+debian-policy (3.5.9.1) unstable; urgency=low
+ Josip:
+ * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
+ closes: #182792.
+ Manoj
+ * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
+ extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
+ * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
+ Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
+
+ --
+
debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
Josip:
* Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
- the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022.
+ the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
* Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
- base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927.
+ base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
* Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
- closes: #174048.
+ closes: #174048
* Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
- Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209.
+ Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
* Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
- closes #103459.
- * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455.
+ closes: #103459
+ * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
* Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
- the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510.
+ the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
offtopic stuff, too.
* When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
- script should start it, closes: #60979.
-
- --
+ script should start it, closes: #60979
+ * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
+ "should", closes: #170019
+ * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
+ This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
+ in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
+ * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
+ that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
+ * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
+ imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
+ * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
+ closes: #183544
+
+ -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low