - added section about device files
967 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
968 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
969 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
971 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
972 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
973 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
974 - Added new section about obsolete names
975 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
976 * Fixed package's description
978 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
980 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
982 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
984 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
986 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
988 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
989 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
990 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
991 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
993 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
995 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
997 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
998 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
999 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1001 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1002 and upload it "byhand" too.
1004 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1006 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1009 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1010 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1011 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1012 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1013 functionality must not have the same name.
1014 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1015 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1016 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1017 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1018 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1019 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1020 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1022 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1023 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1024 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1025 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1026 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1027 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1028 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1029 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1032 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1034 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1036 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1038 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1039 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1040 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1041 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1042 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1045 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1047 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1049 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1051 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1052 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1053 description of deb file format.
1054 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1055 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1057 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1059 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1060 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1062 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1064 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1066 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1067 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1068 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1069 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1070 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1071 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1072 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1073 packages in section on Procedure
1074 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1075 a package maintainer
1076 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1077 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1078 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1080 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1081 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1082 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1083 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1084 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1085 on various shlib files
1086 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1087 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1088 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1090 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1092 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1094 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1095 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1096 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1098 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1099 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1100 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1101 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1102 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1104 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1106 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1108 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1110 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1112 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1113 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1114 compatibility go in contrib.
1116 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1117 instructions in policy manual.
1118 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1121 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1123 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1125 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1126 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1127 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1128 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1130 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1131 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1134 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1136 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1138 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1139 * More detail about changelog format names.
1141 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1142 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1146 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1148 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1150 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1152 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1154 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1156 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1158 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1160 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1161 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1162 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1164 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1166 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1168 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1170 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1172 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1176 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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