Add changelog and upgrading-checklist for #347581

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a1921a055b1d2604322bfdd55edb7e93941cf7b2..3dea6a44a2a073884ae59333a661bd6b1b463fff 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ debian-policy (3.8.5.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
     Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
     Closes: #555978
+  * Policy: Relax requirement that library dev files be in one package
+    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
+    Closes: #347581
   * Perl Policy: Change perlapi provides to use an ABI version
     Wording: Niko Tyni <ntyni@debian.org>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>

diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.sgml b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
index 88cf3df04078444a289e292d58772a383d98860d..394d9c69ff0f822fc69caa729e51e60b193608bf 100644 (file)
--- a/upgrading-checklist.sgml
+++ b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ Release Jun 2010.
   is no controlling terminal and no reasonable default for a high-priority
   question, but should avoid this if possible.
   </item>
+<tag>8.4</tag>
+  <item>All shared library development files are no longer required to be
+  in the <tt>-dev</tt> package, only be available when the <tt>-dev</tt>
+  package is installed.  This allows the <tt>-dev</tt> package to be split
+  as long as it depends on the additional packages.
+  </item>
 <tag>9.2.2</tag>
   <item>The UID range of user accounts is extended to 1000-59999.
   </item>