1 debian-policy (3.5.4.1) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
4 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
5 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
6 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
8 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
9 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
10 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
11 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
12 debian/rules to do this
13 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
14 patches are incorporated upstream
15 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
16 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
17 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
18 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
19 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
20 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
25 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
27 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
28 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
29 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
30 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
32 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
33 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
34 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
36 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
39 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
41 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
43 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
44 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
45 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
46 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
47 package for the time being
48 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
49 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
50 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
51 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
52 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
53 * Rename all .text files as .txt
54 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
55 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
56 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
57 Build-Depends arch syntax
58 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
60 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
61 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
63 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
64 from policy maintenance duties.
65 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
66 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
68 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
70 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
72 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
74 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
76 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
78 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
79 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
80 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
81 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
82 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
83 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
84 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
85 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
86 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
87 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
88 minor version number for this
89 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
90 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
91 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
92 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
93 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
94 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
95 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
96 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
97 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
99 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
101 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
103 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
104 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
105 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
106 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
107 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
109 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
111 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
112 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
113 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
114 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
115 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
116 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
117 xutils closes: Bug#82966
118 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
119 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
120 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
121 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
122 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
123 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
124 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
125 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
126 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
129 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
131 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
133 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
134 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
136 * Document the Enhances relationship
137 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
138 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
139 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
140 policy. closes: Bug#53496
141 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
142 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
144 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
146 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
147 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
148 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
149 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
151 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
152 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
153 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
154 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
155 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
157 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
159 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
161 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
162 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
163 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
165 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
166 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
167 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
168 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
169 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
170 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
171 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
172 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
173 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
175 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
177 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
179 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
181 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
182 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
183 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
184 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
185 policy. closes: Bug#64437
186 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
187 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
188 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
189 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
190 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
191 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
192 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
193 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
194 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
195 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
196 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
197 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
198 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
199 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
200 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
201 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
202 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
204 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
205 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
207 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
209 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
211 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
212 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
213 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
214 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
215 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
216 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
217 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
218 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
219 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
220 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
221 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
222 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
223 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
224 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
225 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
226 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
227 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
228 alternative closes: Bug#53755
229 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
230 list closes: Bug#53756
231 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
232 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
233 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
234 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
235 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
236 policy closes: Bug#53760
237 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
238 policy closes: Bug#53761
239 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
240 that use X closes: Bug#53762
241 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
242 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
243 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
244 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
245 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
246 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
247 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
248 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
249 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
251 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
252 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
253 to install with older fileutils.
254 * Installed FHS version 2.1
255 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
256 * Added FHS details to copyright file
257 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
259 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
260 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
262 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
264 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
266 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
267 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
269 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
271 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
273 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
274 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
276 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
279 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
281 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
282 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
284 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
286 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
288 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
290 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
291 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
293 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
295 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
297 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
298 #45561, #42447, #48570)
299 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
300 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
301 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
302 directoried (closes: #41547)
303 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
304 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
305 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
306 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
307 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
308 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
309 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
310 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
311 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
312 package criteria (closes: #45318)
313 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
315 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
316 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
317 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
318 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
319 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
320 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
321 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
323 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
324 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
325 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
326 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
328 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
330 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
332 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
333 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
335 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
337 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
339 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
340 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
342 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
344 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
346 * A few typos and omissions corrected
347 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
349 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
350 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
351 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
352 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
353 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
354 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
355 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
356 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
357 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
358 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
359 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
360 this closes: Bug#38612
361 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
362 before. closes: Bug#40864
364 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
366 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
368 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
370 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
372 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
373 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
374 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
376 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
377 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
378 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
379 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
380 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
381 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
383 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
384 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
385 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
387 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
389 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
390 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
391 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
392 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
393 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
395 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
397 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
399 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
400 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
401 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
402 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
403 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
404 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
405 there). closes: Bug#34233
406 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
407 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
408 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
409 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
410 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
412 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
414 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
416 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
417 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
418 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
419 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
422 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
423 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
424 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
425 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
426 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
429 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
430 number. closes: BUG#25911
432 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
433 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
434 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
435 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
436 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
437 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
439 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
440 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
441 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
444 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
445 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
446 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
448 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
449 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
450 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
451 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
453 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
454 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
455 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
457 * Make the package optional, not extra.
459 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
460 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
461 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
462 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
463 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
464 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
465 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
466 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
469 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
471 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
472 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
475 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
477 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
479 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
481 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
483 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
485 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
486 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
487 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
488 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
489 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
490 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
491 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
492 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
494 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
495 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
497 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
499 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
501 * non-maintainer release
502 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
503 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
505 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
506 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
508 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
510 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
512 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
516 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
518 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
520 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
522 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
523 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
524 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
526 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
527 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
529 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
530 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
531 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
532 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
534 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
535 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
536 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
537 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
538 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
539 and restart options and to comply with the console message
540 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
542 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
543 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
544 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
547 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
548 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
549 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
551 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
552 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
553 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
555 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
556 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
558 * New version numbering scheme:
560 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
561 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
562 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
565 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
566 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
567 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
568 differ between the manuals.
570 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
571 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
572 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
573 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
577 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
578 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
580 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
582 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
584 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
586 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
588 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
589 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
590 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
592 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
593 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
596 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
597 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
598 file extension as the referenced file
600 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
601 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
603 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
604 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
605 start, stop, restart, force-reload
606 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
609 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
610 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
611 be installed into /etc/cron.d
613 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
614 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
615 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
616 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
619 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
620 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
623 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
624 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
625 reasonable default configuration
627 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
628 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
629 by all news servers and clients
631 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
632 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
633 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
634 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
635 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
637 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
638 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
641 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
643 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
644 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
646 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
649 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
650 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
652 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
653 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
655 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
657 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
659 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
661 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
662 - X library package is now called xlib6g
663 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
664 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
666 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
668 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
669 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
670 * Don't use debstd anymore
672 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
674 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
676 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
677 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
678 contrib/non-free policy
679 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
680 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
681 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
682 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
683 - new section about `Daemons'
684 - updated section about `Configuration files'
685 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
686 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
687 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
688 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
689 * Paper about libc6 migration:
690 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
691 * SGML source code included in package
692 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
694 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
696 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
698 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
699 - completely reworked structure
700 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
701 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
702 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
703 - removed all those ugly footnotes
704 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
705 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
706 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
707 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
708 - mention "orphaned packages"
709 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
710 distributions' policy
711 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
712 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
713 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
714 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
715 - added section about arch spec strings
716 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
717 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
718 - added section about "menus"
719 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
720 the new documentation policy soon
721 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
722 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
724 - added section about editors and pagers
725 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
726 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
727 - added section about device files
728 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
729 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
730 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
732 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
733 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
734 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
735 - Added new section about obsolete names
736 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
737 * Fixed package's description
739 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
741 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
743 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
745 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
747 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
749 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
750 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
751 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
752 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
754 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
756 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
758 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
759 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
760 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
762 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
763 and upload it "byhand" too.
765 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
767 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
770 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
771 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
772 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
773 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
774 functionality must not have the same name.
775 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
776 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
777 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
778 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
779 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
780 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
781 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
783 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
784 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
785 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
786 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
787 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
788 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
789 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
790 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
793 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
795 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
797 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
799 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
800 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
801 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
802 a package into. (Guy Maor)
803 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
806 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
808 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
810 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
812 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
813 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
814 description of deb file format.
815 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
816 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
818 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
820 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
821 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
823 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
825 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
827 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
828 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
829 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
830 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
831 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
832 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
833 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
834 packages in section on Procedure
835 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
837 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
838 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
839 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
841 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
842 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
843 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
844 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
845 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
846 on various shlib files
847 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
848 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
849 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
851 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
853 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
855 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
856 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
857 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
859 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
860 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
861 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
862 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
863 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
865 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
867 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
869 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
871 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
873 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
874 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
875 compatibility go in contrib.
877 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
878 instructions in policy manual.
879 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
882 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
884 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
886 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
887 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
888 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
889 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
891 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
892 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
895 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
897 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
899 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
900 * More detail about changelog format names.
902 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
903 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
907 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
909 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
911 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
913 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
915 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
917 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
919 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
921 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
922 * More verbosity about netiquette.
923 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
925 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
927 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
929 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
931 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
933 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
937 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100