Created On : Thu Oct 29 20:54:48 1998
Created On Node : tiamat.datasync.com
Last Modified By : Manoj Srivastava
- Last Modified On : Sat Apr 28 13:36:28 2001
+ Last Modified On : Sat Oct 26 12:22:40 2002
Last Machine Used: glaurung.green-gryphon.com
- Update Count : 16
+ Update Count : 29
Status : Unknown, Use with caution!
HISTORY :
Description :
<h2>The checklist</h2>
<pre>
+3.5.9.0 ??? ??
+
+ - The section describing the Description: package filed once again has
+ full details of the long description format. [5.7.2]
+ - Clarified that if a package has non-build-essential
+ build-dependencies, it should have them listed in the Build-Depends
+ and related fields (i.e. it's just optional). [2.4.2]
+ - When asked to restart a service that isn't already running,
+ the init script should start the service. [10.3.2]
+
+3.5.8.0 Nov 02
+
+ - It is no longer necessary to keep a log of changes to the upstream
+ sources in the copyright file. Instead, all such changes should be
+ documented in the changelog file. [13.7]
+ - <tt>Build-Depends</tt>, <tt>Build-Conflicts</tt>,
+ <tt>Build-Depends-Indep</tt>, and
+ <tt>Build-Conflicts-Indep</tt> must also be satisfied when the
+ clean target is called. [7.6]
+ - A new apps/Science menu section is available [menu policy]
+ - debconf specification cleared up, various changes. [debconf
+ policy]
+ - It is no longer recommended to create symlinks from nonexistent
+ manual pages to undocumented(7). Missing manual pages for programs
+ are still a bug. [13.1]
+
+3.5.7.0 Aug 02
+
+ - Packages no longer have to ask permission to call MAKEDEV in
+ postinst, merely notifying the user ought to be enough. [11.6]
+ - cryptographic software may now be included in the main
+ archive. [2.1.5]
+ - task packages are no longer permitted; tasks are now created by a
+ special Tasks: field in the control file. [2.3.8]
+ - window managers that support netwm can now add 20 points when
+ they add themselves as an alternative for
+ /usr/bin/x-window-manager [12.8.4]
+ - The default compilation options have now changed, one should
+ provide debugging symbols in all cases, and optionally step
+ back optimization to -O0, depending on the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS
+ environment variable. [11.1]
+ - Added mention of build-arch, build-indep, etc, in describing
+ the relationships with `Build-Depends', `Build-Conflicts',
+ `Build-Depends-Indep', and `Build-Conflicts-Indep'. May need to
+ review the new rules. [7.6, 5.2]
+ - Changed rules on how, and when, to invoke ldconfig in maintiner
+ scripts. Long rationale. [9]
+ - [Added the last note in 3.5.6 upgrading checklist item regarding
+ build rules, please see below]
+
+3.5.6.0 Jul 01
+
+ - Emacs and TeX are no longer mandated by policy to be priority
+ standard packages [2.2]
+ - Programs that access docs need to do so via /usr/share/doc, and
+ not via /usr/doc/ as was the policy previously [12.5]
+ - Putting documentation in /usr/doc versus /usr/share/doc is now
+ a ``serious'' policy violation. [13.3]
+ - For web servers, one should not provide non-local access to the
+ /usr/share/doc hierarchy. If one can't provide access controls for
+ the http://localhost/doc/ directory, then it is preferred that one
+ ask permission to expose that information during the install. [12.5]
+ - There are new rules for build-indep/build-arch targets and
+ there is a new Build-Depend-Indep semantic. [7]
+
+
+3.5.5.0 May 01
+
+ - Manpages should not rely on header information to have
+ alternative manpage names available; it should only use
+ symlinks or .so pages to do this [13.1]
+ - [Clarified note in 3.5.3.0 upgrading checklist regarding
+ examples and templates: this refers only to those examples used
+ by scripts; see section 11.7.3 for the whole story]
+ - Included a new section 11.9.1 describing the use of
+ dpkg-statoverride; this does not have the weight of policy
+ - Clarify Standards-Version: you don't need to rebuild your
+ packages just to change the Standards-Version!
+ - Plugins are no longer bound by all the rules of shared
+ libraries [11.2]
+ - X Windows related things:
+ * Clarification of priority levels of X Window System related
+ packages [12.8.1]
+ * Rules for defining x-terminal-emulator improved [12.8.3]
+ * X Font policy rewritten: you must read this if you provide
+ fonts for the X Window System [12.8.5]
+ * Packages must not ship /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/ [12.8.6]
+ * X-related packages should usually use the regular FHS
+ locations; imake-using packages are exempted from this [12.8.7]
+ * OpenMotif linked binaries have the same rules as
+ OSF/Motif-linked ones [12.8.8]
+
+
3.5.4.0 Apr 01
- The system-wide mail directory is now /var/mail, no longer
ambiguous. This should not affect any current packages [7.1]
- Examples and templates files for use by scripts should now live
in /usr/share/<package> or /usr/lib/<package>, with
- symbolic links from /usr/share/doc//<package>/examples as
+ symbolic links from /usr/share/doc/<package>/examples as
needed [11.7.3]
3.5.2.0 Feb 01
- X app-defaults directory has moved from
- /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults to /etc/X11/app-defaults [12.8]
+ /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults to /etc/X11/app-defaults [12.8.6]
3.5.1.0 Feb 01
3.5.0.0 Jan 01
- Font packages for the X Window System must now declare a
- dependency on xutils (>= 4.0.2) [12.8]
+ dependency on xutils (>= 4.0.2) [12.8.5]
3.2.1.1 Jan 01
- Daemon startup scripts in /etc/init.d/ should not contain
modifiable parameters; these should be moved to a file in
- /etc/default/; see [10.3.2] for details
+ /etc/default/; see [10.3.2] for details
- Files in /usr/share/doc must not be referenced by any
program. If such files are needed, they must be placed in
/usr/share/<package>/, and symbolic links created as required
- A package of priority standard or higher may provide two
binaries, one compiled with support for the X Window System,
- and the other without [12.8]
+ and the other without [12.8.1]
3.2.0.0 Aug 00
- Please note that the new release of the X window system (4.x)
shall probably need sweeping changes in policy
- Policy for packages providing the following X-based features
- has been codified [12.8]:
- - X server (virtual package xserver)
- - X terminal emulator (virtual package x-terminal-emulator)
+ has been codified:
+ - X server (virtual package xserver) [12.8.2]
+ - X terminal emulator (virtual package x-terminal-emulator) [12.8.3]
- X window manager (virtual package x-window-manager, and
/usr/bin/x-window-manager alternative, with priority
- calculation guidelines)
- - X fonts (this section has been written from scratch)
- - X application defaults
+ calculation guidelines) [12.8.4]
+ - X fonts (this section has been written from scratch) [12.8.5]
+ - X application defaults [12.8.6]
- Policy for packages using the X Window System and FHS issues
- has been clarified; see [12.8]
+ has been clarified; see [12.8.7]
- No package may contain or make hard links to conffiles [11.7.3]
- Noted that newer dpkg versions do not require extreme care in
always creating the shared lib before the symlink, so the unpack
+ /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
by all news servers and clients
- - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
+ - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Window System:
+ programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
+ if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
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