Merge branch 'master' into bug104373-rra

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

diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.sgml b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
index 9f0d966102a783bc0f0064e3824f4e35ae0cf943..fabc1cbab3eb84f2d068fe3e9335283da5ef681e 100644 (file)
--- a/upgrading-checklist.sgml
+++ b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
@@ -34,10 +34,23 @@ picking your way through this list.
 
 <chapt> The checklist
 
-<sect> Version 3.8.5.0
+<sect> Version 3.9.1.0
 <p>
 
-Release Jun 2010.
+Not yet released.
+
+</p><p><taglist>
+<tag>12.5</tag>
+  <item>The GPL version 1 is now included in common-licenses and should be
+  referenced from there instead of included in the <file>copyright</file>
+  file.
+  </item>
+</taglist></p>
+
+<sect> Version 3.9.0.0
+<p>
+
+Released June, 2010.
 
 </p><p><taglist>
 <tag>4.4, 5.6.15</tag>
@@ -53,6 +66,13 @@ Release Jun 2010.
   and <tt>Checksums-Sha256</tt> fields in <file>*.dsc</file>
   and <file>*.changes</file> files.
   </item>
+<tag>5.5, 5.6.16</tag>
+  <item>The <tt>Format</tt> field of <file>.changes</file> files is now
+  1.8.  The <tt>Format</tt> field syntax for source
+  package <file>.dsc</file> files allows a subtype in parentheses, and it
+  is used for a different purpose than the <tt>Format</tt> field
+  for <file>.changes</file> files.
+  </item>
 <tag>5.6.2</tag>
   <item>The syntax of the <tt>Maintainer</tt> field is now must rather
   than should.
@@ -74,6 +94,19 @@ Release Jun 2010.
   is no controlling terminal and no reasonable default for a high-priority
   question, but should avoid this if possible.
   </item>
+<tag>7.3, 7.6.1</tag>
+  <item><tt>Breaks</tt> should be used with <tt>Replaces</tt> for moving
+  files between packages.
+  </item>
+<tag>7.4</tag>
+  <item><tt>Breaks</tt> should normally be used instead
+  of <tt>Conflicts</tt> for transient issues and moving files between
+  packages.  New documentation of when each should be used.
+  </item>
+<tag>7.5</tag>
+  <item>Use <tt>Conflicts</tt> with <tt>Provides</tt> if only one provider
+  of a virtual facility can be installed at a time.
+  </item>
 <tag>8.4</tag>
   <item>All shared library development files are no longer required to be
   in the <tt>-dev</tt> package, only be available when the <tt>-dev</tt>
@@ -94,6 +127,11 @@ Release Jun 2010.
   in <file>debian/copyright</file>, although it will still be in
   common-licenses for the time being.
   </item>
+<tag>debconf</tag>
+  <item>Add <tt>SETTITLE</tt> (which has been supported for some time).
+  Like <tt>TITLE</tt> but takes a template instead of a string to allow
+  translation.
+  </item>
 <tag>perl</tag>
   <item><package>perl-base</package> now
   provides <package>perlapi-<var>abiname</var></package> instead of a