Changelog and upgrading-checklist for #488214

Also update some of the prefix of the virtual package list to reflect
current procedure.

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 035fc26349ef6beae36664b648d74f142a88621d..22538b44de25eff3cdd9f67b2c58266a899e15d1 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ debian-policy (3.9.2.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
     Closes: #459868, #581011
+  * Virtual: Added mailx as a new virtual package
+    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
+    Closes: #488214
   * Be more verbose in defining the build architecture and the host
     architecture and consistently refer to architecture rather than
     machine.  (Closes: #591857)

diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.sgml b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
index 5cb269504410e8dbf3d3d8bf78f48dbd56910ed7..ebd0a68b106ca6f9e94915888ae1f8e0ec080b25 100644 (file)
--- a/upgrading-checklist.sgml
+++ b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ Unreleased.
   at least one human with their personal email address
   in <tt>Uploaders</tt> if the maintainer is a shared email address.
   </item>
+<tag>virtual</tag>
+  <item><tt>mailx</tt> added as a virtual package provided by packages
+  that install <prgn>/usr/bin/mailx</prgn> and implement at least the
+  POSIX-required interface.
+  </item>
 </taglist></p>
 
 <sect> Version 3.9.1.0

diff --git a/virtual-package-names-list.txt b/virtual-package-names-list.txt
index 2308d390a28364bc00f68e34c8f90087d111386f..eb1b4b8c8e5fd43b9141cde90895f4ce28bd2b23 100644 (file)
--- a/virtual-package-names-list.txt
+++ b/virtual-package-names-list.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
               AUTHORITATIVE LIST OF VIRTUAL PACKAGE NAMES
 
-                              December 2007
+                               August 2010
 
 
 Below is an authoritative list of virtual package names currently
@@ -32,12 +32,11 @@ The procedure for updating the list is as follows:
 3. Mail the maintainer of the virtual package name list (which is the
    Debian Policy list <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>) notifying them
    of the consensus reached (or your suggestions if noone objected).
-   Please update the bug report at the same time (retitling the bug to
-   [ACCEPTED] ....
+   Please update the bug report at the same time.
 
    Please include a proposed brief description of the new virtual name(s)
-   for the list.  The list maintainer will then post the new list to
-   debian-devel and upload it to the FTP site.
+   for the list.  The list maintainer will then include the updated list
+   in the next release of Policy.
 
 4. Go and use the new or changed names.
 
@@ -83,7 +82,8 @@ System
                          other applications
  time-daemon             anything that serves as a time daemon
  ups-monitor             anything that is capable of controlling an UPS
- cron-daemon             Any cron daemon that correctly follows policy requirements
+ cron-daemon             Any cron daemon that correctly follows policy
+                         requirements
 
 Documentation
 -------------
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ Scheme and interpreters
 
 Games and Game-related
 ----------------------
-
  doom-engine             An executable Doom engine
  boom-engine             An executable Doom engine supporting the 'boom'
                          feature-set
@@ -321,3 +320,6 @@ Russ Allbery:
 
 Manoj Srivastava:
   21 Nov 2009 (Re)Added cron-daemon
+
+Russ Allbery:
+  27 Aug 2010 Added mailx