From: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:45:41 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Moved the opinion that one should add new changelog items, rather than
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Moved the opinion that one should add new changelog items, rather than
Author: srivasta
Date: 2005/02/05 00:55:19
Moved the opinion that one should add new changelog items, rather than
editing old entries, into a footnote.
git-archimport-id: srivasta@debian.org--etch/debian-policy--devel--3.0--patch-281
---
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d87f764..7b91bef 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
(Closes: #291026).
+ * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
+ history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
+ directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
+ informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
--
diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 103bf36..b6502d6 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -1496,7 +1496,14 @@
<p>
Changes in the Debian version of the package should be
briefly explained in the Debian changelog file
- <file>debian/changelog</file>. This includes modifications
+ <file>debian/changelog</file>.<footnote>
+ <p>
+ Mistakes in changelogs are usually best rectified by
+ making a new changelog entry rather than "rewriting
+ history" by editing old changelog entries.
+ </p>
+ </footnote>
+ This includes modifications
made in the Debian package compared to the upstream one
as well as other changes and updates to the package.
<footnote>
@@ -1510,9 +1517,7 @@
</p>
<p>
- Mistakes in changelogs are usually best rectified by making
- a new changelog entry rather than "rewriting history" by
- editing old changelog entries.
+
</p>
<p>