1 developers-reference (2.5.0.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
3 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
4 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
5 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
7 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
8 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
10 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
12 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
13 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
14 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
16 -- A. P. Harris <apharris@onShore.com> Mon, 16 Nov 1998 03:18:35 -0500
18 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
20 * move to 3-level version number:
21 top-level version number probably won't change for a whil, it is the
22 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
23 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
24 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
25 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
28 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
29 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
30 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
32 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
34 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
35 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
36 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
37 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
38 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
39 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
41 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
43 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
44 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
45 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
46 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
47 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
48 - "The CVS server": new section added
49 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
51 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
52 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
53 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
54 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
55 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
57 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
58 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
59 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
60 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
61 a canonical location?)
62 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
63 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
64 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
65 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
67 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
69 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
70 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
71 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
72 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
74 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
76 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
78 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
79 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
80 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
81 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
82 them. (closes Bug#26948)
83 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
84 and should not be included in this Reference.
85 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
86 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
87 maintainer tools only!
88 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
89 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
90 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
91 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
92 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
93 * Little corrections here and there.
94 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
95 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
98 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
100 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
102 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
103 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
104 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
106 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
107 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
108 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
109 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
110 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
111 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
112 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
113 do prior to uploading
114 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
115 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
117 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
118 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
119 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
120 duties with respect to bugs
121 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
122 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
123 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
125 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
126 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
127 * grammar and markup changes throughout
128 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
129 explicit what is used to build this package
131 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
133 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
136 * version number and date are automatically populated now
137 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
138 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
139 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
140 * utilize the new URL tag
141 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
144 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
146 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
148 * non-maintainer release
149 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
150 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
151 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
152 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
153 text, it can't hurt you.)
154 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
155 reflect this packages version number
156 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
158 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
160 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
164 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
166 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
168 * New version numbering scheme:
170 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
171 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
172 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
175 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
176 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
177 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
178 differ between the manuals.
180 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
181 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
182 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
183 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
185 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
186 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
188 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
190 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
192 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
194 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
196 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
197 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
199 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
200 (as requested by James Troup)
202 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
204 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
206 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
208 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
210 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
212 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
214 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
216 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
217 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
218 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
219 the non-maintainer release
221 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
222 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
223 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
226 - Lots of typos fixed
228 * Compressed SGML source code
230 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
231 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
233 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
235 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
237 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
239 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
240 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
241 - Announcing package uploads
242 * New section about Debian Mentors
243 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
244 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
245 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
246 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
248 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
250 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
252 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
253 of our FTP server and the development process
254 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
255 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
256 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
258 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
259 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
260 debian-devel before they are uploaded
261 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
262 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
263 contacting the maintainer
264 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
265 a new manual released soon)
267 * Include SGML source in package
268 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
269 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
271 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
273 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
277 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
280 mode: debian-changelog