From 2d677978a5eaf049c6e719dedd86733c8d13ad82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Russ Allbery
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:01:23 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Changelog and upgrading-checklist for #488214
Also update some of the prefix of the virtual package list to reflect
current procedure.
---
debian/changelog | 5 +++++
upgrading-checklist.sgml | 5 +++++
virtual-package-names-list.txt | 16 +++++++++-------
3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 035fc26..22538b4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ debian-policy (3.9.2.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
Seconded: Charles Plessy
Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog
Closes: #459868, #581011
+ * Virtual: Added mailx as a new virtual package
+ Wording: Russ Allbery
+ Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog
+ Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi
+ Closes: #488214
* Be more verbose in defining the build architecture and the host
architecture and consistently refer to architecture rather than
machine. (Closes: #591857)
diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.sgml b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
index 5cb2695..ebd0a68 100644
--- a/upgrading-checklist.sgml
+++ b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ Unreleased.
at least one human with their personal email address
in Uploaders if the maintainer is a shared email address.
+virtual
+ - mailx added as a virtual package provided by packages
+ that install /usr/bin/mailx and implement at least the
+ POSIX-required interface.
+
Version 3.9.1.0
diff --git a/virtual-package-names-list.txt b/virtual-package-names-list.txt
index 2308d39..eb1b4b8 100644
--- a/virtual-package-names-list.txt
+++ b/virtual-package-names-list.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
AUTHORITATIVE LIST OF VIRTUAL PACKAGE NAMES
- December 2007
+ August 2010
Below is an authoritative list of virtual package names currently
@@ -32,12 +32,11 @@ The procedure for updating the list is as follows:
3. Mail the maintainer of the virtual package name list (which is the
Debian Policy list ) notifying them
of the consensus reached (or your suggestions if noone objected).
- Please update the bug report at the same time (retitling the bug to
- [ACCEPTED] ....
+ Please update the bug report at the same time.
Please include a proposed brief description of the new virtual name(s)
- for the list. The list maintainer will then post the new list to
- debian-devel and upload it to the FTP site.
+ for the list. The list maintainer will then include the updated list
+ in the next release of Policy.
4. Go and use the new or changed names.
@@ -83,7 +82,8 @@ System
other applications
time-daemon anything that serves as a time daemon
ups-monitor anything that is capable of controlling an UPS
- cron-daemon Any cron daemon that correctly follows policy requirements
+ cron-daemon Any cron daemon that correctly follows policy
+ requirements
Documentation
-------------
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ Scheme and interpreters
Games and Game-related
----------------------
-
doom-engine An executable Doom engine
boom-engine An executable Doom engine supporting the 'boom'
feature-set
@@ -321,3 +320,6 @@ Russ Allbery:
Manoj Srivastava:
21 Nov 2009 (Re)Added cron-daemon
+
+Russ Allbery:
+ 27 Aug 2010 Added mailx
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