1 debian-policy (3.5.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
7 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
9 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
10 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
11 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
12 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
13 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
14 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
15 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
16 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
17 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
18 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
19 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
20 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
21 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
22 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
23 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
24 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
25 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
26 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
27 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
28 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
29 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
30 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
31 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
33 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
35 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
37 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
38 medium, high, emergency.
39 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
40 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
41 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
42 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
43 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
46 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
47 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
48 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
50 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
51 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
52 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
53 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
54 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
55 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
56 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
59 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
61 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
63 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
64 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
65 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
66 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
68 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
69 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
70 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
71 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
72 debian/rules to do this
73 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
74 patches are incorporated upstream
75 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
76 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
77 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
78 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
79 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
80 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
82 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
83 system closes: Bug#91249
84 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
85 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
86 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
87 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
88 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
89 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
90 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
91 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
92 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
93 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
94 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
95 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
96 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
98 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
100 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
102 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
103 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
104 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
105 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
107 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
108 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
109 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
111 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
114 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
116 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
118 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
119 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
120 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
121 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
122 package for the time being
123 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
124 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
125 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
126 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
127 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
128 * Rename all .text files as .txt
129 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
130 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
131 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
132 Build-Depends arch syntax
133 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
135 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
136 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
138 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
139 from policy maintenance duties.
140 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
141 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
143 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
145 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
147 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
149 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
151 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
153 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
154 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
155 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
156 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
157 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
158 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
159 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
160 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
161 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
162 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
163 minor version number for this
164 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
165 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
166 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
167 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
168 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
169 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
170 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
171 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
172 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
174 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
176 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
178 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
179 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
180 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
181 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
182 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
184 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
186 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
187 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
188 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
189 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
190 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
191 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
192 xutils closes: Bug#82966
193 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
194 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
195 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
196 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
197 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
198 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
199 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
200 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
201 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
204 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
206 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
208 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
209 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
211 * Document the Enhances relationship
212 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
213 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
214 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
215 policy. closes: Bug#53496
216 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
217 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
219 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
221 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
222 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
223 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
224 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
226 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
227 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
228 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
229 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
230 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
232 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
234 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
236 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
237 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
238 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
240 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
241 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
242 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
243 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
244 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
245 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
246 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
247 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
248 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
250 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
252 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
254 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
256 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
257 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
258 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
259 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
260 policy. closes: Bug#64437
261 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
262 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
263 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
264 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
265 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
266 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
267 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
268 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
269 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
270 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
271 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
272 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
273 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
274 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
275 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
276 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
277 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
279 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
280 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
282 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
284 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
286 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
287 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
288 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
289 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
290 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
291 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
292 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
293 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
294 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
295 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
296 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
297 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
298 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
299 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
300 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
301 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
302 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
303 alternative closes: Bug#53755
304 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
305 list closes: Bug#53756
306 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
307 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
308 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
309 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
310 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
311 policy closes: Bug#53760
312 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
313 policy closes: Bug#53761
314 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
315 that use X closes: Bug#53762
316 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
317 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
318 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
319 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
320 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
321 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
322 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
323 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
324 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
326 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
327 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
328 to install with older fileutils.
329 * Installed FHS version 2.1
330 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
331 * Added FHS details to copyright file
332 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
334 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
335 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
337 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
339 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
341 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
342 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
344 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
346 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
348 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
349 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
351 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
354 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
356 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
357 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
359 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
361 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
363 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
365 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
366 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
368 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
370 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
372 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
373 #45561, #42447, #48570)
374 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
375 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
376 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
377 directoried (closes: #41547)
378 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
379 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
380 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
381 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
382 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
383 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
384 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
385 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
386 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
387 package criteria (closes: #45318)
388 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
390 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
391 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
392 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
393 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
394 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
395 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
396 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
398 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
399 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
400 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
401 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
403 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
405 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
407 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
408 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
410 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
412 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
414 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
415 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
417 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
419 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
421 * A few typos and omissions corrected
422 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
424 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
425 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
426 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
427 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
428 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
429 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
430 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
431 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
432 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
433 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
434 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
435 this closes: Bug#38612
436 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
437 before. closes: Bug#40864
439 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
441 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
443 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
445 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
447 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
448 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
449 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
451 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
452 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
453 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
454 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
455 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
456 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
458 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
459 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
460 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
462 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
464 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
465 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
466 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
467 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
468 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
470 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
472 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
474 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
475 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
476 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
477 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
478 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
479 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
480 there). closes: Bug#34233
481 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
482 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
483 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
484 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
485 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
487 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
489 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
491 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
492 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
493 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
494 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
497 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
498 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
499 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
500 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
501 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
504 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
505 number. closes: BUG#25911
507 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
508 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
509 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
510 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
511 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
512 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
514 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
515 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
516 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
519 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
520 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
521 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
523 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
524 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
525 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
526 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
528 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
529 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
530 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
532 * Make the package optional, not extra.
534 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
535 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
536 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
537 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
538 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
539 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
540 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
541 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
544 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
546 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
547 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
550 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
552 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
554 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
556 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
558 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
560 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
561 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
562 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
563 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
564 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
565 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
566 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
567 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
569 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
570 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
572 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
574 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
576 * non-maintainer release
577 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
578 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
580 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
581 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
583 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
585 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
587 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
591 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
593 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
595 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
597 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
598 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
599 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
601 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
602 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
604 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
605 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
606 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
607 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
609 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
610 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
611 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
612 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
613 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
614 and restart options and to comply with the console message
615 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
617 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
618 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
619 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
622 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
623 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
624 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
626 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
627 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
628 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
630 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
631 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
633 * New version numbering scheme:
635 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
636 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
637 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
640 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
641 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
642 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
643 differ between the manuals.
645 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
646 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
647 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
648 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
652 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
653 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
655 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
657 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
659 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
661 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
663 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
664 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
665 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
667 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
668 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
671 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
672 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
673 file extension as the referenced file
675 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
676 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
678 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
679 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
680 start, stop, restart, force-reload
681 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
684 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
685 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
686 be installed into /etc/cron.d
688 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
689 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
690 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
691 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
694 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
695 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
698 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
699 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
700 reasonable default configuration
702 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
703 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
704 by all news servers and clients
706 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
707 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
708 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
709 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
710 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
712 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
713 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
716 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
718 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
719 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
721 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
724 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
725 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
727 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
728 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
730 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
732 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
734 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
736 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
737 - X library package is now called xlib6g
738 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
739 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
741 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
743 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
744 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
745 * Don't use debstd anymore
747 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
749 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
751 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
752 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
753 contrib/non-free policy
754 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
755 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
756 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
757 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
758 - new section about `Daemons'
759 - updated section about `Configuration files'
760 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
761 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
762 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
763 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
764 * Paper about libc6 migration:
765 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
766 * SGML source code included in package
767 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
769 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
771 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
773 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
774 - completely reworked structure
775 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
776 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
777 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
778 - removed all those ugly footnotes
779 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
780 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
781 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
782 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
783 - mention "orphaned packages"
784 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
785 distributions' policy
786 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
787 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
788 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
789 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
790 - added section about arch spec strings
791 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
792 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
793 - added section about "menus"
794 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
795 the new documentation policy soon
796 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
797 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
799 - added section about editors and pagers
800 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
801 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
802 - added section about device files
803 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
804 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
805 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
807 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
808 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
809 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
810 - Added new section about obsolete names
811 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
812 * Fixed package's description
814 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
816 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
818 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
820 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
822 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
824 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
825 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
826 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
827 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
829 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
831 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
833 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
834 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
835 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
837 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
838 and upload it "byhand" too.
840 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
842 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
845 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
846 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
847 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
848 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
849 functionality must not have the same name.
850 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
851 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
852 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
853 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
854 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
855 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
856 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
858 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
859 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
860 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
861 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
862 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
863 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
864 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
865 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
868 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
870 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
872 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
874 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
875 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
876 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
877 a package into. (Guy Maor)
878 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
881 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
883 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
885 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
887 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
888 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
889 description of deb file format.
890 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
891 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
893 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
895 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
896 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
898 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
900 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
902 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
903 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
904 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
905 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
906 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
907 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
908 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
909 packages in section on Procedure
910 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
912 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
913 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
914 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
916 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
917 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
918 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
919 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
920 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
921 on various shlib files
922 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
923 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
924 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
926 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
928 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
930 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
931 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
932 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
934 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
935 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
936 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
937 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
938 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
940 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
942 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
944 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
946 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
948 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
949 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
950 compatibility go in contrib.
952 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
953 instructions in policy manual.
954 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
957 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
959 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
961 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
962 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
963 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
964 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
966 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
967 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
970 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
972 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
974 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
975 * More detail about changelog format names.
977 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
978 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
982 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
984 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
986 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
988 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
990 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
992 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
994 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
996 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
997 * More verbosity about netiquette.
998 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1000 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1002 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1004 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1006 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1008 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1012 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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