1 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
3 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
4 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
6 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
8 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
9 releases are available at archive.debian.org
10 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
11 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
12 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
13 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
14 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
15 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
16 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
17 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
19 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
20 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
21 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
22 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
24 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
25 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
26 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
27 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
28 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
29 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
30 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
31 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
32 suggestion from James Troup
33 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
34 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
35 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
36 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
39 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
41 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
43 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
44 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
46 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
48 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
50 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
51 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
52 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
53 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
54 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
55 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
56 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
58 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
60 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
62 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
63 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
64 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
65 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
66 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
67 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
69 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
70 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
72 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
74 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
76 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
78 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
80 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
81 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
82 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
83 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
84 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
86 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
87 with intro; demoted server sections under that
88 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
89 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
91 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
92 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
93 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
94 a normal developer may have access.
96 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
98 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
100 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
101 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
102 step all over each other
104 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
106 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
108 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
109 address for PGP key updates
111 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
113 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
115 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
116 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
117 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
118 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
119 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
121 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
123 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
125 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
126 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
127 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
128 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
129 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
130 <keyring-maint> instead)
131 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
132 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
134 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
136 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
137 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
138 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
140 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
142 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
144 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
145 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
146 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
147 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
148 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
149 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
151 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
152 tighten up the language a bit
153 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
154 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
155 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
156 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
158 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
159 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
160 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
161 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
162 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
163 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
165 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
166 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
167 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
168 about how to depart Debian gracefully
169 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
170 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
171 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
172 number of available packages
173 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
174 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
176 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
178 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
180 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
183 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
185 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
187 * not officially released
188 * more spelling corrections
189 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
191 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
193 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
195 * not officially released
196 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
197 * some PGP-centricity removed
198 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
199 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
200 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
201 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
202 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
203 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
205 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
207 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
209 * not officially released
210 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
211 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
212 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
213 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
214 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
215 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
216 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
217 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
218 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
219 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
220 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
221 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
222 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
223 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
225 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
226 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
228 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
230 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
231 take a couple of weeks
232 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
233 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
234 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
235 excited about it and can't wait
236 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
237 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
239 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
240 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
242 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
243 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
244 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
246 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
248 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
250 * move to 3-level version number:
251 top-level version number probably won't change for a whil, it is the
252 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
253 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
254 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
255 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
258 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
259 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
260 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
262 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
264 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
265 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
266 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
267 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
268 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
269 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
271 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
273 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
274 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
275 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
276 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
277 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
278 - "The CVS server": new section added
279 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
281 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
282 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
283 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
284 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
285 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
287 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
288 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
289 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
290 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
291 a canonical location?)
292 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
293 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
294 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
295 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
297 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
299 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
300 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
301 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
302 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
304 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
306 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
308 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
309 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
310 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
311 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
312 them. (closes Bug#26948)
313 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
314 and should not be included in this Reference.
315 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
316 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
317 maintainer tools only!
318 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
319 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
320 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
321 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
322 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
323 * Little corrections here and there.
324 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
325 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
328 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
330 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
332 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
333 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
334 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
336 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
337 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
338 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
339 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
340 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
341 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
342 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
343 do prior to uploading
344 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
345 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
347 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
348 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
349 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
350 duties with respect to bugs
351 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
352 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
353 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
355 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
356 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
357 * grammar and markup changes throughout
358 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
359 explicit what is used to build this package
361 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
363 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
366 * version number and date are automatically populated now
367 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
368 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
369 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
370 * utilize the new URL tag
371 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
374 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
376 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
378 * non-maintainer release
379 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
380 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
381 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
382 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
383 text, it can't hurt you.)
384 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
385 reflect this packages version number
386 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
388 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
390 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
394 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
396 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
398 * New version numbering scheme:
400 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
401 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
402 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
405 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
406 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
407 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
408 differ between the manuals.
410 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
411 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
412 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
413 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
415 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
416 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
418 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
420 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
422 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
424 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
426 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
427 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
429 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
430 (as requested by James Troup)
432 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
434 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
436 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
438 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
440 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
442 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
444 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
446 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
447 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
448 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
449 the non-maintainer release
451 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
452 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
453 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
456 - Lots of typos fixed
458 * Compressed SGML source code
460 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
461 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
463 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
465 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
467 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
469 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
470 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
471 - Announcing package uploads
472 * New section about Debian Mentors
473 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
474 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
475 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
476 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
478 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
480 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
482 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
483 of our FTP server and the development process
484 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
485 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
486 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
488 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
489 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
490 debian-devel before they are uploaded
491 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
492 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
493 contacting the maintainer
494 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
495 a new manual released soon)
497 * Include SGML source in package
498 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
499 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
501 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
503 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
507 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
510 mode: debian-changelog