1 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
4 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
6 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
7 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
8 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
9 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
10 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
12 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
13 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
14 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
15 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
16 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
17 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
18 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
20 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
21 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
22 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
23 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
25 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
27 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
30 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
31 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
32 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
33 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
34 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
35 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
37 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
38 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
39 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
40 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
42 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
43 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
44 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
45 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
46 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
47 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
48 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
49 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
50 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
52 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
53 script should start it, closes: #60979
54 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
55 "should", closes: #170019
56 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
57 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
58 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
59 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
60 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
61 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
62 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
63 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
66 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
68 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
71 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
72 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
73 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
74 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
75 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
76 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
77 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
78 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
79 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
81 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
82 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
83 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
84 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
85 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
86 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
87 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
88 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
89 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
91 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
92 file, closes: Bug#65764
94 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
96 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
98 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
99 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
100 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
101 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
102 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
103 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
104 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
105 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
106 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
107 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
108 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
109 details. closes: Bug#133030
110 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
111 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
114 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
116 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
118 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
119 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
120 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
121 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
122 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
123 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
124 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
125 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
126 not. closes: Bug#139820
127 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
128 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
129 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
130 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
131 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
132 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
133 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
134 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
135 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
136 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
138 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
140 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
141 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
142 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
143 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
144 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
145 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
146 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
147 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
148 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
149 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
150 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
151 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
152 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
153 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
154 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
155 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
156 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
157 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
158 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
159 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
161 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
162 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
163 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
164 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
165 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
166 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
167 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
169 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
170 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
171 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
172 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
173 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
174 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
175 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
176 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
177 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
179 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
181 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
183 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
184 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
185 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
186 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
187 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
188 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
189 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
190 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
191 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
192 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
193 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
194 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
195 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
196 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
197 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
198 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
199 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
200 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
201 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
202 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
203 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
204 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
205 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
207 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
209 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
211 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
212 medium, high, emergency.
213 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
214 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
215 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
216 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
217 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
220 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
221 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
222 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
224 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
225 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
226 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
227 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
228 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
229 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
230 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
233 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
235 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
237 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
238 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
239 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
240 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
242 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
243 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
244 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
245 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
246 debian/rules to do this
247 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
248 patches are incorporated upstream
249 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
250 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
251 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
252 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
253 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
254 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
256 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
257 system closes: Bug#91249
258 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
259 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
260 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
261 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
262 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
263 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
264 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
265 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
266 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
267 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
268 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
269 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
270 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
272 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
274 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
276 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
277 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
278 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
279 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
281 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
282 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
283 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
285 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
288 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
290 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
292 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
293 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
294 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
295 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
296 package for the time being
297 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
298 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
299 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
300 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
301 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
302 * Rename all .text files as .txt
303 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
304 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
305 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
306 Build-Depends arch syntax
307 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
309 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
310 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
312 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
313 from policy maintenance duties.
314 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
315 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
317 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
319 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
321 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
323 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
325 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
327 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
328 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
329 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
330 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
331 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
332 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
333 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
334 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
335 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
336 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
337 minor version number for this
338 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
339 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
340 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
341 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
342 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
343 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
344 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
345 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
346 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
348 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
350 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
352 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
353 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
354 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
355 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
356 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
358 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
360 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
361 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
362 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
363 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
364 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
365 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
366 xutils closes: Bug#82966
367 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
368 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
369 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
370 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
371 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
372 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
373 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
374 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
375 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
378 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
380 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
382 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
383 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
385 * Document the Enhances relationship
386 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
387 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
388 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
389 policy. closes: Bug#53496
390 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
391 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
393 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
395 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
396 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
397 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
398 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
400 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
401 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
402 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
403 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
404 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
406 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
408 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
410 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
411 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
412 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
414 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
415 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
416 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
417 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
418 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
419 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
420 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
421 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
422 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
424 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
426 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
428 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
430 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
431 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
432 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
433 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
434 policy. closes: Bug#64437
435 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
436 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
437 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
438 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
439 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
440 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
441 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
442 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
443 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
444 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
445 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
446 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
447 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
448 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
449 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
450 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
451 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
453 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
454 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
456 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
458 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
460 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
461 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
462 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
463 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
464 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
465 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
466 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
467 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
468 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
469 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
470 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
471 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
472 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
473 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
474 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
475 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
476 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
477 alternative closes: Bug#53755
478 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
479 list closes: Bug#53756
480 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
481 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
482 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
483 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
484 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
485 policy closes: Bug#53760
486 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
487 policy closes: Bug#53761
488 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
489 that use X closes: Bug#53762
490 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
491 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
492 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
493 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
494 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
495 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
496 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
497 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
498 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
500 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
501 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
502 to install with older fileutils.
503 * Installed FHS version 2.1
504 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
505 * Added FHS details to copyright file
506 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
508 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
509 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
511 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
513 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
515 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
516 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
518 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
520 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
522 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
523 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
525 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
528 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
530 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
531 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
533 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
535 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
537 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
539 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
540 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
542 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
544 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
546 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
547 #45561, #42447, #48570)
548 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
549 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
550 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
551 directoried (closes: #41547)
552 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
553 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
554 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
555 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
556 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
557 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
558 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
559 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
560 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
561 package criteria (closes: #45318)
562 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
564 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
565 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
566 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
567 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
568 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
569 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
570 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
572 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
573 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
574 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
575 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
577 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
579 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
581 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
582 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
584 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
586 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
588 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
589 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
591 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
593 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
595 * A few typos and omissions corrected
596 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
598 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
599 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
600 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
601 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
602 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
603 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
604 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
605 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
606 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
607 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
608 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
609 this closes: Bug#38612
610 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
611 before. closes: Bug#40864
613 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
615 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
617 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
619 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
621 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
622 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
623 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
625 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
626 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
627 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
628 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
629 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
630 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
632 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
633 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
634 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
636 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
638 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
639 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
640 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
641 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
642 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
644 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
646 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
648 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
649 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
650 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
651 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
652 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
653 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
654 there). closes: Bug#34233
655 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
656 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
657 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
658 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
659 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
661 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
663 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
665 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
666 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
667 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
668 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
671 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
672 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
673 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
674 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
675 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
678 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
679 number. closes: BUG#25911
681 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
682 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
683 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
684 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
685 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
686 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
688 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
689 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
690 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
693 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
694 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
695 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
697 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
698 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
699 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
700 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
702 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
703 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
704 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
706 * Make the package optional, not extra.
708 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
709 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
710 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
711 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
712 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
713 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
714 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
715 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
718 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
720 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
721 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
724 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
726 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
728 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
730 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
732 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
734 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
735 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
736 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
737 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
738 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
739 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
740 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
741 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
743 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
744 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
746 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
748 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
750 * non-maintainer release
751 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
752 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
754 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
755 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
757 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
759 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
761 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
765 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
767 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
769 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
771 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
772 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
773 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
775 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
776 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
778 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
779 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
780 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
781 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
783 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
784 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
785 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
786 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
787 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
788 and restart options and to comply with the console message
789 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
791 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
792 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
793 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
796 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
797 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
798 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
800 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
801 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
802 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
804 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
805 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
807 * New version numbering scheme:
809 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
810 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
811 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
814 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
815 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
816 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
817 differ between the manuals.
819 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
820 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
821 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
822 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
826 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
827 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
829 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
831 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
833 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
835 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
837 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
838 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
839 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
841 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
842 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
845 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
846 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
847 file extension as the referenced file
849 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
850 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
852 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
853 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
854 start, stop, restart, force-reload
855 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
858 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
859 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
860 be installed into /etc/cron.d
862 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
863 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
864 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
865 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
868 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
869 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
872 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
873 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
874 reasonable default configuration
876 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
877 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
878 by all news servers and clients
880 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
881 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
882 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
883 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
884 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
886 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
887 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
890 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
892 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
893 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
895 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
898 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
899 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
901 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
902 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
904 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
906 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
908 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
910 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
911 - X library package is now called xlib6g
912 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
913 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
915 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
917 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
918 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
919 * Don't use debstd anymore
921 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
923 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
925 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
926 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
927 contrib/non-free policy
928 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
929 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
930 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
931 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
932 - new section about `Daemons'
933 - updated section about `Configuration files'
934 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
935 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
936 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
937 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
938 * Paper about libc6 migration:
939 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
940 * SGML source code included in package
941 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
943 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
945 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
947 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
948 - completely reworked structure
949 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
950 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
951 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
952 - removed all those ugly footnotes
953 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
954 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
955 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
956 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
957 - mention "orphaned packages"
958 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
959 distributions' policy
960 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
961 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
962 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
963 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
964 - added section about arch spec strings
965 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
966 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
967 - added section about "menus"
968 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
969 the new documentation policy soon
970 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
971 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
973 - added section about editors and pagers
974 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
975 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
976 - added section about device files
977 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
978 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
979 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
981 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
982 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
983 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
984 - Added new section about obsolete names
985 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
986 * Fixed package's description
988 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
990 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
992 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
994 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
996 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
998 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
999 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1000 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1001 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1003 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1005 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1007 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1008 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1009 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1011 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1012 and upload it "byhand" too.
1014 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1016 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1019 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1020 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1021 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1022 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1023 functionality must not have the same name.
1024 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1025 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1026 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1027 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1028 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1029 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1030 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1032 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1033 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1034 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1035 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1036 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1037 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1038 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1039 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1042 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1044 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1046 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1048 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1049 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1050 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1051 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1052 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1055 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1057 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1059 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1061 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1062 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1063 description of deb file format.
1064 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1065 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1067 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1069 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1070 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1072 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1074 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1076 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1077 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1078 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1079 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1080 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1081 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1082 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1083 packages in section on Procedure
1084 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1085 a package maintainer
1086 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1087 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1088 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1090 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1091 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1092 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1093 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1094 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1095 on various shlib files
1096 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1097 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1098 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1100 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1102 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1104 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1105 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1106 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1108 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1109 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1110 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1111 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1112 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1114 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1116 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1118 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1120 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1122 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1123 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1124 compatibility go in contrib.
1126 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1127 instructions in policy manual.
1128 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1131 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1133 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1135 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1136 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1137 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1138 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1140 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1141 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1144 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1146 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1148 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1149 * More detail about changelog format names.
1151 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1152 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1156 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1158 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1160 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1162 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1164 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1166 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1168 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1170 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1171 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1172 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1174 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1176 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1178 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1180 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1182 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1186 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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