X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=upgrading-checklist.html;h=1253101430e6bfd5e050963d1cfc11768d5902b2;hb=fd69686b72bc1e8b2cc101bf2721d61d289c6e65;hp=894cbcf90ec79eba73b415dd27a72ed6ad358793;hpb=c079138cf5d0200aa2111ad02d3dc6ceec68811c;p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.html b/upgrading-checklist.html index 894cbcf..1253101 100644 --- a/upgrading-checklist.html +++ b/upgrading-checklist.html @@ -41,8 +41,36 @@ picking your way through this list.
-3.8.1.0 unreleased - +3.8.3.0 unreleased + + * Add DEB_*_ARCH_CPU and DEB_*_ARCH_OS variables and recommend them + over GNU-style variables for that information. [4.9] + +3.8.2.0 Jun 2009 + + * The list of archive sections has been significantly expanded. See + http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2009/03/msg00010.html + for the list of new sections and rules for how to categorize + packages. [2.4] + * All packages must use debconf or equivalent for user prompting, + though essential packages or their dependencies may also fall + back on other methods. [3.9.1] + * The requirements for source package names are now explicitly + spelled out. [5.6.1] + * Legacy XFree86 servers no longer get a special exception from the + FHS permitting /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. [9.1] + * Removed obsolete dependency requirements for packages that use + /var/mail. [9.1.3] + * Speedo fonts are now deprecated. The X backend was disabled + starting in lenny. [11.8.5] + * The GNU Free Documentation License version 1.3 is included in + common-licenses and should be referenced from there. [12.5] + +3.8.1.0 Mar 2009 + + * Care should be taken when adding functionality to essential and + such additions create an obligation to support that functionality + in essential forever unless significant work is done. [3.8] * Changelog files must be encoded in UTF-8. [4.4] * Tighten some format requirements for changelog files from a should to a must. [4.4] @@ -51,10 +79,21 @@ picking your way through this list. * New nocheck option for DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS indicating any build-time test suite provided by the package should not be run. [4.9.1] * All control files must be encoded in UTF-8. [5.1] + * debian/control allows comment lines starting with # with no + preceding whitespace. [5.2] + * Init scripts ending in .sh are not handled specially. They are not + sourced and are not guaranteed to be run by /bin/sh regardless of + the #! line. This brings Policy in line with the long-standing + behavior of the init system in Debian. [9.3] * The start action of an init script must exit successfully and not start the daemon again if it's already running. [9.3.2] + * /var/run and /var/lock may be mounted as temporary filesystems, and + init scripts must therefore create any necessary subdirectories + dynamically. [9.3.2] * /bin/sh scripts may assume that local can take multiple variable arguments and supports assignment. [10.4] + * User mailboxes may be mode 600 and owned by the user rather than + mode 660, owned by user, and group mail. [11.6] 3.8.0.0 Jun 2008