1 debian-policy (3.9.3.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
3 * Fix cross-reference to control field syntax in Policy 5.4 (source
4 package control files). Thanks, Jakub Wilk. (Closes: #661412)
5 * Additional wording improvements to copyright-format 1.0 for clarity.
6 Also mention that the Files pattern syntax is the same as fnmatch(3)
7 and GNU find -path without [] patterns. Thanks, Jonathan Nieder and
9 * Suggest checkbashisms from devscripts or the posh shell for checking
10 whether /bin/sh scripts are Policy-compliant rather than recommending
11 dash. Thanks, Raphael Geissert. (Closes: #490604)
12 * Remove the ambiguous word "installed" when requiring that the location
13 of files and directories follow the FHS. (Closes: #638060)
14 * Clarify the syntax of field names to make it clear that they may not
15 contain spaces. Thanks, Charles Plessy. (Closes: #647645)
16 * Clarify that only one of build-arch or build-indep may be provided
17 (currently, at least) and that build should depend on whichever exist
18 or perform the equivalent actions. Thanks to Jonathan Nieder for some
19 of the wording. (Closes: #601839)
20 * Clearly state that "yes" is the only valid value of DM-Upload-Allowed
21 and rewrite its description to be less indirect. (Closes: #622263)
22 * Update the dpkg-buildpackage -r documentation in the appendix to
23 reflect the current behavior of using fakeroot. Wording from Sam
24 Morris. (Closes: #658009)
25 * Fix the legal notice in copyright-format to not refer to a nonexistent
27 * Embed the Debian Policy version and build date in the debconf
28 specification and the copyright-format document. We'll make
29 non-normative changes without updating other version numbers, and it's
30 good to know which version one is looking at.
31 * Fix some whitespace issues in the debconf specification articleinfo.
32 * Install the HTML version of upgrading-checklist in the policy.html
33 directory as upgrading-checklist.html so that it can be deployed on
34 www.debian.org in a way that will allow links to Policy sections to
35 work easily. Thanks, Charles Plessy. (Partly addresses #639663)
36 * Ship the copyright-format source as copyright-format.xml.tar.gz
37 without a version, since it will include all of the versions, not just
39 * Fix mistaken word choice (prefix instead of suffix) in the upgrading
40 checklist entry for 3.9.3.0.
41 * Add some missing entries to the virtual package names list changelog.
42 * Remove unused substitution variable generated by the build. Thanks,
44 * Strip down and reformat debian/rules to remove unused variables,
45 references to old files no longer included, use a more standard
46 layout and standardize variable names, and add comments for better
49 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:07:42 -0800
51 debian-policy (3.9.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
54 * Update the copyright format document to the version of DEP-5 from the
55 DEP web site and apply additional changes from subsequent discussion
56 in debian-devel and debian-project. Revise for clarity, to add more
57 examples, and to update the GFDL license versions. Thanks, Steve
58 Langasek, Charles Plessy, Justin B Rye, and Jonathan Nieder.
59 (Closes: #658209, #648387)
60 * Publish the copyright format specification as copyright-format-1.0 so
61 that later versions can be added without removing previous versions of
62 the standard. Patch from Charles Plessy. (Closes: #646119)
63 * Policy: Improve Architecture field in source package
64 Wording: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
65 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
66 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
67 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
69 * Policy: Initial Debian maintainers need not be listed in copyright
70 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
71 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
72 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
73 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
75 * Policy: Document cron job file naming restrictions
76 Wording: Karl E. Jorgensen <karl@jorgensen.org.uk>
77 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
78 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
79 Seconded: Dominic Hargreaves <dom@earth.li>
80 Seconded: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña <jfs@computer.org>
82 * Policy: Document issues with conflicting packages sharing a conffile
83 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
84 Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
85 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
87 * Policy: Add /run FHS exception, clarify rules for /run and /var/run
88 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
89 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
90 Seconded: Roger Leigh <rleigh@codelibre.net>
91 Closes: #620870, #532120
92 * Policy: Architecture restrictions in a dependency must be non-empty
93 Wording: Stefano Zacchiroli <zack@debian.org>
94 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
95 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
96 Seconded: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
98 * MIME Policy: Retire this document and merge it with Policy
99 Wording: Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au>
100 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
101 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
102 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
104 * Consistently use "Debian source control file" for *.dsc files and
105 "Source package control file" for debian/control files. Patch from
106 Charles Plessy. (Closes: #626796)
107 * Clarify that continuation lines of the Description control field must
108 contain at least one non-whitespace character. Thanks, Guillem Jover.
110 * Fix the example of creating a /usr/local subdirectory to not fail if
111 the chown or chmod fail. Thanks, Joey Hess. (Closes: #617315)
112 * Clarify the requirements for symlinks from inside one top-level
113 directory to another and add examples and a rationale. Thanks,
114 Carsten Hey. (Closes: #626338)
115 * Clarify that Perl Policy 2.4 is for packages built from the perl
116 source package and the manual page extensions are different for
117 separate module packages. Thanks, Steve Langasek. (Closes: #643690)
118 * Say that packages in main may also not recommend packages in non-free,
119 bringing the main text in line with the list of fields and in line
120 with the long-standing release goal. (Closes: #646166)
121 * Resynchronize the archive section list with ftp-master, adding
122 education, introspection, and metapackages. Patch from Charles
123 Plessy. (Closes: #651020)
124 * Clarify that packages in main may not declare Pre-Depends or
125 Build-Depends-Indep relationships outside of main either. Partly
127 * Fix typo in the version numbers in the dpkg-divert examples. Thanks,
129 * Add the release date of 3.9.2.0 to upgrading-checklist.
130 * Fix ordering of the last entries in the 3.9.2.0 upgrading-checklist.
131 * Fix typo in upgrading-checklist entry for multiarch paths. Thanks,
132 Michael Dorrington. (Closes: #626408)
133 * Add id tags for each version entry in upgrading-checklist so that,
134 when eventually published somewhere, other Debian web sites can link
135 to specific entries. Patch from Charles Plessy.
136 * Add AGPL-3 to tools/license-count.
137 * Update tools/license-count to work with the new Lintian lab layout.
138 * Add build-arch and build-indep targets to debian/rules.
141 * Policy: Link relationship fields (7.1) to architecture specification
143 Patch from Charles Plessy in #628174.
144 * Policy: Retire legacy Motif policy (11.8.8)
145 Proposed by: Justin B Rye
146 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
147 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
148 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
149 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
151 * copyright-format: Fix URL for the Eiffel Forum License.
152 Reported by Thomas Preud'homme, patch by Charles Plessy.
154 * copyright-format: Update SPDX link to point to the SPDX license registry.
155 Patch by Charles Plessy. Closes: #628540
156 * copyright-format: Correct or add links to SPDX.
157 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
158 Seconded: Gregor Herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
160 * Policy: Clarify that 'machine-extractable' referer the copyright
162 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
163 Seconded: Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org>
164 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
166 * copyright-format: remove drivers from abstract and useless appendix
167 Wording: Lars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi>
168 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
169 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
171 * copyright-format: Fix syntax of examples.
172 Proposed by: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
173 Wording: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
175 * copyright-format: Clarify specification of multiple license exception:
176 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
177 Seconded: Craig Small <csmall@debian.org>
178 Seconded: Gregor Herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
179 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
180 Seconded: Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>
182 * copyright-format: Specify URL on www.debian.org
183 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
184 Seconded: David Prévot <taffit@debian.org>
185 Seconded: Gregor Herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
187 * Perl policy: Document major version upgrade trigger
188 Wording: Dominic Hargreaves <dom@debian.org>
189 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
190 Seconded: Niko Tyni <ntyni@debian.org>
191 Seconded: Gregor Herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
193 * Virtual: change ttf-japanese-{mincho, gothic} to
194 fonts-japanese-{mincho, gothic}.
195 Proposed by: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <iwamatsu@nigauri.org>
196 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
197 Seconded: Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org>
199 * Virtual: Retire java-compiler, java2-compiler, and java-virtual-machine.
200 Proposed by: Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>
201 Seconded: tony mancill <tmancill@debian.org>
202 Seconded: Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org>
204 * Policy 9.10: No more recommend to call install-docs for doc-base.
205 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
206 Seconded: Robert Luberda <robert@debian.org>
207 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
210 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:40:36 -0800
212 debian-policy (3.9.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
214 * Policy: Require human Maintainer or Uploader, clarify Maintainer
215 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
216 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
217 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
218 Closes: #459868, #581011
219 * Policy: Add an FHS exception on GNU/Hurd for /hurd and /servers
220 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
221 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
222 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
224 * Policy: Document DM-Upload-Allowed
225 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
226 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
227 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
229 * Policy: Update multiarch FHS exception for i386 naming
230 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
231 Seconded: Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>
232 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
234 * Policy: Significant additions to maintainer script documentation
235 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
236 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
237 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
239 * Policy: Clarify format of Debian control fields
240 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
241 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
242 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
243 Closes: #501930, #593909
244 * Virtual: Added mailx as a new virtual package
245 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
246 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
247 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
249 * Be more verbose in defining the build architecture and the host
250 architecture and consistently refer to architecture rather than
251 machine. (Closes: #591857)
252 * Correct the name of the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard in the package
253 description. Patch from Christoph Anton Mitterer. (Closes: #590696)
254 * Use the word "implemented" to describe required targets in
255 debian/rules, which is clearer about allowing wildcard rules. List
256 the required rules in their own paragraph rather than with the
257 paragraph discussing non-interactivity, and explicitly mark all rules
258 as either required or optional. (Closes: #536790)
259 * Update the ldconfig footnote listing the /etc/ld.so.conf directories
260 to remove the libc5 compatibility directories and mention the
261 multiarch triplet directories. Based on a patch by Charles Plessy.
263 * Add introductory paragraphs for each archive area explaining briefly
264 the purpose of that archive area. Based on a proposal by CJ
265 Fearnley. (Closes: #594542)
266 * Change all non-historical references to Debian GNU/Linux to simply
267 Debian since Debian now includes FreeBSD-based architectures. Patch
268 from Guillem Jover. (Closes: #594656)
269 * Remove references to the obsolete debmake package.
270 * Update the list of Policy maintainers.
271 * Wrap Uploaders in debian/control.
272 * Move Build-Depends-Indep to Build-Depends (there's no reason to use
273 -Indep in a package that builds only architecture-independent binary
274 packages), wrap it, and remove version restrictions that are older
275 than the version in oldstable.
276 * Add emacs23 to the build dependencies and remove the files generated
277 from org source from the revision control repository. Build and clean
278 files from org source unconditionally. Add Process.{txt,html} to the
279 list of files generated from org source. (Closes: #594274)
280 * Fix URLs under www.freedesktop.org to avoid permanent redirects.
281 Thanks, David Prévot. (Closes: #606869)
282 * Add a cross-reference to the Pre-Depends requirement in 3.5 to section
283 7.2 where Pre-Depends is defined. Thanks, Mattias Ellert and Jonathan
284 Nieder. (Closes: #599944)
285 * Include the new (optional) copyright format that was drafted as DEP-5.
286 This is not yet a final version; that's expected to come in the
287 3.9.3.0 release. Thanks to all the DEP-5 contributors and to Lars
288 Wirzenius and Charles Plessy for the integration into the Policy
289 package. (Closes: #609160)
291 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:48:55 -0700
293 debian-policy (3.9.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
295 * Policy: Include GPL version 1 in common-licenses
296 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
297 Seconded: gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
298 Seconded: Damyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org>
299 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
301 * Policy: Libtool *.la files should generally not be installed
302 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
303 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
304 Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
306 * Policy: Require dpkg-divert --package when adding/removing diversions
307 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
308 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
309 Seconded: Raphael Geissert <geissert@debian.org>
311 * Policy: Remove encouragement to create shlibs.local
312 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
313 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
314 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
315 Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
316 * Policy: Document alternate SONAME format with version before .so
317 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
318 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
319 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
321 * Policy: Architecture wildcards also allowed in binary relationships
322 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
323 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
324 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
326 * Policy: Say Conflicts should not be used unless necessary
327 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
328 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
329 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
331 * Policy: Remove obsolete _REENTRANT, require thread-safe libraries
332 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
333 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
334 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
336 * Policy: Allow subdirectories of /usr/lib/cgi-bin to be used
337 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
338 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
339 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
341 * Policy: More specific requirements around date-based versions
342 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
343 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
344 Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
345 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
347 * Policy: Require slave alternatives for manual pages
348 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
349 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
350 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
351 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
353 * Policy: More explicit requirements around library SONAMEs
354 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
355 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
356 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu27@gmail.com>
358 * Policy: Only dpkg-gencontrol supports variable substitutions
359 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
360 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
361 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
363 * Policy: Ada Library Information files must be read-only
364 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
365 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
366 Seconded: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
368 * Policy: Recommend /etc/logrotate.d/package for logrotate rules
369 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
370 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
371 Seconded: Thijs Kinkhorst <thijs@debian.org>
373 * Policy: Allow /bin/sh scripts to rely on XSI for kill and trap
374 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
375 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
376 Seconded: Raphael Geissert <geissert@debian.org>
378 * Policy: Ownership and permissions for control information files
379 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
380 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
381 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
383 * Set the version of the Perl Policy to match the version of the Policy
385 * Explain the Perl module package naming policy more explicitly and
386 provide some examples. (Closes: #175202)
387 * Revise the footnote discussing shlibs creation to not talk about the
388 switch to objdump as if it were a new innovation and to explicitly
389 mention the NEEDED attribute as the source of dependency information.
390 * Introduce "control information file" to refer to the contents of the
391 Debian package control.tar.gz, following the dpkg documentation. Use
392 that terminology consistently, and change possibly confusing
393 references to fields in control files to use "control field"
395 * Document that the first line of the changelog entry is conventionally
396 an explanation for the upload if the uploader is not the regular
397 maintainer. Patch from Charles Plessy. (Closes: #589605)
398 * Fix typo in upgrading-checklist. (Closes: #588750)
399 * Fix formatting error in footnote to 7.7. (Closes: #589362)
400 * Remove ancient Conflicts and Replaces.
402 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:38:21 -0700
404 debian-policy (3.9.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
407 * Fix path to changelog.Debian.gz in footnote on documentation symlinks.
410 * Convert upgrading-checklist to debiandoc-sgml. This generates a better
413 * Fix typo in package_upstream-version.orig.tar.gz.
414 Thanks, Salvatore Bonaccorso. (Closes: #558430)
415 * Replace 'copyright and distribution license' by 'copyright information
416 and distribution license' (three times).
417 Proposed by Jonathan Nieder.
418 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
419 Seconded: Thijs Kinkhorst <thijs@debian.org>
420 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
421 Seconded: Gregor Herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
423 * extend UID range of user accounts by removing the 30000-59999 reserved
425 Proposed by Santiago Vila
426 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
427 Seconded: Luk Claes <luk@debian.org>
428 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
429 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
433 * Policy: Overhaul Breaks, Conflicts, Provides, and Replaces
434 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
435 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
436 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
438 * Policy: Support for architecture wildcards
439 Wording: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
440 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
441 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
442 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
443 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
445 * Policy: Except init.d scripts from the normal set -e requirement
446 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
447 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
448 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
450 * Policy: Maintainer scripts might not have a controlling terminal
451 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
452 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
453 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
454 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
456 * Policy: Fully specify the date format for changelog entries
457 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
458 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
459 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
460 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
462 * Policy: Deprecate /usr/share/common-licenses/BSD
463 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
464 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
465 Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
466 Seconded: gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
468 * Policy: Document Checksums-Sha1 and Checksums-Sha256
469 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@stanford.edu>
470 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
471 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
473 * Policy: Prohibit duplicate field names in a control paragraph
474 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
475 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
476 Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
477 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
479 * Policy: Relax requirement that library dev files be in one package
480 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
481 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
482 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
484 * Policy: Tighten requirements for maintainer-like fields
485 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
486 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
487 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
489 * Policy: Update Format control field documentation
490 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
491 Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
492 Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
493 Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu27@gmail.com>
495 * Debconf: Add SETTITLE, like title but uses a template
496 Wording: Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>
497 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
498 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
500 * Perl Policy: Change perlapi provides to use an ABI version
501 Wording: Niko Tyni <ntyni@debian.org>
502 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
503 Seconded: Brendan O'Dea <bod@debian.org>
504 Seconded: Damyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org>
506 * Perl Policy: Recommend DESTDIR instead of PREFIX with Makefile.PL
507 Wording: Niko Tyni <ntyni@debian.org>
508 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
509 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
511 * Standardize dpkg state wording and bring it in line with dpkg,
512 renaming Failed-Config to Half-Configured and use uniform
513 capitalization and punctuation. (Closes: #442134)
514 * Remove documentation of alternative changelog formats. This feature
515 is not allowed in the Debian archive and will be documented in the
516 dpkg-dev documentation instead. The documentation that was in Policy
517 was also somewhat outdated. (Closes: #555009, see #584141)
518 * Remove obsolete footnote sentence saying that dpkg-statoverride is a
519 new feature and not well-known. (Closes: #563425)
520 * Clarify in the Perl Policy that perl-base is essential, not perl, and
521 don't imply packages need to depend on perl-base. (Closes: #576594)
522 * Document the special debian-installer section in the list of current
523 sections and add a link to the list of sections in unstable, which
524 contains longer descriptions. (Closes: #577666)
525 * Remove the footnote listing every architecture known to dpkg. This
526 list can be trivially produced by dpkg-architecture -L (already
527 noted), is very long, and quickly becomes out-of-date.
528 * Move silly version ordering example to a footnote. (Closes: #560839)
529 * Reletter the process steps to not skip State C and use more
530 traditional foreground and background colors for Process.html and
531 README.html. (Closes: #584521)
532 * Fix typo in footnote about help2man. (Closes: #584796)
533 * Add an example for Replaces when a package is split. Thanks, Uwe
534 Kleine-König. (Closes: #572253)
535 * Explicitly state that packages may remove unmodified, obsolete
536 configuration files during upgrade. (Closes: #470633)
537 * Clarify the wording around which build dependencies must be satisfied
538 for different debian/rules targets and add a footnote to the
539 description of the build-arch and build-indep targets explaining why
540 this split does not currently work as desired. (Closes: #328951)
541 * Avoid "Debianised" or "Debianized" in favor of just "Debian" or
542 "Debian package" as appropriate. Patch from Ben Finney.
544 * Switch to source format 3.0 (native).
546 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:40:52 -0700
548 debian-policy (3.8.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
551 * Also provide documents in single-file HTML format.
552 Proposed by Jari Aalto.
554 * Number the DFSG points like in the social_contract document.
555 Proposed by Enrico Zini.
559 * [b270d2d]: Typo fix: relayed -> related. Thanks to Matt Kraai for
562 Policy: Grant an FHS exception for the multiarch library directories
563 Wording: Steve Langasek.
564 Seconded: Aurelien Jarno
565 Seconded: Julien Cristau
566 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx
569 virtual package list: Added Doom virtual packages
570 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
571 Seconded: Russ Allbery
572 Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi
575 README Process upgrading-checklist: Created/converted to org-mode
576 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
577 Seconded: Russ Allbery
579 * [4da0692]: [typo-fixes]:
580 policy: Fix a number of grammatical or typographical errors
581 wording: Eric Dantan Rzewnicki
582 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava
583 * [112c4bc]: FHS Exceptions
584 policy: Explicitly allow /selinux and /sys as FHS exceptions
585 Wording: Manoj Srivastava
586 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
587 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
589 This patch explicitly allows /sys and /selinux as additional
590 directories in the root file system allowed under the policy.
591 * [16afbcb]: Clarify ./debian/rules #! line
592 policy: Clarify rule for debian/rules shebang line
593 Wording: Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au>
594 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
595 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
596 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
597 Explicitly state that "make -f debian/rules" and "./debian/rules"
598 must behave identically, to prevent confusion, and to promote
599 reproducibility, and conform to the principle of least surprise.
600 * [dab93b2]: Add a cron-daemon virtual package
601 policy, virtual package list: New virtual package: cron-daemon
602 wording: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña, Manoj Srivastava
603 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
604 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
606 Create a virtual cron daemon package that:
607 - Has to provide /usr/bin/crontab and support crontab entries
608 - Correct execution of /etc/cron.d
609 - Correct support of /etc/crontab
610 - Support of crontab entries with names for days and months,
612 - Correct execution of /etc/cron.{hourly,daily,weekly,monthly}
615 * Policy: Clarify policy on named pipes in packages
616 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
617 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
618 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
619 * Change the sole occurrence of MUST to must for consistency and to
620 avoid confusion with IETF RFC keywords. Thanks, Jakub Wilk.
623 -- Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:22:43 +0100
625 debian-policy (3.8.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
627 * Policy: Bring Architecture description in line with dpkg-source
628 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
629 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
630 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
632 * Policy: Update information about DEB_*_ARCH variables
633 Wording: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
634 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
635 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
637 * Policy: Remove support for uploads to multiple distributions
638 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
639 Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
640 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
642 * Policy: Remove permission for packages to modify ld.so.conf
643 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
644 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
645 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
646 Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
647 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
649 * Policy: Clarify X installation directory handling
650 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
651 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
652 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
653 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
655 * Policy: Localized man pages should be up-to-date or warn
656 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
657 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
658 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
660 * Policy: Remove restriction on manual page character encoding
661 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
662 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
663 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@golden-gryphon.com>
665 * Policy: Allow Binary field to span multiple lines
666 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
667 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
668 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
670 * Policy: Revise info requirements for triggerized install-info
671 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
672 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
673 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
675 * Perl Policy: Remove obsolete dependency requirements
676 Wording: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
677 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
678 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
680 * Breaks is now supported by the stable release of dpkg, so drop
681 warnings against its use. Thanks, Steve Langasek. (Closes: #533577)
682 * Add references to the sections on Breaks and Conflicts to the section
683 on binary dependencies. Thanks, Frank Küster. (Closes: #529771)
684 * Clarify the units of Installed-Size and document that it is an
685 approximation. Thanks, Martin Dorey. (Closes: #534408)
686 * Don't suggest calling dpkg-statoverride --remove unconditionally in
687 the postrm script. Thanks, Patrick Schoenfeld. (Closes: #539389)
688 * Explain that the copyright dates are for the original Policy manual
689 and that there is no updated list of copyright holders for subsequent
690 revisions available. (Partly addresses #47438)
691 * Clarify the description of the Files control field and add examples.
692 * Change the wording of the Description and Changes field specifications
693 for *.changes files to more closely match the wording for Files and
694 add more details about the contents of the Description field in
696 * Merge the package name syntax requirements between the Package and
697 Source field descriptions.
698 * Say that sensible-editor and sensible-pager are provided by the
699 sensible-utils package, not by the base system. Thanks, Clint Adams
700 and Steve Langasek. (Closes: #541537)
701 * Document that control field values are case-sensitive unless the field
702 description says otherwise.
704 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:13:26 -0700
706 debian-policy (3.8.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
709 * Policy: Mandate debconf or equivalent for user prompting
710 Wording: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
711 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
712 Seconded: Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>
713 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
714 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
716 * Policy: Remove /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 FHS exception
717 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
718 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
719 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
721 * Policy: Remove obsolete /var/mail transition requirement
722 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
723 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
724 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
726 * Policy: Move Speedo fonts into the deprecated category
727 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
728 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
729 Seconded: Julien Danjou <acid@debian.org>
731 * Housekeeping (resynchronizing lists maintained elsewhere):
732 - Add GFDL 1.3 to the common-licenses list.
733 - Update the list of archive sections. (Closes: #519835)
734 * Set the release date of the 3.8.1 upgrading-checklist entry.
738 * The FHS is the "Filesystem Hierarchy Standard", regardless of our
739 preferred spelling of "file system" elsewhere. Fix this and a nearby
740 search-and-replace capitalisation bug.
741 * Build-depend on texlive-latex-extra, which is needed by
742 debiandoc2latexps and isn't included in texlive's dependencies.
744 * Policy: State requirements for source package names
745 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
746 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
747 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
749 * Add myself to Uploaders.
752 * Add myself to Uploaders.
753 * Update Standards-Version to 3.8.1 (no changes required).
755 - use `dpkg --print-architecture' instead of obsolete form
756 `dpkg --print-installation-architecture'.
757 - fix a race condition while generating DEBIAN/md5sums.
759 -- Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:42:53 +0200
761 debian-policy (3.8.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
763 * Policy: Clarify what "sensible behavior" is for init scripts
764 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
765 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
766 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
768 * Policy: Remove alternative changelog formats from main manual
769 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
770 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
771 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
773 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for changelog files
774 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
775 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
776 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
778 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for control files
779 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
780 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
781 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
783 * Policy: New option in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS to avoid running test-suites
784 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
785 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
786 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
788 * Policy: Expand expected capabilities for local in /bin/sh scripts
789 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
790 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
791 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
793 * Policy: Clarify Essential definition and caution when adding to it
794 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
795 Seconded: Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
796 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
798 * Policy: Allow user mail spools to be mode 0600 or 0660
799 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
800 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
801 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
803 * Policy: Remove special handling of init scripts ending in .sh
804 Wording: Kel Modderman <kel@otaku42.de>
805 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
806 Seconded: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>
808 * Policy: /var/run and /var/lock may be volatile
809 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
810 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
811 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
813 * Policy: debian/control allows comments starting with #
814 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
815 Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
816 Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
817 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
819 * Improve the documentation of maintainer script actions for diversions
820 in the informative appendix to allow for addition of a new diversion
821 on upgrade and handle error cases correctly. Thanks to Olivier Berger
822 for the report and Raphaël Hertzog for the review. (Closes: #483418)
823 * Clarify the meaning of architecture restrictions on build dependencies
824 in the presence of alternatives. Thanks to Guillem Jover for the
825 explanation and review and Emilio Pozuelo Monfort and Don Armstrong
826 for wording review. (Closes: #163666)
827 * Change the term "category" to "archive area" when referring to main,
828 contrib, and non-free. This is closer to the wording of the Social
829 Contract. (Closes: #473439)
830 * Use <user>:<group> notation rather than <user>.<group> notation in
831 multiple places. Thanks, Kurt Roeckx. (Closes: #488039)
832 * Fix typo in 3.8.0.0 upgrading-checklist entry. Patch from Kobayashi
833 Noritada. (Closes: #487701)
834 * Mention debugging packages as an explicit example of packages with
835 extra priority. Thanks, Charles Plessy. (Closes: #491985)
836 * Clarify that translation is only required for user-visible debconf
837 messages. Capitalize "Debian Configuration Management Specification"
838 uniformly. Thanks, Julian Andres Klode. (Closes: #492624)
839 * Add --wildcards to the sample tar command in appendix B.1 for
840 extracting the package copyright file, adjusting for new tar option
841 behavior. Thanks, Yan Morin. (Closes: #503685)
842 * Reword the requirement that maintainer scripts exit with a zero
843 status on success to avoid double-negatives.
844 * Include the full name of each menu category rather than only the
845 portion relative to the parent heading to be clearer in long category
846 lists. Thanks, Christoph Berg. (Closes: #511804)
847 * Build-Depend on texlive rather than tetex-extra. texlive appears to
848 be sufficient for how Policy uses debiandoc-sgml and pulls in far
850 * Remove the postinst and prerm scripts. doc-base registration is now
851 handled by triggers and no longer required and removal of /usr/doc
852 links was completed long ago.
853 * Reference GPL-2 rather than the GPL symlink in debian/copyright.
855 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:50:52 -0700
857 debian-policy (3.8.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
859 * Don't attempt to register the non-existent debian-policy-process
860 document. Thanks, Adrian von Bidder. (Closes: #484706)
862 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:13:01 -0700
864 debian-policy (3.8.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
866 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with
867 non-trivial source", thanks to Wouter Verhelst, Jörg Sommer, Colin Watson,
868 and Junichi Uekawa (Closes: #250202).
869 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/02/2008] Manual page encoding", thanks to
870 Colin Watson (Closes: #440420).
871 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] common interface for parallel building in
872 DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, and Robert
873 Millan (Closes: #209008).
874 * Bug fix: "Please clarify splitting/syntax of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to
875 Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, Robert Millan, and Guillem Jover
877 * Bug fix: "Documentation for Breaks in dpkg", thanks to Ian Jackson
879 * Bug fix: "support for wrapped Uploaders should now be mandatory"
881 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages",
882 thanks to Neil McGovern, Colin Watson, Bill Allombert, Steve Langasek,
883 Kurt Roeckx, and others (Closes: #392362).
884 * Bug fix: "Homepage field in debian/control undocumented", thanks to
885 Mario Iseli (Closes: #452105).
886 * Bug fix: "Policy inconsistent with reality: base subsection no longer
887 used", thanks to Magnus Holmgren, Bernd Zeimetz, and Colin Watson
889 * Bug fix: "Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in
890 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Barry Hawkins (Closes: #291460).
891 * Bug fix: "[Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is
892 not a part of Debian distribution", thanks to Taketoshi Sano
894 * Bug fix: "scripts as configuration files: should vs. must", thanks to Frank
895 Küster (Closes: #403391).
896 * Bug fix: "debconf specification should allow underscores in template
897 names", thanks to Colin Watson (Closes: #473761).
898 * Bug fix: "clarify handling of run-time and compile-time support programs",
899 thanks to Goswin Brederlow and Raphael Hertzog (Closes: #367984).
900 * Policy: better document version ranking and empty Debian revisions
901 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
902 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
903 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
904 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
905 Closes: #186700, #458910
906 * Policy: remove obsolete app-defaults and Xresources provisions
907 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
908 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
910 * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
911 to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
912 * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
913 Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
914 * Bug fix: "substvar reference moved from dpkg-source(1) to
915 deb-substvars(5)", thanks to Ian Beckwith (Closes: #475731).
916 * Policy: bugs fixed in NMUs are now closed rather than marked fixed
917 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> (thanks, Sandro Tosi)
919 * Policy: C.1.4, C.1.8: minor typos
920 Wording: Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu@gmail.com>
922 * Remove the now-obsolete policy-process document.
923 * Add an md5sums control file.
924 * Add Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git control fields.
925 * Remove build system support for FHS 2.1 and FSSTND, mostly commented out.
926 * Remove more temporary files created by the build.
927 * Remove the FSSTND license from debian/copyright; no FSSTND files are
928 currently part of policy.
929 * Update FHS copyright dates in debian/copyright.
930 * Standardize the spacing around headings in upgrading-checklist.html.
931 * Remove old ChangeLog files and metadata headers in maintainer scripts
934 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:53:27 -0700
936 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
938 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
939 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
940 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
941 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
942 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
943 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
944 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
945 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
946 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
947 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
948 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
949 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
950 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
951 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
952 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
953 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
955 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
957 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
958 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
959 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
961 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
962 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
963 list?" (Closes: #412634).
964 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
965 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
966 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
967 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
968 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
969 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
970 * Bug fix: "Virtual package for Japanese font packages
971 (ttf-japanese-mincho and ttf-japanese-gothic)", thanks to Nobuhiro
972 Iwamatsu (Closes: #440931).
973 * Drop unsupported docbook-xml format from the doc-base file for the
974 debconf specification.
975 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
976 * Update Standards-Version to 3.7.3 (no changes required).
978 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:55 -0800
980 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
982 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
983 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
984 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
985 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
986 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
988 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
990 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
991 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
992 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
993 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
994 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
996 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
997 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
998 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
999 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
1000 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
1001 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
1002 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
1003 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
1004 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
1005 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
1006 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
1007 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
1008 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
1009 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
1010 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
1011 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
1013 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
1015 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
1016 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
1017 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
1018 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
1019 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
1020 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
1021 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
1022 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
1024 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
1026 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
1028 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
1029 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
1030 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
1031 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
1032 Polo (Closes: #372497).
1033 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
1034 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
1036 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
1037 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
1038 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
1039 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
1040 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
1041 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
1042 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
1043 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
1044 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
1045 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
1047 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
1048 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
1049 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
1050 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
1051 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
1052 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
1054 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
1056 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
1058 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
1059 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
1060 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
1061 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
1063 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
1064 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
1066 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
1068 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1070 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
1071 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
1072 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
1073 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
1074 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
1075 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
1076 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
1077 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
1078 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
1079 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
1081 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
1082 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
1083 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
1084 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
1085 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
1086 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
1087 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
1088 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
1089 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
1090 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
1091 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
1094 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
1096 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1098 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
1099 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
1100 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
1101 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
1102 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
1103 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
1104 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
1105 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
1106 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
1107 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
1108 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
1109 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
1110 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
1111 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
1112 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
1113 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
1114 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
1115 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
1116 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
1117 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
1118 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
1119 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
1120 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
1121 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
1122 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
1123 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
1124 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
1125 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
1127 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
1128 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
1129 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
1130 Hess (Closes: #362247).
1131 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
1132 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
1133 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
1134 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
1135 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
1136 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
1137 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
1138 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
1139 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
1140 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
1141 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
1142 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
1144 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
1145 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
1147 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
1148 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
1149 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
1150 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
1151 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
1152 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
1153 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
1154 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
1155 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
1156 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
1157 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
1159 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
1161 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
1164 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
1165 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
1166 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
1167 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
1168 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
1169 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
1170 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
1171 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
1172 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
1173 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
1174 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
1175 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
1176 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
1178 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
1179 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
1180 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
1181 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
1182 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
1183 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
1184 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
1185 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
1186 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
1187 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
1188 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
1189 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
1190 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
1191 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
1192 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
1193 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
1194 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
1195 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
1196 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
1199 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
1201 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
1203 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
1204 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
1205 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
1206 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
1208 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
1209 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
1210 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
1211 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
1213 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
1215 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
1218 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
1219 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
1220 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
1221 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
1222 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
1223 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
1224 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
1225 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
1226 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
1227 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
1229 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
1230 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
1231 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
1233 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
1234 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
1235 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
1236 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
1237 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
1238 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
1239 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
1241 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
1242 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
1243 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
1244 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
1246 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
1247 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
1248 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
1249 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
1250 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
1251 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
1252 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
1253 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
1255 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
1256 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
1257 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
1258 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
1259 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
1260 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
1261 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
1262 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
1263 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
1264 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
1265 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
1266 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
1267 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
1268 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
1269 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
1270 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
1271 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
1273 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
1275 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1278 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
1279 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
1280 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
1281 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
1282 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
1283 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
1284 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
1285 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
1286 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
1288 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
1289 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
1290 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
1291 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
1292 this section. closes: Bug#248618
1293 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
1294 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
1295 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
1296 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
1297 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
1298 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
1299 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
1300 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
1301 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
1302 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
1303 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
1304 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
1306 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
1307 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
1308 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
1311 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
1312 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
1313 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
1315 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
1316 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
1317 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
1318 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
1319 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
1320 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
1322 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
1323 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
1325 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
1326 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
1327 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
1328 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
1329 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
1330 Closes: #185943, #237049
1332 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
1334 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1337 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
1340 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
1341 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
1342 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
1343 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
1344 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
1345 running. closes: Bug#187250
1346 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
1347 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
1348 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
1349 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
1350 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
1351 user closes: Bug#176506
1353 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
1355 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
1358 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
1359 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
1360 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
1361 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
1362 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
1363 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
1364 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
1365 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
1366 deb-building toolchain.
1367 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
1368 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
1369 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
1370 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
1371 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
1372 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
1373 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
1374 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
1375 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
1376 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
1377 sections about changelog files.
1379 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
1380 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
1381 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
1382 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
1383 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
1384 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
1386 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
1387 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
1388 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
1389 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
1390 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
1391 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
1392 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
1393 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
1394 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
1395 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
1396 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
1397 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
1398 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
1399 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
1400 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
1401 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
1402 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
1403 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
1404 for the restructuring
1406 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
1408 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
1411 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
1413 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
1414 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
1415 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
1416 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
1417 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
1418 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
1420 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
1421 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
1422 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
1423 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
1424 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
1425 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
1426 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
1428 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
1429 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
1430 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
1431 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
1433 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
1435 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
1438 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
1439 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
1440 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
1441 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
1442 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
1443 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
1445 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
1446 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
1447 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
1448 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
1450 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
1451 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
1452 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
1453 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
1454 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
1455 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
1456 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
1457 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
1458 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
1459 offtopic stuff, too.
1460 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
1461 script should start it, closes: #60979
1462 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
1463 "should", closes: #170019
1464 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
1465 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
1466 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
1467 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
1468 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
1469 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
1470 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
1471 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
1474 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
1476 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
1479 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
1480 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
1481 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
1482 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
1483 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
1484 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
1485 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
1486 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
1487 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
1489 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
1490 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
1491 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
1492 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
1493 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
1494 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
1495 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
1496 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
1497 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
1499 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
1500 file, closes: Bug#65764
1502 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
1504 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
1506 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
1507 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
1508 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
1509 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
1510 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
1511 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
1512 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
1513 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
1514 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
1515 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
1516 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
1517 details. closes: Bug#133030
1518 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
1519 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
1520 parts of Bug#161455.
1522 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
1524 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
1526 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
1527 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
1528 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
1529 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
1530 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
1531 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
1532 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
1533 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
1534 not. closes: Bug#139820
1535 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
1536 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
1537 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
1538 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
1539 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
1540 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
1541 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
1542 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
1543 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
1544 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
1546 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
1548 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
1549 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
1550 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
1551 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
1552 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
1553 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
1554 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
1555 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
1556 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
1557 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
1558 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
1559 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
1560 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
1561 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
1562 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
1563 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
1564 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
1565 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
1566 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
1567 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
1569 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
1570 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
1571 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
1572 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
1573 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
1574 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
1575 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
1577 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
1578 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
1579 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
1580 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
1581 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
1582 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
1583 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
1584 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
1585 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
1587 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
1589 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
1591 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
1592 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
1593 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
1594 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
1595 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
1596 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
1597 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
1598 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
1599 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
1600 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
1601 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
1602 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
1603 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
1604 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
1605 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
1606 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
1607 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
1608 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
1609 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
1610 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
1611 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
1612 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
1613 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
1615 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
1617 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
1619 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
1620 medium, high, emergency.
1621 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
1622 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
1623 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
1624 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
1625 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
1628 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
1629 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
1630 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
1632 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
1633 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
1634 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
1635 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
1636 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
1637 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
1638 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
1641 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
1643 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
1645 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
1646 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
1647 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
1648 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
1650 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
1651 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
1652 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
1653 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
1654 debian/rules to do this
1655 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
1656 patches are incorporated upstream
1657 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
1658 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
1659 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
1660 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
1661 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
1662 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
1664 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
1665 system closes: Bug#91249
1666 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
1667 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
1668 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
1669 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
1670 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
1671 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
1672 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
1673 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
1674 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
1675 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
1676 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
1677 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
1678 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
1680 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
1682 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
1684 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
1685 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
1686 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
1687 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
1689 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
1690 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
1691 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
1693 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
1696 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
1698 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1700 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
1701 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
1702 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
1703 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
1704 package for the time being
1705 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
1706 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
1707 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
1708 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
1709 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
1710 * Rename all .text files as .txt
1711 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
1712 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
1713 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
1714 Build-Depends arch syntax
1715 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
1717 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
1718 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
1720 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
1721 from policy maintenance duties.
1722 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
1723 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
1725 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
1727 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
1729 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
1731 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
1733 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1735 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
1736 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
1737 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
1738 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
1739 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
1740 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
1741 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
1742 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
1743 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
1744 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
1745 minor version number for this
1746 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
1747 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
1748 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
1749 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
1750 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
1751 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
1752 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
1753 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
1754 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
1756 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
1758 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1760 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
1761 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
1762 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
1763 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
1764 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
1766 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
1768 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
1769 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
1770 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
1771 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
1772 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
1773 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
1774 xutils closes: Bug#82966
1775 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
1776 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
1777 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
1778 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
1779 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
1780 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
1781 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
1782 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
1783 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
1786 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
1788 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1790 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
1791 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
1793 * Document the Enhances relationship
1794 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
1795 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
1796 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
1797 policy. closes: Bug#53496
1798 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
1799 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
1801 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
1803 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
1804 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
1805 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
1806 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
1808 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
1809 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
1810 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
1811 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
1812 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
1814 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
1816 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1818 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
1819 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
1820 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
1822 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
1823 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
1824 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
1825 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
1826 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
1827 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
1828 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
1829 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
1830 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
1832 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
1834 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
1836 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1838 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
1839 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
1840 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
1841 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
1842 policy. closes: Bug#64437
1843 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
1844 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
1845 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
1846 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
1847 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
1848 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
1849 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
1850 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
1851 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
1852 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
1853 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
1854 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
1855 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
1856 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
1857 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
1858 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
1859 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
1861 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
1862 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
1864 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
1866 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1868 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
1869 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
1870 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
1871 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
1872 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
1873 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
1874 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
1875 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
1876 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
1877 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
1878 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
1879 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
1880 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
1881 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
1882 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
1883 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
1884 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
1885 alternative closes: Bug#53755
1886 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
1887 list closes: Bug#53756
1888 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
1889 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
1890 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
1891 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
1892 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
1893 policy closes: Bug#53760
1894 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
1895 policy closes: Bug#53761
1896 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
1897 that use X closes: Bug#53762
1898 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
1899 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
1900 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
1901 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
1902 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
1903 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
1904 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
1905 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
1906 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
1908 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
1909 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
1910 to install with older fileutils.
1911 * Installed FHS version 2.1
1912 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
1913 * Added FHS details to copyright file
1914 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
1916 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
1917 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
1919 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
1921 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1923 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
1924 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
1926 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
1928 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1930 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
1931 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
1933 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
1936 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1938 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
1939 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1941 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1943 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1945 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1947 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1948 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1950 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1952 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1954 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1955 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1956 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1957 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1958 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1959 directoried (closes: #41547)
1960 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1961 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1962 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1963 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1964 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1965 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1966 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1967 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1968 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1969 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1970 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1972 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1973 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1974 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1975 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1976 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1977 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1978 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1980 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1981 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1982 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1983 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1985 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1987 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1989 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1990 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1992 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1994 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1996 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1997 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1999 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
2001 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
2003 * A few typos and omissions corrected
2004 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
2006 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
2007 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
2008 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
2009 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
2010 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
2011 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
2012 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
2013 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
2014 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
2015 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
2016 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
2017 this closes: Bug#38612
2018 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
2019 before. closes: Bug#40864
2021 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
2023 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
2025 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
2026 officially uploaded.
2027 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
2029 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
2030 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
2031 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
2033 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
2034 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
2035 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
2036 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
2037 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
2038 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
2040 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
2041 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
2042 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
2044 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
2046 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
2047 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
2048 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
2049 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
2050 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
2052 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
2054 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
2056 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
2057 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
2058 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
2059 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
2060 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
2061 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
2062 there). closes: Bug#34233
2063 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
2064 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
2065 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
2066 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
2067 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
2069 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
2071 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
2073 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
2074 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
2075 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
2076 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
2079 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
2080 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
2081 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
2082 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
2083 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
2086 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
2087 number. closes: BUG#25911
2089 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
2090 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
2091 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
2092 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
2093 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
2094 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
2096 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
2097 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
2098 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
2101 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
2102 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
2103 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
2105 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
2106 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
2107 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
2108 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
2110 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
2111 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
2112 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
2114 * Make the package optional, not extra.
2116 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
2117 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
2118 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
2119 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
2120 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
2121 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
2122 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
2123 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
2126 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
2128 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
2129 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
2132 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
2134 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
2136 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
2138 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
2140 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
2142 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
2143 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
2144 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
2145 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
2146 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
2147 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
2148 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
2149 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
2151 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
2152 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
2154 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
2156 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
2158 * non-maintainer release
2159 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
2160 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
2162 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
2163 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
2164 * no content changes
2165 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
2167 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
2169 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
2173 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
2175 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
2177 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
2179 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
2180 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
2181 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
2183 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
2184 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
2186 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
2187 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
2188 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
2189 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
2191 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
2192 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
2193 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
2194 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
2195 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
2196 and restart options and to comply with the console message
2197 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
2199 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
2200 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
2201 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
2204 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
2205 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
2206 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
2208 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
2209 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
2210 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
2212 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
2213 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
2215 * New version numbering scheme:
2217 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
2218 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
2219 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
2222 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
2223 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
2224 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
2225 differ between the manuals.
2227 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
2228 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
2229 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
2230 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
2232 * Packaging changes:
2234 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
2235 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
2237 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
2239 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
2241 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
2243 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
2245 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
2246 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
2247 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
2249 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
2250 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
2253 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
2254 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
2255 file extension as the referenced file
2257 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
2258 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
2260 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
2261 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
2262 start, stop, restart, force-reload
2263 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
2266 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
2267 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
2268 be installed into /etc/cron.d
2270 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
2271 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
2272 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
2273 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
2276 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
2277 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
2280 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
2281 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
2282 reasonable default configuration
2284 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
2285 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
2286 by all news servers and clients
2288 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
2289 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
2290 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
2291 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
2292 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
2294 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
2295 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
2298 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
2300 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
2301 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
2303 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
2306 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
2307 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
2309 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
2310 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
2312 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
2314 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
2316 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
2318 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
2319 - X library package is now called xlib6g
2320 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
2321 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
2323 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
2325 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
2326 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
2327 * Don't use debstd anymore
2329 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
2331 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
2333 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
2334 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
2335 contrib/non-free policy
2336 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
2337 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
2338 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
2339 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
2340 - new section about `Daemons'
2341 - updated section about `Configuration files'
2342 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
2343 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
2344 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
2345 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
2346 * Paper about libc6 migration:
2347 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
2348 * SGML source code included in package
2349 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
2351 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
2353 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
2355 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
2356 - completely reworked structure
2357 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
2358 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
2359 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
2360 - removed all those ugly footnotes
2361 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
2362 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
2363 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
2364 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
2365 - mention "orphaned packages"
2366 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
2367 distributions' policy
2368 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
2369 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
2370 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
2371 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
2372 - added section about arch spec strings
2373 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
2374 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
2375 - added section about "menus"
2376 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
2377 the new documentation policy soon
2378 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
2379 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
2381 - added section about editors and pagers
2382 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
2383 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
2384 - added section about device files
2385 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
2386 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
2387 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
2389 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
2390 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
2391 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
2392 - Added new section about obsolete names
2393 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
2394 * Fixed package's description
2396 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
2398 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
2400 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
2402 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
2404 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
2406 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
2407 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
2408 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
2409 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
2411 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
2413 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
2415 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
2416 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
2417 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
2419 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
2420 and upload it "byhand" too.
2422 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
2424 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
2427 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
2428 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
2429 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
2430 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
2431 functionality must not have the same name.
2432 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
2433 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
2434 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
2435 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
2436 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
2437 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
2438 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
2440 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
2441 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
2442 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
2443 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
2444 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
2445 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
2446 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
2447 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
2450 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
2452 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
2454 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
2456 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
2457 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
2458 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
2459 a package into. (Guy Maor)
2460 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
2463 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
2465 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
2467 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
2469 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
2470 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
2471 description of deb file format.
2472 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
2473 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
2475 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
2477 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
2478 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
2480 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
2482 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
2484 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
2485 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
2486 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
2487 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
2488 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
2489 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
2490 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
2491 packages in section on Procedure
2492 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
2493 a package maintainer
2494 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
2495 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
2496 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
2498 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
2499 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
2500 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
2501 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
2502 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
2503 on various shlib files
2504 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
2505 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
2506 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
2508 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
2510 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
2512 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
2513 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
2514 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
2516 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
2517 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
2518 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
2519 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
2520 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
2522 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
2524 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
2526 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
2528 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
2530 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
2531 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
2532 compatibility go in contrib.
2534 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
2535 instructions in policy manual.
2536 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
2539 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
2541 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
2543 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
2544 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
2545 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
2546 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
2548 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
2549 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
2552 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
2554 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
2556 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
2557 * More detail about changelog format names.
2559 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
2560 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
2564 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
2566 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
2568 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
2570 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
2572 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
2574 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
2576 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
2578 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
2579 * More verbosity about netiquette.
2580 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
2582 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
2584 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
2586 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
2588 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
2590 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
2594 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100