From 79fc97f3e8f2c0b515c684d6b2b3b1982fce4478 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manoj Srivastava Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:04:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] New Versions Author: srivasta Date: 1998/10/30 05:30:31 New Versions git-archimport-id: srivasta@debian.org--etch/debian-policy--devel--3.0--patch-14 --- debian/changelog | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ upgrading-checklist.html | 6 ++-- 2 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 3c2812b..46e1fde 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,3 +1,66 @@ +debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections + to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should + become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and + Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6 + accordingly. + + What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a + subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8, + placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section + 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the + current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill + in the number gap. + + This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version + number. closes: BUG#25911 + + * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and + compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is + HTML formatted, it should be accessible as + /usr/doc//changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a + symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian + conventions. closes: BUG#21185 + + * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML + documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the + main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer). + closes: BUG#7890 + + * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy + to refer to /usr/doc//copyright, rather than + /usr/doc/copyright/. closes: BUG#26461 + + * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the + architecture specification strings to be of the form -, + where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now + we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385 + + * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to + the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being + managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents. + + * Make the package optional, not extra. + + * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted + and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so + converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since + I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the + process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my + predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating

as a "create + some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a + paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what + it is, really). + + * Re did the control files, making them more robust + + * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain + by putting in a layer of abstractions. + + + -- Manoj Srivastava Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600 + debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low * New Maintainer diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.html b/upgrading-checklist.html index b21e990..6055f4f 100644 --- a/upgrading-checklist.html +++ b/upgrading-checklist.html @@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ Created On : Thu Oct 29 20:54:48 1998 Created On Node : tiamat.datasync.com Last Modified By : Manoj Srivastava - Last Modified On : Thu Oct 29 22:10:16 1998 + Last Modified On : Thu Oct 29 22:12:16 1998 Last Machine Used: tiamat.datasync.com - Update Count : 5 + Update Count : 6 Status : Unknown, Use with caution! HISTORY : Description : @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Manual. 2.5.0.0 Oct 98 Policy Manual: - - Rearranged the manula to create a new Section 4, Files + - Rearranged the manual to create a new Section 4, Files + Section 3.3 ("Files") was moved to Section 4. The Sections that were Section 4 and Section 5 were moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6. -- 2.39.5