+debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
+ FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
+ * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
+ exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
+ * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
+ * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
+ scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
+ configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
+ either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
+ or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
+ does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
+ conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
+ * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
+ * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
+ * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
+ * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
+ * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
+ * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
+ wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
+ there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
+ * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
+ * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
+ * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
+
+debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
+ medium, high, emergency.
+ * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
+ which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
+ * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
+ closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
+ * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
+ closes: Bug#102199
+
+ * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
+ * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
+ * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
+ closes: Bug#100631
+ * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
+ debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
+ * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
+ informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
+ its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
+ the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
+ * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
+ closes: Bug#105538
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
+
+debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
+ 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
+ merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
+ * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
+ 3.0.0 onwards
+ * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
+ * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
+ * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
+ * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
+ debian/rules to do this
+ * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
+ patches are incorporated upstream
+ * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
+ * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
+ * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
+ clearer (add "for use by scripts")
+ * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
+ * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
+ closes: Bug#89674
+ * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
+ system closes: Bug#91249
+ * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
+ * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
+ * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
+ * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
+ * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
+ * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
+ to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
+ * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
+ * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
+ * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
+ * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
+ mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
+ * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
+
+ -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
+
+debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
+ * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
+ * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
+ grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
+ Julian's fixes:
+ * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
+ * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
+ * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
+ closes: Bug#86436
+ * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
+ closes: Bug#87233
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
+
+debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
+ closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
+ * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
+ * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
+ package for the time being
+ * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
+ * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
+ * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
+ * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
+ * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
+ * Rename all .text files as .txt
+ * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
+ * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
+ * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
+ Build-Depends arch syntax
+ * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
+ configuration files
+ * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
+ the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
+ version.
+ * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
+ from policy maintenance duties.
+ * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
+ Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
+
+debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
+
+ -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
+
+debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
+ * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
+ * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
+ * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
+ closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
+ closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
+ closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
+ closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
+ * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
+ * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
+ minor version number for this
+ * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
+ correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
+ * Clarify error conditions for package installation
+ (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
+ * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
+ accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
+ * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
+ * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
+ * Removed bashism from debian/rules
+
+ -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
+
+debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
+ peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
+ updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
+ magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
+ * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
+ <cts@nikocity.de>
+ * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
+ closes: Bug#83924
+ * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
+ * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
+ * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
+ management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
+ * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
+ * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
+ xutils closes: Bug#82966
+ * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
+ * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
+ to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
+ * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
+ * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
+ * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
+ illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
+ informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
+ potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
+ closes: Bug#80506
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
+
+debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
+ root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
+ this version.
+ * Document the Enhances relationship
+ * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
+ maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
+ * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
+ policy. closes: Bug#53496
+ * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
+ in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
+ closes: Bug#53700
+ * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
+
+ * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
+ of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
+ * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
+ * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
+ closes: Bug#59403
+ * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
+ that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
+ * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
+ * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
+ as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
+
+debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
+ * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
+ change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
+ going to be buggy.
+ closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
+ * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
+ * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
+ * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
+ * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
+ * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
+ * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
+ non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
+ * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
+ closes: Bug#77404
+ * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
+
+debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
+ not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
+ * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
+ clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
+ policy. closes: Bug#64437
+ * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
+ * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
+ * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
+ * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
+ * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
+ * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
+ * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
+ * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
+ * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
+ * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
+ * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
+ * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
+ incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
+ * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
+ * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
+ * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
+ * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
+ closes: Bug#50832
+ * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
+ telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
+
+debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
+ * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
+ * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
+ behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
+ * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
+ * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
+ fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
+ * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
+ on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
+ * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
+ * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
+ * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
+ * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
+ * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
+ (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
+ is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
+ * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
+ alternative closes: Bug#53755
+ * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
+ list closes: Bug#53756
+ * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
+ virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
+ * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
+ virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
+ * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
+ policy closes: Bug#53760
+ * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
+ policy closes: Bug#53761
+ * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
+ that use X closes: Bug#53762
+ * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
+ * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
+ that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
+ * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
+ * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
+ was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
+ * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
+ * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
+ dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
+ * Other changes:
+ * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
+ * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
+ to install with older fileutils.
+ * Installed FHS version 2.1
+ * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
+ * Added FHS details to copyright file
+ * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
+ file.
+ * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
+ dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
+
+debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
+ not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
+
+debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
+ * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
+
+ -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
+
+
+debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
+ * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
+ #50502)
+ * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
+
+ -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
+
+debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
+ description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
+
+ -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
+
+debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
+ #45561, #42447, #48570)
+ * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
+ * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
+ * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
+ directoried (closes: #41547)
+ * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
+ * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
+ suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
+ * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
+ * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
+ * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
+ * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
+ * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
+ * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
+ package criteria (closes: #45318)
+ * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
+ #41829)
+ * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
+ * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
+ * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
+ * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
+ * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
+ * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
+ * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
+ #40766, #40767)
+ * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
+ * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
+ * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
+ * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
+ (closes: #17621)
+ * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
+ #19179)
+ * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
+ #41095)
+ * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
+ * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
+
+ -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
+
+debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
+ * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
+
+debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * A few typos and omissions corrected
+ * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
+ list.
+ * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
+ * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
+ packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
+ .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
+ is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
+ * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
+ while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
+ * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
+ * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
+ * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
+ * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
+ this closes: Bug#38612
+ * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
+ before. closes: Bug#40864
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
+
+debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
+ officially uploaded.
+ * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
+ .deb packages)
+ * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
+ * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
+ Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
+ closes: Bug#21969
+ * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
+ /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
+ footnote. closes: Bug#28747
+ * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
+ closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
+ * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
+ closes: Bug# 37342
+ * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
+ Window System) closes: Bug#38212
+ * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
+ closes: Bug#37713
+ * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
+ closes: Bug#37389
+ * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
+ Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
+ scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
+ * Updated the upgrading checklist.
+ * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
+
+debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
+ * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
+ closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
+ * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
+ * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
+ document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
+ there). closes: Bug#34233
+ * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
+ * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
+ * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
+ /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
+ * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
+
+debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
+ to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
+ become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
+ Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
+ accordingly.
+
+ What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
+ subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
+ placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
+ 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
+ current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
+ in the number gap.
+
+ This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
+ number. closes: BUG#25911
+
+ * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
+ compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
+ HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
+ /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
+ symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
+ conventions. closes: BUG#21185
+
+ * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
+ documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
+ main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
+ closes: BUG#7890
+
+ * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
+ to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
+ /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
+
+ * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
+ architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
+ where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
+ we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
+
+ * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
+ the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
+ managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
+
+ * Make the package optional, not extra.
+
+ * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
+ and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
+ converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
+ I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
+ process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
+ predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
+ some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
+ paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
+ it is, really).
+
+ * Re did the control files, making them more robust
+
+ * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
+ by putting in a layer of abstractions.
+
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
+
debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
* New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
* Draft releases.
-- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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