Changelog and upgrading-checklist for #620870

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1422ad7b193822fa58dd44ddeca1607114063bed..3dcb3c40456b58c26a144615dba567a9186c20e6 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ debian-policy (3.9.3.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
     Closes: #23712
+  * Policy: Add /run FHS exception, clarify rules for /run and /var/run
+    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Roger Leigh <rleigh@codelibre.net>
+    Closes: #620870, #532120
   * MIME Policy: Retire this document and merge it with Policy
     Wording: Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>

diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.sgml b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
index dc62283d8dd7be32f60159de4729c70f5350a97e..88c1950e883dab0838c8637a38f0652793d3a474 100644 (file)
--- a/upgrading-checklist.sgml
+++ b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
@@ -49,6 +49,21 @@ Unreleased.
   now contain the value <tt>any all</tt> for source packages building both
   architecture-independent and architecture-dependent packages.
   </item>
+<tag>9.1.1</tag>
+  <item><file>/run</file> is allowed as an exception to the FHS and
+  replaces <file>/var/run</file>.  <file>/run/lock</file>
+  replaces <file>/var/lock</file>.  The FHS requirements for the older
+  directories apply to these directories as well.  Backward compatibility
+  links will be maintained and packages need not switch to
+  referencing <file>/run</file> directly yet.  Files in <file>/run</file>
+  should be stored in a temporary file system.
+  </item>
+<tag>9.1.4</tag>
+  <item>New section spelling out the requirements for packages that use
+  files in <file>/run</file>, <file>/var/run</file>,
+  or <file>/var/lock</file>.  This generalizes information previously only
+  in 9.3.2.
+  </item>
 <tag>9.5</tag>
   <item>Cron job file names must not contain <tt>.</tt> or <tt>+</tt> or
   they will be ignored by cron.  They should replace those characters