X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=debian%2Fchangelog;h=a190b2a3bb72ff3ae1606372a9986aec8b05723e;hb=8bcd2dc913d8e947a9281f9f2571e6626d77a952;hp=ee8065ab66a368dd97891ea8844a242bad49af43;hpb=69c7010850517067be193602a9971690b0be4b35;p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index ee8065a..a190b2a 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,11 +1,271 @@ -debian-policy (3.5.5.1) unstable; urgency=low +debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low + + Josip: + * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306. + XXX write a better description here XXX + Manoj: + * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974 + * Added Apps/Educational to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972 + * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the + wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown + number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist + bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy. + closes: Bug#174982 + * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the + resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building + machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064 + * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent + mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369 + * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied + during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809 + * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true + behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one + way relationship. closes: Bug#183195 + * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have + been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903 + * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a + consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516 + * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615 + * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other + changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744 + * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist + + -- + +debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low + + Josip: + * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list, + closes: #182792. + * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid + confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985. + * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654. + * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567. + * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420. + * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082. + Manoj: + * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an + extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063 + * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The + Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004 + * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it + changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue + since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway). + closes: Bug#184518 + * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368 + * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a + footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand" + means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507 + + -- Josip Rodin Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200 + +debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low + + Josip: + * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from + the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022 + * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to + base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927 + * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in + the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package, + closes: #174048 + * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from + Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209 + * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully + fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :) + closes: #103459 + * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455 + * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may" + but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with + the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510 + If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the + requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"), + please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift + through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with + explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with + offtopic stuff, too. + * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init + script should start it, closes: #60979 + * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of + "should", closes: #170019 + * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166 + This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries + in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975 + * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages + that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864 + * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff + imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923 + * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example, + closes: #183544 + + -- Manoj Srivastava Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600 + +debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low + + Manoj + * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the + postsint. closes: Bug#120585 + * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be + obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582 + * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980 + * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using + debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require + debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it + is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight. + closes: Bug#164035 + * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425 + * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812 + * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it + conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an + effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each + other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in + the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776 + * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248 + * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830 + Josip + * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright + file, closes: Bug#65764 + + -- Manoj Srivastava Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600 + +debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low + + * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839 + * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority + may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709 + * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755 + * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914 + * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace + * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for + symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a + previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137 + * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908 + * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for + details. closes: Bug#133030 + * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928 + * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial + parts of Bug#161455. + + -- Manoj Srivastava Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500 + +debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * Fixed some broken hrefs in links + * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream) + * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing + the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521 + * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832 + * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in + the tag, and changed it to where appropriate. This is + since the tag can handle line breaking, but the flag does + not. closes: Bug#139820 + * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely + requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280 + * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660 + * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this + should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704 + * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411 + * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a + special field in the control file (and these should be added only + after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755 + * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts. + closes: Bug#109672 + * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554 + closes: Bug#146756 + * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969 + * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the + maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297 + * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067 + * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328 + * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default + window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680 + * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been + disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949 + * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new + build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134 + * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate + the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow, + since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441 + * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual + packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977 + * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681 + * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697 + * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903 + * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages. + closes: Bug#143770 + * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965 + * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name + and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472 + * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346 + * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525 + * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142 + * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''. + closes: Bug#150456 + * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703 + * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and + this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546 + * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067 + * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608 + * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828 + * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025 + * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826 + * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311 + + -- Manoj Srivastava Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500 + +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 @@ -85,8 +345,8 @@ debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low 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 + 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 @@ -129,8 +389,8 @@ debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low 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. + + * 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 @@ -163,7 +423,7 @@ debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low * 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) + in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant) closes: Bug#53700 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048 @@ -203,7 +463,7 @@ debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low 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 + 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 @@ -239,34 +499,34 @@ debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low * [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 + * [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) + * 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" + * [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" + * [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 + 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] 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 + * 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 + * 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 @@ -279,7 +539,7 @@ debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa * Added FHS details to copyright file * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules - file. + file. * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730 @@ -288,7 +548,7 @@ debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low 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. + not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this. -- Manoj Srivastava Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600 @@ -369,7 +629,7 @@ 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. + 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 @@ -395,14 +655,14 @@ debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low .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). + 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 + * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338 - * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate. + * [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 @@ -414,7 +674,7 @@ debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low 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 + * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest -- Manoj Srivastava Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500 @@ -441,18 +701,18 @@ debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low 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. + 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. + 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 @@ -462,24 +722,24 @@ debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low * 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). + 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. - + 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 @@ -488,12 +748,12 @@ debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low 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). - + 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. + by putting in a layer of abstractions. -- Manoj Srivastava Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600 @@ -546,10 +806,10 @@ debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration: + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129) - + - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections: + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145) - + - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links: + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative, symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute @@ -567,11 +827,11 @@ debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common package. - + - Updated section 4.9 Games: + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3) - + - Removed one example reference to the current standards version - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that a recompiled manual uses the same release date @@ -580,29 +840,29 @@ debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs' * New version numbering scheme: - + - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering scheme. - + - The first three digits of the version number specify the `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may - differ between the manuals. - + differ between the manuals. + If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the `Standards-Version' field of their source packages. - + * Packaging changes: - + - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm. - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian) - + -- Christian Schwarz Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low @@ -670,14 +930,14 @@ debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this changelog file - * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the + * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710) * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes) - + -- Christian Schwarz Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low @@ -692,7 +952,7 @@ debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered the draft official policy (which is not the case) * Don't use debstd anymore - + -- Christian Schwarz Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low @@ -704,53 +964,53 @@ debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of maintainer scripts (fixes #11517) - - new section about `Daemons' - - updated section about `Configuration files' - - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile + - new section about `Daemons' + - updated section about `Configuration files' + - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile - fixed typos and grammatical errors * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names: - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish' * Paper about libc6 migration: - - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch! + - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch! * SGML source code included in package * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095) - + -- Christian Schwarz Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual: - - completely reworked structure + - completely reworked structure - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim - releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual + releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual - - removed all those ugly footnotes - - new example for "reload" in section about console messages - - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793) - - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual - - rewrote abstract and section introductions - - mention "orphaned packages" + - removed all those ugly footnotes + - new example for "reload" in section about console messages + - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793) + - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual + - rewrote abstract and section introductions + - mention "orphaned packages" - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the - distributions' policy - - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel - - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages - - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US - - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257) - - added section about arch spec strings - - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local) - - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs - - added section about "menus" + distributions' policy + - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel + - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages + - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US + - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257) + - added section about arch spec strings + - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local) + - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs + - added section about "menus" - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with - the new documentation policy soon - - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024) + the new documentation policy soon + - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024) - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes - #11008) - - added section about editors and pagers - - added note about Package priorities and dependencies - - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814) - - added section about device files - - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129) - - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717) + #11008) + - added section about editors and pagers + - added note about Package priorities and dependencies + - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814) + - added section about device files + - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129) + - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717) - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations, etc.) * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names @@ -759,7 +1019,7 @@ debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low - Added new section about obsolete names * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration * Fixed package's description - + -- Christian Schwarz Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low @@ -818,26 +1078,26 @@ debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable; - * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and + * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and Programmer's manual * Corrected the contact email addresses again. * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor) * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load a package into. (Guy Maor) - * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in - Programmer 6.1. + * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in + Programmer 6.1. -- David Morris Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable; - + * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson, - Guy Maor and others + Guy Maor and others * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2 - * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for + * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for description of deb file format. - * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2 - * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for + * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2 + * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for shared libraries. * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts (Bug #2481) @@ -852,11 +1112,11 @@ debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable; * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction * Added section headings for copyright criteria * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622) - * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and + * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and static libraries. (Bug #5299) - * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted + * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted packages in section on Procedure - * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming + * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming a package maintainer * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes. * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable, @@ -869,7 +1129,7 @@ debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable; * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information on various shlib files * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12. - * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared + * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299) -- David Morris Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600