From: Manoj Srivastava Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:32:53 +0000 (+0000) Subject: * Correct syntax error (sentence fragment missing) regarding the ldd X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f106831e1292e3a41589ff162edd02f8fb7c0dee;p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git * Correct syntax error (sentence fragment missing) regarding the ldd Author: jdg Date: 2001/08/22 23:26:45 * Correct syntax error (sentence fragment missing) regarding the ldd -> objdump transition * Correct 'commment' -> 'comment' speling error * Add section refs in checklist * Start new section in changelog git-archimport-id: srivasta@debian.org--etch/debian-policy--devel--3.0--patch-134 --- diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index ad1a328..51fb412 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low + + * + + -- + debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low, @@ -18,7 +24,7 @@ debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes - ther information provided. closes: Bug#105535 + the information provided. closes: Bug#105535 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format. closes: Bug#105538 diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml index e8f29fa..f9cb970 100644 --- a/policy.sgml +++ b/policy.sgml @@ -764,8 +764,7 @@ These packages provide a reasonably small but not too limited character-mode system. This is what will be installed by default if the user doesn't select anything - else. It doesn't include many large applications. - .

+ else. It doesn't include many large applications.

optional @@ -3758,8 +3757,8 @@ Replaces: mail-transport-agent

In the past, the shared libraries linked to were determined by calling ldd, but now - objdump to do this. The only change this - makes to package building is that + objdump is used to do this. The only + change this makes to package building is that dpkg-shlibdeps must also be run on shared libraries, whereas in the past this was unnecessary. The rest of this footnote explains the advantage that @@ -3962,7 +3961,7 @@ dpkg-shlibdeps debian/tmp/usr/bin/* debian/tmp/usr/sbin/* \

Each shlibs file has the same format. Lines - beginning with # are considered to be commments and + beginning with # are considered to be comments and are ignored. Each line is of the form: library-name soname-version-number dependencies ... diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.html b/upgrading-checklist.html index 086a503..864c9f5 100644 --- a/upgrading-checklist.html +++ b/upgrading-checklist.html @@ -56,15 +56,16 @@ picking your way through this list. 3.5.6.0 Jul 01 - Emacs and TeX are no longer mandated by policy to be priority - standard packages + standard packages [2.2] - Programs that access docs need to do so via /usr/share/doc, and - not via /usr/doc/ as was the policy previously + 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 - For web servers, one should not provide non-local access to the /usr/share/doc heirarchy. If one can't provide access controls for the //localhost/doc/ directory, then it is preferred that one - ask permission to expose that information during the install. + ask permission to expose that information during the install [12.5] + 3.5.5.0 May 01