<title>Policy checklist for upgrading your packages</title>
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-<h4 id="sec-2.1"><a name="v3.8.3.0" id="v3.8.3.0"></a>3.8.3.0 </h4>
+<h4 id="sec-2.1"><a name="v3.8.4.0" id="v3.8.4.0"></a>3.8.4.0 </h4>
<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.1">
<p>
-Released Aug, 2009.
-</p><ul>
+Unreleased.
+</p>
+<ul>
+<li>
+<b>10.6</b> : Explicitly state that packages may not contain named pipes and
+should instead create them in postinst and remove them in prerm or postrm.
+
+</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+
+</div>
+
+<div id="outline-container-2.2" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.2"><a name="v3.8.3.0" id="v3.8.3.0"></a>3.8.3.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.2">
+
+
+<p>
+Released Aug 2009.
+</p>
+<ul>
<li>
<b>4.9</b> : Add DEB_*_ARCH_CPU and DEB_*_ARCH_OS variables and
recommend them over GNU-style variables for that information.
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-<div id="outline-container-2.2" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.2"><a name="v3.8.2.0" id="v3.8.2.0"></a>3.8.2.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.2">
+<div id="outline-container-2.3" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.3"><a name="v3.8.2.0" id="v3.8.2.0"></a>3.8.2.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.3">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.3" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.3"><a name="v3.8.1.0" id="v3.8.1.0"></a>3.8.1.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.3">
+<div id="outline-container-2.4" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.4"><a name="v3.8.1.0" id="v3.8.1.0"></a>3.8.1.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.4">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.4" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.4"><a name="v3.8.0.0" id="v3.8.0.0"></a>3.8.0.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.4">
+<div id="outline-container-2.5" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.5"><a name="v3.8.0.0" id="v3.8.0.0"></a>3.8.0.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.5">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.5" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.5"><a name="v3.7.3.0" id="v3.7.3.0"></a>3.7.3.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.5">
+<div id="outline-container-2.6" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.6"><a name="v3.7.3.0" id="v3.7.3.0"></a>3.7.3.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.6">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.6" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.6"><a name="v3.7.2.2" id="v3.7.2.2"></a>3.7.2.2 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.6">
+<div id="outline-container-2.7" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.7"><a name="v3.7.2.2" id="v3.7.2.2"></a>3.7.2.2 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.7">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.7" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.7"><a name="v3.7.2.0" id="v3.7.2.0"></a>3.7.2.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.7">
+<div id="outline-container-2.8" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.8"><a name="v3.7.2.0" id="v3.7.2.0"></a>3.7.2.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.8">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.8" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.8"><a name="v3.7.1.0" id="v3.7.1.0"></a>3.7.1.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.8">
+<div id="outline-container-2.9" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.9"><a name="v3.7.1.0" id="v3.7.1.0"></a>3.7.1.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.9">
<p>
</div>
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-<h4 id="sec-2.9"><a name="v3.7.0.0" id="v3.7.0.0"></a>3.7.0.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.9">
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+<h4 id="sec-2.10"><a name="v3.7.0.0" id="v3.7.0.0"></a>3.7.0.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.10">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.10" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.10"><a name="v3.6.2.0" id="v3.6.2.0"></a>3.6.2.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.10">
+<div id="outline-container-2.11" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.11"><a name="v3.6.2.0" id="v3.6.2.0"></a>3.6.2.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.11">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.11" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.11"><a name="v3.6.1.0" id="v3.6.1.0"></a>3.6.1.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.11">
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+<h4 id="sec-2.12"><a name="v3.6.1.0" id="v3.6.1.0"></a>3.6.1.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.12">
<p>
</div>
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-<h4 id="sec-2.12"><a name="v3.6.0.0" id="v3.6.0.0"></a>3.6.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.12">
+<div id="outline-container-2.13" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.13"><a name="v3.6.0.0" id="v3.6.0.0"></a>3.6.0 </h4>
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<p>
</div>
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+<div id="outline-container-2.14" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.14"><a name="v3.5.10.0" id="v3.5.10.0"></a>3.5.10 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.14">
<p>
</div>
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-<h4 id="sec-2.14"><a name="v3.5.9.0" id="v3.5.9.0"></a>3.5.9.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.14">
+<div id="outline-container-2.15" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.15"><a name="v3.5.9.0" id="v3.5.9.0"></a>3.5.9.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.15">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.15" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.15"><a name="v3.5.8.0" id="v3.5.8.0"></a>3.5.8.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.15">
+<div id="outline-container-2.16" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.16"><a name="v3.5.8.0" id="v3.5.8.0"></a>3.5.8.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.16">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.16" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.16"><a name="v3.5.7.0" id="v3.5.7.0"></a>3.5.7.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.16">
+<div id="outline-container-2.17" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.17"><a name="v3.5.7.0" id="v3.5.7.0"></a>3.5.7.0 </h4>
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<p>
</div>
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-<h4 id="sec-2.17"><a name="v3.5.6.0" id="v3.5.6.0"></a>3.5.6.0 </h4>
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+<div id="outline-container-2.18" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.18"><a name="v3.5.6.0" id="v3.5.6.0"></a>3.5.6.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.18">
<p>
</div>
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-<h4 id="sec-2.18"><a name="v3.5.5.0" id="v3.5.5.0"></a>3.5.5.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.18">
+<div id="outline-container-2.19" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.19"><a name="v3.5.5.0" id="v3.5.5.0"></a>3.5.5.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.19">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.19" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.19"><a name="v3.5.4.0" id="v3.5.4.0"></a>3.5.4.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.19">
+<div id="outline-container-2.20" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.20"><a name="v3.5.4.0" id="v3.5.4.0"></a>3.5.4.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.20">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.20" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.20"><a name="v3.5.3.0" id="v3.5.3.0"></a>3.5.3.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.20">
+<div id="outline-container-2.21" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.21"><a name="v3.5.3.0" id="v3.5.3.0"></a>3.5.3.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.21">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.21" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.21"><a name="v3.5.2.0" id="v3.5.2.0"></a>3.5.2.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.21">
+<div id="outline-container-2.22" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.22"><a name="v3.5.2.0" id="v3.5.2.0"></a>3.5.2.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.22">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.22" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.22"><a name="v3.5.1.0" id="v3.5.1.0"></a>3.5.1.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.22">
+<div id="outline-container-2.23" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.23"><a name="v3.5.1.0" id="v3.5.1.0"></a>3.5.1.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.23">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.23" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.23"><a name="v3.5.0.0" id="v3.5.0.0"></a>3.5.0.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.23">
+<div id="outline-container-2.24" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.24"><a name="v3.5.0.0" id="v3.5.0.0"></a>3.5.0.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.24">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.24" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.24"><a name="v3.2.1.1" id="v3.2.1.1"></a>3.2.1.1 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.24">
+<div id="outline-container-2.25" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.25"><a name="v3.2.1.1" id="v3.2.1.1"></a>3.2.1.1 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.25">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.25" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.25"><a name="v3.2.1.0" id="v3.2.1.0"></a>3.2.1.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.25">
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+<h4 id="sec-2.26"><a name="v3.2.1.0" id="v3.2.1.0"></a>3.2.1.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.26">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.26" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.26"><a name="v3.2.0.0" id="v3.2.0.0"></a>3.2.0.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.26">
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+<h4 id="sec-2.27"><a name="v3.2.0.0" id="v3.2.0.0"></a>3.2.0.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.27">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.27" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.27"><a name="v3.1.1.0" id="v3.1.1.0"></a>3.1.1.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.27">
+<div id="outline-container-2.28" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.28"><a name="v3.1.1.0" id="v3.1.1.0"></a>3.1.1.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.28">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.28" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.28"><a name="v3.1.0.0" id="v3.1.0.0"></a>3.1.0.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.28">
+<div id="outline-container-2.29" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.29"><a name="v3.1.0.0" id="v3.1.0.0"></a>3.1.0.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.29">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.29" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.29"><a name="v3.0.1.0" id="v3.0.1.0"></a>3.0.1.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.29">
+<div id="outline-container-2.30" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.30"><a name="v3.0.1.0" id="v3.0.1.0"></a>3.0.1.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.30">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.30" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.30"><a name="v3.0.0.0" id="v3.0.0.0"></a>3.0.0.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.30">
+<div id="outline-container-2.31" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.31"><a name="v3.0.0.0" id="v3.0.0.0"></a>3.0.0.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.31">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.31" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.31"><a name="v2.5.0.0" id="v2.5.0.0"></a>2.5.0.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.31">
+<div id="outline-container-2.32" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.32"><a name="v2.5.0.0" id="v2.5.0.0"></a>2.5.0.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.32">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.32" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.32"><a name="v2.4.1.0" id="v2.4.1.0"></a>2.4.1.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.32">
+<div id="outline-container-2.33" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.33"><a name="v2.4.1.0" id="v2.4.1.0"></a>2.4.1.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.33">
<p>
Released Apr 1998.
</p>
<ul>
-<li id="sec-2.32.1">Policy Manual: <br/>
+<li id="sec-2.33.1">Policy Manual: <br/>
<ul>
<li>
Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
</li>
</ul>
</li>
-<li id="sec-2.32.2">Packaging Manual: <br/>
+<li id="sec-2.33.2">Packaging Manual: <br/>
<ul>
<li>
Updated prefix of chapter 12, Shared Libraries:
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.33" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.33"><a name="v2.4.0.0" id="v2.4.0.0"></a>2.4.0.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.33">
+<div id="outline-container-2.34" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.34"><a name="v2.4.0.0" id="v2.4.0.0"></a>2.4.0.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.34">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.34" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.34"><a name="v2.3.0" id="v2.3.0"></a>2.3.0.1, 2.3.0.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.34">
+<div id="outline-container-2.35" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.35"><a name="v2.3.0" id="v2.3.0"></a>2.3.0.1, 2.3.0.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.35">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.35" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.35"><a name="v2.2.0.0" id="v2.2.0.0"></a>2.2.0.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.35">
+<div id="outline-container-2.36" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.36"><a name="v2.2.0.0" id="v2.2.0.0"></a>2.2.0.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.36">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.36" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.36"><a name="v2.1.3" id="v2.1.3"></a>2.1.3.2, 2.1.3.1, 2.1.3.0 </h4>
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+<div id="outline-container-2.37" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.37"><a name="v2.1.3" id="v2.1.3"></a>2.1.3.2, 2.1.3.1, 2.1.3.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.37">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.37" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.37"><a name="v2.1.2" id="v2.1.2"></a>2.1.2.2, 2.1.2.1, 2.1.2.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.37">
+<div id="outline-container-2.38" class="outline-4">
+<h4 id="sec-2.38"><a name="v2.1.2" id="v2.1.2"></a>2.1.2.2, 2.1.2.1, 2.1.2.0 </h4>
+<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.38">
<p>
</div>
-<div id="outline-container-2.38" class="outline-4">
-<h4 id="sec-2.38"><a name="v2.1.1" id="v2.1.1"></a>2.1.1.0 </h4>
-<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-2.38">
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<p class="author"> Author: Bill Allombert, Josip Rodin, Julian Gilbey, Russ Allbery, and Manoj Srivastava
<a href="mailto:srivasta@debian.org"><srivasta@debian.org></a>
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