1 debian-policy (3.7.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with
4 non-trivial source", thanks to Wouter Verhelst, Jörg Sommer, Colin Watson,
5 and Junichi Uekawa (Closes: #250202).
6 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/02/2008] Manual page encoding", thanks to
7 Colin Watson (Closes: #440420).
8 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] common interface for parallel building in
9 DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, and Robert
10 Millan (Closes: #209008).
11 * Bug fix: "Please clarify splitting/syntax of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to
12 Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, Robert Millan, and Guillem Jover
14 * Bug fix: "Documentation for Breaks in dpkg", thanks to Ian Jackson
16 * Bug fix: "support for wrapped Uploaders should now be mandatory"
18 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages",
19 thanks to Neil McGovern, Colin Watson, Bill Allombert, Steve Langasek,
20 Kurt Roeckx, and others (Closes: #392362).
21 * Bug fix: "Homepage field in debian/control undocumented", thanks to
22 Mario Iseli (Closes: #452105).
23 * Bug fix: "Policy inconsistent with reality: base subsection no longer
24 used", thanks to Magnus Holmgren, Bernd Zeimetz, and Colin Watson
26 * Bug fix: "Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in
27 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Barry Hawkins (Closes: #291460).
28 * Bug fix: "[Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is
29 not a part of Debian distribution", thanks to Taketoshi Sano
31 * Bug fix: "scripts as configuration files: should vs. must", thanks to Frank
32 Küster (Closes: #403391).
33 * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
34 to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
35 * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
36 Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
37 * Add an md5sums control file.
38 * Add Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git control fields.
39 * Remove build system support for FHS 2.1 and FSSTND, mostly commented out.
40 * Remove the FSSTND license from debian/copyright; no FSSTND files are
41 currently part of policy.
42 * Update FHS copyright dates in debian/copyright.
43 * Standardize the spacing around headings in upgrading-checklist.html.
47 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
49 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
50 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
51 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
52 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
53 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
54 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
55 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
56 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
57 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
58 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
59 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
60 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
61 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
62 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
63 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
64 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
66 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
68 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
69 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
70 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
72 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
73 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
74 list?" (Closes: #412634).
75 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
76 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
77 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
78 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
79 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
80 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
81 * Bug fix: "Virtual package for Japanese font packages
82 (ttf-japanese-mincho and ttf-japanese-gothic)", thanks to Nobuhiro
83 Iwamatsu (Closes: #440931).
84 * Drop unsupported docbook-xml format from the doc-base file for the
85 debconf specification.
86 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
87 * Update Standards-Version to 3.7.3 (no changes required).
89 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:55 -0800
91 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
93 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
94 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
95 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
96 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
97 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
99 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
101 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
102 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
103 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
104 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
105 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
107 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
108 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
109 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
110 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
111 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
112 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
113 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
114 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
115 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
116 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
117 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
118 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
119 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
120 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
121 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
122 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
124 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
126 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
127 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
128 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
129 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
130 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
131 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
132 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
133 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
135 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
137 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
139 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
140 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
141 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
142 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
143 Polo (Closes: #372497).
144 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
145 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
147 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
148 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
149 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
150 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
151 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
152 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
153 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
154 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
155 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
156 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
158 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
159 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
160 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
161 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
162 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
163 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
165 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
167 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
169 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
170 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
171 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
172 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
174 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
175 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
177 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
179 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
181 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
182 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
183 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
184 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
185 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
186 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
187 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
188 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
189 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
190 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
192 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
193 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
194 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
195 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
196 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
197 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
198 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
199 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
200 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
201 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
202 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
205 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
207 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
209 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
210 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
211 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
212 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
213 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
214 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
215 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
216 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
217 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
218 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
219 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
220 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
221 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
222 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
223 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
224 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
225 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
226 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
227 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
228 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
229 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
230 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
231 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
232 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
233 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
234 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
235 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
236 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
238 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
239 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
240 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
241 Hess (Closes: #362247).
242 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
243 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
244 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
245 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
246 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
247 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
248 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
249 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
250 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
251 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
252 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
253 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
255 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
256 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
258 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
259 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
260 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
261 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
262 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
263 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
264 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
265 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
266 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
267 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
268 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
270 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
272 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
275 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
276 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
277 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
278 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
279 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
280 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
281 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
282 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
283 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
284 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
285 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
286 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
287 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
289 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
290 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
291 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
292 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
293 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
294 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
295 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
296 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
297 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
298 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
299 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
300 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
301 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
302 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
303 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
304 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
305 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
306 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
307 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
310 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
312 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
314 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
315 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
316 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
317 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
319 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
320 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
321 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
322 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
324 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
326 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
329 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
330 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
331 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
332 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
333 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
334 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
335 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
336 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
337 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
338 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
340 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
341 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
342 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
344 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
345 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
346 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
347 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
348 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
349 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
350 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
352 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
353 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
354 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
355 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
357 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
358 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
359 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
360 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
361 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
362 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
363 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
364 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
366 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
367 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
368 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
369 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
370 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
371 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
372 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
373 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
374 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
375 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
376 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
377 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
378 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
379 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
380 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
381 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
382 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
384 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
386 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
389 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
390 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
391 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
392 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
393 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
394 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
395 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
396 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
397 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
399 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
400 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
401 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
402 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
403 this section. closes: Bug#248618
404 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
405 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
406 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
407 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
408 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
409 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
410 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
411 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
412 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
413 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
414 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
415 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
417 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
418 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
419 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
422 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
423 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
424 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
426 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
427 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
428 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
429 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
430 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
431 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
433 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
434 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
436 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
437 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
438 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
439 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
440 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
441 Closes: #185943, #237049
443 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
445 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
448 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
451 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
452 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
453 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
454 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
455 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
456 running. closes: Bug#187250
457 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
458 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
459 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
460 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
461 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
462 user closes: Bug#176506
464 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
466 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
469 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
470 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
471 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
472 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
473 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
474 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
475 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
476 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
477 deb-building toolchain.
478 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
479 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
480 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
481 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
482 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
483 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
484 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
485 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
486 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
487 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
488 sections about changelog files.
490 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
491 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
492 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
493 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
494 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
495 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
497 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
498 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
499 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
500 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
501 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
502 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
503 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
504 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
505 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
506 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
507 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
508 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
509 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
510 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
511 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
512 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
513 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
514 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
515 for the restructuring
517 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
519 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
522 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
524 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
525 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
526 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
527 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
528 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
529 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
531 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
532 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
533 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
534 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
535 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
536 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
537 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
539 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
540 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
541 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
542 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
544 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
546 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
549 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
550 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
551 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
552 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
553 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
554 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
556 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
557 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
558 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
559 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
561 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
562 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
563 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
564 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
565 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
566 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
567 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
568 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
569 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
571 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
572 script should start it, closes: #60979
573 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
574 "should", closes: #170019
575 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
576 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
577 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
578 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
579 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
580 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
581 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
582 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
585 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
587 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
590 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
591 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
592 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
593 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
594 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
595 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
596 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
597 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
598 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
600 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
601 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
602 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
603 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
604 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
605 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
606 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
607 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
608 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
610 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
611 file, closes: Bug#65764
613 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
615 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
617 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
618 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
619 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
620 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
621 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
622 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
623 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
624 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
625 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
626 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
627 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
628 details. closes: Bug#133030
629 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
630 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
633 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
635 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
637 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
638 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
639 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
640 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
641 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
642 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
643 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
644 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
645 not. closes: Bug#139820
646 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
647 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
648 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
649 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
650 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
651 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
652 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
653 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
654 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
655 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
657 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
659 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
660 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
661 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
662 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
663 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
664 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
665 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
666 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
667 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
668 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
669 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
670 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
671 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
672 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
673 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
674 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
675 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
676 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
677 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
678 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
680 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
681 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
682 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
683 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
684 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
685 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
686 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
688 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
689 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
690 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
691 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
692 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
693 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
694 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
695 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
696 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
698 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
700 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
702 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
703 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
704 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
705 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
706 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
707 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
708 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
709 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
710 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
711 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
712 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
713 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
714 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
715 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
716 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
717 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
718 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
719 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
720 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
721 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
722 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
723 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
724 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
726 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
728 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
730 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
731 medium, high, emergency.
732 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
733 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
734 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
735 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
736 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
739 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
740 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
741 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
743 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
744 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
745 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
746 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
747 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
748 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
749 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
752 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
754 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
756 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
757 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
758 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
759 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
761 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
762 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
763 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
764 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
765 debian/rules to do this
766 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
767 patches are incorporated upstream
768 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
769 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
770 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
771 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
772 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
773 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
775 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
776 system closes: Bug#91249
777 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
778 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
779 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
780 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
781 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
782 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
783 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
784 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
785 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
786 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
787 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
788 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
789 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
791 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
793 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
795 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
796 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
797 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
798 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
800 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
801 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
802 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
804 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
807 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
809 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
811 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
812 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
813 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
814 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
815 package for the time being
816 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
817 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
818 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
819 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
820 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
821 * Rename all .text files as .txt
822 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
823 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
824 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
825 Build-Depends arch syntax
826 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
828 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
829 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
831 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
832 from policy maintenance duties.
833 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
834 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
836 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
838 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
840 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
842 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
844 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
846 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
847 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
848 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
849 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
850 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
851 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
852 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
853 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
854 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
855 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
856 minor version number for this
857 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
858 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
859 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
860 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
861 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
862 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
863 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
864 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
865 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
867 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
869 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
871 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
872 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
873 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
874 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
875 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
877 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
879 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
880 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
881 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
882 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
883 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
884 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
885 xutils closes: Bug#82966
886 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
887 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
888 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
889 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
890 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
891 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
892 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
893 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
894 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
897 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
899 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
901 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
902 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
904 * Document the Enhances relationship
905 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
906 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
907 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
908 policy. closes: Bug#53496
909 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
910 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
912 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
914 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
915 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
916 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
917 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
919 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
920 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
921 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
922 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
923 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
925 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
927 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
929 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
930 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
931 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
933 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
934 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
935 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
936 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
937 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
938 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
939 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
940 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
941 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
943 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
945 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
947 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
949 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
950 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
951 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
952 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
953 policy. closes: Bug#64437
954 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
955 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
956 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
957 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
958 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
959 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
960 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
961 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
962 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
963 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
964 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
965 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
966 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
967 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
968 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
969 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
970 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
972 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
973 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
975 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
977 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
979 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
980 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
981 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
982 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
983 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
984 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
985 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
986 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
987 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
988 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
989 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
990 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
991 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
992 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
993 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
994 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
995 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
996 alternative closes: Bug#53755
997 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
998 list closes: Bug#53756
999 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
1000 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
1001 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
1002 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
1003 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
1004 policy closes: Bug#53760
1005 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
1006 policy closes: Bug#53761
1007 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
1008 that use X closes: Bug#53762
1009 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
1010 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
1011 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
1012 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
1013 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
1014 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
1015 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
1016 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
1017 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
1019 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
1020 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
1021 to install with older fileutils.
1022 * Installed FHS version 2.1
1023 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
1024 * Added FHS details to copyright file
1025 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
1027 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
1028 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
1030 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
1032 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1034 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
1035 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
1037 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
1039 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1041 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
1042 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
1044 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
1047 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1049 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
1050 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1052 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1054 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1056 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1058 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1059 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1061 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1063 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1065 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1066 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1067 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1068 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1069 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1070 directoried (closes: #41547)
1071 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1072 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1073 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1074 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1075 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1076 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1077 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1078 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1079 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1080 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1081 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1083 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1084 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1085 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1086 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1087 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1088 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1089 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1091 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1092 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1093 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1094 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1096 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1098 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1100 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1101 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1103 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1105 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1107 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1108 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1110 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
1112 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1114 * A few typos and omissions corrected
1115 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
1117 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
1118 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
1119 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
1120 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
1121 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
1122 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
1123 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
1124 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
1125 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
1126 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
1127 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
1128 this closes: Bug#38612
1129 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
1130 before. closes: Bug#40864
1132 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
1134 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1136 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
1137 officially uploaded.
1138 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
1140 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
1141 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
1142 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
1144 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
1145 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
1146 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
1147 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
1148 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
1149 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
1151 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
1152 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
1153 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
1155 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
1157 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
1158 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
1159 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
1160 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
1161 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
1163 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
1165 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1167 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
1168 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
1169 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
1170 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
1171 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
1172 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
1173 there). closes: Bug#34233
1174 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
1175 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
1176 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
1177 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
1178 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
1180 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
1182 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1184 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
1185 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
1186 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
1187 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
1190 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
1191 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
1192 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
1193 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
1194 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
1197 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
1198 number. closes: BUG#25911
1200 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
1201 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
1202 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
1203 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
1204 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
1205 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
1207 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
1208 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
1209 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
1212 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
1213 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
1214 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
1216 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
1217 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
1218 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
1219 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
1221 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
1222 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
1223 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
1225 * Make the package optional, not extra.
1227 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
1228 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
1229 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
1230 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
1231 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
1232 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
1233 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
1234 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
1237 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
1239 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
1240 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
1243 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
1245 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1247 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
1249 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
1251 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1253 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
1254 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
1255 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
1256 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
1257 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
1258 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
1259 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
1260 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
1262 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
1263 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
1265 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
1267 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1269 * non-maintainer release
1270 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
1271 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
1273 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
1274 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
1275 * no content changes
1276 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
1278 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
1280 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1284 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
1286 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1288 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1290 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
1291 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1292 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
1294 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
1295 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
1297 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
1298 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
1299 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
1300 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
1302 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
1303 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
1304 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
1305 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
1306 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
1307 and restart options and to comply with the console message
1308 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
1310 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
1311 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
1312 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
1315 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1316 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
1317 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
1319 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
1320 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
1321 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
1323 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1324 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
1326 * New version numbering scheme:
1328 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1329 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1330 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1333 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1334 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1335 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1336 differ between the manuals.
1338 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1339 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1340 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1341 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1343 * Packaging changes:
1345 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1346 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1348 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
1350 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
1352 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1354 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1356 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
1357 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
1358 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
1360 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
1361 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
1364 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
1365 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
1366 file extension as the referenced file
1368 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
1369 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
1371 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
1372 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
1373 start, stop, restart, force-reload
1374 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
1377 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
1378 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
1379 be installed into /etc/cron.d
1381 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
1382 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
1383 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
1384 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
1387 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1388 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
1391 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
1392 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
1393 reasonable default configuration
1395 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
1396 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
1397 by all news servers and clients
1399 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
1400 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
1401 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
1402 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
1403 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
1405 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1406 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
1409 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
1411 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1412 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
1414 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
1417 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
1418 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
1420 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
1421 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
1423 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1425 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
1427 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1429 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1430 - X library package is now called xlib6g
1431 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1432 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
1434 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
1436 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
1437 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
1438 * Don't use debstd anymore
1440 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
1442 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1444 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1445 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
1446 contrib/non-free policy
1447 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
1448 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
1449 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
1450 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
1451 - new section about `Daemons'
1452 - updated section about `Configuration files'
1453 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
1454 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
1455 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1456 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
1457 * Paper about libc6 migration:
1458 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
1459 * SGML source code included in package
1460 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
1462 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
1464 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1466 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1467 - completely reworked structure
1468 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1469 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1470 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1471 - removed all those ugly footnotes
1472 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
1473 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
1474 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
1475 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
1476 - mention "orphaned packages"
1477 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
1478 distributions' policy
1479 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
1480 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
1481 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
1482 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
1483 - added section about arch spec strings
1484 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
1485 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
1486 - added section about "menus"
1487 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
1488 the new documentation policy soon
1489 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
1490 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
1492 - added section about editors and pagers
1493 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
1494 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
1495 - added section about device files
1496 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1497 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1498 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1500 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1501 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1502 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1503 - Added new section about obsolete names
1504 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1505 * Fixed package's description
1507 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1509 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1511 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1513 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1515 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1517 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1518 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1519 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1520 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1522 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1524 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1526 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1527 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1528 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1530 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1531 and upload it "byhand" too.
1533 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1535 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1538 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1539 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1540 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1541 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1542 functionality must not have the same name.
1543 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1544 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1545 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1546 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1547 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1548 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1549 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1551 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1552 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1553 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1554 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1555 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1556 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1557 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1558 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1561 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1563 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1565 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1567 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1568 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1569 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1570 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1571 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1574 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1576 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1578 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1580 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1581 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1582 description of deb file format.
1583 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1584 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1586 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1588 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1589 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1591 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1593 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1595 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1596 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1597 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1598 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1599 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1600 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1601 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1602 packages in section on Procedure
1603 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1604 a package maintainer
1605 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1606 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1607 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1609 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1610 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1611 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1612 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1613 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1614 on various shlib files
1615 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1616 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1617 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1619 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1621 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1623 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1624 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1625 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1627 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1628 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1629 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1630 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1631 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1633 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1635 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1637 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1639 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1641 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1642 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1643 compatibility go in contrib.
1645 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1646 instructions in policy manual.
1647 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1650 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1652 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1654 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1655 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1656 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1657 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1659 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1660 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1663 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1665 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1667 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1668 * More detail about changelog format names.
1670 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1671 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1675 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1677 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1679 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1681 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1683 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1685 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1687 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1689 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1690 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1691 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1693 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1695 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1697 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1699 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1701 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1705 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
projects / debian / debian-policy.git / blob