1 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
3 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
5 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
6 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
7 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
9 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
11 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 7 Apr 2001 20:00:07 -0400
13 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
15 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
17 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
18 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
20 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
22 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
24 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
26 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
27 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
28 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
30 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
32 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
34 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
37 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
38 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
39 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
40 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
41 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
42 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
43 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
44 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
45 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
46 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
47 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
48 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
50 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
51 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
52 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
53 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
54 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
56 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
58 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
59 * update copyright notice for 2001
60 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
61 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
62 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
64 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
66 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
68 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
70 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
72 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
74 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
76 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
78 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
79 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
81 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
83 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
84 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
85 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
86 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
87 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
88 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
89 could be used if necessary
90 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
91 mention the rsync dupload method
92 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
94 * other small corrections
95 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
96 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
97 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
98 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
100 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
102 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
103 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
105 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
107 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
109 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
110 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
111 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
112 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
114 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
115 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
116 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
117 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
118 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
120 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
122 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
123 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
124 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
125 team (closes: Bug#52906)
126 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
127 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
128 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
130 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
131 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
132 - added a section about the LDAP database
133 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
134 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
136 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
137 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
139 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
141 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
143 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
144 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
145 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
147 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
148 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
149 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
150 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
151 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
152 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
153 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
154 description from developers-reference.sgml
156 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
158 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
160 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
161 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
163 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
165 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
166 releases are available at archive.debian.org
167 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
168 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
169 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
170 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
171 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
172 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
173 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
174 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
176 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
177 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
178 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
179 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
181 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
182 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
183 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
184 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
185 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
186 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
187 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
188 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
189 suggestion from James Troup
190 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
191 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
192 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
193 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
196 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
198 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
200 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
201 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
203 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
205 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
207 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
208 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
209 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
210 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
211 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
212 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
213 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
215 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
217 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
219 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
220 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
221 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
222 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
223 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
224 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
226 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
227 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
229 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
231 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
233 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
235 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
237 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
238 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
239 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
240 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
241 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
243 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
244 with intro; demoted server sections under that
245 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
246 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
248 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
249 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
250 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
251 a normal developer may have access.
253 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
255 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
257 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
258 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
259 step all over each other
261 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
263 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
265 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
266 address for PGP key updates
268 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
270 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
272 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
273 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
274 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
275 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
276 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
278 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
280 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
282 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
283 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
284 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
285 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
286 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
287 <keyring-maint> instead)
288 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
289 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
291 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
293 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
294 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
295 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
297 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
299 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
301 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
302 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
303 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
304 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
305 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
306 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
308 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
309 tighten up the language a bit
310 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
311 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
312 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
313 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
315 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
316 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
317 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
318 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
319 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
320 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
322 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
323 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
324 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
325 about how to depart Debian gracefully
326 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
327 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
328 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
329 number of available packages
330 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
331 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
333 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
335 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
337 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
340 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
342 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
344 * not officially released
345 * more spelling corrections
346 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
348 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
350 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
352 * not officially released
353 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
354 * some PGP-centricity removed
355 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
356 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
357 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
358 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
359 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
360 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
362 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
364 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
366 * not officially released
367 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
368 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
369 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
370 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
371 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
372 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
373 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
374 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
375 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
376 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
377 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
378 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
379 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
380 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
382 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
383 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
385 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
387 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
388 take a couple of weeks
389 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
390 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
391 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
392 excited about it and can't wait
393 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
394 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
396 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
397 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
399 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
400 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
401 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
403 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
405 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
407 * move to 3-level version number:
408 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
409 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
410 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
411 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
412 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
415 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
416 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
417 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
419 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
421 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
422 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
423 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
424 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
425 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
426 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
428 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
430 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
431 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
432 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
433 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
434 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
435 - "The CVS server": new section added
436 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
438 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
439 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
440 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
441 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
442 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
444 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
445 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
446 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
447 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
448 a canonical location?)
449 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
450 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
451 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
452 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
454 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
456 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
457 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
458 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
459 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
461 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
463 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
465 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
466 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
467 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
468 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
469 them. (closes Bug#26948)
470 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
471 and should not be included in this Reference.
472 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
473 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
474 maintainer tools only!
475 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
476 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
477 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
478 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
479 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
480 * Little corrections here and there.
481 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
482 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
485 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
487 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
489 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
490 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
491 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
493 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
494 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
495 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
496 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
497 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
498 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
499 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
500 do prior to uploading
501 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
502 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
504 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
505 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
506 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
507 duties with respect to bugs
508 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
509 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
510 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
512 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
513 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
514 * grammar and markup changes throughout
515 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
516 explicit what is used to build this package
518 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
520 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
523 * version number and date are automatically populated now
524 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
525 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
526 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
527 * utilize the new URL tag
528 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
531 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
533 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
535 * non-maintainer release
536 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
537 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
538 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
539 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
540 text, it can't hurt you.)
541 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
542 reflect this packages version number
543 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
545 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
547 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
551 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
553 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
555 * New version numbering scheme:
557 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
558 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
559 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
562 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
563 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
564 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
565 differ between the manuals.
567 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
568 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
569 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
570 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
572 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
573 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
575 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
577 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
579 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
581 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
583 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
584 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
586 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
587 (as requested by James Troup)
589 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
591 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
593 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
595 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
597 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
599 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
601 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
603 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
604 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
605 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
606 the non-maintainer release
608 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
609 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
610 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
613 - Lots of typos fixed
615 * Compressed SGML source code
617 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
618 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
620 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
622 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
624 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
626 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
627 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
628 - Announcing package uploads
629 * New section about Debian Mentors
630 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
631 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
632 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
633 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
635 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
637 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
639 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
640 of our FTP server and the development process
641 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
642 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
643 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
645 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
646 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
647 debian-devel before they are uploaded
648 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
649 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
650 contacting the maintainer
651 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
652 a new manual released soon)
654 * Include SGML source in package
655 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
656 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
658 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
660 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
664 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
667 mode: debian-changelog