Finalized v8 mode, which is the new recommended default.

diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod
index 554b7f7834eb113941411044b2b0cd7b1592cfd5..b2f130b8b68e2d8c9ebb176236cd8952257449fc 100644 (file)
--- a/debhelper.pod
+++ b/debhelper.pod
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ introduced. You tell debhelper which compatibility level it should use, and
 it modifies its behavior in various ways.
 
 Tell debhelper what compatibility level to use by writing a number to
-debian/compat. For example, to turn on v7 mode:
+debian/compat. For example, to turn on v8 mode:
 
-  % echo 7 > debian/compat
+  % echo 8 > debian/compat
 
 Unless otherwise indicated, all debhelper documentation assumes that you
 are using the most recent compatibility level, and in most cases does not
@@ -477,8 +477,6 @@ directory. In previous compatibility levels it silently refuses to do this.
 
 =item v7
 
-This is the recommended mode of operation.
-
 Changes from v6 are:
 
 =over 8
@@ -507,8 +505,7 @@ none is specified.
 
 =item v8
 
-This mode is still under development. Using it in packages will cause them
-to probably break later.
+This is the recommended mode of operation.
 
 Changes from v7 are:
 

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6a1ca77fc1a5c933ecae8549802697f57bf3c546..2516ce7f447c07281d64e0591a30f583634be5cd 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-debhelper (7.9.4) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+debhelper (8.0.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   [ Carsten Hey ]
   * dh_fixperms: Ensure files in /etc/sudoers.d/ are mode 440. Closes: #589574
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ debhelper (7.9.4) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * python_distutils: Pass --force to setup.py build, to ensure that when
     python-dbg is run it does not win and result in scripts having it in
     the shebang line. Closes: #589759
+  * Finalized v8 mode, which is the new recommended default.
 
  -- Carsten Hey <carsten@debian.org>  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:30:06 +0200