Remove obsolete versioned Perl depend and build-depend requirement

[debian/debian-policy.git] / upgrading-checklist.html

diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.html b/upgrading-checklist.html
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@@ -41,7 +41,37 @@ picking your way through this list.
 <h2>The checklist</h2>
 
 <pre>
-3.8.1.0                        unreleased
+3.8.3.0                        unreleased
+
+     * Add DEB_*_ARCH_CPU and DEB_*_ARCH_OS variables and recommend them
+       over GNU-style variables for that information.            [4.9]
+     * Source package Architecture fields may contain "all" in combination
+       with other architectures.  Clarify when "all" and "any" may be used
+       in different versions of the field.                       [5.6.8]
+     * The requirement for Perl modules to have a versioned Depend and
+       Build-Depend on perl >= 5.6.0-16 has been removed.        [perl]
+
+3.8.2.0                        Jun 2009
+
+     * The list of archive sections has been significantly expanded.  See
+       http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2009/03/msg00010.html
+       for the list of new sections and rules for how to categorize
+       packages.                                                 [2.4]
+     * All packages must use debconf or equivalent for user prompting,
+       though essential packages or their dependencies may also fall
+       back on other methods.                                    [3.9.1]
+     * The requirements for source package names are now explicitly
+       spelled out.                                              [5.6.1]
+     * Legacy XFree86 servers no longer get a special exception from the
+       FHS permitting /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.                     [9.1]
+     * Removed obsolete dependency requirements for packages that use
+       /var/mail.                                                [9.1.3]
+     * Speedo fonts are now deprecated.  The X backend was disabled
+       starting in lenny.                                        [11.8.5]
+     * The GNU Free Documentation License version 1.3 is included in
+       common-licenses and should be referenced from there.      [12.5]
+
+3.8.1.0                        Mar 2009
 
      * Care should be taken when adding functionality to essential and
        such additions create an obligation to support that functionality
@@ -54,10 +84,21 @@ picking your way through this list.
      * New nocheck option for DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS indicating any build-time
        test suite provided by the package should not be run.     [4.9.1]
      * All control files must be encoded in UTF-8.               [5.1]
+     * debian/control allows comment lines starting with # with no
+       preceding whitespace.                                     [5.2]
+     * Init scripts ending in .sh are not handled specially.  They are not
+       sourced and are not guaranteed to be run by /bin/sh regardless of
+       the #! line.  This brings Policy in line with the long-standing
+       behavior of the init system in Debian.                    [9.3]
      * The start action of an init script must exit successfully and not
        start the daemon again if it's already running.           [9.3.2]
+     * /var/run and /var/lock may be mounted as temporary filesystems, and
+       init scripts must therefore create any necessary subdirectories
+       dynamically.                                              [9.3.2]
      * /bin/sh scripts may assume that local can take multiple variable
        arguments and supports assignment.                        [10.4]
+     * User mailboxes may be mode 600 and owned by the user rather than
+       mode 660, owned by user, and group mail.                  [11.6]
 
 3.8.0.0                        Jun 2008