Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 08:28:06 +0000 (08:28 +0000)]
Synchronized with patch 62 from Manojs tree
Synchronized with patch 62 from Manojs tree
Patches applied:
* srivasta@debian.org--etch/debian-policy--devel--3.0--patch-62
Added must/should/may stuff, typo fixes in the policy and rules files, as well as updating the symlink before lib handling in dpkg language
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 08:26:17 +0000 (08:26 +0000)]
Synchronized with patch 59 from Manojs tree
Synchronized with patch 59 from Manojs tree
Patches applied:
* srivasta@debian.org--etch/debian-policy--devel--3.0--patch-59
Added a note about the forthcoming dpkg-shlibdeps. Added a note about the new X beastie.
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 08:24:33 +0000 (08:24 +0000)]
Synchronized with patch 56 from Manojs tree
Synchronized with patch 56 from Manojs tree
Patches applied:
* srivasta@debian.org--etch/debian-policy--devel--3.0--patch-56
Add dpkg-architecture invocation to the debian/rules file (not really needed here, but this standardizes the rules file)
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 08:19:58 +0000 (08:19 +0000)]
Synchronized with patch 50 from Manojs tree
Synchronized with patch 50 from Manojs tree
Patches applied:
* srivasta@debian.org--etch/debian-policy--devel--3.0--patch-50
Fixed ftp path for the policy manual location. Fixed the missing entity in the sgml files. Register docs in the correct section.
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 08:17:39 +0000 (08:17 +0000)]
Synchronized with patch 46 from Manojs tree
Synchronized with patch 46 from Manojs tree
Patches applied:
* srivasta@debian.org--etch/debian-policy--devel--3.0--patch-46
Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 07:56:33 +0000 (07:56 +0000)]
Synchronized with patch 11 from Manojs tree
Synchronized with patch 11 from Manojs tree
Patches applied:
* srivasta@debian.org--etch/debian-policy--devel--3.0--patch-11
re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain, put in a layer of abstractions.
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 07:54:49 +0000 (07:54 +0000)]
Synchronized with patch 8 from Manojs tree
Synchronized with patch 8 from Manojs tree
Patches applied:
* srivasta@debian.org--etch/debian-policy--devel--3.0--patch-8
Ugraded to version from the skeleton scripts, which are more robust, and are more informative to people trying to base their own scripts on these. Did I mention more robust?
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:09:24 +0000 (05:09 +0000)]
* There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
Author: srivasta
Date: 2001/01/29 04:15:26
* There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
* More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
<cts@nikocity.de>
* Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
closes: Bug#83924
* Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
* Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
* [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
* Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
* document the fact that x font utilities have moved to the package
xutils, closes: Bug#82966
* Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
* Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
* Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
* Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
* Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
closes: Bug#80506
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:09:22 +0000 (05:09 +0000)]
* There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
Author: srivasta
Date: 2001/01/29 04:04:59
* There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
* More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
<cts@nikocity.de>
* Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
closes: Bug#83924
* Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
* Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
* [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
* Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
* document the fact that x font utilities have moved to the package
xutils, closes: Bug#82966
* Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
* Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
* Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
* Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
* Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
closes: Bug#80506
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:09:07 +0000 (05:09 +0000)]
* The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
Author: srivasta
Date: 2001/01/18 07:44:41
* The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
this version.
* Document the Enhances relationship
* Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
* Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
policy. closes: Bug#53496
* Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
closes: Bug#53700
* Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
* We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
* makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
* Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
closes: Bug#59403
* Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
* init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
* Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:08:53 +0000 (05:08 +0000)]
* Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
Author: srivasta
Date: 2001/01/17 05:57:37
* Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
* Incorporate the packaging manual. The minimal change in version number
i because I suspect that this version is going to be buggy.
closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
* Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
* Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
* Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
* Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
* Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
* [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
* Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
closes: Bug#77404
* Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:08:40 +0000 (05:08 +0000)]
* [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
Author: srivasta
Date: 2000/08/24 07:08:37
* [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
* [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
policy. closes: Bug#64437
* [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
* [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
* [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
* [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
* [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
* Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
* proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
* proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
* new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
* [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
* [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
* the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
* [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
* [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
* [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
* [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
closes: Bug#50832
* [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:08:31 +0000 (05:08 +0000)]
Added must/should/may stuff, typo fixes in the policy and rules files, as well as updating the symlink before lib handling in dpkg language
Author: srivasta
Date: 2000/08/21 01:16:27
Added must/should/may stuff, typo fixes in the policy and rules files, as well as updating the symlink before lib handling in dpkg language
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:08:09 +0000 (05:08 +0000)]
Add dpkg-architecture invocation to the debian/rules file (not really needed here, but this standardizes the rules file)
Author: srivasta
Date: 2000/07/30 21:14:30
Add dpkg-architecture invocation to the debian/rules file (not really needed here, but this standardizes the rules file)
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:07:52 +0000 (05:07 +0000)]
* Added FHS details to copyright file
Author: jdg
Date: 2000/06/23 16:37:48
* Added FHS details to copyright file
* Added wording for bug#22395: hard links to conffiles
* Modified debian/rules to handle different versions of groff
* Fixed bug#39398 (which actually received two seconds), with minor
amendments
* Removed versions 3.1.1.[23] from the changelog (merging the
changelog info); these were never actually released
Manoj Srivastava [Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:07:46 +0000 (05:07 +0000)]
Renumbered version to 3.2.0.0
Author: jdg
Date: 2000/06/20 15:31:32
Renumbered version to 3.2.0.0
Modified debian/rules to handle new FHS version (which has no
pre-formatted text or dvi version), and handle tmac.m patch file
from Daniel Quinlan
projects / debian / debian-policy.git / log