1 debian-policy (3.8.1.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
3 * Policy: Clarify what "sensible behavior" is for init scripts
4 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
5 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
6 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
8 * Policy: Remove alternative changelog formats from main manual
9 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
10 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
11 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
13 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for changelog files
14 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
15 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
16 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
18 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for control files
19 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
20 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
21 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
23 * Use <user>:<group> notation rather than <user>.<group> notation in
24 multiple places. Thanks, Kurt Roeckx. (Closes: #488039)
25 * Fix typo in 3.8.0.0 upgrading-checklist entry. Patch from Kobayashi
26 Noritada. (Closes: #487701)
28 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:23:50 -0700
30 debian-policy (3.8.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
32 * Don't attempt to register the non-existent debian-policy-process
33 document. Thanks, Adrian von Bidder. (Closes: #484706)
35 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:13:01 -0700
37 debian-policy (3.8.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
39 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with
40 non-trivial source", thanks to Wouter Verhelst, Jörg Sommer, Colin Watson,
41 and Junichi Uekawa (Closes: #250202).
42 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/02/2008] Manual page encoding", thanks to
43 Colin Watson (Closes: #440420).
44 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] common interface for parallel building in
45 DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, and Robert
46 Millan (Closes: #209008).
47 * Bug fix: "Please clarify splitting/syntax of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to
48 Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, Robert Millan, and Guillem Jover
50 * Bug fix: "Documentation for Breaks in dpkg", thanks to Ian Jackson
52 * Bug fix: "support for wrapped Uploaders should now be mandatory"
54 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages",
55 thanks to Neil McGovern, Colin Watson, Bill Allombert, Steve Langasek,
56 Kurt Roeckx, and others (Closes: #392362).
57 * Bug fix: "Homepage field in debian/control undocumented", thanks to
58 Mario Iseli (Closes: #452105).
59 * Bug fix: "Policy inconsistent with reality: base subsection no longer
60 used", thanks to Magnus Holmgren, Bernd Zeimetz, and Colin Watson
62 * Bug fix: "Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in
63 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Barry Hawkins (Closes: #291460).
64 * Bug fix: "[Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is
65 not a part of Debian distribution", thanks to Taketoshi Sano
67 * Bug fix: "scripts as configuration files: should vs. must", thanks to Frank
68 Küster (Closes: #403391).
69 * Bug fix: "debconf specification should allow underscores in template
70 names", thanks to Colin Watson (Closes: #473761).
71 * Bug fix: "clarify handling of run-time and compile-time support programs",
72 thanks to Goswin Brederlow and Raphael Hertzog (Closes: #367984).
73 * Policy: better document version ranking and empty Debian revisions
74 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
75 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
76 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
77 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
78 Closes: #186700, #458910
79 * Policy: remove obsolete app-defaults and Xresources provisions
80 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
81 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
83 * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
84 to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
85 * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
86 Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
87 * Bug fix: "substvar reference moved from dpkg-source(1) to
88 deb-substvars(5)", thanks to Ian Beckwith (Closes: #475731).
89 * Policy: bugs fixed in NMUs are now closed rather than marked fixed
90 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> (thanks, Sandro Tosi)
92 * Policy: C.1.4, C.1.8: minor typos
93 Wording: Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu@gmail.com>
95 * Remove the now-obsolete policy-process document.
96 * Add an md5sums control file.
97 * Add Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git control fields.
98 * Remove build system support for FHS 2.1 and FSSTND, mostly commented out.
99 * Remove more temporary files created by the build.
100 * Remove the FSSTND license from debian/copyright; no FSSTND files are
101 currently part of policy.
102 * Update FHS copyright dates in debian/copyright.
103 * Standardize the spacing around headings in upgrading-checklist.html.
104 * Remove old ChangeLog files and metadata headers in maintainer scripts
107 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:53:27 -0700
109 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
111 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
112 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
113 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
114 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
115 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
116 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
117 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
118 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
119 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
120 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
121 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
122 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
123 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
124 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
125 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
126 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
128 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
130 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
131 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
132 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
134 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
135 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
136 list?" (Closes: #412634).
137 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
138 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
139 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
140 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
141 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
142 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
143 * Bug fix: "Virtual package for Japanese font packages
144 (ttf-japanese-mincho and ttf-japanese-gothic)", thanks to Nobuhiro
145 Iwamatsu (Closes: #440931).
146 * Drop unsupported docbook-xml format from the doc-base file for the
147 debconf specification.
148 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
149 * Update Standards-Version to 3.7.3 (no changes required).
151 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:55 -0800
153 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
155 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
156 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
157 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
158 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
159 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
161 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
163 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
164 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
165 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
166 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
167 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
169 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
170 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
171 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
172 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
173 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
174 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
175 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
176 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
177 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
178 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
179 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
180 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
181 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
182 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
183 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
184 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
186 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
188 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
189 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
190 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
191 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
192 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
193 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
194 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
195 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
197 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
199 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
201 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
202 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
203 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
204 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
205 Polo (Closes: #372497).
206 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
207 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
209 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
210 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
211 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
212 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
213 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
214 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
215 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
216 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
217 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
218 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
220 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
221 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
222 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
223 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
224 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
225 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
227 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
229 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
231 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
232 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
233 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
234 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
236 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
237 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
239 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
241 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
243 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
244 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
245 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
246 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
247 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
248 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
249 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
250 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
251 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
252 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
254 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
255 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
256 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
257 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
258 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
259 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
260 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
261 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
262 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
263 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
264 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
267 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
269 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
271 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
272 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
273 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
274 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
275 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
276 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
277 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
278 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
279 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
280 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
281 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
282 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
283 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
284 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
285 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
286 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
287 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
288 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
289 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
290 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
291 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
292 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
293 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
294 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
295 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
296 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
297 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
298 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
300 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
301 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
302 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
303 Hess (Closes: #362247).
304 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
305 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
306 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
307 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
308 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
309 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
310 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
311 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
312 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
313 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
314 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
315 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
317 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
318 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
320 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
321 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
322 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
323 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
324 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
325 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
326 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
327 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
328 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
329 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
330 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
332 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
334 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
337 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
338 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
339 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
340 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
341 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
342 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
343 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
344 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
345 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
346 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
347 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
348 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
349 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
351 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
352 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
353 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
354 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
355 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
356 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
357 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
358 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
359 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
360 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
361 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
362 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
363 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
364 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
365 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
366 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
367 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
368 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
369 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
372 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
374 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
376 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
377 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
378 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
379 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
381 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
382 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
383 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
384 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
386 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
388 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
391 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
392 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
393 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
394 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
395 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
396 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
397 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
398 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
399 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
400 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
402 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
403 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
404 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
406 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
407 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
408 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
409 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
410 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
411 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
412 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
414 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
415 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
416 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
417 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
419 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
420 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
421 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
422 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
423 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
424 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
425 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
426 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
428 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
429 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
430 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
431 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
432 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
433 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
434 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
435 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
436 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
437 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
438 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
439 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
440 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
441 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
442 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
443 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
444 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
446 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
448 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
451 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
452 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
453 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
454 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
455 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
456 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
457 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
458 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
459 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
461 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
462 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
463 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
464 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
465 this section. closes: Bug#248618
466 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
467 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
468 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
469 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
470 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
471 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
472 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
473 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
474 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
475 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
476 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
477 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
479 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
480 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
481 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
484 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
485 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
486 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
488 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
489 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
490 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
491 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
492 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
493 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
495 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
496 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
498 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
499 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
500 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
501 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
502 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
503 Closes: #185943, #237049
505 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
507 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
510 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
513 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
514 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
515 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
516 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
517 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
518 running. closes: Bug#187250
519 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
520 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
521 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
522 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
523 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
524 user closes: Bug#176506
526 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
528 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
531 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
532 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
533 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
534 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
535 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
536 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
537 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
538 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
539 deb-building toolchain.
540 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
541 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
542 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
543 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
544 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
545 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
546 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
547 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
548 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
549 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
550 sections about changelog files.
552 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
553 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
554 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
555 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
556 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
557 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
559 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
560 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
561 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
562 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
563 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
564 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
565 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
566 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
567 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
568 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
569 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
570 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
571 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
572 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
573 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
574 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
575 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
576 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
577 for the restructuring
579 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
581 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
584 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
586 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
587 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
588 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
589 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
590 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
591 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
593 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
594 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
595 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
596 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
597 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
598 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
599 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
601 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
602 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
603 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
604 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
606 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
608 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
611 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
612 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
613 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
614 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
615 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
616 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
618 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
619 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
620 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
621 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
623 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
624 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
625 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
626 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
627 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
628 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
629 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
630 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
631 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
633 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
634 script should start it, closes: #60979
635 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
636 "should", closes: #170019
637 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
638 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
639 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
640 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
641 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
642 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
643 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
644 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
647 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
649 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
652 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
653 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
654 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
655 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
656 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
657 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
658 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
659 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
660 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
662 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
663 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
664 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
665 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
666 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
667 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
668 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
669 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
670 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
672 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
673 file, closes: Bug#65764
675 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
677 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
679 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
680 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
681 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
682 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
683 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
684 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
685 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
686 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
687 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
688 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
689 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
690 details. closes: Bug#133030
691 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
692 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
695 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
697 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
699 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
700 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
701 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
702 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
703 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
704 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
705 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
706 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
707 not. closes: Bug#139820
708 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
709 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
710 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
711 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
712 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
713 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
714 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
715 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
716 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
717 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
719 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
721 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
722 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
723 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
724 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
725 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
726 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
727 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
728 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
729 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
730 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
731 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
732 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
733 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
734 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
735 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
736 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
737 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
738 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
739 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
740 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
742 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
743 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
744 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
745 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
746 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
747 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
748 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
750 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
751 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
752 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
753 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
754 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
755 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
756 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
757 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
758 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
760 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
762 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
764 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
765 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
766 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
767 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
768 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
769 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
770 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
771 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
772 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
773 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
774 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
775 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
776 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
777 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
778 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
779 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
780 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
781 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
782 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
783 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
784 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
785 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
786 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
788 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
790 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
792 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
793 medium, high, emergency.
794 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
795 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
796 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
797 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
798 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
801 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
802 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
803 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
805 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
806 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
807 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
808 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
809 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
810 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
811 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
814 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
816 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
818 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
819 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
820 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
821 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
823 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
824 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
825 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
826 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
827 debian/rules to do this
828 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
829 patches are incorporated upstream
830 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
831 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
832 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
833 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
834 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
835 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
837 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
838 system closes: Bug#91249
839 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
840 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
841 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
842 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
843 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
844 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
845 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
846 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
847 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
848 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
849 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
850 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
851 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
853 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
855 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
857 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
858 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
859 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
860 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
862 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
863 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
864 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
866 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
869 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
871 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
873 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
874 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
875 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
876 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
877 package for the time being
878 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
879 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
880 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
881 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
882 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
883 * Rename all .text files as .txt
884 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
885 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
886 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
887 Build-Depends arch syntax
888 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
890 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
891 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
893 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
894 from policy maintenance duties.
895 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
896 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
898 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
900 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
902 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
904 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
906 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
908 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
909 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
910 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
911 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
912 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
913 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
914 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
915 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
916 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
917 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
918 minor version number for this
919 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
920 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
921 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
922 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
923 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
924 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
925 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
926 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
927 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
929 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
931 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
933 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
934 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
935 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
936 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
937 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
939 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
941 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
942 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
943 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
944 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
945 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
946 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
947 xutils closes: Bug#82966
948 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
949 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
950 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
951 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
952 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
953 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
954 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
955 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
956 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
959 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
961 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
963 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
964 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
966 * Document the Enhances relationship
967 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
968 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
969 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
970 policy. closes: Bug#53496
971 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
972 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
974 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
976 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
977 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
978 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
979 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
981 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
982 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
983 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
984 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
985 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
987 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
989 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
991 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
992 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
993 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
995 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
996 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
997 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
998 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
999 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
1000 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
1001 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
1002 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
1003 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
1005 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
1007 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
1009 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1011 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
1012 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
1013 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
1014 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
1015 policy. closes: Bug#64437
1016 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
1017 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
1018 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
1019 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
1020 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
1021 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
1022 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
1023 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
1024 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
1025 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
1026 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
1027 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
1028 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
1029 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
1030 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
1031 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
1032 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
1034 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
1035 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
1037 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
1039 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1041 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
1042 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
1043 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
1044 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
1045 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
1046 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
1047 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
1048 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
1049 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
1050 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
1051 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
1052 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
1053 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
1054 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
1055 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
1056 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
1057 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
1058 alternative closes: Bug#53755
1059 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
1060 list closes: Bug#53756
1061 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
1062 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
1063 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
1064 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
1065 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
1066 policy closes: Bug#53760
1067 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
1068 policy closes: Bug#53761
1069 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
1070 that use X closes: Bug#53762
1071 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
1072 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
1073 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
1074 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
1075 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
1076 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
1077 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
1078 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
1079 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
1081 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
1082 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
1083 to install with older fileutils.
1084 * Installed FHS version 2.1
1085 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
1086 * Added FHS details to copyright file
1087 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
1089 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
1090 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
1092 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
1094 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1096 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
1097 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
1099 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
1101 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1103 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
1104 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
1106 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
1109 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1111 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
1112 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1114 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1116 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1118 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1120 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1121 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1123 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1125 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1127 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1128 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1129 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1130 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1131 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1132 directoried (closes: #41547)
1133 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1134 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1135 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1136 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1137 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1138 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1139 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1140 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1141 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1142 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1143 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1145 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1146 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1147 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1148 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1149 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1150 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1151 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1153 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1154 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1155 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1156 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1158 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1160 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1162 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1163 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1165 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1167 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1169 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1170 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1172 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
1174 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1176 * A few typos and omissions corrected
1177 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
1179 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
1180 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
1181 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
1182 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
1183 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
1184 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
1185 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
1186 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
1187 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
1188 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
1189 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
1190 this closes: Bug#38612
1191 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
1192 before. closes: Bug#40864
1194 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
1196 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1198 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
1199 officially uploaded.
1200 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
1202 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
1203 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
1204 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
1206 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
1207 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
1208 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
1209 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
1210 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
1211 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
1213 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
1214 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
1215 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
1217 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
1219 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
1220 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
1221 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
1222 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
1223 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
1225 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
1227 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1229 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
1230 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
1231 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
1232 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
1233 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
1234 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
1235 there). closes: Bug#34233
1236 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
1237 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
1238 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
1239 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
1240 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
1242 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
1244 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1246 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
1247 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
1248 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
1249 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
1252 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
1253 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
1254 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
1255 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
1256 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
1259 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
1260 number. closes: BUG#25911
1262 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
1263 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
1264 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
1265 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
1266 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
1267 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
1269 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
1270 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
1271 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
1274 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
1275 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
1276 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
1278 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
1279 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
1280 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
1281 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
1283 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
1284 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
1285 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
1287 * Make the package optional, not extra.
1289 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
1290 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
1291 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
1292 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
1293 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
1294 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
1295 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
1296 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
1299 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
1301 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
1302 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
1305 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
1307 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1309 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
1311 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
1313 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1315 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
1316 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
1317 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
1318 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
1319 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
1320 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
1321 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
1322 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
1324 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
1325 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
1327 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
1329 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1331 * non-maintainer release
1332 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
1333 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
1335 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
1336 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
1337 * no content changes
1338 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
1340 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
1342 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1346 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
1348 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1350 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1352 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
1353 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1354 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
1356 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
1357 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
1359 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
1360 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
1361 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
1362 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
1364 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
1365 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
1366 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
1367 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
1368 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
1369 and restart options and to comply with the console message
1370 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
1372 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
1373 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
1374 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
1377 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1378 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
1379 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
1381 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
1382 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
1383 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
1385 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1386 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
1388 * New version numbering scheme:
1390 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1391 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1392 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1395 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1396 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1397 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1398 differ between the manuals.
1400 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1401 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1402 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1403 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1405 * Packaging changes:
1407 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1408 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1410 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
1412 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
1414 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1416 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1418 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
1419 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
1420 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
1422 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
1423 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
1426 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
1427 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
1428 file extension as the referenced file
1430 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
1431 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
1433 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
1434 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
1435 start, stop, restart, force-reload
1436 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
1439 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
1440 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
1441 be installed into /etc/cron.d
1443 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
1444 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
1445 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
1446 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
1449 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1450 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
1453 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
1454 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
1455 reasonable default configuration
1457 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
1458 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
1459 by all news servers and clients
1461 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
1462 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
1463 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
1464 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
1465 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
1467 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1468 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
1471 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
1473 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1474 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
1476 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
1479 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
1480 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
1482 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
1483 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
1485 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1487 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
1489 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1491 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1492 - X library package is now called xlib6g
1493 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1494 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
1496 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
1498 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
1499 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
1500 * Don't use debstd anymore
1502 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
1504 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1506 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1507 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
1508 contrib/non-free policy
1509 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
1510 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
1511 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
1512 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
1513 - new section about `Daemons'
1514 - updated section about `Configuration files'
1515 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
1516 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
1517 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1518 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
1519 * Paper about libc6 migration:
1520 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
1521 * SGML source code included in package
1522 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
1524 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
1526 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1528 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1529 - completely reworked structure
1530 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1531 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1532 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1533 - removed all those ugly footnotes
1534 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
1535 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
1536 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
1537 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
1538 - mention "orphaned packages"
1539 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
1540 distributions' policy
1541 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
1542 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
1543 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
1544 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
1545 - added section about arch spec strings
1546 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
1547 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
1548 - added section about "menus"
1549 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
1550 the new documentation policy soon
1551 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
1552 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
1554 - added section about editors and pagers
1555 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
1556 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
1557 - added section about device files
1558 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1559 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1560 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1562 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1563 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1564 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1565 - Added new section about obsolete names
1566 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1567 * Fixed package's description
1569 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1571 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1573 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1575 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1577 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1579 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1580 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1581 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1582 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1584 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1586 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1588 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1589 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1590 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1592 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1593 and upload it "byhand" too.
1595 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1597 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1600 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1601 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1602 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1603 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1604 functionality must not have the same name.
1605 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1606 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1607 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1608 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1609 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1610 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1611 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1613 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1614 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1615 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1616 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1617 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1618 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1619 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1620 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1623 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1625 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1627 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1629 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1630 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1631 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1632 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1633 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1636 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1638 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1640 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1642 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1643 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1644 description of deb file format.
1645 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1646 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1648 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1650 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1651 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1653 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1655 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1657 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1658 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1659 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1660 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1661 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1662 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1663 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1664 packages in section on Procedure
1665 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1666 a package maintainer
1667 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1668 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1669 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1671 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1672 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1673 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1674 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1675 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1676 on various shlib files
1677 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1678 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1679 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1681 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1683 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1685 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1686 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1687 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1689 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1690 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1691 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1692 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1693 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1695 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1697 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1699 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1701 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1703 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1704 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1705 compatibility go in contrib.
1707 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1708 instructions in policy manual.
1709 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1712 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1714 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1716 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1717 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1718 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1719 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1721 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1722 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1725 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1727 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1729 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1730 * More detail about changelog format names.
1732 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1733 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1737 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1739 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1741 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1743 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1745 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1747 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1749 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1751 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1752 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1753 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1755 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1757 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1759 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1761 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1763 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1767 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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