1 debian-policy (3.8.1.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
3 * Policy: Clarify what "sensible behavior" is for init scripts
4 Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
5 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
6 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
8 * Policy: Remove alternative changelog formats from main manual
9 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
10 Seconded: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
11 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
13 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for changelog files
14 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
15 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
16 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
18 * Policy: Mandate UTF-8 for control files
19 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
20 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
21 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
23 * Policy: New option in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS to avoid running test-suites
24 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
25 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
26 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
28 * Policy: Expand expected capabilities for local in /bin/sh scripts
29 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
30 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
31 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
33 * Policy: Clarify Essential definition and caution when adding to it
34 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
35 Seconded: Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
36 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
38 * Policy: Allow user mail spools to be mode 0600 or 0660
39 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
40 Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
41 Seconded: Andrew McMillan <awm@debian.org>
43 * Policy: Remove special handling of init scripts ending in .sh
44 Wording: Kel Modderman <kel@otaku42.de>
45 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
46 Seconded: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>
48 * Policy: /var/run and /var/lock may be volatile
49 Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
50 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
51 Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
53 * Improve the documentation of maintainer script actions for diversions
54 in the informative appendix to allow for addition of a new diversion
55 on upgrade and handle error cases correctly. Thanks to Olivier Berger
56 for the report and Raphaël Hertzog for the review. (Closes: #483418)
57 * Clarify the meaning of architecture restrictions on build dependencies
58 in the presence of alternatives. Thanks to Guillem Jover for the
59 explanation and review and Emilio Pozuelo Monfort and Don Armstrong
60 for wording review. (Closes: #163666)
61 * Change the term "category" to "archive area" when referring to main,
62 contrib, and non-free. This is closer to the wording of the Social
63 Contract. (Closes: #473439)
64 * Use <user>:<group> notation rather than <user>.<group> notation in
65 multiple places. Thanks, Kurt Roeckx. (Closes: #488039)
66 * Fix typo in 3.8.0.0 upgrading-checklist entry. Patch from Kobayashi
67 Noritada. (Closes: #487701)
68 * Mention debugging packages as an explicit example of packages with
69 extra priority. Thanks, Charles Plessy. (Closes: #491985)
70 * Clarify that translation is only required for user-visible debconf
71 messages. Capitalize "Debian Configuration Management Specification"
72 uniformly. Thanks, Julian Andres Klode. (Closes: #492624)
73 * Add --wildcards to the sample tar command in appendix B.1 for
74 extracting the package copyright file, adjusting for new tar option
75 behavior. Thanks, Yan Morin. (Closes: #503685)
76 * Reword the requirement that maintainer scripts exit with a zero
77 status on success to avoid double-negatives.
78 * Include the full name of each menu category rather than only the
79 portion relative to the parent heading to be clearer in long category
80 lists. Thanks, Christoph Berg. (Closes: #511804)
82 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:23:50 -0700
84 debian-policy (3.8.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
86 * Don't attempt to register the non-existent debian-policy-process
87 document. Thanks, Adrian von Bidder. (Closes: #484706)
89 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:13:01 -0700
91 debian-policy (3.8.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
93 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with
94 non-trivial source", thanks to Wouter Verhelst, Jörg Sommer, Colin Watson,
95 and Junichi Uekawa (Closes: #250202).
96 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/02/2008] Manual page encoding", thanks to
97 Colin Watson (Closes: #440420).
98 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] common interface for parallel building in
99 DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, and Robert
100 Millan (Closes: #209008).
101 * Bug fix: "Please clarify splitting/syntax of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS", thanks to
102 Loïc Minier, Peter Samuelson, Robert Millan, and Guillem Jover
104 * Bug fix: "Documentation for Breaks in dpkg", thanks to Ian Jackson
106 * Bug fix: "support for wrapped Uploaders should now be mandatory"
108 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages",
109 thanks to Neil McGovern, Colin Watson, Bill Allombert, Steve Langasek,
110 Kurt Roeckx, and others (Closes: #392362).
111 * Bug fix: "Homepage field in debian/control undocumented", thanks to
112 Mario Iseli (Closes: #452105).
113 * Bug fix: "Policy inconsistent with reality: base subsection no longer
114 used", thanks to Magnus Holmgren, Bernd Zeimetz, and Colin Watson
116 * Bug fix: "Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in
117 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Barry Hawkins (Closes: #291460).
118 * Bug fix: "[Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is
119 not a part of Debian distribution", thanks to Taketoshi Sano
121 * Bug fix: "scripts as configuration files: should vs. must", thanks to Frank
122 Küster (Closes: #403391).
123 * Bug fix: "debconf specification should allow underscores in template
124 names", thanks to Colin Watson (Closes: #473761).
125 * Bug fix: "clarify handling of run-time and compile-time support programs",
126 thanks to Goswin Brederlow and Raphael Hertzog (Closes: #367984).
127 * Policy: better document version ranking and empty Debian revisions
128 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
129 Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
130 Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
131 Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
132 Closes: #186700, #458910
133 * Policy: remove obsolete app-defaults and Xresources provisions
134 Wording: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
135 Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
137 * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
138 to Josh Triplett (Closes: #455602).
139 * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
140 Tautschnig (Closes: #422552).
141 * Bug fix: "substvar reference moved from dpkg-source(1) to
142 deb-substvars(5)", thanks to Ian Beckwith (Closes: #475731).
143 * Policy: bugs fixed in NMUs are now closed rather than marked fixed
144 Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> (thanks, Sandro Tosi)
146 * Policy: C.1.4, C.1.8: minor typos
147 Wording: Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu@gmail.com>
149 * Remove the now-obsolete policy-process document.
150 * Add an md5sums control file.
151 * Add Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git control fields.
152 * Remove build system support for FHS 2.1 and FSSTND, mostly commented out.
153 * Remove more temporary files created by the build.
154 * Remove the FSSTND license from debian/copyright; no FSSTND files are
155 currently part of policy.
156 * Update FHS copyright dates in debian/copyright.
157 * Standardize the spacing around headings in upgrading-checklist.html.
158 * Remove old ChangeLog files and metadata headers in maintainer scripts
161 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:53:27 -0700
163 debian-policy (3.7.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
165 * Bug fix: "FTBFS if built twice in a row" (Closes: #424212).
166 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
167 to Nicolas François and Marc Brockschmidt (Closes: #382612).
168 * Bug fix: "Please add 'local' to list of supra-POSIX features that
169 /bin/sh can be expected to offer". Also add test -a/-o binary logical
170 operators and change references from POSIX to SUSv3 (Closes: #294962).
171 * Bug fix: "[Proposal] new Debian menu structure", thanks to Bill
172 Allombert (Closes: #361418).
173 * Bug fix: "typo: "must not be not world-writable"", thanks to Sam
174 Hocevar (Closes: #392594).
175 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead",
176 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #418444).
177 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: dictd-dictionary", thanks to Tatsuya
178 Kinoshita (Closes: #413575).
179 * The virtual package in use is inet-superserver, not inetd-superserver.
180 Adjust the virtual package list to match. Thanks, Tatsuya Kinoshita
182 * Wrapped, cleaned up trailing whitespace, and alphabetized the list of
184 * Bug fix: "Small spelling errors and erratic sentences in debian-policy",
185 thanks to Michiel de Boer. (Closes: #435207).
186 * Bug fix: "Source field of .changes files may contain a version number"
188 * Bug fix: "822-date is deprecated (use date -R instead)" (Closes: #448035).
189 * Bug fix: "5.6.17 (Urgency) should list emergency, maybe a normative
190 list?" (Closes: #412634).
191 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs
192 files", thanks to Franz Pop and Raphaël Hertzog (Closes: #363133).
193 * Bug fix: "Introduce a requirement for internationalisation of debconf
194 templates", thanks to Christian Perrier (Closes: #402975).
195 * Bug fix: "GFDL is now in common-licenses". Also add the rest of the
196 specific license versions and the GPLv3 (Closes: #420701).
197 * Bug fix: "Virtual package for Japanese font packages
198 (ttf-japanese-mincho and ttf-japanese-gothic)", thanks to Nobuhiro
199 Iwamatsu (Closes: #440931).
200 * Drop unsupported docbook-xml format from the doc-base file for the
201 debconf specification.
202 * Remove inactive uploaders and add Russ Allbery.
203 * Update Standards-Version to 3.7.3 (no changes required).
205 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:55 -0800
207 debian-policy (3.7.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
209 * Bug fix: "clarify 12.3 Additional documentation", thanks to Peter
210 Eisentraut (Closes: #367697).
211 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/dependcy/dependency/", thanks to Justin
212 Pryzby (Closes: #375508).
213 * Bug fix: "various spelling mistakes", thanks to Nico Golde
215 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo", thanks to Peter Samuelson
217 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] maintainer scripts must not be
218 world writable", thanks to Kari Pahula (Closes: #376438).
219 * Bug fix: "policy-process: s/ a a / a /; s/peoples/people's/;
220 s/intiated/initiated/; s/participattion the/participation in the/? add
221 quotes; s/was a larger/a larger/?", thanks to Justin Pryzby
223 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Include the GFDL in the set shipped in
224 /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Adeodato Simó. However, it is
225 premature to tell packages to use the common licenses file until we
226 actually ship the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/ (Closes: #378386).
227 * Bug fix: "circular dependencies, improved guarantees", thanks to Ian
228 Jackson (Closes: #379630).
229 * Bug fix: "section on invoke-rc.d doesn't make sense", thanks to Peter
230 Eisentraut (Closes: #380692).
231 * Bug fix: "policy: postinst doesn't document typical abort-remove
232 case", thanks to Justin Pryzby. Removed all such comments. This is not
233 the place to document such material. (Closes: #373212).
234 * Bug fix: "use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in
235 prerm scripts", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #370471).
236 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Inconsistent requirements wrt bashisms",
237 thanks to Frank Küster (Closes: #367531).
238 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/with With/with /", thanks to Justin Pryzby
240 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: "$RET" not "RET"", thanks to Justin Pryzby
242 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Spelling error in chapter 9.1.1:
243 exceptiions", thanks to Andreas Janssen (Closes: #388302).
244 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document ~ behavior in version numbers", thanks
245 to Jakob Bohm (Closes: #382612).
246 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [ACCEPTED] Request for the 'stardict'",
247 thanks to Andrew Lee (Closes: #385935).
248 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] virtual package 'lzh-archiver' -- an LZH archiver
249 package", thanks to Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) (Closes: #387027).
251 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0500
253 debian-policy (3.7.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
255 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: s/control are/&a/; s/stats/status/;
256 s/and/an/; s/'/"/; s/rewind/unwind/; s/fact/& that/; s/like
257 like/look like/;", thanks to Justin Pryzby (Closes: #372147).
258 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor typo in footnote 53", thanks to Jordà
259 Polo (Closes: #372497).
260 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 9.1.1: "'..' character"
261 should be "'.' character"", thanks to Matt Zagrabelny
263 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: More typos in upgrading-checklist.txt",
264 thanks to Kevin B. McCarty (Closes: #366466).
265 * Bug fix: "typo: package remains in and "Installed' state", thanks
266 to Sam Hocevar \(Debian packages\) (Closes: #369413).
267 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Cleanup build-dependencies", thanks to Stefan
268 Huehner (Closes: #366032).
269 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: 2.2 should be named 'categories'", thanks to
270 Thomas Weber (Closes: #369912).
271 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: old postinst abort-upgrade, not new", thanks
272 to Justin Pryzby. The fix was thanks to Margarita Manterola
274 * Bug fix: "policy: please say which control fields can line-wrap",
275 thanks to Peter Samuelson (Closes: #372731).
276 * Bug fix: "debian/copyright should be mentioned in source section",
277 thanks to Ian Jackson (Closes: #369011).
278 * Bug fix: "GNU office not on Temple Place anymore", thanks to Dan
279 Jacobson (Closes: #366889).
281 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:18:19 -0500
283 debian-policy (3.7.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
285 * Revert the cgi-lib change.
286 * Bug fix: "Clarification for difference between Build-Depends and
287 Build-Depends-Indep (Section 7.6)", thanks to Christoph Berg
288 Note that this is not part of policy, just an informative footnote.
290 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in policy 5.6.3: semantic meaning",
291 thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #365907).
293 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 18:07:19 -0500
295 debian-policy (3.7.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
297 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] 11.9: document handling of directories permission
298 when upgrading", thanks to Bill Allombert (Closes: #136318).
299 * Bug fix: "[DISCUSS] documentation of the "-fPIC" constraint", thanks
300 to Loïc Minier. Clarified when it may be reasonable to violate the standard
301 directive that shared libraries must be compiled with -fPIC, and
302 static libraries without, added the protocol to be followed when
303 doing so. (Closes: #329762).
304 * Bug fix: "Minor typo in upgrading checklist", thanks to David
305 Weinehall (Closes: #364982).
306 * Bug fix: "Typo in upgrading-checklist", thanks to David Weinehall
308 * Bug fix: "typo in debian policy section 10.9.1", thanks to Miguel Gea
309 Milvaques (Closes: #365058).
310 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: The section 11.8.5 needs some
311 clarifications", thanks to Robert Luberda (Closes: #365356).
312 * Bug fix: "11.8.7: X11R7 puts headers in /usr/include/X11", thanks to
313 Drew Parsons (Closes: #365510).
314 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in policy-process:
315 "Guideliens"", thanks to Lars Wirzenius (Closes: #360518).
316 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: repeated word in section 10.4", thanks to
317 Russ Allbery (Closes: #364985).
318 * Bug fix: "typo in debian-policy", thanks to Miguel Gea Milvaques
321 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 3 May 2006 11:17:42 -0500
323 debian-policy (3.7.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
325 * Bug fix: "[PENDING AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin", thanks to
326 Brian White. (Closes: #32263).
327 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Should update to Filesystem
328 Hierarchy Standard FHS 2.3", thanks to Tobias Burnus
329 (Closes: #230217, #212434, #344158).
330 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in
331 debian/control", thanks to John R. Daily. Mention that all fields,
332 except the Uploaders, are supposed to be a single logical line, which
333 may be spread over multiple physical lines (newline followed by space
334 is elided). Also mention that anything parsing the control file must
335 allow for a multi-line uploaders field. (Closes: #148194).
336 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 12/04/2004] frown on programs in PATH with
337 language extentions", thanks to Joey Hess. (Closes: #190753).
338 * Bug fix: "init script stop example should use --oknodo", thanks to
339 Matt Kraai. Removed the example entirely. (Closes: #346598).
340 * Bug fix: "policy 12.5: Please recommend a sane practice WRT different
341 gpl versions (was: Re: RFC/RFS: beef - a flexible BrainFuck
342 interpreter)", thanks to Justin Pryzby. The subject leaves something
343 to be desired, but polic should not attempt to enumerate all common
344 licenses. (Closes: #355263).
345 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Conflicting Architecture definitions", thanks
346 to Hans Ulrich Niedermann. Punt to dpkg-architecture to providing
347 legal architecture strings, since that's what is used by everyone
348 anyway. The version in policy was wrong, but that s=does not seem to
349 have hindered anyone, which indicates that this policy directive was
350 uneeded. Now the dpkg-architecture list is deemed authoritative, which
351 it is, but the format for the string is defined by policy, and the
352 current list of architecture strings is in an informative foot note.
354 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 06/04/2006] Make use of invoke-rc.d, if
355 available, mandatory", thanks to Lars Wirzenius. (Closes: #361137).
356 * Bug fix: "no longer current regarding X font paths", thanks to Joey
357 Hess (Closes: #362247).
358 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please prohibit circular dependencies, or
359 mention that dependencies won't be respected during prerm remove",
360 thanks to Justin Pryzby. Well, we did not prohibit circular
361 dependencies. But we do now have a warning that In case of circular
362 dependencies, since installation or removal order honoring the
363 dependency order can't be established, dependency loops are broken at
364 some random point, and some packages may not be able to rely on their
365 dependencies being present when being installed or removed, depending
366 on which side of the break of the circular dependcy loop they happen
367 to be on. (Closes: #362975).
368 * Bug fix: "8.6.4. Providing a `shlibs' file: s/should create/must
369 provide/", thanks to Christoph Berg. Clarified the wording.
371 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Chapter 6 - Package maintainer scripts:
372 redundant info about exit status", thanks to Daniel Bonniot
374 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Refers to upgrading-checklist.txt instead of
375 upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks to Matt Kraai (Closes: #349775).
376 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: dpkg-gencontrol now uses -isp by default",
377 thanks to Guillem Jover (Closes: #359817).
378 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] unclear recommendation for debconf w/
379 dpkg-statoverride", thanks to Eduard Bloch (Closes: #199849).
380 * debian-policy: please support Watch file as recommendation, thanks to
381 Bluefuture (Closes: #342611).
382 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSED] Mandate http servers to provide httpd-cgi as
383 relevenat", thanks to Uwe Hermann. This is already supported by the
384 http servers out there. (Closes: #117916).
386 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:56:16 -0500
388 debian-policy (3.6.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
391 * Bug fix: "policy is out of date re tasks and tasksel", thanks to Joey
392 Hess. Removed the section from policy. (Closes: #344310).
393 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon",
394 thanks to Steve Greenland (Closes: #257726).
395 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: incorrect tar example deb manipulation",
396 thanks to Bob Proulx (Closes: #224770).
397 * Bug fix: "Probable typo in 10.1 install -s miss INSTALL =", thanks to
398 Bill Allombert (Closes: #341992).
399 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: postinst abort-remove (6.7) not present in
400 summary (6.4)", thanks to Ferenc Wagner (Closes: #338493).
401 * Bug fix: "UTF-8 footnote is out of date (pre-sarge)", thanks to Martin
402 Michlmayr (Closes: #337539).
403 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in perl-policy", thanks to Tibor Csögör
405 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Outdated FSF postal address in Copyright
406 Notice", thanks to Jean-Marc Ranger (Closes: #334819).
407 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: §6.5 (3)(1): missing "Error
408 unwind:" for "new-postrm abort-upgrade"", thanks to
409 Henning Makholm (Closes: #321792).
410 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typo in §5.6.3: co-maintaintainers", thanks
411 to Henning Makholm (Closes: #321790).
412 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: typos in sect 9.3.1: "ends .sh",
413 "rather that"", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #343933).
414 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Unclear wording of ldconfig requirements in
415 section 8.1.1", thanks to Ben Finney (Closes: #318214).
416 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in 8.6.2: ${shlib:Depends} must be
417 ${shlibs:Depends}", thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst (Closes: #318147).
418 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: gzipped fhs-2.3 documentation is corrupt",
419 thanks to Gabor Gombas (Closes: #340189).
420 * Bug fix: "Section 6.3 should reference 3.10.1", thanks to Marc 'HE'
421 Brockschmidt (Closes: #326633).
422 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: section 2.2 refers to no-longer existant
423 non-US repository sections", thanks to Martin-Eric Racine
426 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:47:52 -0600
428 debian-policy (3.6.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
430 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Typo in upgrading-checklist.txt.gz", thanks
431 to Romain Francoise. Added the missing /. (Closes: #314569).
432 * Bug fix: "x-session-manager already in use, so please add to
433 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Christopher Martin
435 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED] SRFI 22 names for Scheme implementations", thanks
436 to Jorgen Schaefer (Closes: #310113).
437 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please add x-display-manager to
438 virtual-package-names-list.txt", thanks to Jon Dowland (Closes: #294633).
440 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:48:14 -0500
442 debian-policy (3.6.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
445 * Bug fix: "policy 11.5.3 refers to using the menu package to register
446 docs", thanks to Joey Hess (Closes: #222553).
447 * Bug fix: "[PROPOSAL] Document Uploaders: field in policy", thanks to
448 Andrew Pollock. Andreas Metzler provided the wording, though it was
449 modified during inclusion. (Closes: #203145).
450 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Minor grammatical correction in section 9.4",
451 thanks to Eric Evans. I rejected the proposed change, instead I went
452 over the whole policy document and removed all he/she/him/her
453 constructs before the gender police jump all over me. (Closes: #273122).
454 * Bug fix: "XSI:ism in prerm and postinst", thanks to David Weinehall
456 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify section 12.7.", thanks to
457 Adrian Bunk. Added a clarifying footnote that makes it clear that
458 section 12.3 does not allow one to ignore section 12.7 (Closes: #276953).
460 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: should not ship generated files in source
461 archive, and should clean them from the tree", thanks to Branden
462 Robinson (Closes: #284967).
463 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Detailed description of maintainer script
464 calls (Section 6.5) is incomplete", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz
465 and Thomas Hood. What happens when error unwinding itself runs into
466 problems is perhaps not discussed as completely as it should be.
468 * Bug fix: "9.3.3.2 "command -v" example needs tweaking",
469 thanks to Thomas Hood. Instead of the massively complex shenanigans
470 suggested in the bug report, just use which. which lives in an
471 essential package, so can be used in the preinst of packages.
473 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting
474 history", thanks to Frank Küster. Since this was not really a
475 directive, but merely an expression of an opinion, moved it into an
476 informative footnote. (Closes: #290270).
477 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package request: mpd-client", thanks
478 to Eric Wong (Closes: #270020).
479 * Bug fix: "[ACCEPTED 2005/02/04]: "libexec", or use of "lib" for
480 binaries in lib* packages", thanks to Junichi Uekawa
482 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: virtual package: flexmem", thanks to Bartosz
483 Fenski aka fEnIo (Closes: #239359).
484 * Bug fix: "Please clarify Section 2.5. required <-> essential",
485 thanks to Adrian Bunk. Clarified the section. (Closes: #216104).
486 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Please remove virtual package
487 aspell-dictionary", thanks to Brian Nelson (Closes: #295939).
488 * Bug fix: "[AMENDMENT 18/02/2002] Where to place web-accessible
489 images", thanks to Tollef Fog Heen (Closes: #89867).
490 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: erroneous enumeration in prebuilt policy.*
491 files", thanks to Nikolaus Schulz. I am hoping that this shall go away
492 when we rebuild. (Closes: #286553).
493 * Bug fix: "please make names of alternate versions links", thanks to
494 Robert Cheramy. Added HTTPPATH elements that should provide the URL's
495 as well as the hyperlinks. (Closes: #308886).
496 * Bug fix: "www.debian.org: Misspelling in Policy Manual", thanks to
497 Roberto C. Sanchez Various spelling errors were also corrected in a
498 spell check run. (Closes: #309162).
500 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:27:17 -0500
502 debian-policy (3.6.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
505 * [AMENDMENT 15/09/2003] Move documentation of behavior of ancient dpkg
506 in 6.6 to a footnote. closes: Bug#209855
507 * Fix the outdated link for the mime subpolicy. closes: Bug#212153
508 * Fix a missing comma in the list of sections closes: Bug#215524
509 * Fix spelling of sysv-rc closes: Bug#215558
510 * [AMENDMENT 28/03/2004] ${perl:Depends} documentation
511 incomplete. Added an informative foot note stating that dependencies
512 caused by versioned uses and on separately packaged modules are not
513 included in this variable and must be explicitly included.
515 * Clarified that section 3.2.1 refers to the date based postion of the
516 version number, if not already clear from the context. This allows
517 developers leeway in selecting date based version numbers for their
518 packages, without loosing the advantages of the format specified in
519 this section. closes: Bug#248618
520 * Bug fix: "Broken link to virtual-package-names-list.txt in section
521 3.6", thanks to Carlos O'Donell (Closes: #248786).
522 * Bug fix: "Broken link to debconf_specification.txt.gz in section
523 3.10.1 of the Debian Policy manual.", thanks to Carlos O'Donell and
524 Scott C.MacCallum <scm@madoshi.com> (Closes: #248788, 247761).
525 * Bug fix: "missing commas in subsections list", thanks to Filippo
526 Giunchedi (Closes: #236614).
527 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: policy-process, broken URL", thanks to Manoj
528 Srivastava (Closes: #244969).
529 * Bug fix: "bad reference to debconf-devel(8) has to be (7)", thanks to
530 Kevin Price (Closes: #247143).
531 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: Small wording change", thanks to Mike Paul
533 * Bug fix: "debian-policy: broken URL: CSH Programming Considered
534 Harmful", thanks to Steven Augart (Closes: #253324).
535 * Bug fix: "New virtual package: cron-daemon", thanks to Adam Byrtek
538 * Fixed detection of invoke-rc.d's existence, closes: #218530.
539 * Generalized the dpkg-shlibdeps example and added a current example in a
540 footnote, set proper section ids and linked the d-sd section better,
542 * Clarified the section about the Architecture field and added footnotes
543 to indicate recommended actions, closes: #51832.
544 * Updated PGP references, closes: #68827.
545 * Linked f-Format in the list of fields of the .dsc file, not mandatory
546 according to my skimming of dpkg-source, closes: #70742.
547 * Fixed the command line required to output the copyright file,
549 * Removed the long obsolete notion of specific directory names within
550 source tarballs, closes: #79210.
552 * sgml-dtd was moved, fix FTBFS. Closes: #241683
553 * fix link to WM specification. Closes: #235484
554 * manpage -> man page. Closes: #232364, #238958
555 * language adjustment. Closes: #227762
556 * added virtual packages stardict-dictionary, inetd-superserver.
557 Closes: #185943, #237049
559 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:07:38 -0500
561 debian-policy (3.6.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
564 * Removed obsolete section on obsolete constructs and libraries,
567 * Change reference to the debconf introduction from kitenet to a debian
568 hosted server. closes: Bug#187297
569 * Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
570 * Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
571 --oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
572 running. closes: Bug#187250
573 * invoke-rc.d and update-rc.d are now in the sysv-rc package instead of
574 the sysvinit package. Fixed a reference in policy. closes: Bug#200440
575 * Note that postinst abort-remove is called if there is an error while
576 removing the package. closes: Bug#188030
577 * [AMENDMENT 2003/08/03] Make Debconf the standard for prompting the
578 user closes: Bug#176506
580 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 19 Aug 2003 07:28:10 -0500
582 debian-policy (3.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
585 * Restructured Policy, closes: #189306.
586 + Many packaging manual appendices that were integrated into policy
587 sections are now empty, and replaced with links to the Policy.
588 In particular, the appendices that included the list of control
589 fields were updated (new fields like Closes, Changed-By were added)
590 and the list of fields for each of control, .changes and .dsc files
591 is now in Policy, and they're marked mandatory, recommended or
592 optional based on the current practice and the behaviour of the
593 deb-building toolchain.
594 + Elimination of needlessly deep section levels, primarily in the
595 chapter Debian Archive, from which two new chapters were split out,
596 Binary packages and Source packages. What remained was reordered
597 properly, that is, some sect1s became sects etc.
598 + Several sections that were redundant, crufty or simply not designed
599 with any sort of vision, were rearranged according to the formula that
600 everything should be either in the same place or properly interlinked.
601 Some things remained split up between different chapters when they
602 talked about different aspects of files: their content, their syntax,
603 and their placement in the file system. In particular, see the new
604 sections about changelog files.
606 * Added Games/Simulation to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194974
607 * Added Apps/Education to menu subpolicy closes: Bug#194972
608 * [ACCEPTED]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the
609 wording from a should to a may; since a should would make an unknown
610 number of packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist
611 bugs; we can raise the severity in a later version of policy.
613 * Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
614 resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
615 machine. This answers some of the issues mentioned in Bug#175064
616 * [AMENDMENT 02/05/2003] encourage packagers to systematically prevent
617 mis-linked libraries closes: Bug#191369
618 * [AMENDMENT 6/6/2003] build-depends-indep need not be satisfied
619 during clean target. closes: Bug#191411, Bug#178809
620 * Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
621 behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
622 way relationship. closes: Bug#183195
623 * Could no longer find the misspelling "seciton", thus this must have
624 been fixed in a previous change in the manual. closes: Bug#193903
625 * Fixed an incorect /usr/share/common-licences/GPL reference, ensured a
626 consistent spelling across the manuals. closes: Bug#189516
627 * Removed an extraneous > in menu policy. closes: Bug#187615
628 * Fixed typos, and part of the report that was deemed valid; the other
629 changes suggested were incorrect, or style issues. closes: Bug#169744
630 * updated the section numbers in the upgrading checklist
631 for the restructuring
633 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:01:35 +0200
635 debian-policy (3.5.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
638 * Fixed date, typos and added indentation in the virtual packages list,
640 * Changed the formatting of the link to the authors section to avoid
641 confusion in the debiandoc2txt output, closes: #185985.
642 * Fixed various typos, closes: #189274, #187418, #187422, #189654.
643 * Removed broken link to csh.whynot on CPAN, closes: #187567.
644 * Updated archive section list, closes: #187420.
645 * Stop attaching byhand tarballs, cf. bug #184082.
647 * Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
648 extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
649 * Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
650 Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
651 * Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the URL as it
652 changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
653 since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
655 * Inserted the word only in the package name section. closes: Bug#184368
656 * Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
657 footnote (quoting from the Jargon File) to explain what "by hand"
658 means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
660 -- Josip Rodin <joy-packages@debian.org> Sat, 10 May 2003 19:13:50 +0200
662 debian-policy (3.5.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
665 * Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
666 the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
667 * Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
668 base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
669 * Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
670 the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
672 * Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
673 Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
674 * Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
675 fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
677 * Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
678 * Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
679 but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
680 the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
681 If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
682 requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
683 please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
684 through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
685 explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
687 * When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
688 script should start it, closes: #60979
689 * Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
690 "should", closes: #170019
691 * Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
692 This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
693 in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
694 * Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
695 that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
696 * Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
697 imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
698 * Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
701 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org> Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:35:16 -0600
703 debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
706 * Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
707 postsint. closes: Bug#120585
708 * Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
709 obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
710 * Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
711 * This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
712 debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
713 debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
714 is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
716 * No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
717 * Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
718 * Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
719 conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
720 effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
721 other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
722 the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
723 * Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
724 * Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
726 * Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
727 file, closes: Bug#65764
729 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
731 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
733 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
734 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
735 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
736 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
737 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
738 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
739 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
740 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
741 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
742 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
743 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
744 details. closes: Bug#133030
745 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
746 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
749 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
751 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
753 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
754 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
755 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
756 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
757 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
758 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
759 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
760 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
761 not. closes: Bug#139820
762 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
763 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
764 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
765 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
766 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
767 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
768 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
769 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
770 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
771 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
773 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
775 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
776 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
777 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
778 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
779 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
780 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
781 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
782 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
783 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
784 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
785 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
786 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
787 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
788 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
789 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
790 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
791 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
792 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
793 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
794 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
796 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
797 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
798 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
799 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
800 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
801 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
802 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
804 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
805 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
806 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
807 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
808 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
809 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
810 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
811 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
812 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
814 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
816 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
818 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
819 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
820 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
821 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
822 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
823 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
824 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
825 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
826 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
827 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
828 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
829 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
830 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
831 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
832 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
833 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
834 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
835 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
836 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
837 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
838 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
839 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
840 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
842 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
844 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
846 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
847 medium, high, emergency.
848 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
849 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
850 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
851 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
852 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
855 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
856 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
857 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
859 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
860 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
861 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
862 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
863 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
864 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
865 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
868 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
870 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
872 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
873 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
874 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
875 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
877 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
878 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
879 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
880 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
881 debian/rules to do this
882 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
883 patches are incorporated upstream
884 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
885 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
886 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
887 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
888 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
889 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
891 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
892 system closes: Bug#91249
893 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
894 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
895 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
896 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
897 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
898 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
899 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
900 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
901 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
902 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
903 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
904 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
905 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
907 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
909 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
911 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
912 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
913 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
914 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
916 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
917 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
918 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
920 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
923 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
925 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
927 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
928 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
929 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
930 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
931 package for the time being
932 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
933 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
934 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
935 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
936 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
937 * Rename all .text files as .txt
938 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
939 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
940 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
941 Build-Depends arch syntax
942 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
944 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
945 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
947 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
948 from policy maintenance duties.
949 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
950 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
952 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
954 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
956 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
958 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
960 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
962 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
963 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
964 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
965 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
966 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
967 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
968 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
969 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
970 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
971 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
972 minor version number for this
973 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
974 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
975 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
976 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
977 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
978 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
979 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
980 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
981 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
983 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
985 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
987 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
988 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
989 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
990 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
991 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
993 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
995 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
996 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
997 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
998 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
999 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
1000 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
1001 xutils closes: Bug#82966
1002 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
1003 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
1004 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
1005 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
1006 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
1007 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
1008 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
1009 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
1010 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
1013 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
1015 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1017 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
1018 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
1020 * Document the Enhances relationship
1021 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
1022 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
1023 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
1024 policy. closes: Bug#53496
1025 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
1026 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
1028 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
1030 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
1031 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
1032 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
1033 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
1035 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
1036 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
1037 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
1038 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
1039 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
1041 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
1043 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1045 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
1046 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
1047 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
1049 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
1050 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
1051 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
1052 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
1053 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
1054 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
1055 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
1056 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
1057 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
1059 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
1061 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
1063 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1065 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
1066 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
1067 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
1068 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
1069 policy. closes: Bug#64437
1070 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
1071 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
1072 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
1073 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
1074 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
1075 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
1076 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
1077 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
1078 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
1079 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
1080 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
1081 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
1082 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
1083 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
1084 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
1085 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
1086 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
1088 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
1089 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
1091 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
1093 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1095 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
1096 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
1097 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
1098 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
1099 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
1100 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
1101 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
1102 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
1103 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
1104 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
1105 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
1106 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
1107 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
1108 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
1109 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
1110 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
1111 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
1112 alternative closes: Bug#53755
1113 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
1114 list closes: Bug#53756
1115 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
1116 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
1117 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
1118 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
1119 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
1120 policy closes: Bug#53760
1121 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
1122 policy closes: Bug#53761
1123 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
1124 that use X closes: Bug#53762
1125 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
1126 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
1127 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
1128 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
1129 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
1130 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
1131 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
1132 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
1133 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
1135 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
1136 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
1137 to install with older fileutils.
1138 * Installed FHS version 2.1
1139 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
1140 * Added FHS details to copyright file
1141 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
1143 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
1144 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
1146 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
1148 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1150 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
1151 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
1153 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
1155 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
1157 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
1158 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
1160 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
1163 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1165 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
1166 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
1168 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
1170 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
1172 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1174 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
1175 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
1177 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
1179 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1181 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
1182 #45561, #42447, #48570)
1183 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
1184 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
1185 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
1186 directoried (closes: #41547)
1187 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
1188 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
1189 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
1190 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
1191 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
1192 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
1193 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
1194 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
1195 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
1196 package criteria (closes: #45318)
1197 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
1199 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
1200 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
1201 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
1202 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
1203 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
1204 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
1205 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
1207 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
1208 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
1209 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
1210 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
1212 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
1214 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
1216 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
1217 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
1219 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
1221 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
1223 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
1224 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
1226 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
1228 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1230 * A few typos and omissions corrected
1231 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
1233 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
1234 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
1235 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
1236 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
1237 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
1238 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
1239 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
1240 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
1241 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
1242 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
1243 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
1244 this closes: Bug#38612
1245 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
1246 before. closes: Bug#40864
1248 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
1250 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1252 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
1253 officially uploaded.
1254 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
1256 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
1257 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
1258 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
1260 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
1261 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
1262 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
1263 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
1264 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
1265 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
1267 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
1268 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
1269 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
1271 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
1273 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
1274 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
1275 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
1276 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
1277 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
1279 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
1281 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
1283 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
1284 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
1285 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
1286 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
1287 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
1288 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
1289 there). closes: Bug#34233
1290 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
1291 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
1292 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
1293 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
1294 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
1296 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
1298 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1300 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
1301 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
1302 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
1303 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
1306 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
1307 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
1308 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
1309 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
1310 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
1313 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
1314 number. closes: BUG#25911
1316 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
1317 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
1318 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
1319 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
1320 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
1321 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
1323 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
1324 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
1325 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
1328 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
1329 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
1330 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
1332 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
1333 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
1334 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
1335 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
1337 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
1338 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
1339 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
1341 * Make the package optional, not extra.
1343 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
1344 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
1345 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
1346 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
1347 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
1348 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
1349 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
1350 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
1353 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
1355 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
1356 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
1359 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
1361 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1363 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
1365 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
1367 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1369 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
1370 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
1371 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
1372 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
1373 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
1374 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
1375 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
1376 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
1378 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
1379 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
1381 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
1383 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1385 * non-maintainer release
1386 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
1387 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
1389 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
1390 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
1391 * no content changes
1392 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
1394 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
1396 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1400 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
1402 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1404 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1406 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
1407 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1408 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
1410 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
1411 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
1413 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
1414 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
1415 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
1416 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
1418 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
1419 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
1420 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
1421 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
1422 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
1423 and restart options and to comply with the console message
1424 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
1426 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
1427 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
1428 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
1431 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1432 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
1433 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
1435 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
1436 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
1437 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
1439 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1440 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
1442 * New version numbering scheme:
1444 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1445 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1446 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1449 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1450 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1451 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1452 differ between the manuals.
1454 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1455 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1456 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1457 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1459 * Packaging changes:
1461 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1462 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1464 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
1466 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
1468 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1470 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
1472 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
1473 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
1474 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
1476 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
1477 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
1480 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
1481 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
1482 file extension as the referenced file
1484 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
1485 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
1487 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
1488 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
1489 start, stop, restart, force-reload
1490 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
1493 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
1494 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
1495 be installed into /etc/cron.d
1497 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
1498 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
1499 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
1500 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
1503 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
1504 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
1507 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
1508 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
1509 reasonable default configuration
1511 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
1512 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
1513 by all news servers and clients
1515 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
1516 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
1517 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
1518 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
1519 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
1521 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
1522 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
1525 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
1527 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1528 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
1530 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
1533 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
1534 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
1536 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
1537 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
1539 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1541 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
1543 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1545 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1546 - X library package is now called xlib6g
1547 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1548 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
1550 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
1552 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
1553 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
1554 * Don't use debstd anymore
1556 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
1558 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1560 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1561 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
1562 contrib/non-free policy
1563 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
1564 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
1565 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
1566 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
1567 - new section about `Daemons'
1568 - updated section about `Configuration files'
1569 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
1570 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
1571 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
1572 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
1573 * Paper about libc6 migration:
1574 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
1575 * SGML source code included in package
1576 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
1578 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
1580 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
1582 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
1583 - completely reworked structure
1584 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
1585 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
1586 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
1587 - removed all those ugly footnotes
1588 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
1589 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
1590 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
1591 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
1592 - mention "orphaned packages"
1593 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
1594 distributions' policy
1595 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
1596 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
1597 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
1598 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
1599 - added section about arch spec strings
1600 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
1601 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
1602 - added section about "menus"
1603 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
1604 the new documentation policy soon
1605 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
1606 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
1608 - added section about editors and pagers
1609 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
1610 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
1611 - added section about device files
1612 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
1613 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
1614 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
1616 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
1617 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
1618 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
1619 - Added new section about obsolete names
1620 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
1621 * Fixed package's description
1623 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
1625 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1627 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
1629 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
1631 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1633 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
1634 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
1635 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
1636 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
1638 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
1640 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1642 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
1643 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
1644 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
1646 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
1647 and upload it "byhand" too.
1649 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
1651 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
1654 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
1655 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
1656 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
1657 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
1658 functionality must not have the same name.
1659 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
1660 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
1661 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
1662 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
1663 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
1664 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
1665 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
1667 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
1668 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
1669 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
1670 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
1671 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
1672 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
1673 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
1674 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
1677 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
1679 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
1681 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
1683 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
1684 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
1685 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
1686 a package into. (Guy Maor)
1687 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
1690 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
1692 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
1694 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
1696 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
1697 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
1698 description of deb file format.
1699 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
1700 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
1702 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
1704 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
1705 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
1707 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
1709 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
1711 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
1712 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
1713 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
1714 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
1715 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
1716 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
1717 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
1718 packages in section on Procedure
1719 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
1720 a package maintainer
1721 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
1722 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
1723 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
1725 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
1726 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
1727 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
1728 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
1729 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1730 on various shlib files
1731 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1732 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1733 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1735 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1737 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1739 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1740 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1741 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1743 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1744 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1745 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1746 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1747 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1749 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1751 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1753 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1755 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1757 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1758 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1759 compatibility go in contrib.
1761 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1762 instructions in policy manual.
1763 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1766 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1768 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1770 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1771 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1772 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1773 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1775 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1776 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1779 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1781 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1783 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1784 * More detail about changelog format names.
1786 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1787 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1791 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1793 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1795 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1797 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1799 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1801 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1803 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1805 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1806 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1807 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1809 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1811 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1813 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1815 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1817 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1821 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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