From bad55645bf779852a9e5b08515521c913fba0119 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Russ Allbery Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 22:33:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add changelog and upgrading-checklist for Bug#224509 --- debian/changelog | 6 ++++++ upgrading-checklist.sgml | 7 +++++++ 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index e347276..8ca0ff6 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ debian-policy (3.8.5.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low Seconded: Raphael Hertzog Seconded: Guillem Jover Closes: #562506 + * Policy: Maintainer scripts might not have a controlling terminal + Wording: Russ Allbery + Seconded: Guillem Jover + Seconded: Andrew McMillan + Seconded: Steve Langasek + Closes: #224509 * Perl Policy: Change perlapi provides to use an ABI version Wording: Niko Tyni Seconded: Russ Allbery diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.sgml b/upgrading-checklist.sgml index 5f960c7..639e117 100644 --- a/upgrading-checklist.sgml +++ b/upgrading-checklist.sgml @@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ Release Jun 2010. Architecture fields, and in architecture restrictions in build relationships. +6.3 + Maintainer scripts are no longer guaranteed to run with a + controlling terminal and must be able to fall back to noninteractive + behavior (debconf handles this). Maintainer scripts may abort if there + is no controlling terminal and no reasonable default for a high-priority + question, but should avoid this if possible. + 9.2.2 The UID range of user accounts is extended to 1000-59999. -- 2.39.5