1 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
4 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
6 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
7 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
8 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
9 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
10 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
11 talking about uploading to distributions
12 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
13 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
14 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
16 - French translation updated
18 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
19 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
20 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
22 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
24 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
27 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
28 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
31 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
33 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
36 * fix a typo in a link
37 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
38 update documentation accordingly
40 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
41 forwarding bugs upstream
43 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
44 entities which should be used
45 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
46 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
48 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
50 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
52 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
53 * French version: completely up-to-date now
54 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
55 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
57 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
60 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
62 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
64 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
66 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
67 this translation needs updating
68 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
69 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
70 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
72 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
73 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
74 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
76 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
79 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
81 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
83 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
85 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
86 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
88 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
90 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
92 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
94 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
95 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
96 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
98 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
100 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
102 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
105 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
106 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
107 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
108 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
109 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
110 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
111 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
112 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
113 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
114 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
115 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
116 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
118 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
119 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
120 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
121 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
122 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
124 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
126 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
127 * update copyright notice for 2001
128 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
129 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
130 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
132 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
134 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
136 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
138 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
140 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
142 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
144 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
146 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
147 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
149 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
150 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
151 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
152 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
153 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
154 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
155 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
156 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
157 could be used if necessary
158 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
159 mention the rsync dupload method
160 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
162 * other small corrections
163 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
164 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
165 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
166 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
168 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
170 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
171 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
173 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
175 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
177 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
178 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
179 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
180 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
182 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
183 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
184 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
185 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
186 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
188 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
190 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
191 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
192 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
193 team (closes: Bug#52906)
194 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
195 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
196 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
198 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
199 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
200 - added a section about the LDAP database
201 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
202 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
204 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
205 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
207 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
209 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
211 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
212 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
213 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
215 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
216 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
217 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
218 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
219 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
220 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
221 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
222 description from developers-reference.sgml
224 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
226 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
228 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
229 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
231 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
233 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
234 releases are available at archive.debian.org
235 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
236 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
237 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
238 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
239 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
240 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
241 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
242 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
244 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
245 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
246 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
247 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
249 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
250 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
251 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
252 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
253 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
254 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
255 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
256 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
257 suggestion from James Troup
258 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
259 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
260 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
261 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
264 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
266 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
268 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
269 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
271 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
273 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
275 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
276 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
277 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
278 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
279 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
280 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
281 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
283 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
285 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
287 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
288 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
289 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
290 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
291 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
292 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
294 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
295 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
297 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
299 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
301 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
303 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
305 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
306 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
307 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
308 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
309 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
311 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
312 with intro; demoted server sections under that
313 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
314 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
316 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
317 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
318 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
319 a normal developer may have access.
321 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
323 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
325 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
326 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
327 step all over each other
329 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
331 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
333 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
334 address for PGP key updates
336 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
338 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
340 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
341 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
342 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
343 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
344 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
346 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
348 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
350 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
351 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
352 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
353 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
354 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
355 <keyring-maint> instead)
356 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
357 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
359 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
361 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
362 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
363 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
365 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
367 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
369 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
370 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
371 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
372 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
373 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
374 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
376 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
377 tighten up the language a bit
378 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
379 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
380 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
381 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
383 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
384 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
385 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
386 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
387 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
388 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
390 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
391 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
392 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
393 about how to depart Debian gracefully
394 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
395 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
396 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
397 number of available packages
398 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
399 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
401 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
403 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
405 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
408 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
410 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
412 * not officially released
413 * more spelling corrections
414 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
416 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
418 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
420 * not officially released
421 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
422 * some PGP-centricity removed
423 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
424 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
425 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
426 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
427 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
428 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
430 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
432 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
434 * not officially released
435 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
436 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
437 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
438 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
439 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
440 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
441 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
442 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
443 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
444 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
445 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
446 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
447 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
448 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
450 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
451 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
453 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
455 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
456 take a couple of weeks
457 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
458 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
459 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
460 excited about it and can't wait
461 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
462 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
464 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
465 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
467 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
468 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
469 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
471 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
473 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
475 * move to 3-level version number:
476 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
477 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
478 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
479 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
480 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
483 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
484 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
485 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
487 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
489 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
490 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
491 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
492 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
493 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
494 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
496 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
498 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
499 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
500 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
501 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
502 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
503 - "The CVS server": new section added
504 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
506 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
507 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
508 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
509 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
510 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
512 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
513 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
514 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
515 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
516 a canonical location?)
517 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
518 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
519 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
520 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
522 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
524 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
525 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
526 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
527 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
529 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
531 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
533 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
534 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
535 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
536 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
537 them. (closes Bug#26948)
538 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
539 and should not be included in this Reference.
540 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
541 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
542 maintainer tools only!
543 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
544 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
545 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
546 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
547 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
548 * Little corrections here and there.
549 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
550 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
553 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
555 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
557 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
558 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
559 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
561 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
562 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
563 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
564 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
565 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
566 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
567 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
568 do prior to uploading
569 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
570 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
572 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
573 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
574 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
575 duties with respect to bugs
576 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
577 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
578 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
580 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
581 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
582 * grammar and markup changes throughout
583 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
584 explicit what is used to build this package
586 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
588 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
591 * version number and date are automatically populated now
592 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
593 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
594 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
595 * utilize the new URL tag
596 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
599 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
601 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
603 * non-maintainer release
604 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
605 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
606 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
607 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
608 text, it can't hurt you.)
609 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
610 reflect this packages version number
611 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
613 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
615 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
619 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
621 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
623 * New version numbering scheme:
625 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
626 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
627 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
630 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
631 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
632 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
633 differ between the manuals.
635 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
636 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
637 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
638 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
640 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
641 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
643 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
645 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
647 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
649 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
651 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
652 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
654 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
655 (as requested by James Troup)
657 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
659 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
661 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
663 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
665 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
667 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
669 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
671 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
672 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
673 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
674 the non-maintainer release
676 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
677 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
678 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
681 - Lots of typos fixed
683 * Compressed SGML source code
685 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
686 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
688 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
690 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
692 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
694 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
695 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
696 - Announcing package uploads
697 * New section about Debian Mentors
698 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
699 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
700 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
701 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
703 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
705 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
707 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
708 of our FTP server and the development process
709 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
710 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
711 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
713 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
714 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
715 debian-devel before they are uploaded
716 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
717 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
718 contacting the maintainer
719 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
720 a new manual released soon)
722 * Include SGML source in package
723 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
724 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
726 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
728 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
732 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200