Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:42:09 +0000 (05:42 +0000)]
* Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes
Author: srivasta
Date: 2003/08/03 17:18:07
* Added myspell-dictionary to the virtual packages list closes: Bug#203728
* Fix the restart action in the init.d/bind example; it now uses
--oknodo so that the action does not fail when the service is not
running. closes: Bug#187250
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:41:53 +0000 (05:41 +0000)]
updated the old libgdbm example which was potentially confusing due to the extra letter g from the days of libc5->glibc transition
Author: joy
Date: 2003/07/29 12:38:06
updated the old libgdbm example which was potentially confusing due to the extra letter g from the days of libc5->glibc transition
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:41:16 +0000 (05:41 +0000)]
Various fixes toallowvlaidation. Updated the upgfrading checklist,
Author: srivasta
Date: 2003/06/07 20:15:51
Various fixes toallowvlaidation. Updated the upgfrading checklist,
including going back and fixing the section numbers. Now all that is
left for 3.6.0 to be released is to include a changelog entry
describing the reorganization.
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:40:58 +0000 (05:40 +0000)]
Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
Author: srivasta
Date: 2003/06/07 18:05:49
Fixed the fact that section 7.5.1 does not describe dpkg's true
behavior. Now added a footnote that explains that replaces is a one
way relationship.
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:40:29 +0000 (05:40 +0000)]
Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the wording from a
Author: srivasta
Date: 2003/06/07 17:39:17
Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded. Changed the wording from a
should to a may; since a should would make an unknown number of
packages insta buggy. A reuest makes all these wishlist bugs; we can
raise the severity in a later version of policy.
Added LANG=C before the debiandoc2X invocations, this ensures that the
resulting documents do not get converted to the locale on the building
machine.
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:39:49 +0000 (05:39 +0000)]
build policy.{ps,pdf}.gz and include them in the binary package (byhand's gone). i'm guessing nobody needed this in the first place, but i guess we can put them in here just in case.
Author: joy
Date: 2003/05/10 17:44:29
build policy.{ps,pdf}.gz and include them in the binary package (byhand's gone). i'm guessing nobody needed this in the first place, but i guess we can put them in here just in case.
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:39:47 +0000 (05:39 +0000)]
gzipped ps and pdf (hm, there should probably be a way to make the .gz rules more generic, but i can't be bothered to look it up)
Author: joy
Date: 2003/05/10 17:42:40
gzipped ps and pdf (hm, there should probably be a way to make the .gz rules more generic, but i can't be bothered to look it up)
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:39:02 +0000 (05:39 +0000)]
formatting fixes; created another administrivia section with a list of links to external sub-policies and the developer's reference (and updated the remaining external references)
Author: joy
Date: 2003/03/23 17:38:29
formatting fixes; created another administrivia section with a list of links to external sub-policies and the developer's reference (and updated the remaining external references)
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:38:45 +0000 (05:38 +0000)]
Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
Author: srivasta
Date: 2003/03/21 20:32:14
Amended the section about Prompting in maintainer scripts. Added a
footnotre (quoting from the jargon file) to explain what "by hand"
means in a computer context. closes: Bug#184507
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:38:30 +0000 (05:38 +0000)]
Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the url as it
Author: srivasta
Date: 2003/03/21 17:10:14
Fixed reference to the debconf URL (we can change the url as it
changes again, and I don't think any additional load would accrue
since people using the old URL were redirected to auric anyway).
closes: Bug#184518
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:38:24 +0000 (05:38 +0000)]
Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
Author: srivasta
Date: 2003/03/21 16:27:41
Add 40 points, not 20, when the window manager is compliant with "The
Window Manager Specification Project". closes: Bug#167004
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:38:17 +0000 (05:38 +0000)]
Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
Author: srivasta
Date: 2003/03/21 16:11:16
Clarify x-terminal-emulator virtual package eligibility, in an
extention to an informative footnote. closes: Bug#165063
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:38:08 +0000 (05:38 +0000)]
fixed typos noticed by Osamu Aoki, indented by a space, various formatting fixes to eliminate redundancy, fixed content sections
Author: joy
Date: 2003/03/11 23:57:43
fixed typos noticed by Osamu Aoki, indented by a space, various formatting fixes to eliminate redundancy, fixed content sections
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:37:57 +0000 (05:37 +0000)]
Josip
Author: srivasta
Date: 2003/03/07 18:38:55
Josip:
* Added missing bits of information about Description: fields from
the old Packaging manual, closes: #172022
* Fixed a stale reference to the "base system maintainer" to
base-passwd maintainer, closes: #174927
* Fixed an accidental change from /usr/share/package to /usr/share/doc in
the paragraph about not depending on /usr/share/doc/package,
closes: #174048
* Fixed several errors reported by Guenther Palfinger, with some help from
Richard Braakman, closes: #177205, #177206, #177207, #177208, #177209
* Added versions to links and docbook-xml source-dependencies, hopefully
fixes the bug with potato, and even if it doesn't, I don't care :)
closes: #103459
* Fixed typos in the debconf spec noticed by Jay Bonci, closes: #178455
* Clarified that using Build-Depends for build-dependencies is not a "may"
but a "should", added proper linking among various sections dealing with
the dependencies so that there is no confusion, closes: #87510
If any one of those poor, misguided people ;) still thinks that the
requirement should be a "must" (in _our_ meaning, not RFC "MUST"),
please file a new bug, as it's quite unproductive to have to sift
through a 152-page bug log which mostly goes back-and-forth with
explanations how policy should work, occasionally sprinkled with
offtopic stuff, too.
* When asked to restart a service that isn't already running, the init
script should start it, closes: #60979
* Rephrased section on configuration files to remove confusing use of
"should", closes: #170019
* Rearranged the shared library information properly, closes: #109166
This change also centralizes the info on how to ship static libraries
in one place (hopefully not too ambiguous), closes: #93975
* Allow examples to be placed in /usr/share/doc/package/ in packages
that are meant to provide examples, closes: #69864
* Removed several references to the Policy manual etc in the stuff
imported from old packaging manual, closes: #181923
* Fixed too greedy wildcard match in the logrotate example,
closes: #183544
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:37:37 +0000 (05:37 +0000)]
updated all the references to sub-policy documents to properly reference external locations and mirrors, reordered two sections to have a more logical ordering
Author: joy
Date: 2003/02/23 20:29:56
updated all the references to sub-policy documents to properly reference external locations and mirrors, reordered two sections to have a more logical ordering
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:36:51 +0000 (05:36 +0000)]
remove needless examples/ path component for packages whose whole purpose is to provide examples, according to 2.5 years old, yet entirely non-controversial #69864
Author: joy
Date: 2003/02/16 03:01:22
remove needless examples/ path component for packages whose whole purpose is to provide examples, according to 2.5 years old, yet entirely non-controversial #69864
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:36:41 +0000 (05:36 +0000)]
moved all the shared library package arrangement stuff from the files chapter to the shared libraries chapter, closes: #109166
Author: joy
Date: 2003/02/16 01:43:19
moved all the shared library package arrangement stuff from the files chapter to the shared libraries chapter, closes: #109166
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:36:22 +0000 (05:36 +0000)]
fixed a typo noticed by Amos Shapira; slightly updated the verbiage to remove some confusing redundancy in the same section
Author: joy
Date: 2003/02/05 14:24:31
fixed a typo noticed by Amos Shapira; slightly updated the verbiage to remove some confusing redundancy in the same section
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:35:31 +0000 (05:35 +0000)]
seems fair to mention jdg's 2001 restructuring in there as well. (apologies to anyone else i've missed, please feel free to add yourself there)
Author: joy
Date: 2002/11/29 21:21:22
seems fair to mention jdg's 2001 restructuring in there as well. (apologies to anyone else i've missed, please feel free to add yourself there)
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:35:21 +0000 (05:35 +0000)]
Branden
Author: branden
Date: 2002/11/20 15:07:34
Branden
* This won't build.
* Replace unrecognized "kbd" tags with unrecognized "josip" tags while
Josip figures out what markup language he wants to use for the
Policy Manual.
* Moral of the story: if you can't bitch about something that can be
fixed, don't bitch at all.
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:35:16 +0000 (05:35 +0000)]
Branden
Author: branden
Date: 2002/11/19 23:00:41
Branden
* Change markup of "gzip -9" to a kbd element everywhere.
* Change markup of "gzip" in one place from a tt to a prgn element.
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:35:11 +0000 (05:35 +0000)]
Branden
Author: branden
Date: 2002/11/19 20:57:58
Branden
* typographical fixes courtesy of Philippe Batailler (Closes: #169744)
* fix two instances of bogus capitalization
* stop advising semantic overload of grave accent and apostrophe
characters as single-quotes
* make Policy Manual consistent with above advice
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:34:58 +0000 (05:34 +0000)]
Manoj
Author: srivasta
Date: 2002/11/15 06:44:22
Manoj
* Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
postsint. closes: Bug#120585
* Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
* Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
* This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
closes: Bug#164035
* No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
* Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
* Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
* Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
* Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
Josip
* Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
file, closes: Bug#65764
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:34:48 +0000 (05:34 +0000)]
the section levels aren't normalized so in some chapters most of the stuff is in <sect1>s. let's see how people like displaying those in the TOC.
Author: joy
Date: 2002/11/15 03:34:27
the section levels aren't normalized so in some chapters most of the stuff is in <sect1>s. let's see how people like displaying those in the TOC.
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:34:39 +0000 (05:34 +0000)]
condensed the information about authors into a nice little section of its own and link to that from the footer, removed pointless personal email addresses, added Overfiend and myself to the list of current maintainers which appears to be in alphabetical order
Author: joy
Date: 2002/11/15 03:20:33
condensed the information about authors into a nice little section of its own and link to that from the footer, removed pointless personal email addresses, added Overfiend and myself to the list of current maintainers which appears to be in alphabetical order
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:34:34 +0000 (05:34 +0000)]
* removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
Author: joy
Date: 2002/11/15 02:49:48
* removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
file, which closes: #65764, and cleared up the overall mess regarding
changelogs with a nicer new introductory stuff in the changelogs section
and more cross-references
* merged the section on accessing the additional documentation within
the generic section since it's just one paragraph now, and fits in nicely;
also made it say "has been" instead of "has now" in order to make the
Policy independent of a specific point in time
* moved the note about /usr/share/doc/foo being a symlink to the generic
section about the additional documentation, it didn't belong only to the
section about changelogs
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:34:27 +0000 (05:34 +0000)]
* Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
Author: srivasta
Date: 2002/11/15 01:45:32
* Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
* Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: bug#72980
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:34:19 +0000 (05:34 +0000)]
in the footnote related to ldconfig, split paragraphs per each maintainer script, and rephrased an incoherent sentence about the postrm
Author: joy
Date: 2002/11/13 16:40:10
in the footnote related to ldconfig, split paragraphs per each maintainer script, and rephrased an incoherent sentence about the postrm
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