X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=debian%2Fchangelog;h=4121dad79d75a1af97e7de7c6e60091af4f351a1;hb=4d448b710fcdc52be791692c2d9ffb579cfb7d8e;hp=3c2812ba580dfb5d021e95ce73ed300df07de390;hpb=bceec08198198e2a21407528de76bcd756265e86;p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 3c2812b..4121dad 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,3 +1,548 @@ +debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low + + * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the + FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172 + * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to + exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977 + * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713 + * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d + scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_ + configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved, + either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles + or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This + does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any + conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621 + * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521 + * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446 + * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705 + * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931 + * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131 + * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer + wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If + there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412 + * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996 + * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570 + * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781 + + -- Manoj Srivastava Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600 + +debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low, + medium, high, emergency. + * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files, + which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2] + * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional + closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849 + * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition + closes: Bug#102199 + + * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461 + * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625 + * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc + closes: Bug#100631 + * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for + debian/rules closes: Bug#72335 + * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an + informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and + its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes + the information provided. closes: Bug#105535 + * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format. + closes: Bug#105538 + + -- Manoj Srivastava Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500 + +debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous + 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly + merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry) + * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from + 3.0.0 onwards + * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2 + * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS + * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files + * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of + debian/rules to do this + * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until + patches are incorporated upstream + * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm + * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744 + * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist + clearer (add "for use by scripts") + * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473 + * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if") + closes: Bug#89674 + * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows + system closes: Bug#91249 + * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252 + * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259 + * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260 + * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261 + * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257 + * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information + to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995 + * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072 + * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability + * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023 + * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and + mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906 + * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712 + + -- Julian Gilbey Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100 + +debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052 + * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977 + * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the + grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly + Julian's fixes: + * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation + * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503 + * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies. + closes: Bug#86436 + * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps. + closes: Bug#87233 + + -- Manoj Srivastava Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500 + +debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual + closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705 + * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual + * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source + package for the time being + * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time! + * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters) + * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047 + * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276 + * Correct typos etc. in policy-process + * Rename all .text files as .txt + * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007 + * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651 + * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828 + Build-Depends arch syntax + * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711 + configuration files + * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to + the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later + version. + * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation + from policy maintenance duties. + * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien + Montagne closes: Bug#84236 + + -- Manoj Srivastava Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500 + +debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069 + + -- Julian Gilbey Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000 + +debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641 + * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list) + * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request + * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry + closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506 + closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514 + closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982 + closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001 + * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079 + * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up + minor version number for this + * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and + correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax) + * Clarify error conditions for package installation + (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual) + * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by + accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual) + * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual) + * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487 + * Removed bashism from debian/rules + + -- Julian Gilbey Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000 + +debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and + peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am + updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and + magnitude of changes since 3.2.1 + * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies" + + * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist. + closes: Bug#83924 + * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960 + * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342 + * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration + management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347 + * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743 + * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package + xutils closes: Bug#82966 + * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438 + * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks + to Branden Robinson closes: Bug#83065 + * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891 + * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925 + * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to + illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely + informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about + potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts. + closes: Bug#80506 + + -- Manoj Srivastava Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600 + +debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low + + * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and + root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to + this version. + * Document the Enhances relationship + * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must + maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879 + * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of + policy. closes: Bug#53496 + * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages + in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant) + closes: Bug#53700 + * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048 + + * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most + of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730 + * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154 + * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/ + closes: Bug#59403 + * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section + that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765 + * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912 + * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked + as conflicting closes: Bug#76028 + + -- Manoj Srivastava Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600 + +debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low + + * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!) + * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal + change in version number is because I suspect that this version is + going to be buggy. + closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949 + * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442 + * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643 + * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645 + * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822 + * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458 + * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into + non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229 + * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list + closes: Bug#77404 + * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650 + + -- Manoj Srivastava Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600 + +debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or + not" policy. closes: Bug#53759 + * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a + clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of + policy. closes: Bug#64437 + * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308 + * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668 + * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946 + * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947 + * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948 + * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516 + * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004 + * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006 + * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031 + * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424 + * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426 + * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is + incorrect. closes: Bug#69487 + * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670 + * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522 + * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247 + * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes + closes: Bug#50832 + * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and + telnet-client closes: Bug#58759 + + -- Manoj Srivastava Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500 + +debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package: + * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709 + * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg + behaviour. closes: Bug#17369 + * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935 + * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions. + fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522 + * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement + on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398 + * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934 + * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787 + * Fixed missing tag. closes: Bug#51091 + * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225 + * Documented that the library before the symlink hack + (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work) + is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405 + * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver" + alternative closes: Bug#53755 + * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package + list closes: Bug#53756 + * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator" + virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757 + * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager" + virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758 + * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults + policy closes: Bug#53760 + * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif + policy closes: Bug#53761 + * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages + that use X closes: Bug#53762 + * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763 + * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since + that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777 + * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407 + * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where + was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692 + * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package: + * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of + dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771 + * Other changes: + * Added policy-process to document current procedures. + * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail + to install with older fileutils. + * Installed FHS version 2.1 + * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa + * Added FHS details to copyright file + * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules + file. + * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming + dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730 + + -- Manoj Srivastava Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500 + +debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low + + * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does + not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this. + + -- Manoj Srivastava Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600 + +debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low + + * Correct missing in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091) + * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225) + + -- Julian Gilbey Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000 + + +debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low + + * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2. + * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes: + #50502) + * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857) + + -- Julian Gilbey Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000 + +debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends + description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901) + + -- Julian Gilbey Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000 + +debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes: + #45561, #42447, #48570) + * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232) + * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449) + * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d + directoried (closes: #41547) + * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849) + * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new + suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221) + * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695) + * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307) + * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;) + * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml + * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076) + * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib + package criteria (closes: #45318) + * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes: + #41829) + * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes). + * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358) + * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516) + * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121) + * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922) + * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651) + * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes: + #40766, #40767) + * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620) + * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934) + * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643) + * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates + (closes: #17621) + * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes: + #19179) + * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes: + #41095) + * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity + * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file + + -- Julian Gilbey Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000 + +debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low + + * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180 + * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files. + + -- Manoj Srivastava Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500 + +debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * A few typos and omissions corrected + * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the + list. + * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408 + * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the + packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the + .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this + is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1) + * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a + while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159 + * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533 + * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915 + * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036 + * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package, + this closes: Bug#38612 + * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed + before. closes: Bug#40864 + + -- Manoj Srivastava Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500 + +debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be + officially uploaded. + * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate + .deb packages) + * Multiple minor packaging tweaks. + * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version + Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote). + closes: Bug#21969 + * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to + /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a + footnote. closes: Bug#28747 + * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages + closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338 + * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate. + closes: Bug# 37342 + * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X + Window System) closes: Bug#38212 + * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list) + closes: Bug#37713 + * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal + closes: Bug#37389 + * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND + Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first + scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345 + * Updated the upgrading checklist. + * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest + + -- Manoj Srivastava Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500 + +debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095 + * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful" + closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499 + * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543 + * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the + document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in + there). closes: Bug#34233 + * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033 + * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302 + * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to + /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875 + * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148 + + -- Manoj Srivastava Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500 + +debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections + to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should + become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and + Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6 + accordingly. + + What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a + subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8, + placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section + 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the + current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill + in the number gap. + + This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version + number. closes: BUG#25911 + + * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and + compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is + HTML formatted, it should be accessible as + /usr/doc//changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a + symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian + conventions. closes: BUG#21185 + + * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML + documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the + main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer). + closes: BUG#7890 + + * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy + to refer to /usr/doc//copyright, rather than + /usr/doc/copyright/. closes: BUG#26461 + + * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the + architecture specification strings to be of the form -, + where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now + we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385 + + * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to + the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being + managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents. + + * Make the package optional, not extra. + + * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted + and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so + converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since + I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the + process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my + predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating

as a "create + some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a + paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what + it is, really). + + * Re did the control files, making them more robust + + * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain + by putting in a layer of abstractions. + + + -- Manoj Srivastava Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600 + debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low * New Maintainer @@ -459,8 +1004,3 @@ debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental; * Draft releases. -- Ian Jackson Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100 - -Local variables: -mode: debian-changelog -add-log-mailing-address: "phil@hands.com" -End: