X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=debian%2Fchangelog;h=4121dad79d75a1af97e7de7c6e60091af4f351a1;hb=4d448b710fcdc52be791692c2d9ffb579cfb7d8e;hp=6314ed4418482f3daf3e549f4016ab19cf8ab8a4;hpb=fdf66621b69d8e6d485f8277c013c8ed6ab59730;p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 6314ed4..4121dad 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,12 +1,298 @@ +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 - * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement on dependancies - and priorities closes: Bug#39398 + * [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 @@ -22,21 +308,12 @@ debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low * [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 + * 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: - * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709 - * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg - behaviour. closes: Bug#17369 - * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions. - fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522 - * Fixed missing tag. closes: Bug#51091 - * 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 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771 * Other changes: @@ -48,8 +325,10 @@ debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low * 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 16:36:34 -0500 + -- Manoj Srivastava Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low @@ -725,7 +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 -End: