Add changelog and upgrading-checklist for #561413

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fedb536ff12febb436ce79a92ddaea729b0bbdaf..5ccc464912f83f6f4b0c74ffdac3c2414538453f 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ debian-policy (3.9.1.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     Seconded: Damyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org>
     Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
     Closes: #436105
+  * Policy: Libtool *.la files should generally not be installed
+    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
+    Closes: #561413
   * Set the version of the Perl Policy to match the version of the Policy
     package.
   * Explain the Perl module package naming policy more explicitly and

diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.sgml b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
index fabc1cbab3eb84f2d068fe3e9335283da5ef681e..1cccf596bb22e53196b9379a2f25e044bdbf907f 100644 (file)
--- a/upgrading-checklist.sgml
+++ b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ picking your way through this list.
 Not yet released.
 
 </p><p><taglist>
+<tag>10.2</tag>
+  <item>Libtool <file>.la</file> files should not be installed for public
+  libraries.  If they're required (for <tt>libltdl</tt>, for instance),
+  the <tt>dependency_libs</tt> setting should be emptied.  Library
+  packages historically including <file>.la</file> files must continue to
+  include them (with <tt>dependency_libs</tt> emptied) until all libraries
+  that depend on that library have removed or emptied
+  their <file>.la</file> files.
+  </item>
 <tag>12.5</tag>
   <item>The GPL version 1 is now included in common-licenses and should be
   referenced from there instead of included in the <file>copyright</file>