Add changelog and upgrading-checklist for #547272

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 205a8992863a6e7aa2a94e1f9c8b96604b16ef7c..f18d361bab3442a85ac73eb002f8b04aaf343546 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ debian-policy (3.9.0.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
     Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
     Closes: #575639
+  * Policy: Update Format control field documentation
+    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+    Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu27@gmail.com>
+    Closes: #547272
   * Debconf: Add SETTITLE, like title but uses a template
     Wording: Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>

diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.sgml b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
index 06349a5be84e4abf58abe1d79fe84c579d7d0d50..18744a4379ef2b6d0e31e18ebd34cb5fbbab70b4 100644 (file)
--- a/upgrading-checklist.sgml
+++ b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ 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.