1 2001-07-20 17:55 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
3 * developers-reference.sgml (1.62): upcase chapter titles
5 2001-07-17 08:06 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
7 * developers-reference.sgml (1.61): a few more strong words about
10 2001-07-16 18:20 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
12 * developers-reference.sgml (1.60), common.ent (1.16): started a
13 new chapter about the relationship between old and new developers
15 2001-07-15 11:43 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
17 * debian/TODO (1.2): this TODO item is fixed, the reference now
18 explains how people.d.o works
20 2001-07-15 11:07 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
22 * developers-reference.sgml (1.59): explained how to CC:
23 debian-devel and how it's not completely obligatory
25 2001-06-21 14:43 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
27 * Makefile (1.14), debian/changelog (1.66), debian/control (1.12):
28 update for and require debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
30 2001-06-21 14:35 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
32 * developers-reference.fr.sgml (1.10), developers-reference.ja.sgml
33 (1.8), developers-reference.sgml (1.58), debian/changelog (1.65),
34 debian/rules (1.32): provide proper l10n for SGML date entities;
35 now we have &date-<LANG> entities which should be used
37 2001-06-21 13:20 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
39 * developers-reference.sgml (1.57), debian/changelog (1.64): Matt
40 Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
41 forwarding bugs upstream
45 2001-06-21 13:02 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
47 * developers-reference.sgml (1.56), debian/changelog (1.63):
48 dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when
49 NMU'ing; update documentation accordingly
53 2001-05-15 10:59 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
55 * developers-reference.sgml (1.55), debian/changelog (1.62): fix a
58 2001-05-12 20:27 Antoine Hulin <antoine@origan.fdn.fr>
60 * developers-reference.fr.sgml (1.9): Reviewed by P. Bataille. Some
63 2001-05-04 20:02 Antoine Hulin <antoine@origan.fdn.fr>
65 * developers-reference.fr.sgml (1.8): Reviewed by P. Batailler
67 2001-04-23 13:02 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
69 * common.ent (1.15): sample-dist-dirtree had some english in it,
72 2001-04-16 19:44 Antoine Hulin <antoine@origan.fdn.fr>
74 * developers-reference.fr.sgml (1.7): cvs-en-rev entity updated
76 2001-04-16 19:16 Antoine Hulin <antoine@origan.fdn.fr>
78 * developers-reference.fr.sgml (1.6): Some changes from P.
79 Batailler, N. Bertolissio and me.
81 2001-04-15 17:41 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
83 * common.ent (1.14): updated the general numbers
85 2001-04-13 03:32 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
87 * ChangeLog (1.1): update for next release
89 2001-04-13 03:32 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
91 * debian/changelog (1.61): prepare 2.8.6
93 2001-04-13 03:31 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
95 * debian/rules (1.31): utilze new changelog file
97 2001-04-13 03:30 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
99 * developers-reference.sgml (1.54): utilize orphan-address and
102 2001-04-13 03:30 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
104 * developers-reference.fr.sgml (1.5), developers-reference.ja.sgml
105 (1.7): utilize orphan-address
107 2001-04-13 03:29 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
109 * common.ent (1.13): add orphan-address as the email address for
112 2001-04-13 03:29 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
114 * .cvsignore (1.5): ignore validate stuff
116 2001-04-13 03:18 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
118 * Makefile (1.13): add a 'validate' rule
120 2001-04-13 03:17 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
122 * developers-reference.sgml (1.53): fix a typo, thanks to Antoine
125 2001-04-12 16:59 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
127 * Makefile (1.12): add a 'prepare' target to update ChangeLog
129 2001-04-11 18:51 Antoine Hulin <antoine@origan.fdn.fr>
131 * developers-reference.fr.sgml (1.4): Integrate the second review
132 of N. Bertolissio. This version is in sync with
133 developers-reference.sgml RCS version 1.52.
135 2001-04-08 01:41 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
137 * developers-reference.fr.sgml (1.3), developers-reference.ja.sgml
138 (1.6): more purging of url-pkg-manual references
140 2001-04-08 01:41 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
142 * .cvsignore (1.4): update ignorables
144 2001-04-08 01:28 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
146 * debian/changelog (1.60): re-prepare 2.8.5, including some French
147 updates; hopefully it is valid SGML
149 2001-04-08 01:27 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
151 * developers-reference.ja.sgml (1.5): expunge some references to
152 url-pkg-manual; this version needs updating
154 2001-04-07 21:28 Antoine Hulin <antoine@origan.fdn.fr>
156 * developers-reference.fr.sgml (1.2): First complete translation of
157 the Debian developer's reference guide. Reviewed by Nicolas
158 Bertolissio. I will integrate 2 patches (from N. Bertolissio and P.
161 2001-04-07 20:24 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
163 * debian/: changelog (1.59), control (1.11): fix
164 build-depends(-indep) issue, prepare 2.8.5
166 2001-04-05 10:02 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
168 * debian/TODO (1.1): new file
170 2001-04-05 10:01 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
172 * common.ent (1.12), developers-reference.sgml (1.52),
173 debian/changelog (1.58): * expunge references to the Debian
174 Packaging Manual, which is now in the
176 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug
178 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
179 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
182 2001-03-27 10:41 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
184 * common.ent (1.11), developers-reference.sgml (1.51): expunge
187 2001-02-25 12:48 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
189 * debian/changelog (1.57): prepare next version
191 2001-02-25 12:47 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
193 * debian/control (1.10): fill in the description a bit more; remove
194 reference to obsolete packaging-manual package (closes: Bug#86505)
196 2001-02-25 12:46 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
198 * Makefile (1.11): clean is cleaner
200 2001-02-25 12:44 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
202 * developers-reference.desc (1.9): index.html corrected to be
203 index.en.html (closes: Bug#85933)
205 2001-02-11 08:31 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
207 * Makefile (1.10): just a convenience alias, saves typing :)
209 2001-01-22 02:10 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
211 * debian/changelog (1.56): prepare 2.8.3 for release
213 2001-01-22 02:09 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
215 * debian/rules (1.30): remove a useless dir,
216 /usr/share/developers-reference; fix install rule for i18n
218 2001-01-22 02:08 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
220 * Makefile (1.9): eliminate japanese PDF which doesn't seem to work
221 properly; some hygenics; proper deps for version.ent
223 2001-01-22 00:14 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
225 * Makefile (1.8), debian/rules (1.29): build and clean stuff with
226 the top-level makefile, not debian/rules; build support for
227 non-English languages, and build those by default as well
229 2001-01-22 00:12 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
231 * developers-reference.ja.sgml (1.4): disable some references to
232 files which no longer exist
234 2001-01-21 18:10 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
236 * debian/changelog (1.55): sorry, last changelog entry on this file
237 was wrong; prepare 2.8.2 version, document Josip's changes, and
240 2001-01-21 18:09 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
242 * debian/changelog (1.54), developers-reference.sgml (1.50): *
243 clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
244 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
246 2001-01-21 17:54 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
248 * debian/control (1.9): add recommends for debian-policy and
251 2001-01-21 17:53 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
253 * developers-reference.sgml (1.49), debian/copyright (1.3): add
256 2000-12-30 11:07 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
258 * developers-reference.sgml (1.48): another update WRT
259 sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
261 2000-12-28 17:00 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
263 * developers-reference.sgml (1.47): included fixes from bug #80740;
264 described testing; described package pools (this particular part
265 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
266 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
269 2000-12-28 14:35 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
271 * common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
272 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
274 2000-12-18 19:04 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
276 * developers-reference.sgml (1.46): replaced evil latin1-only «»
277 quotation marks, replaced mentions of important severity (in RCB
278 context) with serious severity, some details fixed
280 2000-12-18 18:13 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
282 * developers-reference.sgml (1.45): updated regarding va->klecker
283 move, and www->people move, changed most mentions of dinstall to a
284 generic term "archive maintenance software", removed full path to
285 it because it is in PATH now, mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat
286 vaguely), changed week to month regarding FTP archive waiting time
287 since that\'s more often the case, and changed weeks to hours
288 regarding Maintainers file updates since that\'s also more often
289 the case now, updated some URLs to entities,
290 s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
292 2000-12-18 17:26 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
294 * common.ent (1.9): upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian
297 2000-12-06 10:25 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
299 * developers-reference.sgml (1.44): fix for WNPP bug filing
300 severities from David Schleef <ds@stm.lbl.gov>
302 2000-11-04 13:22 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
304 * debian/: changelog (1.53), rules (1.28): remove some obsolete
307 2000-11-04 13:14 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
309 * debian/changelog (1.52): changes for 2.8.1
311 2000-11-04 13:13 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
313 * developers-reference.sgml (1.43): * update WNPP instructions,
314 based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
316 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas
320 2000-10-15 05:04 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
322 * developers-reference.desc (1.8), debian/changelog (1.51): update
323 doc-base file for FHS
325 2000-10-15 05:04 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
327 * debian/changelog (1.50): break up this file a bit
329 2000-10-15 03:25 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
331 * debian/changelog (1.49): update from CVS Changelogs mostly
333 2000-10-15 03:25 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
335 * debian/copyright (1.2): update for new copyright file location;
336 add 2000 copyright dates and mention I am the maintainer [sic]
338 2000-09-20 11:31 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
340 * developers-reference.sgml (1.42): fixed bug closing example,
341 closes: #71198 ;) and updated the perl regexp from current
342 /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian file
344 2000-09-20 11:17 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
346 * debian/: control (1.8), postinst (1.4), prerm (1.4), rules
347 (1.27): compliance with Policy 3.2.1
349 2000-09-20 10:55 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
351 * common.ent (1.8), developers-reference.sgml (1.41): updated
352 keyring/keyserver stuff; updated lists-archives URL; changed link
353 for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts to the db.d.o CGI;
354 updated new-maintainer stuff; updated for master->ftp-master move;
355 noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other
356 machines could be used if necessary; fixed www.d.o BTS URL; reorder
357 mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure; mention
358 the rsync dupload method; reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us,
359 canonical name non-us is better; other small corrections
361 2000-09-19 19:08 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
363 * common.ent (1.7): fixed cvs.d.o web path
365 2000-09-19 18:59 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
367 * common.ent (1.6): fixed wnpp url
369 2000-09-19 18:45 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
371 * developers-reference.sgml (1.40): fixed orphaning/adopting
372 instructions with regard to the new WNPP
374 2000-09-19 15:35 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
376 * Makefile (1.7): set build as the default rule, made clean a phony
379 2000-07-30 15:44 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
381 * common.ent (1.5): fixed link to Debian machines page
383 2000-07-29 08:11 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
385 * developers-reference.sgml (1.39): fixed broken link
387 2000-07-29 07:30 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
389 * Makefile (1.6): no need to fork a shell, $(notdir) does the job
391 2000-04-16 23:36 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
393 * debian/: changelog (1.48), rules (1.26): don't compress PDF
395 2000-04-16 22:42 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
397 * debian/changelog (1.47): first cut 2.7.2
399 2000-04-16 22:34 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
401 * constitution.en.html (1.3), debian-constitution.desc (1.3),
402 debian/postinst (1.3), debian/prerm (1.3), debian/rules (1.25):
403 purge the constitution
405 2000-04-16 22:32 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
407 * debian/rules (1.24): install common.ent and housekeeping
409 2000-04-16 22:24 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
411 * common.ent (1.4), constitution.en.html (1.2),
412 developers-reference.sgml (1.38): changes from Raphael Hertzog
413 <hertzog@debian.org>, 25 Mar 2000
415 2000-03-06 20:17 Josip Rodin <joy@debian.org>
417 * debian/rules (1.23): Changed debiandoc2latex2epdf to
418 debiandoc2latexpdf, otherwise it doesn't build with debiandoc-sgml
421 2000-01-07 11:45 Yoshizumi Endo <y-endo@ceres.dti.ne.jp>
423 * developers-reference.ja.sgml (1.3): Improved translation (thanks
426 1999-10-28 13:38 Yoshizumi Endo <y-endo@ceres.dti.ne.jp>
428 * developers-reference.ja.sgml (1.2): Improved translation (thanks
429 Seiji Kaneko and Hiroshi KISE).
431 1999-10-04 13:49 Yoshizumi Endo <y-endo@ceres.dti.ne.jp>
433 * developers-reference.ja.sgml (1.1): Initial translation.
435 1999-09-12 18:17 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
437 * debian/changelog (1.46): it helps to sign the changelog
439 1999-09-12 18:12 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
441 * developers-reference.sgml (1.37), debian/changelog (1.45): add
442 stuff for dinstall bug closing; note alternate names for DSA
444 1999-09-11 21:55 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
446 * debian/rules (1.22): fix a bug in how we deal with debian/control
448 1999-09-11 21:33 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
450 * debian/: changelog (1.44), control (1.7), rules (1.21):
451 dynamically generate the TOC in the package description from
452 developers-reference.sgml
454 1999-09-11 18:55 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
456 * common.ent (1.3), developers-reference.sgml (1.36),
457 debian/changelog (1.43): pgp to rsa changes, 2.7.1 first cut
459 1999-08-16 23:59 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
461 * common.ent (1.2), developers-reference.sgml (1.35),
462 debian/changelog (1.42), debian/control (1.6), debian/rules (1.20):
463 2.7.0 update, see the changelog
465 1999-08-15 19:43 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
467 * debian/changelog (1.41): document bug 37392 closing
469 1999-08-15 19:26 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
471 * debian/changelog (1.40): first cut of next version
473 1999-08-15 19:24 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
475 * developers-reference.sgml (1.34): start effort to split out
478 1999-08-15 19:22 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
480 * common.ent (1.1): file added
482 1999-08-11 13:22 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
484 * debian-constitution.desc (1.2): fix section, closing bug 37392
486 1999-07-27 15:38 Christophe Le Bars <clebars@debian.org>
488 * developers-reference.fr.sgml (1.1): add old french translations
490 1999-05-21 21:47 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
492 * debian/changelog (1.39): 2.6.8, first cut
494 1999-05-21 21:45 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
496 * developers-reference.sgml (1.33): correction about login name on
497 master -- eight chars or less, not seven (and remove the footnote
500 1999-05-21 01:39 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
502 * debian/changelog (1.38): version 2.6.7
504 1999-05-21 01:39 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
506 * developers-reference.sgml (1.32): Ch. "Overview of Debian
507 Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um, someone who uses
508 this should check my description), correct build -> debuild in
509 the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
511 1999-05-21 01:36 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
513 * developers-reference.desc (1.7): capitalize section name (closes
516 1999-05-09 18:11 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
518 * developers-reference.sgml (1.31): normalize SGML elements which
519 were <foo/.../ to <foo>...</foo>; re-fill paragraphs -- NO CONTENT
522 1999-05-09 01:10 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
524 * debian/changelog (1.37): 2nd cut
526 1999-05-09 01:08 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
528 * debian/rules (1.19): re-enable letter-sized PDFs
530 1999-05-09 00:44 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
532 * debian/changelog (1.36): first cut 2.6.6
534 1999-05-09 00:34 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
536 * developers-reference.sgml (1.30): * Sec. "The master server":
537 note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
538 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
539 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
540 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
541 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that
543 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks
546 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild,
548 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is
552 1999-05-04 03:32 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
554 * developers-reference.sgml (1.29), debian/changelog (1.35),
555 debian/rules (1.18): * Sec. "Architectures": correction on
556 supported architecture in Linux
558 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the
560 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
561 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes
563 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes
565 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed
568 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard
570 with intro; demoted server sections under that
571 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
572 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on
575 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be
577 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
578 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines
580 a normal developer may have access.
582 1999-04-09 21:20 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
584 * .cvsignore (1.3): ignorable
586 1999-04-09 21:18 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
588 * debian/: changelog (1.34), rules (1.17): hack 'byhand' file
589 entries to include debian version number in it, so subsequent
590 uploads of the package into Incoming don't step all over each other
592 1999-04-04 13:35 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
594 * developers-reference.sgml (1.28), debian/changelog (1.33): 2.6.3:
595 correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the
596 correct address for PGP key updates
598 1999-04-04 04:42 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
600 * developers-reference.sgml (1.27), debian/changelog (1.32): Sec.
601 "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all; use
604 1999-04-03 17:15 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
606 * debian/changelog (1.31): 2nd cut
608 1999-04-03 17:13 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
610 * debian/control (1.5): match priority in override files on archive
612 1999-04-03 17:12 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
614 * developers-reference.desc (1.6): fix typo
616 1999-04-03 16:15 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
618 * debian/changelog (1.30): first cut 2.6.1
620 1999-04-03 16:15 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
622 * debian/rules (1.16): making PDF now, not PS; deal with new
623 debiandoc-sgml output naming
625 1999-04-03 16:14 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
627 * debian/: postinst (1.2), prerm (1.2): deal with
628 debian-constitution docreg files
630 1999-04-03 16:11 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
632 * developers-reference.sgml (1.26): * Sec. "Maintaining Your
633 Public Key" -- give email addresses as
634 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to
636 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
637 <keyring-maint> instead)
638 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
640 1999-04-03 16:08 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
642 * developers-reference.desc (1.5): cope with new file name
643 extensions and PDF file
645 1999-04-03 16:01 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
647 * debian-constitution.desc (1.1): new file
649 1999-04-03 14:43 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
651 * constitution.en.html (1.1): Initial revision
653 1999-04-03 14:43 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
655 * constitution.en.html (1.1.1.1): import from webml
658 1999-03-03 15:22 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
660 * debian/changelog (1.29): 2.6.0.1 pre version (will be changed to
661 2.6.1 when I release officially)
663 1999-03-03 15:21 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
665 * debian/rules (1.15): housekeeping
667 1999-03-03 15:20 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
669 * developers-reference.sgml (1.25): <chapt id="scope">Scope of This
670 Document -- typo correction
672 <sect id="fakeroot"> -- it's libtricks, not libtool
674 1999-03-03 15:06 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
676 * developers-reference.desc (1.4): add abstract
678 1999-02-11 03:10 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
680 * debian/changelog (1.28): plea for frozen too
682 1999-02-11 03:06 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
684 * debian/changelog (1.27): ver 2.6.0
686 1999-02-11 03:06 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
688 * debian/rules (1.14): remove menu file
690 1999-02-11 03:05 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
692 * developers-reference.sgml (1.24): * Ch. "Porting and Being
693 Ported": porter information broken out into it's
694 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to
696 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter
698 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec.
700 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making
703 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new
705 tighten up the language a bit
706 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index
708 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny
710 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes
712 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
714 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports",
716 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your
718 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break
720 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
721 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution
723 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for
726 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite
728 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key
730 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and
732 about how to depart Debian gracefully
733 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
734 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
735 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities,
737 number of available packages
738 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
739 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
741 1999-02-11 03:04 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
743 * developers-reference.desc (1.3): fix maintainer name
745 1999-02-11 00:02 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
747 * debian/menu (1.2): obsoleted by doc-base file
749 1999-01-19 04:08 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
751 * developers-reference.sgml (1.23), debian/changelog (1.26): fix
754 1998-12-29 02:46 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
756 * debian/: changelog (1.25), rules (1.13): added version.ent to
759 1998-12-18 00:10 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
761 * developers-reference.sgml (1.22): s/ppc/powerpc/, other
764 1998-12-18 00:09 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
766 * debian/changelog (1.24): early cut 2.5.0.3
768 1998-11-25 05:40 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
770 * debian/changelog (1.23): [no log message]
772 1998-11-25 05:39 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
774 * developers-reference.sgml (1.21): * Sec. "Removing a package
775 from Incoming": tiny section added
776 * some PGP-centricity removed
777 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is
779 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change NMU to
780 source NMU, port to binary NMU, shorten the window for porters
782 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
783 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for
785 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested
788 1998-11-21 13:13 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
790 * developers-reference.sgml (1.20), debian/changelog (1.22): finish
791 1st draft filling in NMU/porter chapter
793 1998-11-19 17:49 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
795 * developers-reference.sgml (1.19): more work on the NMU/porters
798 1998-11-19 17:31 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
800 * debian/: changelog (1.21), rules (1.12): use changelog date for
801 SGML timestamping, not current date
803 1998-11-16 00:46 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
805 * debian/: changelog (1.20), dirs (1.2): remove obsolete 'dirs'
808 1998-11-16 00:41 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
810 * debian/control (1.4): name change
812 1998-11-16 00:40 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
814 * debian/changelog (1.19): [no log message]
816 1998-11-16 00:39 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
818 * developers-reference.sgml (1.18): name change
822 1998-11-16 00:10 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
824 * debian/changelog (1.18): [no log message]
826 1998-11-15 20:17 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
828 * developers-reference.sgml (1.17): Sec. "Maintainer changes":
829 renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved to Chapter "Moving,
830 Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages".
832 Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
833 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated
836 of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
838 1998-11-15 04:23 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
840 * Makefile (1.5): fix semantics to match PUBLISHDIR
842 1998-11-12 00:48 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
844 * debian/changelog (1.17): tweaking for release
846 1998-11-12 00:47 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
848 * developers-reference.sgml (1.16): fix copyright byline
850 remove URL to fragment identifier
852 1998-11-11 22:56 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
854 * debian/changelog (1.16): final release version
856 1998-11-09 05:11 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
858 * developers-reference.sgml (1.15), debian/changelog (1.15):
859 "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
860 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
862 1998-11-09 03:09 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
864 * debian/control (1.3): bump stds version
866 1998-11-09 03:07 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
868 * debian/changelog (1.14): pre-release for 2.5.0
870 1998-11-09 03:06 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
872 * developers-reference.sgml (1.14): many many changes, see the
873 changelog, I'm too tired...
875 1998-11-07 21:12 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
877 * developers-reference.sgml (1.13): correct new maintainer
878 instructions pretty heavily (see changelog)
882 1998-11-07 21:08 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
884 * debian/rules (1.11): debiandoc2ps done in build, not binary-indep
886 1998-11-07 21:07 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
888 * debian/changelog (1.13): correct some new-maintainer directions
892 1998-11-07 21:06 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
894 * .cvsignore (1.2): [no log message]
896 1998-11-07 16:58 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
898 * debian/rules (1.10): why bother checking for root, don't be a
901 1998-11-05 02:34 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
903 * developers-reference.sgml (1.12): fill in servers section
905 1998-11-05 02:24 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
907 * debian/changelog (1.12): first cut
909 1998-11-01 17:40 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
911 * developers-reference.sgml (1.11): s/m86k/m68k/
913 1998-11-01 17:27 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
915 * developers-reference.sgml (1.10): use new <package> tag where
916 appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
918 advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
921 rename 'Whirlwind Tour' section to 'Overview of...'
923 1998-10-19 00:41 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
925 * debian/rules (1.9): cosmetic changes
927 1998-10-01 03:45 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
929 * debian/changelog (1.11): note the new chapter on maintainer tools
931 1998-10-01 03:44 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
933 * developers-reference.sgml (1.9): spell check
935 1998-10-01 03:28 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
937 * Makefile (1.4): rename html rule to build rule, since it doesn't
940 1998-10-01 03:25 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
942 * developers-reference.sgml (1.8), debian/changelog (1.10):
943 incorporated suggestions from or inspired by Branden Robinson
945 1998-09-28 06:19 olly
947 * Makefile (1.3): Correction to makefile target
949 1998-09-28 01:46 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
951 * Makefile (1.2): make ddp publish rule really publish
953 1998-09-28 00:59 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
955 * debian/changelog (1.9): minor changes
957 1998-09-28 00:58 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
959 * debian/rules (1.8): remove source-depends rule, not needed....
961 1998-09-28 00:57 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
963 * Makefile (1.1): initial
965 1998-09-27 22:39 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
967 * debian/changelog (1.8): First cut for 2.4.1.5 version
969 1998-09-27 22:39 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
971 * developers-reference.sgml (1.7): Fix instructions for new
972 maintainers, incorporating the actual text sent to prospective new
973 maintainers. Improve this text a bit for readability, coverage,
974 and organization. Significant changes were patched back to the
975 new-maintainers group, if they care to use them. (closes Bug#26948)
977 Add an introductory "Scope" section which helps delineate what
978 should and should not be included in this Reference.
980 Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an
981 email from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
983 Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
985 Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
987 Little corrections here and there.
989 1998-09-21 04:16 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
991 * developers-reference.sgml (1.6), debian/changelog (1.7): complete
992 stuff for this round of textual overhauls, notably adding section
993 on removing, renaming, orphaning packages
995 1998-09-20 19:43 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
997 * debian/rules (1.7): fix source-depends
999 fix dependancy for build
1001 1998-09-20 19:42 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
1003 * developers-reference.sgml (1.5): first cut for 2.4.1.4, which is
1004 a lot of changes. Still need to fix terminology for "section" and
1005 "distribution" and the like
1007 1998-09-20 19:41 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
1009 * .cvsignore (1.1): ignorables
1011 1998-07-28 01:02 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
1013 * debian/: rules (1.6), changelog (1.6): added source depends
1016 1998-07-16 00:55 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
1018 * debian/rules (1.5): lotsa bugfixing
1020 1998-07-16 00:54 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
1022 * debian/changelog (1.5): [no log message]
1024 1998-07-15 23:57 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
1026 * debian/rules (1.4): radical aph'ification of rules
1028 1998-07-15 23:50 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
1030 * debian/changelog (1.4): bump
1032 1998-07-14 22:49 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
1034 * debian/control (1.2): update mainter name
1036 1998-07-14 22:46 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
1038 * developers-reference.sgml (1.4): plaster my name all over it
1040 format the SGML like I like it
1042 1998-07-14 22:45 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
1044 * developers-reference.desc (1.2): switch section
1046 1998-07-14 17:31 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
1048 * developers-reference.sgml (1.3), debian/changelog (1.3),
1049 debian/rules (1.3): dynamic version numbering and date
1051 1998-07-14 16:31 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
1053 * developers-reference.sgml (1.2), debian/changelog (1.2),
1054 debian/rules (1.2): non-maintainer release 2.4.1.2
1056 1998-07-14 15:27 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
1058 * developers-reference.desc (1.1), developers-reference.sgml (1.1),
1059 debian/changelog (1.1), debian/control (1.1), debian/copyright
1060 (1.1), debian/dirs (1.1), debian/menu (1.1), debian/postinst (1.1),
1061 debian/prerm (1.1), debian/rules (1.1): Initial revision
1063 1998-07-14 15:27 Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
1065 * developers-reference.desc (1.1.1.1), developers-reference.sgml
1066 (1.1.1.1), debian/changelog (1.1.1.1), debian/control (1.1.1.1),
1067 debian/copyright (1.1.1.1), debian/dirs (1.1.1.1), debian/menu
1068 (1.1.1.1), debian/postinst (1.1.1.1), debian/prerm (1.1.1.1),
1069 debian/rules (1.1.1.1): \Initial Import\\