+debian-policy (3.8.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Policy: Clarify what "sensible behavior" is for init scripts
+ Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+ Closes: #426877
+ * Policy: Remove alternative changelog formats from main manual
+ Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
+ Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
+ Closes: #489460
+ * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for changelog files
+ Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
+ Closes: #241333
+ * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for control files
+ Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
+ Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
+ Closes: #143941
+ * Policy: New option in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS to avoid running test-suites
+ Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
+ Closes: #416450
+ * Policy: Expand expected capabilities for local in /bin/sh scripts
+ Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
+ Closes: #473019
+ * Policy: Clarify Essential definition and caution when adding to it
+ Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
+ Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
+ Closes: #479080
+ * Policy: Allow user mail spools to be mode 0600 or 0660
+ Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
+ Seconded: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
+ Closes: #470994
+ * Policy: Remove special handling of init scripts ending in .sh
+ Wording: Kel Modderman <kel@otaku42.de>
+ Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>
+ Closes: #513955
+ * Policy: /var/run and /var/lock may be volatile
+ Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
+ Closes: #514326
+ * Policy: debian/control allows comments starting with #
+ Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
+ Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
+ Closes: #446712
+ * Improve the documentation of maintainer script actions for diversions
+ in the informative appendix to allow for addition of a new diversion
+ on upgrade and handle error cases correctly. Thanks to Olivier Berger
+ for the report and Raphaël Hertzog for the review. (Closes: #483418)
+ * Clarify the meaning of architecture restrictions on build dependencies
+ in the presence of alternatives. Thanks to Guillem Jover for the
+ explanation and review and Emilio Pozuelo Monfort and Don Armstrong
+ for wording review. (Closes: #163666)
+ * Change the term "category" to "archive area" when referring to main,
+ contrib, and non-free. This is closer to the wording of the Social
+ Contract. (Closes: #473439)
+ * Use <user>:<group> notation rather than <user>.<group> notation in
+ multiple places. Thanks, Kurt Roeckx. (Closes: #488039)
+ * Fix typo in 3.8.0.0 upgrading-checklist entry. Patch from Kobayashi
+ Noritada. (Closes: #487701)
+ * Mention debugging packages as an explicit example of packages with
+ extra priority. Thanks, Charles Plessy. (Closes: #491985)
+ * Clarify that translation is only required for user-visible debconf
+ messages. Capitalize "Debian Configuration Management Specification"
+ uniformly. Thanks, Julian Andres Klode. (Closes: #492624)
+ * Add --wildcards to the sample tar command in appendix B.1 for
+ extracting the package copyright file, adjusting for new tar option
+ behavior. Thanks, Yan Morin. (Closes: #503685)
+ * Reword the requirement that maintainer scripts exit with a zero
+ status on success to avoid double-negatives.
+ * Include the full name of each menu category rather than only the
+ portion relative to the parent heading to be clearer in long category
+ lists. Thanks, Christoph Berg. (Closes: #511804)
+ * Build-Depend on texlive rather than tetex-extra. texlive appears to
+ be sufficient for how Policy uses debiandoc-sgml and pulls in far
+ fewer packages.
+ * Remove the postinst and prerm scripts. doc-base registration is now
+ handled by triggers and no longer required and removal of /usr/doc
+ links was completed long ago.
+
+ -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:46:51 -0700
+
+debian-policy (3.8.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Don't attempt to register the non-existent debian-policy-process
+ document. Thanks, Adrian von Bidder. (Closes: #484706)
+
+ -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:13:01 -0700
+
debian-policy (3.8.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
* Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with
names", thanks to Colin Watson (Closes: #473761).
* Bug fix: "clarify handling of run-time and compile-time support programs",
thanks to Goswin Brederlow and Raphael Hertzog (Closes: #367984).
+ * Policy: better document version ranking and empty Debian revisions
+ Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
+ Closes: #186700, #458910
+ * Policy: remove obsolete app-defaults and Xresources provisions
+ Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+ Closes: #480551
* Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
* Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
* Bug fix: "substvar reference moved from dpkg-source(1) to
deb-substvars(5)", thanks to Ian Beckwith (Closes: #475731).
+ * Policy: bugs fixed in NMUs are now closed rather than marked fixed
+ Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> (thanks, Sandro Tosi)
+ Closes: #481640
+ * Policy: C.1.4, C.1.8: minor typos
+ Wording: Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu@gmail.com>
+ Closes: #481954
* Remove the now-obsolete policy-process document.
* Add an md5sums control file.
* Add Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git control fields.
currently part of policy.
* Update FHS copyright dates in debian/copyright.
* Standardize the spacing around headings in upgrading-checklist.html.
+ * Remove old ChangeLog files and metadata headers in maintainer scripts
+ and debian/rules.
- --
+ -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:53:27 -0700
debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low