1 developers-reference (3.0) unstable; urgency=low
4 - welcome Manoj Srivastava as a co-maintainer
5 - welcome Raphael Hertzog as a co-maintainer
7 - new Chapter "Resource for Debian Developers", incorporating
9 Ch "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines"
10 Ch "The Debian Archive"
11 New Sec "Documentation" stubbed out
13 - new Chapter "Managing Packages", incorporating former chapters
15 Ch "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
16 Ch "Porting and Being Ported"
17 Ch "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages"
18 Ch "Handling Bugs" (retitled "Handling package bugs")
19 Sec "Bug housekeeping" (new section, some parts stubbed out)
21 - new Chapter "Beyond Packaging" recommends ways to contribute
22 to Debian beyond issues of package maintenance; incoporates
23 Ch "Interaction with Prospective Developers", retitled to
24 Sec "Interacting with Prospective Debian Developers"
25 Sec "Submitting Bugs", renamed to "Reporting Bugs"
26 Sec "QA" moved here from old Sec "Quality Assurance effort"
27 Sec "Dealing with unreachable maintainers"
29 - Sec "Voting" stubbed in Developer Duties
30 - Sec "The Developers Database" added under Resources
32 - Sec "Getting started": add link to New Maintainers' Guide
33 - Sec "Debian Mentors" renamed to "Debian Mentors and Sponsors",
34 we add some info on sponsoring; also in Sec "Sponsoring packages"
35 - Section's first word capitalized, rest are normal case
36 - purge a reference to the Packaging Manual; closes: #145039
37 - misc. cross-referencing with new or moved sections
38 - change some literal quotes to ‘, ”, etc.
39 - update copyright date
40 - some simplifications on the TeX suffix rule
45 - changed -e by -m in the dpkg-buildpackage command line example.
47 - clarify wording between "porter upload", "binary-only NMU", "simple
48 recompile"; closes: #102626
49 - extended "removing a package"; closes: #135560
50 - Ch "Best Packaging Practices": new chapter, including new
51 Sec "Writing useful descriptions" as a first entry in that
52 chapter; closes: #53109, #129848
53 - indicat that the list of subsections is defined in the policy;
55 - removed some cruft in `Announcing package uploads'
56 - document the testing scripts; closes: #129445
57 - Explain to reassign/close bugs of removed packages. closes: #130255
58 - Updates the note about software subject to US patents. closes: #142798
59 - New Section "Contacting other maintainers" under "Beyond packaging"
60 Document the package@packages.debian.org alias; closes: #114553
61 - New Section "Package's information" under Resources
62 Document http://packages.debian.org/<package>,
63 http://bugs.debian.org/<package> and the madison utility.
64 - Sec "Reporting bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/from:email@isp.com
65 - Sec "Handling bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/login@debian.org
66 - Sec "The Incoming system" in "Resources", describe how it works and
67 also speak of the DELAYED directory. closes: #135562, #136774
68 - Various spelling fixes.
69 - Sec "Developer Database": added a sentence about finger
71 - Update the total number of packages and the example directory tree
73 - Updated the list of available architectures.
74 - Commented out the "Subsections" section since it will RSN have nothing
75 to with the Debian archive. It's just a generic information field
76 of the package and nothing more.
77 - Added more incentive to use experimental since it doesn't cause
78 any pain to the ftpmasters.
79 - Sec "When to do a source NMU": updated the NMU "protocol" and suggest
80 the use of the delayed queue.
81 - New Section "Acknowledging the NMUs" to explain the need to integrate
82 the changes introduced by NMUs. Insists on the fact that one shouldn't
84 - Stubbed in new Section "Collaborative maintenance".
85 - Stubbed in new Section "The Package Tracking System".
86 - Sec "The Package Tracking System": filled with content from
87 Francesco Paolo Lovergine. Heavily updated by myself.
88 - New Section "Managing sponsored packages" contributed by
89 Francesco Paolo Lovergine. Slightly updated by myself.
92 - update French translation
94 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 8 May 2002 13:07:11 -0700
96 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
99 - some grammar corrections
100 - update French translation
102 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
103 anymore; closes: #135559
104 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
106 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
108 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
109 that would be welcome)
110 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
111 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
112 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
113 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
114 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
115 - other minor wording changes
116 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
117 - Ch "Package uploads":
118 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
119 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
120 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
121 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
122 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
123 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
124 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
126 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
128 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
130 * from Martin Michlmayr
131 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
132 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
133 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
135 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
137 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
139 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
141 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
142 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
143 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
146 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
148 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
151 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
153 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
156 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
158 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
159 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
160 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
161 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
162 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
163 talking about uploading to distributions
164 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
165 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
166 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
168 - French translation updated
170 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
171 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
172 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
174 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
176 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
179 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
180 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
183 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
185 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
188 * fix a typo in a link
189 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
190 update documentation accordingly
192 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
193 forwarding bugs upstream
195 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
196 entities which should be used
197 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
198 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
200 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
202 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
204 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
205 * French version: completely up-to-date now
206 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
207 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
209 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
212 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
214 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
216 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
218 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
219 this translation needs updating
220 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
221 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
222 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
224 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
225 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
226 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
228 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
229 included yet, however
231 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
233 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
235 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
237 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
238 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
240 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
242 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
244 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
246 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
247 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
248 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
250 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
252 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
254 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
257 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
258 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
259 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
260 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
261 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
262 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
263 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
264 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
265 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
266 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
267 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
268 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
270 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
271 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
272 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
273 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
274 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
276 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
278 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
279 * update copyright notice for 2001
280 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
281 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
282 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
284 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
286 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
288 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
290 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
292 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
294 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
296 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
298 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
299 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
301 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
302 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
303 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
304 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
305 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
306 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
307 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
308 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
309 could be used if necessary
310 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
311 mention the rsync dupload method
312 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
314 * other small corrections
315 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
316 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
317 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
318 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
320 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
322 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
323 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
325 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
327 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
329 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
330 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
331 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
332 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
334 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
335 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
336 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
337 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
338 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
340 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
342 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
343 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
344 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
345 team (closes: Bug#52906)
346 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
347 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
348 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
350 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
351 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
352 - added a section about the LDAP database
353 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
354 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
356 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
357 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
359 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
361 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
363 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
364 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
365 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
367 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
368 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
369 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
370 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
371 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
372 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
373 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
374 description from developers-reference.sgml
376 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
378 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
380 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
381 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
383 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
385 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
386 releases are available at archive.debian.org
387 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
388 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
389 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
390 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
391 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
392 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
393 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
394 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
396 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
397 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
398 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
399 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
401 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
402 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
403 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
404 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
405 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
406 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
407 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
408 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
409 suggestion from James Troup
410 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
411 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
412 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
413 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
416 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
418 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
420 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
421 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
423 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
425 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
427 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
428 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
429 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
430 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
431 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
432 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
433 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
435 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
437 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
439 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
440 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
441 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
442 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
443 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
444 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
446 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
447 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
449 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
451 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
453 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
455 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
457 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
458 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
459 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
460 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
461 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
463 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
464 with intro; demoted server sections under that
465 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
466 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
468 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
469 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
470 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
471 a normal developer may have access.
473 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
475 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
477 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
478 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
479 step all over each other
481 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
483 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
485 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
486 address for PGP key updates
488 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
490 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
492 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
493 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
494 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
495 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
496 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
498 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
500 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
502 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
503 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
504 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
505 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
506 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
507 <keyring-maint> instead)
508 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
509 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
511 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
513 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
514 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
515 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
517 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
519 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
521 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
522 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
523 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
524 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
525 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
526 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
528 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
529 tighten up the language a bit
530 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
531 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
532 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
533 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
535 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
536 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
537 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
538 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
539 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
540 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
542 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
543 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
544 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
545 about how to depart Debian gracefully
546 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
547 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
548 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
549 number of available packages
550 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
551 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
553 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
555 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
557 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
560 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
562 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
564 * not officially released
565 * more spelling corrections
566 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
568 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
570 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
572 * not officially released
573 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
574 * some PGP-centricity removed
575 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
576 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
577 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
578 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
579 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
580 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
582 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
584 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
586 * not officially released
587 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
588 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
589 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
590 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
591 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
592 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
593 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
594 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
595 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
596 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
597 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
598 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
599 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
600 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
602 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
603 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
605 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
607 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
608 take a couple of weeks
609 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
610 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
611 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
612 excited about it and can't wait
613 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
614 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
616 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
617 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
619 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
620 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
621 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
623 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
625 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
627 * move to 3-level version number:
628 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
629 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
630 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
631 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
632 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
635 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
636 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
637 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
639 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
641 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
642 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
643 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
644 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
645 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
646 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
648 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
650 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
651 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
652 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
653 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
654 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
655 - "The CVS server": new section added
656 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
658 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
659 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
660 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
661 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
662 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
664 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
665 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
666 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
667 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
668 a canonical location?)
669 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
670 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
671 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
672 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
674 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
676 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
677 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
678 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
679 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
681 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
683 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
685 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
686 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
687 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
688 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
689 them. (closes Bug#26948)
690 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
691 and should not be included in this Reference.
692 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
693 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
694 maintainer tools only!
695 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
696 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
697 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
698 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
699 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
700 * Little corrections here and there.
701 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
702 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
705 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
707 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
709 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
710 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
711 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
713 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
714 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
715 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
716 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
717 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
718 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
719 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
720 do prior to uploading
721 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
722 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
724 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
725 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
726 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
727 duties with respect to bugs
728 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
729 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
730 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
732 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
733 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
734 * grammar and markup changes throughout
735 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
736 explicit what is used to build this package
738 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
740 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
743 * version number and date are automatically populated now
744 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
745 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
746 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
747 * utilize the new URL tag
748 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
751 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
753 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
755 * non-maintainer release
756 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
757 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
758 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
759 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
760 text, it can't hurt you.)
761 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
762 reflect this packages version number
763 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
765 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
767 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
771 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
773 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
775 * New version numbering scheme:
777 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
778 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
779 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
782 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
783 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
784 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
785 differ between the manuals.
787 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
788 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
789 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
790 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
792 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
793 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
795 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
797 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
799 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
801 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
803 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
804 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
806 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
807 (as requested by James Troup)
809 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
811 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
813 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
815 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
817 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
819 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
821 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
823 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
824 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
825 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
826 the non-maintainer release
828 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
829 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
830 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
833 - Lots of typos fixed
835 * Compressed SGML source code
837 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
838 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
840 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
842 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
844 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
846 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
847 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
848 - Announcing package uploads
849 * New section about Debian Mentors
850 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
851 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
852 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
853 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
855 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
857 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
859 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
860 of our FTP server and the development process
861 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
862 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
863 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
865 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
866 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
867 debian-devel before they are uploaded
868 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
869 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
870 contacting the maintainer
871 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
872 a new manual released soon)
874 * Include SGML source in package
875 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
876 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
878 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
880 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
884 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200