- <tt>Build-Depends</tt>, <tt>Build-Conflicts</tt>,
<tt>Build-Depends-Indep</tt>, and
<tt>Build-Conflicts-Indep</tt> must also be satisfied when the
- clean target is called[7.6]
+ clean target is called. [7.6]
- A new apps/Science menu section is available [menu policy]
- debconf specification cleared up, various changes. [debconf
policy]
postinst, merely notifying the user ought to be enough. [11.6]
- cryptographic software may now be included in the main
archive. [2.1.5]
- - task packages are now not permitted; tasks are now created by a
+ - task packages are no longer permitted; tasks are now created by a
special Tasks: field in the control file. [2.3.8]
- - window managers that support netwm now can added 20 points when
+ - window managers that support netwm can now add 20 points when
they add themselves as an alternative for
/usr/bin/x-window-manager [12.8.4]
- - There are new rules for build-indep/build-arch targets and
- there is a new Build-Depend-Indep semantic. These were actually
- introduced in 3.5.6, but I forgot to mention them here. [7]
- The default compilation options have now changed, one should
provide debugging symbols in all cases, and optionally step
back optimization to -O0, depending on the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS
review the new rules. [7.6, 5.2]
- Changed rules on how, and when, to invoke ldconfig in maintiner
scripts. Long rationale. [9]
+ - [Added the last note in 3.5.6 upgrading checklist item regarding
+ build rules, please see below]
3.5.6.0 Jul 01
- Programs that access docs need to do so via /usr/share/doc, and
not via /usr/doc/ as was the policy previously [12.5]
- Putting documentation in /usr/doc versus /usr/share/doc is now
- a ``serious'' policy violation
+ a ``serious'' policy violation. [13.3]
- For web servers, one should not provide non-local access to the
/usr/share/doc hierarchy. If one can't provide access controls for
the http://localhost/doc/ directory, then it is preferred that one
- ask permission to expose that information during the install [12.5]
+ ask permission to expose that information during the install. [12.5]
+ - There are new rules for build-indep/build-arch targets and
+ there is a new Build-Depend-Indep semantic. [7]
3.5.5.0 May 01