From 6cb0cc5e87f0da3d7808688f1666c47a810c2aff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manoj Srivastava Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:37:13 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] removed several references to the policy manual in the packaging manual stuff Author: joy Date: 2003/02/21 21:27:38 removed several references to the policy manual in the packaging manual stuff git-archimport-id: srivasta@debian.org--etch/debian-policy--devel--3.0--patch-186 --- debian/changelog | 2 ++ policy.sgml | 32 +++++--------------------------- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index ab0d713..6731398 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975. * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864. + * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff + imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923. -- diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml index e6660a8..96de9ab 100644 --- a/policy.sgml +++ b/policy.sgml @@ -7973,16 +7973,6 @@ install-info --quiet --remove /usr/share/info/foobar.info please see their manpages.

-

- It does not describe the policy requirements imposed - on Debian packages, such as the permissions on files and - directories, documentation requirements, upload procedure, and - so on. You should see the Debian packaging policy manual for - these details. (Many of them will probably turn out to be - helpful even if you don't plan to upload your package and make - it available as part of the distribution.) -

-

It is assumed that the reader is reasonably familiar with the dpkg System Administrators' manual. @@ -8333,12 +8323,6 @@ install-info --quiet --remove /usr/share/info/foobar.info the easy and automatic building of binaries.

-

- There was a previous version of the Debian source format, - which is now being phased out. Instructions for converting an - old-style package are given in the Debian policy manual. -

- Tools for processing source packages @@ -9794,10 +9778,8 @@ install-info --quiet --remove /usr/share/info/foobar.info It is important to note that there are several fields which are optional as far as dpkg and the related tools are concerned, but which must appear in every Debian - package, or whose omission may cause problems. When writing - the control files for Debian packages you must read - the Debian policy manual in conjuction with the details - below and the list of fields for the particular file.

+ package, or whose omission may cause problems. +

List of fields @@ -10033,10 +10015,7 @@ install-info --quiet --remove /usr/share/info/foobar.info

These fields are not used by by dpkg proper, but by dselect when it sorts packages and - selects defaults. See the Debian policy manual for the - priorities in use and the criteria for selecting the - priority for a Debian package, and look at the Debian FTP - archive for a list of currently in-use priorities. + selects defaults.

@@ -10166,9 +10145,8 @@ install-info --quiet --remove /usr/share/info/foobar.info

- The most recent version of the standards (the - dpkg programmers' and policy manuals and - associated texts) with which the package complies. This + The most recent version of the standards (the Debian Policy + and associated texts) with which the package complies. This is updated manually when editing the source package to conform to newer standards; it can sometimes be used to tell when a package needs attention. -- 2.39.5