X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=po4a%2Fpo%2Fdevelopers-reference.pot;h=8b01a3e5be201a217f817f2433bd561f39fc93f4;hb=cfea2c28063c5216cc4874b9b0b996aca49b7341;hp=7feb460818e2ef5437b6aff581b266860cd174ee;hpb=0b16e655d73fddaea09dbbd0eea262378fc4d358;p=developers-reference.git diff --git a/po4a/po/developers-reference.pot b/po4a/po/developers-reference.pot index 7feb460..8b01a3e 100644 --- a/po4a/po/developers-reference.pot +++ b/po4a/po/developers-reference.pot @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n" -"POT-Creation-Date: 2012-04-25 09:19-0400\n" +"POT-Creation-Date: 2012-08-08 21:41-0400\n" "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n" "Last-Translator: FULL NAME \n" "Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n" @@ -2280,9 +2280,9 @@ msgid "" "currently distributing at any point in time. All that " "can be expected is that it is identical to something that upstream once " "did distribute. If a difference arises later (say, if " -"upstream notices that he wasn't using maximal compression in his original " -"distribution and then re-gzips it), that's just too bad. " -"Since there is no good way to upload a new " +"upstream notice that they weren't using maximal compression in their " +"original distribution and then re-gzip it), that's just " +"too bad. Since there is no good way to upload a new " ".orig.tar.{gz,bz2,xz} for the same version, there is " "not even any point in treating this situation as a bug." msgstr "" @@ -2363,10 +2363,10 @@ msgstr "" #: best-pkging-practices.dbk:1690 msgid "" "In these cases the developer must construct a suitable " -".orig.tar.{gz,bz2,xz} file himself. We refer to such a " -"tarball as a repackaged upstream source. Note that a repackaged upstream " -"source is different from a Debian-native package. A repackaged source still " -"comes with Debian-specific changes in a separate " +".orig.tar.{gz,bz2,xz} file themselves. We refer to " +"such a tarball as a repackaged upstream source. Note that a repackaged " +"upstream source is different from a Debian-native package. A repackaged " +"source still comes with Debian-specific changes in a separate " ".diff.gz or " ".debian.tar.{gz,bz2,xz} and still has a version number " "composed of upstream-version and " @@ -2589,7 +2589,7 @@ msgstr "" #: best-pkging-practices.dbk:1858 msgid "" "The long description of the meta-package must clearly document its purpose " -"so that the user knows what he will lose if he removes the package. Being " +"so that the user knows what they will lose if they remove the package. Being " "explicit about the consequences is recommended. This is particularly " "important for meta-packages which are installed during initial installation " "and that have not been explicitly installed by the user. Those tend to be " @@ -3091,16 +3091,16 @@ msgstr "" #. type: Content of:
#: beyond-pkging.dbk:349 msgid "" -"The sponsor reviews the source package. If she finds issues, she informs the " -"maintainer and asks her to provide a fixed version (the process starts over " +"The sponsor reviews the source package. If they find issues, they inform the " +"maintainer and ask them to provide a fixed version (the process starts over " "at step 1)." msgstr "" #. type: Content of:
#: beyond-pkging.dbk:354 msgid "" -"The sponsor could not find any remaining problem. She builds the package, " -"signs it, and uploads it to Debian." +"The sponsor could not find any remaining problem. They build the package, " +"sign it, and upload it to Debian." msgstr "" #. type: Content of:
@@ -3131,18 +3131,18 @@ msgstr "" #: beyond-pkging.dbk:371 msgid "" "You should also ensure that the prospective maintainer is going to be a good " -"maintainer. Does she already have some experience with other packages? If " -"yes, is she doing a good job with them (check out some bugs)? Is she " -"familiar with the package and its programming language? Does she have the " -"skills needed for this package? If not, is she able to learn them?" +"maintainer. Do they already have some experience with other packages? If " +"yes, are they doing a good job with them (check out some bugs)? Are they " +"familiar with the package and its programming language? Do they have the " +"skills needed for this package? If not, are they able to learn them?" msgstr "" #. type: Content of:
#: beyond-pkging.dbk:379 msgid "" -"It's also a good idea to know where she stands towards Debian: does she " -"agree with Debian's philosophy and does she intend to join Debian? Given how " -"easy it is to become a Debian Maintainer, you might want to only sponsor " +"It's also a good idea to know where they stand with respect to Debian: do " +"they agree with Debian's philosophy and do they intend to join Debian? Given " +"how easy it is to become a Debian Maintainer, you might want to only sponsor " "people who plan to join. That way you know from the start that you won't " "have to act as a sponsor indefinitely." msgstr "" @@ -3281,8 +3281,8 @@ msgstr "" #: beyond-pkging.dbk:474 msgid "" "If the audit did not reveal any problem, you can build the package and " -"upload it to Debian. Remember that even if you're not the maintainer, the " -"sponsor is still responsible of what he uploaded to Debian. That's why " +"upload it to Debian. Remember that even if you're not the maintainer, as a " +"sponsor you are still responsible for what you upload to Debian. That's why " "you're encouraged to keep up with the package through the ." msgstr "" @@ -3295,7 +3295,7 @@ msgid "" "file. The Maintainer field of the " "control file and the changelog " "should list the person who did the packaging, i.e. the sponsoree. That way " -"she will get all the BTS mail." +"they will get all the BTS mail." msgstr "" #. type: Content of:
@@ -3388,12 +3388,12 @@ msgid "" "linkend=\"pkg-tracking-system\"/>) to verify if the maintainer has not " "missed something important. Maybe there are translations updates sitting in " "the BTS that could have been integrated. Maybe the package has been NMUed " -"and the maintainer forgot to integrate the changes from the NMU in his " -"package. Maybe there's a release critical bug that he has left unhandled and " -"that's blocking migration to testing. Whatever. If you " -"find something that she could have done (better), it's time to tell her so " -"that she can improve for next time, and so that she has a better " -"understanding of her responsibilities." +"and the maintainer forgot to integrate the changes from the NMU into their " +"package. Maybe there's a release critical bug that they have left unhandled " +"and that's blocking migration to testing. If you find " +"something that they could have done (better), it's time to tell them so that " +"they can improve for next time, and so that they have a better understanding " +"of their responsibilities." msgstr "" #. type: Content of:
@@ -3483,8 +3483,9 @@ msgstr "" #: developer-duties.dbk:39 msgid "" "Most of the package maintainer's work goes into providing updated versions " -"of packages in unstable, but his job also entails taking " -"care of the packages in the current stable release." +"of packages in unstable, but their job also entails " +"taking care of the packages in the current stable " +"release." msgstr "" #. type: Content of:
@@ -3539,9 +3540,9 @@ msgstr "" #: developer-duties.dbk:79 msgid "" "Lack of attention to RC bugs is often interpreted by the QA team as a sign " -"that the maintainer has disappeared without properly orphaning his package. " -"The MIA team might also get involved, which could result in your packages " -"being orphaned (see )." +"that the maintainer has disappeared without properly orphaning their " +"package. The MIA team might also get involved, which could result in your " +"packages being orphaned (see )." msgstr "" #. type: Content of:
@@ -4179,7 +4180,7 @@ msgstr "" #: l10n.dbk:160 msgid "" "The best solution may be to mark the bug as forwarded to upstream, and " -"forward it to both the previous translator and his/her team (using the " +"forward it to both the previous translator and their team (using the " "corresponding debian-l10n-XXX mailing list)." msgstr "" @@ -5169,12 +5170,13 @@ msgid "" "queue</ulink>. When the specified waiting time is over, the package is " "moved into the regular incoming directory for processing. This is done " "through automatic uploading to <literal>&ftp-upload-host;</literal> in " -"upload-directory <literal>DELAYED/[012345678]-day</literal>. 0-day is " -"uploaded multiple times per day to <literal>&ftp-upload-host;</literal>." +"upload-directory <literal>DELAYED/<replaceable>X</replaceable>-day</literal> " +"(<replaceable>X</replaceable> between 0 and 15). 0-day is uploaded multiple " +"times per day to <literal>&ftp-upload-host;</literal>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:436 +#: pkgs.dbk:437 msgid "" "With dput, you can use the <literal>--delayed " "<replaceable>DELAY</replaceable></literal> parameter to put the package into " @@ -5182,12 +5184,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:442 +#: pkgs.dbk:443 msgid "Security uploads" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:444 +#: pkgs.dbk:445 msgid "" "Do <emphasis role=\"strong\">NOT</emphasis> upload a package to the security " "upload queue (<literal>oldstable-security</literal>, " @@ -5198,12 +5200,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:454 +#: pkgs.dbk:455 msgid "Other upload queues" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:456 +#: pkgs.dbk:457 msgid "" "There is an alternative upload queue in Europe at <ulink " "url=\"ftp://&ftp-eu-upload-host;&upload-queue;\"/>. It operates in the same " @@ -5212,7 +5214,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:462 +#: pkgs.dbk:463 msgid "" "Packages can also be uploaded via ssh to " "<literal>&ssh-upload-host;</literal>; files should be put " @@ -5221,12 +5223,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:470 +#: pkgs.dbk:471 msgid "Notification that a new package has been installed" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:472 +#: pkgs.dbk:473 msgid "" "The Debian archive maintainers are responsible for handling package " "uploads. For the most part, uploads are automatically handled on a daily " @@ -5239,7 +5241,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:482 +#: pkgs.dbk:483 msgid "" "In any case, you will receive an email notification indicating that the " "package has been added to the archive, which also indicates which bugs will " @@ -5248,7 +5250,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:488 +#: pkgs.dbk:489 msgid "" "The installation notification also includes information on what section the " "package was inserted into. If there is a disparity, you will receive a " @@ -5256,19 +5258,19 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:493 +#: pkgs.dbk:494 msgid "" "Note that if you upload via queues, the queue daemon software will also send " "you a notification by email." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:501 +#: pkgs.dbk:502 msgid "Specifying the package section, subsection and priority" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:503 +#: pkgs.dbk:504 msgid "" "The <filename>debian/control</filename> file's <literal>Section</literal> " "and <literal>Priority</literal> fields do not actually specify where the " @@ -5279,7 +5281,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:511 +#: pkgs.dbk:512 msgid "" "The archive maintainers keep track of the canonical sections and priorities " "for packages in the <literal>override file</literal>. If there is a " @@ -5292,7 +5294,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:521 +#: pkgs.dbk:522 msgid "" "To alter the actual section that a package is put in, you need to first make " "sure that the <filename>debian/control</filename> file in your package is " @@ -5305,7 +5307,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:532 +#: pkgs.dbk:533 msgid "" "For more information about <literal>override files</literal>, see " "<citerefentry> <refentrytitle>dpkg-scanpackages</refentrytitle> " @@ -5314,7 +5316,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:538 +#: pkgs.dbk:539 msgid "" "Note that the <literal>Section</literal> field describes both the section as " "well as the subsection, which are described in <xref " @@ -5324,12 +5326,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:547 +#: pkgs.dbk:548 msgid "Handling bugs" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:549 +#: pkgs.dbk:550 msgid "" "Every developer has to be able to work with the Debian <ulink " "url=\"&url-bts;\">bug tracking system</ulink>. This includes knowing how to " @@ -5338,7 +5340,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:555 +#: pkgs.dbk:556 msgid "" "The bug tracking system's features are described in the <ulink " "url=\"&url-bts-devel;\">BTS documentation for developers</ulink>. This " @@ -5347,7 +5349,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:561 +#: pkgs.dbk:562 msgid "" "Operations such as reassigning bugs to other packages, merging separate bug " "reports about the same issue, or reopening bugs when they are prematurely " @@ -5357,12 +5359,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:569 +#: pkgs.dbk:570 msgid "Monitoring bugs" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:571 +#: pkgs.dbk:572 msgid "" "If you want to be a good maintainer, you should periodically check the " "<ulink url=\"&url-bts;\">Debian bug tracking system (BTS)</ulink> for your " @@ -5372,7 +5374,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:578 +#: pkgs.dbk:579 msgid "" "Maintainers interact with the BTS via email addresses at " "<literal>&bugs-host;</literal>. Documentation on available commands can be " @@ -5382,7 +5384,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:585 +#: pkgs.dbk:586 msgid "" "Some find it useful to get periodic reports on open bugs. You can add a " "cron job such as the following if you want to get a weekly email outlining " @@ -5390,7 +5392,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><screen> -#: pkgs.dbk:590 +#: pkgs.dbk:591 #, no-wrap msgid "" "# ask for weekly reports of bugs in my packages\n" @@ -5398,19 +5400,19 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:594 +#: pkgs.dbk:595 msgid "" "Replace <replaceable>address</replaceable> with your official Debian " "maintainer address." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:600 +#: pkgs.dbk:601 msgid "Responding to bugs" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:602 +#: pkgs.dbk:603 msgid "" "When responding to bugs, make sure that any discussion you have about bugs " "is sent both to the original submitter of the bug, and to the bug itself " @@ -5424,14 +5426,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:611 +#: pkgs.dbk:612 msgid "" "If you get a bug which mentions FTBFS, this means Fails to build from " "source. Porters frequently use this acronym." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:615 +#: pkgs.dbk:616 msgid "" "Once you've dealt with a bug report (e.g. fixed it), mark it as " "<literal>done</literal> (close it) by sending an explanation message to " @@ -5441,7 +5443,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:622 +#: pkgs.dbk:623 msgid "" "You should <emphasis>never</emphasis> close bugs via the bug server " "<literal>close</literal> command sent to &email-bts-control;. If you do so, " @@ -5450,12 +5452,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:630 +#: pkgs.dbk:631 msgid "Bug housekeeping" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:632 +#: pkgs.dbk:633 msgid "" "As a package maintainer, you will often find bugs in other packages or have " "bugs reported against your packages which are actually bugs in other " @@ -5468,7 +5470,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:643 +#: pkgs.dbk:644 msgid "" "Filing bugs for problems that you find in other packages is one of the civic " "obligations of maintainership, see <xref linkend=\"submit-bug\"/> for " @@ -5477,12 +5479,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:648 +#: pkgs.dbk:649 msgid "Here's a list of steps that you may follow to handle a bug report:" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:653 +#: pkgs.dbk:654 msgid "" "Decide whether the report corresponds to a real bug or not. Sometimes users " "are just calling a program in the wrong way because they haven't read the " @@ -5495,7 +5497,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:663 +#: pkgs.dbk:664 msgid "" "If the bug submitter disagrees with your decision to close the bug, they may " "reopen it until you find an agreement on how to handle it. If you don't " @@ -5510,7 +5512,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:677 +#: pkgs.dbk:678 msgid "" "If the bug is real but it's caused by another package, just reassign the bug " "to the right package. If you don't know which package it should be " @@ -5526,7 +5528,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:689 +#: pkgs.dbk:690 msgid "" "If the bug affects the operation of your package, please consider cloning " "the bug and reassigning the clone to the package that really causes the " @@ -5537,7 +5539,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:699 +#: pkgs.dbk:700 msgid "" "Sometimes you also have to adjust the severity of the bug so that it matches " "our definition of the severity. That's because people tend to inflate the " @@ -5547,7 +5549,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:707 +#: pkgs.dbk:708 msgid "" "If the bug is real but the same problem has already been reported by someone " "else, then the two relevant bug reports should be merged into one using the " @@ -5559,7 +5561,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:718 +#: pkgs.dbk:719 msgid "" "The bug submitter may have forgotten to provide some information, in which " "case you have to ask them for the required information. You may use the " @@ -5571,7 +5573,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:729 +#: pkgs.dbk:730 msgid "" "If the bug is related to the packaging, you just fix it. If you are not " "able to fix it yourself, then tag the bug as <literal>help</literal>. You " @@ -5586,7 +5588,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:743 +#: pkgs.dbk:744 msgid "" "If you have fixed a bug in your local copy, or if a fix has been committed " "to the VCS repository, you may tag the bug as <literal>pending</literal> to " @@ -5597,7 +5599,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:753 +#: pkgs.dbk:754 msgid "" "Once a corrected package is available in the archive, the bug should be " "closed indicating the version in which it was fixed. This can be done " @@ -5605,12 +5607,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:762 +#: pkgs.dbk:763 msgid "When bugs are closed by new uploads" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:764 +#: pkgs.dbk:765 msgid "" "As bugs and problems are fixed in your packages, it is your responsibility " "as the package maintainer to close these bugs. However, you should not " @@ -5621,7 +5623,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:772 +#: pkgs.dbk:773 msgid "" "However, it's possible to avoid having to manually close bugs after the " "upload — just list the fixed bugs in your " @@ -5630,7 +5632,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><screen> -#: pkgs.dbk:778 +#: pkgs.dbk:779 #, no-wrap msgid "" "acme-cannon (3.1415) unstable; urgency=low\n" @@ -5642,20 +5644,20 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:786 +#: pkgs.dbk:787 msgid "" "Technically speaking, the following Perl regular expression describes how " "bug closing changelogs are identified:" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><screen> -#: pkgs.dbk:790 +#: pkgs.dbk:791 #, no-wrap msgid " /closes:\\s*(?:bug)?\\#\\s*\\d+(?:,\\s*(?:bug)?\\#\\s*\\d+)*/ig\n" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:793 +#: pkgs.dbk:794 msgid "" "We prefer the <literal>closes: #<replaceable>XXX</replaceable></literal> " "syntax, as it is the most concise entry and the easiest to integrate with " @@ -5667,7 +5669,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:802 +#: pkgs.dbk:803 msgid "" "Historically, uploads identified as <link linkend=\"nmu\">non-maintainer " "upload (NMU)</link> were tagged <literal>fixed</literal> instead of being " @@ -5676,7 +5678,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:808 +#: pkgs.dbk:809 msgid "" "If you happen to mistype a bug number or forget a bug in the changelog " "entries, don't hesitate to undo any damage the error caused. To reopen " @@ -5692,7 +5694,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:820 +#: pkgs.dbk:821 msgid "" "Bear in mind that it is not obligatory to close bugs using the changelog as " "described above. If you simply want to close bugs that don't have anything " @@ -5704,19 +5706,19 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:828 +#: pkgs.dbk:829 msgid "" "For general information on how to write your changelog entries, see <xref " "linkend=\"bpp-debian-changelog\"/>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:834 +#: pkgs.dbk:835 msgid "Handling security-related bugs" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:836 +#: pkgs.dbk:837 msgid "" "Due to their sensitive nature, security-related bugs must be handled " "carefully. The Debian Security Team exists to coordinate this activity, " @@ -5726,7 +5728,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:843 +#: pkgs.dbk:844 msgid "" "When you become aware of a security-related bug in a Debian package, whether " "or not you are the maintainer, collect pertinent information about the " @@ -5740,12 +5742,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:856 +#: pkgs.dbk:857 msgid "Whether or not the bug is already public." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:861 +#: pkgs.dbk:862 msgid "" "Which versions of the package are known to be affected by the bug. Check " "each version that is present in a supported Debian release, as well as " @@ -5753,12 +5755,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:868 +#: pkgs.dbk:869 msgid "The nature of the fix, if any is available (patches are especially helpful)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:873 +#: pkgs.dbk:874 msgid "" "Any fixed packages that you have prepared yourself (send only the " "<filename>.diff.gz</filename> and <filename>.dsc</filename> files and read " @@ -5766,21 +5768,21 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:880 +#: pkgs.dbk:881 msgid "" "Any assistance you can provide to help with testing (exploits, regression " "testing, etc.)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:886 +#: pkgs.dbk:887 msgid "" "Any information needed for the advisory (see <xref " "linkend=\"bug-security-advisories\"/>)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:891 +#: pkgs.dbk:892 msgid "" "As the maintainer of the package, you have the responsibility to maintain " "it, even in the stable release. You are in the best position to evaluate " @@ -5789,12 +5791,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:897 +#: pkgs.dbk:898 msgid "The Security Tracker" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:899 +#: pkgs.dbk:900 msgid "" "The security team maintains a central database, the <ulink " "url=\"http://security-tracker.debian.org/\">Debian Security " @@ -5805,7 +5807,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:907 +#: pkgs.dbk:908 msgid "" "You can search it for a specific issue, but also on package name. Look for " "your package to see which issues are still open. If you can, please provide " @@ -5814,12 +5816,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:915 +#: pkgs.dbk:916 msgid "Confidentiality" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:917 +#: pkgs.dbk:918 msgid "" "Unlike most other activities within Debian, information about security " "issues must sometimes be kept private for a time. This allows software " @@ -5830,27 +5832,27 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:924 +#: pkgs.dbk:925 msgid "There are several ways developers can learn of a security problem:" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:929 +#: pkgs.dbk:930 msgid "they notice it on a public forum (mailing list, web site, etc.)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:934 +#: pkgs.dbk:935 msgid "someone files a bug report" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:939 +#: pkgs.dbk:940 msgid "someone informs them via private email" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:944 +#: pkgs.dbk:945 msgid "" "In the first two cases, the information is public and it is important to " "have a fix as soon as possible. In the last case, however, it might not be " @@ -5859,14 +5861,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:952 +#: pkgs.dbk:953 msgid "" "If the security exposure is minor, there is sometimes no need to keep the " "problem a secret and a fix should be made and released." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:958 +#: pkgs.dbk:959 msgid "" "If the problem is severe, it is preferable to share the information with " "other vendors and coordinate a release. The security team keeps in contact " @@ -5874,7 +5876,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:965 +#: pkgs.dbk:966 msgid "" "In all cases if the person who reports the problem asks that it not be " "disclosed, such requests should be honored, with the obvious exception of " @@ -5884,7 +5886,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:972 +#: pkgs.dbk:973 msgid "" "Please note that if secrecy is needed you may not upload a fix to " "<literal>unstable</literal> (or anywhere else, such as a public VCS " @@ -5894,7 +5896,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:979 +#: pkgs.dbk:980 msgid "" "There are two reasons for releasing information even though secrecy is " "requested: the problem has been known for a while, or the problem or exploit " @@ -5902,7 +5904,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:984 +#: pkgs.dbk:985 msgid "" "The Security Team has a PGP-key to enable encrypted communication about " "sensitive issues. See the <ulink " @@ -5911,12 +5913,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:990 +#: pkgs.dbk:991 msgid "Security Advisories" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:992 +#: pkgs.dbk:993 msgid "" "Security advisories are only issued for the current, released stable " "distribution, and <emphasis>not</emphasis> for <literal>testing</literal> or " @@ -5930,59 +5932,59 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1005 +#: pkgs.dbk:1006 msgid "A description of the problem and its scope, including:" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1010 +#: pkgs.dbk:1011 msgid "The type of problem (privilege escalation, denial of service, etc.)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1015 +#: pkgs.dbk:1016 msgid "What privileges may be gained, and by whom (if any)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1020 +#: pkgs.dbk:1021 msgid "How it can be exploited" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1025 +#: pkgs.dbk:1026 msgid "Whether it is remotely or locally exploitable" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1030 +#: pkgs.dbk:1031 msgid "How the problem was fixed" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1035 +#: pkgs.dbk:1036 msgid "This information allows users to assess the threat to their systems." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1040 +#: pkgs.dbk:1041 msgid "Version numbers of affected packages" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1045 +#: pkgs.dbk:1046 msgid "Version numbers of fixed packages" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1050 +#: pkgs.dbk:1051 msgid "" "Information on where to obtain the updated packages (usually from the Debian " "security archive)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1056 +#: pkgs.dbk:1057 msgid "" "References to upstream advisories, <ulink " "url=\"http://cve.mitre.org\">CVE</ulink> identifiers, and any other " @@ -5990,12 +5992,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1065 +#: pkgs.dbk:1066 msgid "Preparing packages to address security issues" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1067 +#: pkgs.dbk:1068 msgid "" "One way that you can assist the security team in their duties is to provide " "them with fixed packages suitable for a security advisory for the stable " @@ -6003,7 +6005,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1072 +#: pkgs.dbk:1073 msgid "" "When an update is made to the stable release, care must be taken to avoid " "changing system behavior or introducing new bugs. In order to do this, make " @@ -6014,7 +6016,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1080 +#: pkgs.dbk:1081 msgid "" "This means that moving to a new upstream version is not a good solution. " "Instead, the relevant changes should be back-ported to the version present " @@ -6024,7 +6026,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1086 +#: pkgs.dbk:1087 msgid "" "In some cases, it is not possible to back-port a security fix, for example " "when large amounts of source code need to be modified or rewritten. If this " @@ -6034,7 +6036,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1093 +#: pkgs.dbk:1094 msgid "" "Related to this is another important guideline: always test your changes. " "If you have an exploit available, try it and see if it indeed succeeds on " @@ -6044,7 +6046,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1100 +#: pkgs.dbk:1101 msgid "" "Do <emphasis role=\"strong\">NOT</emphasis> include any changes in your " "package which are not directly related to fixing the vulnerability. These " @@ -6057,7 +6059,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1110 +#: pkgs.dbk:1111 msgid "" "Review and test your changes as much as possible. Check the differences " "from the previous version repeatedly (<command>interdiff</command> from the " @@ -6068,12 +6070,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1118 +#: pkgs.dbk:1119 msgid "Be sure to verify the following items:" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1123 +#: pkgs.dbk:1124 msgid "" "<emphasis role=\"strong\">Target the right distribution</emphasis> in your " "<filename>debian/changelog</filename>. For <literal>stable</literal> this " @@ -6085,12 +6087,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1134 +#: pkgs.dbk:1135 msgid "The upload should have <emphasis role=\"strong\">urgency=high</emphasis>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1139 +#: pkgs.dbk:1140 msgid "" "Make descriptive, meaningful changelog entries. Others will rely on them to " "determine whether a particular bug was fixed. Add " @@ -6103,7 +6105,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1150 +#: pkgs.dbk:1151 msgid "" "Make sure the <emphasis role=\"strong\">version number</emphasis> is " "proper. It must be greater than the current package, but less than package " @@ -6117,7 +6119,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1163 +#: pkgs.dbk:1164 msgid "" "Unless the upstream source has been uploaded to " "<literal>security.debian.org</literal> before (by a previous security " @@ -6129,7 +6131,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1174 +#: pkgs.dbk:1175 msgid "" "Be sure to use the <emphasis role=\"strong\">exact same " "<filename>*.orig.tar.{gz,bz2,xz}</filename></emphasis> as used in the normal " @@ -6138,7 +6140,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1182 +#: pkgs.dbk:1183 msgid "" "Build the package on a <emphasis role=\"strong\">clean system</emphasis> " "which only has packages installed from the distribution you are building " @@ -6148,12 +6150,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1193 +#: pkgs.dbk:1194 msgid "Uploading the fixed package" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1195 +#: pkgs.dbk:1196 msgid "" "Do <emphasis role=\"strong\">NOT</emphasis> upload a package to the security " "upload queue (<literal>oldstable-security</literal>, " @@ -6164,7 +6166,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1202 +#: pkgs.dbk:1203 msgid "" "Do <emphasis role=\"strong\">NOT</emphasis> upload your fix to " "<literal>proposed-updates</literal> without coordinating with the security " @@ -6177,7 +6179,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1212 +#: pkgs.dbk:1213 msgid "" "Once you have created and tested the new package and it has been approved by " "the security team, it needs to be uploaded so that it can be installed in " @@ -6186,7 +6188,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1218 +#: pkgs.dbk:1219 msgid "" "Once an upload to the security queue has been accepted, the package will " "automatically be built for all architectures and stored for verification by " @@ -6194,7 +6196,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1223 +#: pkgs.dbk:1224 msgid "" "Uploads which are waiting for acceptance or verification are only accessible " "by the security team. This is necessary since there might be fixes for " @@ -6202,7 +6204,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1228 +#: pkgs.dbk:1229 msgid "" "If a member of the security team accepts a package, it will be installed on " "<literal>security.debian.org</literal> as well as proposed for the proper " @@ -6211,12 +6213,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1240 +#: pkgs.dbk:1241 msgid "Moving, removing, renaming, adopting, and orphaning packages" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1242 +#: pkgs.dbk:1243 msgid "" "Some archive manipulation operations are not automated in the Debian upload " "process. These procedures should be manually followed by maintainers. This " @@ -6224,19 +6226,19 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1247 +#: pkgs.dbk:1248 msgid "Moving packages" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para><footnote><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1251 +#: pkgs.dbk:1252 msgid "" "See the <ulink url=\"&url-debian-policy;\">Debian Policy Manual</ulink> for " "guidelines on what section a package belongs in." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1249 +#: pkgs.dbk:1250 msgid "" "Sometimes a package will change its section. For instance, a package from " "the <literal>non-free</literal> section might be GPL'd in a later version, " @@ -6245,7 +6247,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1256 +#: pkgs.dbk:1257 msgid "" "If you need to change the section for one of your packages, change the " "package control information to place the package in the desired section, and " @@ -6259,7 +6261,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1268 +#: pkgs.dbk:1269 msgid "" "If, on the other hand, you need to change the <literal>subsection</literal> " "of one of your packages (e.g., ``devel'', ``admin''), the procedure is " @@ -6269,12 +6271,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1277 +#: pkgs.dbk:1278 msgid "Removing packages" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1279 +#: pkgs.dbk:1280 msgid "" "If for some reason you want to completely remove a package (say, if it is an " "old compatibility library which is no longer required), you need to file a " @@ -6293,7 +6295,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1296 +#: pkgs.dbk:1297 msgid "" "If you want to remove a package you maintain, you should note this in the " "bug title by prepending <literal>ROM</literal> (Request Of Maintainer). " @@ -6305,18 +6307,21 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1305 +#: pkgs.dbk:1306 msgid "" "Note that removals can only be done for the <literal>unstable</literal>, " "<literal>experimental</literal> and <literal>stable</literal> distribution. " "Packages are not removed from <literal>testing</literal> directly. Rather, " "they will be removed automatically after the package has been removed from " "<literal>unstable</literal> and no package in <literal>testing</literal> " -"depends on it." +"depends on it. (Removals from <literal>testing</literal> are possible though " +"by filing a removal bug report against the <systemitem " +"role=\"package\">&release-debian-org;</systemitem> pseudo-package. See the " +"section <xref linkend=\"removals\"/>.)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1314 +#: pkgs.dbk:1318 msgid "" "There is one exception when an explicit removal request is not necessary: If " "a (source or binary) package is no longer built from source, it will be " @@ -6328,7 +6333,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1323 +#: pkgs.dbk:1327 msgid "" "In your removal request, you have to detail the reasons justifying the " "request. This is to avoid unwanted removals and to keep a trace of why a " @@ -6337,7 +6342,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1329 +#: pkgs.dbk:1333 msgid "" "Usually you only ask for the removal of a package maintained by yourself. " "If you want to remove another package, you have to get the approval of its " @@ -6350,7 +6355,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1339 +#: pkgs.dbk:1343 msgid "" "Further information relating to these and other package removal related " "topics may be found at <ulink " @@ -6359,7 +6364,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1344 +#: pkgs.dbk:1348 msgid "" "If in doubt concerning whether a package is disposable, email " "&email-debian-devel; asking for opinions. Also of interest is the " @@ -6376,7 +6381,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1357 +#: pkgs.dbk:1361 msgid "" "Once the package has been removed, the package's bugs should be handled. " "They should either be reassigned to another package in the case where the " @@ -6390,12 +6395,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1368 +#: pkgs.dbk:1372 msgid "Removing packages from <filename>Incoming</filename>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1370 +#: pkgs.dbk:1374 msgid "" "In the past, it was possible to remove packages from " "<filename>incoming</filename>. However, with the introduction of the new " @@ -6409,12 +6414,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1385 +#: pkgs.dbk:1389 msgid "Replacing or renaming packages" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1387 +#: pkgs.dbk:1391 msgid "" "When the upstream maintainers for one of your packages chose to rename their " "software (or you made a mistake naming your package), you should follow a " @@ -6432,7 +6437,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1403 +#: pkgs.dbk:1407 msgid "" "At other times, you may make a mistake in constructing your package and wish " "to replace it. The only way to do this is to increase the version number " @@ -6448,12 +6453,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1418 +#: pkgs.dbk:1422 msgid "Orphaning a package" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1420 +#: pkgs.dbk:1424 msgid "" "If you can no longer maintain a package, you need to inform others, and see " "that the package is marked as orphaned. You should set the package " @@ -6471,7 +6476,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1435 +#: pkgs.dbk:1439 msgid "" "If you just intend to give the package away, but you can keep maintainership " "for the moment, then you should instead submit a bug against <systemitem " @@ -6482,17 +6487,17 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1443 +#: pkgs.dbk:1447 msgid "More information is on the <ulink url=\"&url-wnpp;\">WNPP web pages</ulink>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1449 +#: pkgs.dbk:1453 msgid "Adopting a package" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1451 +#: pkgs.dbk:1455 msgid "" "A list of packages in need of a new maintainer is available in the <ulink " "url=\"&url-wnpp;\">Work-Needing and Prospective Packages list " @@ -6502,7 +6507,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1458 +#: pkgs.dbk:1462 msgid "" "It is not OK to simply take over a package that you feel is neglected — that " "would be package hijacking. You can, of course, contact the current " @@ -6512,7 +6517,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1464 +#: pkgs.dbk:1468 msgid "" "Generally, you may not take over the package without the assent of the " "current maintainer. Even if they ignore you, that is still not grounds to " @@ -6525,7 +6530,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1474 +#: pkgs.dbk:1478 msgid "" "If you take over an old package, you probably want to be listed as the " "package's official maintainer in the bug system. This will happen " @@ -6538,12 +6543,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1488 +#: pkgs.dbk:1492 msgid "Porting and being ported" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1490 +#: pkgs.dbk:1494 msgid "" "Debian supports an ever-increasing number of architectures. Even if you are " "not a porter, and you don't use any architecture but one, it is part of your " @@ -6552,7 +6557,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1496 +#: pkgs.dbk:1500 msgid "" "Porting is the act of building Debian packages for architectures that are " "different from the original architecture of the package maintainer's binary " @@ -6564,12 +6569,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1505 +#: pkgs.dbk:1509 msgid "Being kind to porters" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1507 +#: pkgs.dbk:1511 msgid "" "Porters have a difficult and unique task, since they are required to deal " "with a large volume of packages. Ideally, every source package should build " @@ -6580,7 +6585,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1515 +#: pkgs.dbk:1519 msgid "" "The first and most important thing is to respond quickly to bug or issues " "raised by porters. Please treat porters with courtesy, as if they were in " @@ -6590,7 +6595,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1522 +#: pkgs.dbk:1526 msgid "" "By far, most of the problems encountered by porters are caused by " "<emphasis>packaging bugs</emphasis> in the source packages. Here is a " @@ -6598,7 +6603,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1529 +#: pkgs.dbk:1533 msgid "" "Make sure that your <literal>Build-Depends</literal> and " "<literal>Build-Depends-Indep</literal> settings in " @@ -6616,21 +6621,21 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1544 +#: pkgs.dbk:1548 msgid "" "If you can't set up a proper chroot, <command>dpkg-depcheck</command> may be " "of assistance (see <xref linkend=\"dpkg-depcheck\"/>)." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1548 +#: pkgs.dbk:1552 msgid "" "See the <ulink url=\"&url-debian-policy;\">Debian Policy Manual</ulink> for " "instructions on setting build dependencies." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1554 +#: pkgs.dbk:1558 msgid "" "Don't set architecture to a value other than <literal>all</literal> or " "<literal>any</literal> unless you really mean it. In too many cases, " @@ -6641,7 +6646,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1564 +#: pkgs.dbk:1568 msgid "" "Make sure your source package is correct. Do <literal>dpkg-source -x " "<replaceable>package</replaceable>.dsc</literal> to make sure your source " @@ -6650,7 +6655,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1572 +#: pkgs.dbk:1576 msgid "" "Make sure you don't ship your source package with the " "<filename>debian/files</filename> or <filename>debian/substvars</filename> " @@ -6659,7 +6664,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1580 +#: pkgs.dbk:1584 msgid "" "Make sure you don't rely on locally installed or hacked configurations or " "programs. For instance, you should never be calling programs in " @@ -6669,7 +6674,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1589 +#: pkgs.dbk:1593 msgid "" "Don't depend on the package you're building being installed already (a " "sub-case of the above issue). There are, of course, exceptions to this rule, " @@ -6678,7 +6683,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1597 +#: pkgs.dbk:1601 msgid "" "Don't rely on the compiler being a certain version, if possible. If not, " "then make sure your build dependencies reflect the restrictions, although " @@ -6687,7 +6692,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1605 +#: pkgs.dbk:1609 msgid "" "Make sure your <filename>debian/rules</filename> contains separate " "<literal>binary-arch</literal> and <literal>binary-indep</literal> targets, " @@ -6698,12 +6703,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1616 +#: pkgs.dbk:1620 msgid "Guidelines for porter uploads" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1618 +#: pkgs.dbk:1622 msgid "" "If the package builds out of the box for the architecture to be ported to, " "you are in luck and your job is easy. This section applies to that case; it " @@ -6714,7 +6719,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1626 +#: pkgs.dbk:1630 msgid "" "For a porter upload, no changes are being made to the source. You do not " "need to touch any of the files in the source package. This includes " @@ -6722,7 +6727,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1631 +#: pkgs.dbk:1635 msgid "" "The way to invoke <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command> is as " "<literal>dpkg-buildpackage -B " @@ -6734,7 +6739,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1640 +#: pkgs.dbk:1644 msgid "" "If you are working on a Debian machine for your porting efforts and you need " "to sign your upload locally for its acceptance in the archive, you can run " @@ -6744,12 +6749,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1647 +#: pkgs.dbk:1651 msgid "Recompilation or binary-only NMU" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1649 +#: pkgs.dbk:1653 msgid "" "Sometimes the initial porter upload is problematic because the environment " "in which the package was built was not good enough (outdated or obsolete " @@ -6761,7 +6766,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1658 +#: pkgs.dbk:1662 msgid "" "You have to make sure that your binary-only NMU doesn't render the package " "uninstallable. This could happen when a source package generates " @@ -6771,7 +6776,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1664 +#: pkgs.dbk:1668 msgid "" "Despite the required modification of the changelog, these are called " "binary-only NMUs — there is no need in this case to trigger all other " @@ -6779,7 +6784,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1669 +#: pkgs.dbk:1673 msgid "" "Such recompilations require special ``magic'' version numbering, so that the " "archive maintenance tools recognize that, even though there is a new Debian " @@ -6789,7 +6794,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para><footnote><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1684 +#: pkgs.dbk:1688 msgid "" "In the past, such NMUs used the third-level number on the Debian part of the " "revision to denote their recompilation-only status; however, this syntax was " @@ -6799,7 +6804,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1676 +#: pkgs.dbk:1680 msgid "" "The ``magic'' for a recompilation-only NMU is triggered by using a suffix " "appended to the package version number, following the form " @@ -6813,7 +6818,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1692 +#: pkgs.dbk:1696 msgid "" "Similar to initial porter uploads, the correct way of invoking " "<command>dpkg-buildpackage</command> is <literal>dpkg-buildpackage " @@ -6821,12 +6826,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1699 +#: pkgs.dbk:1703 msgid "When to do a source NMU if you are a porter" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1701 +#: pkgs.dbk:1705 msgid "" "Porters doing a source NMU generally follow the guidelines found in <xref " "linkend=\"nmu\"/>, just like non-porters. However, it is expected that the " @@ -6839,7 +6844,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1710 +#: pkgs.dbk:1714 msgid "" "If you are a porter doing an NMU for <literal>unstable</literal>, the above " "guidelines for porting should be followed, with two variations. Firstly, " @@ -6854,7 +6859,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1722 +#: pkgs.dbk:1726 msgid "" "Secondly, porters doing source NMUs should make sure that the bug they " "submit to the BTS should be of severity <literal>serious</literal> or " @@ -6865,7 +6870,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1730 +#: pkgs.dbk:1734 msgid "" "Porters should try to avoid patches which simply kludge around bugs in the " "current version of the compile environment, kernel, or libc. Sometimes such " @@ -6876,7 +6881,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1738 +#: pkgs.dbk:1742 msgid "" "Porters may also have an unofficial location where they can put the results " "of their work during the waiting period. This helps others running the port " @@ -6885,12 +6890,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1748 +#: pkgs.dbk:1752 msgid "Porting infrastructure and automation" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1750 +#: pkgs.dbk:1754 msgid "" "There is infrastructure and several tools to help automate package porting. " "This section contains a brief overview of this automation and porting to " @@ -6899,19 +6904,19 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1755 +#: pkgs.dbk:1759 msgid "Mailing lists and web pages" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1757 +#: pkgs.dbk:1761 msgid "" "Web pages containing the status of each port can be found at <ulink " "url=\"&url-debian-ports;\"></ulink>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1761 +#: pkgs.dbk:1765 msgid "" "Each port of Debian has a mailing list. The list of porting mailing lists " "can be found at <ulink url=\"&url-debian-port-lists;\"></ulink>. These " @@ -6920,24 +6925,24 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1769 +#: pkgs.dbk:1773 msgid "Porter tools" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1771 +#: pkgs.dbk:1775 msgid "" "Descriptions of several porting tools can be found in <xref " "linkend=\"tools-porting\"/>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1777 +#: pkgs.dbk:1781 msgid "<systemitem role=\"package\">wanna-build</systemitem>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1779 +#: pkgs.dbk:1783 msgid "" "The <systemitem role=\"package\">wanna-build</systemitem> system is used as " "a distributed, client-server build distribution system. It is usually used " @@ -6949,7 +6954,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1787 +#: pkgs.dbk:1791 msgid "" "<systemitem role=\"package\">wanna-build</systemitem> is not yet available " "as a package; however, all Debian porting efforts are using it for automated " @@ -6961,7 +6966,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1796 +#: pkgs.dbk:1800 msgid "" "Most of the data produced by <systemitem " "role=\"package\">wanna-build</systemitem> which is generally useful to " @@ -6971,7 +6976,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1802 +#: pkgs.dbk:1806 msgid "" "We are quite proud of this system, since it has so many possible uses. " "Independent development groups can use the system for different sub-flavors " @@ -6981,7 +6986,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1809 +#: pkgs.dbk:1813 msgid "" "The wanna-build team, in charge of the buildds, can be reached at " "<literal>debian-wb-team@lists.debian.org</literal>. To determine who " @@ -6990,19 +6995,19 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1816 +#: pkgs.dbk:1820 msgid "" "When requesting binNMUs or give-backs (retries after a failed build), please " "use the format described at <ulink url=\"&url-release-wb;\"/>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1825 +#: pkgs.dbk:1829 msgid "When your package is <emphasis>not</emphasis> portable" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1827 +#: pkgs.dbk:1831 msgid "" "Some packages still have issues with building and/or working on some of the " "architectures supported by Debian, and cannot be ported at all, or not " @@ -7013,14 +7018,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1834 +#: pkgs.dbk:1838 msgid "" "In order to prevent broken packages from being uploaded to the archive, and " "wasting buildd time, you need to do a few things:" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1840 +#: pkgs.dbk:1844 msgid "" "First, make sure your package <emphasis>does</emphasis> fail to build on " "architectures that it cannot support. There are a few ways to achieve " @@ -7032,7 +7037,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1848 +#: pkgs.dbk:1852 msgid "" "Additionally, if you believe the list of supported architectures is pretty " "constant, you should change <literal>any</literal> to a list of supported " @@ -7041,7 +7046,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1856 +#: pkgs.dbk:1860 msgid "" "In order to prevent autobuilders from needlessly trying to build your " "package, it must be included in <filename>Packages-arch-specific</filename>, " @@ -7051,7 +7056,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1865 +#: pkgs.dbk:1869 msgid "" "Please note that it is insufficient to only add your package to " "<filename>Packages-arch-specific</filename> without making it fail to build " @@ -7063,12 +7068,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1876 +#: pkgs.dbk:1880 msgid "Marking non-free packages as auto-buildable" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1878 +#: pkgs.dbk:1882 msgid "" "By default packages from the <literal>non-free</literal> section are not " "built by the autobuilder network (mostly because the license of the packages " @@ -7077,33 +7082,33 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1886 +#: pkgs.dbk:1890 msgid "" "Check whether it is legally allowed and technically possible to auto-build " "the package;" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1892 +#: pkgs.dbk:1896 msgid "" "Add <literal>XS-Autobuild: yes</literal> into the header part of " "<filename>debian/control</filename>;" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1898 +#: pkgs.dbk:1902 msgid "" "Send an email to &email-nonfree-release; and explain why the package can " "legitimately and technically be auto-built." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1907 +#: pkgs.dbk:1911 msgid "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1909 +#: pkgs.dbk:1913 msgid "" "Every package has one or more maintainers. Normally, these are the people " "who work on and upload new versions of the package. In some situations, it " @@ -7114,24 +7119,24 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:1918 +#: pkgs.dbk:1922 msgid "When and how to do an NMU" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1921 +#: pkgs.dbk:1925 msgid "Before doing an NMU, consider the following questions:" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1926 +#: pkgs.dbk:1930 msgid "" "Does your NMU really fix bugs? Fixing cosmetic issues or changing the " "packaging style in NMUs is discouraged." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1932 +#: pkgs.dbk:1936 msgid "" "Did you give enough time to the maintainer? When was the bug reported to the " "BTS? Being busy for a week or two isn't unusual. Is the bug so severe that " @@ -7139,7 +7144,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1939 +#: pkgs.dbk:1943 msgid "" "How confident are you about your changes? Please remember the Hippocratic " "Oath: \"Above all, do no harm.\" It is better to leave a package with an " @@ -7150,7 +7155,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1949 +#: pkgs.dbk:1953 msgid "" "Have you clearly expressed your intention to NMU, at least in the BTS? It is " "also a good idea to try to contact the maintainer by other means (private " @@ -7158,18 +7163,19 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1956 +#: pkgs.dbk:1960 msgid "" "If the maintainer is usually active and responsive, have you tried to " -"contact him? In general it should be considered preferable that a maintainer " -"takes care of an issue himself and that he is given the chance to review and " -"correct your patch, because he can be expected to be more aware of potential " -"issues which an NMUer might miss. It is often a better use of everyone's " -"time if the maintainer is given an opportunity to upload a fix on their own." +"contact them? In general it should be considered preferable that maintainers " +"take care of an issue themselves and that they are given the chance to " +"review and correct your patch, because they can be expected to be more aware " +"of potential issues which an NMUer might miss. It is often a better use of " +"everyone's time if the maintainer is given an opportunity to upload a fix on " +"their own." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1966 +#: pkgs.dbk:1970 msgid "" "When doing an NMU, you must first make sure that your intention to NMU is " "clear. Then, you must send a patch with the differences between the current " @@ -7179,7 +7185,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1973 +#: pkgs.dbk:1977 msgid "" "While preparing the patch, you should better be aware of any " "package-specific practices that the maintainer might be using. Taking them " @@ -7191,7 +7197,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1981 +#: pkgs.dbk:1985 msgid "" "Unless you have an excellent reason not to do so, you must then give some " "time to the maintainer to react (for example, by uploading to the " @@ -7200,7 +7206,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1988 +#: pkgs.dbk:1992 msgid "" "Upload fixing only release-critical bugs older than 7 days, with no " "maintainer activity on the bug for 7 days and no indication that a fix is in " @@ -7208,22 +7214,22 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1993 +#: pkgs.dbk:1997 msgid "Upload fixing only release-critical bugs older than 7 days: 2 days" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:1998 +#: pkgs.dbk:2002 msgid "Upload fixing only release-critical and important bugs: 5 days" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2003 +#: pkgs.dbk:2007 msgid "Other NMUs: 10 days" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2009 +#: pkgs.dbk:2013 msgid "" "Those delays are only examples. In some cases, such as uploads fixing " "security issues, or fixes for trivial bugs that blocking a transition, it is " @@ -7231,7 +7237,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2015 +#: pkgs.dbk:2019 msgid "" "Sometimes, release managers decide to allow NMUs with shorter delays for a " "subset of bugs (e.g release-critical bugs older than 7 days). Also, some " @@ -7244,7 +7250,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2025 +#: pkgs.dbk:2029 msgid "" "After you upload an NMU, you are responsible for the possible problems that " "you might have introduced. You must keep an eye on the package (subscribing " @@ -7252,7 +7258,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2031 +#: pkgs.dbk:2035 msgid "" "This is not a license to perform NMUs thoughtlessly. If you NMU when it is " "clear that the maintainers are active and would have acknowledged a patch in " @@ -7262,12 +7268,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2041 +#: pkgs.dbk:2045 msgid "NMUs and <filename>debian/changelog</filename>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2043 +#: pkgs.dbk:2047 msgid "" "Just like any other (source) upload, NMUs must add an entry to " "<filename>debian/changelog</filename>, telling what has changed with this " @@ -7276,18 +7282,18 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><screen> -#: pkgs.dbk:2048 +#: pkgs.dbk:2052 #, no-wrap msgid " * Non-maintainer upload.\n" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2052 +#: pkgs.dbk:2056 msgid "The way to version NMUs differs for native and non-native packages." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2055 +#: pkgs.dbk:2059 msgid "" "If the package is a native package (without a Debian revision in the version " "number), the version must be the version of the last maintainer upload, plus " @@ -7299,7 +7305,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2065 +#: pkgs.dbk:2069 msgid "" "If the package is not a native package, you should add a minor version " "number to the Debian revision part of the version number (the portion after " @@ -7311,7 +7317,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2074 +#: pkgs.dbk:2078 msgid "" "In both cases, if the last upload was also an NMU, the counter should be " "increased. For example, if the current version is " @@ -7320,7 +7326,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2080 +#: pkgs.dbk:2084 msgid "" "A special versioning scheme is needed to avoid disrupting the maintainer's " "work, since using an integer for the Debian revision will potentially " @@ -7331,7 +7337,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2090 +#: pkgs.dbk:2094 msgid "" "If you upload a package to testing or stable, you sometimes need to \"fork\" " "the version number tree. This is the case for security uploads, for " @@ -7354,12 +7360,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2112 +#: pkgs.dbk:2116 msgid "Using the <literal>DELAYED/</literal> queue" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2115 +#: pkgs.dbk:2119 msgid "" "Having to wait for a response after you request permission to NMU is " "inefficient, because it costs the NMUer a context switch to come back to the " @@ -7368,36 +7374,36 @@ msgid "" "perform all the necessary tasks at the same time. For instance, instead of " "telling the maintainer that you will upload the updated package in 7 days, " "you should upload the package to <literal>DELAYED/7</literal> and tell the " -"maintainer that he has 7 days to react. During this time, the maintainer " +"maintainer that they have 7 days to react. During this time, the maintainer " "can ask you to delay the upload some more, or cancel your upload." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2129 +#: pkgs.dbk:2133 msgid "" "The <literal>DELAYED</literal> queue should not be used to put additional " "pressure on the maintainer. In particular, it's important that you are " "available to cancel or delay the upload before the delay expires since the " -"maintainer cannot cancel the upload himself." +"maintainer cannot cancel the upload themselves." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2136 +#: pkgs.dbk:2140 msgid "" "If you make an NMU to <literal>DELAYED</literal> and the maintainer updates " -"his package before the delay expires, your upload will be rejected because a " +"the package before the delay expires, your upload will be rejected because a " "newer version is already available in the archive. Ideally, the maintainer " "will take care to include your proposed changes (or at least a solution for " "the problems they address) in that upload." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2146 +#: pkgs.dbk:2150 msgid "NMUs from the maintainer's point of view" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2149 +#: pkgs.dbk:2153 msgid "" "When someone NMUs your package, this means they want to help you to keep it " "in good shape. This gives users fixed packages faster. You can consider " @@ -7407,7 +7413,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2158 +#: pkgs.dbk:2162 msgid "" "To acknowledge an NMU, include its changes and changelog entry in your next " "maintainer upload. If you do not acknowledge the NMU by including the NMU " @@ -7416,12 +7422,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2167 +#: pkgs.dbk:2171 msgid "Source NMUs vs Binary-only NMUs (binNMUs)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2170 +#: pkgs.dbk:2174 msgid "" "The full name of an NMU is <emphasis>source NMU</emphasis>. There is also " "another type, namely the <emphasis>binary-only NMU</emphasis>, or " @@ -7430,7 +7436,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2177 +#: pkgs.dbk:2181 msgid "" "When a library (or other dependency) is updated, the packages using it may " "need to be rebuilt. Since no changes to the source are needed, the same " @@ -7438,7 +7444,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2183 +#: pkgs.dbk:2187 msgid "" "BinNMUs are usually triggered on the buildds by wanna-build. An entry is " "added to <filename>debian/changelog</filename>, explaining why the upload " @@ -7448,7 +7454,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2191 +#: pkgs.dbk:2195 msgid "" "Buildds upload packages for their architecture to the archive as binary-only " "uploads. Strictly speaking, these are binNMUs. However, they are not " @@ -7457,12 +7463,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2199 +#: pkgs.dbk:2203 msgid "NMUs vs QA uploads" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2202 +#: pkgs.dbk:2206 msgid "" "NMUs are uploads of packages by somebody else than their assigned " "maintainer. There is another type of upload where the uploaded package is " @@ -7470,7 +7476,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2209 +#: pkgs.dbk:2213 msgid "" "QA uploads are very much like normal maintainer uploads: they may fix " "anything, even minor issues; the version numbering is normal, and there is " @@ -7480,13 +7486,13 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><screen> -#: pkgs.dbk:2217 +#: pkgs.dbk:2221 #, no-wrap msgid " * QA upload.\n" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2221 +#: pkgs.dbk:2225 msgid "" "If you want to do an NMU, and it seems that the maintainer is not active, it " "is wise to check if the package is orphaned (this information is displayed " @@ -7498,7 +7504,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2232 +#: pkgs.dbk:2236 msgid "" "Instead of doing a QA upload, you can also consider adopting the package by " "making yourself the maintainer. You don't need permission from anybody to " @@ -7507,12 +7513,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2241 +#: pkgs.dbk:2245 msgid "NMUs vs team uploads" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2244 +#: pkgs.dbk:2248 msgid "" "Sometimes you are fixing and/or updating a package because you are member of " "a packaging team (which uses a mailing list as <literal>Maintainer</literal> " @@ -7526,18 +7532,18 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><screen> -#: pkgs.dbk:2254 +#: pkgs.dbk:2258 #, no-wrap msgid " * Team upload.\n" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2262 +#: pkgs.dbk:2266 msgid "Collaborative maintenance" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2264 +#: pkgs.dbk:2268 msgid "" "Collaborative maintenance is a term describing the sharing of Debian package " "maintenance duties by several people. This collaboration is almost always a " @@ -7548,7 +7554,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2272 +#: pkgs.dbk:2276 msgid "" "Generally there is a primary maintainer and one or more co-maintainers. The " "primary maintainer is the person whose name is listed in the " @@ -7559,14 +7565,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2280 +#: pkgs.dbk:2284 msgid "" "In its most basic form, the process of adding a new co-maintainer is quite " "easy:" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2286 +#: pkgs.dbk:2290 msgid "" "Setup the co-maintainer with access to the sources you build the package " "from. Generally this implies you are using a network-capable version " @@ -7576,7 +7582,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2294 +#: pkgs.dbk:2298 msgid "" "Add the co-maintainer's correct maintainer name and address to the " "<literal>Uploaders</literal> field in the first paragraph of the " @@ -7584,7 +7590,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><itemizedlist><listitem><screen> -#: pkgs.dbk:2299 +#: pkgs.dbk:2303 #, no-wrap msgid "" "Uploaders: John Buzz <jbuzz@debian.org>, Adam Rex " @@ -7592,14 +7598,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2304 +#: pkgs.dbk:2308 msgid "" "Using the PTS (<xref linkend=\"pkg-tracking-system\"/>), the co-maintainers " "should subscribe themselves to the appropriate source package." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2310 +#: pkgs.dbk:2314 msgid "" "Another form of collaborative maintenance is team maintenance, which is " "recommended if you maintain several packages with the same group of " @@ -7609,7 +7615,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2319 +#: pkgs.dbk:2323 msgid "" "Put the team member mainly responsible for the package in the " "<literal>Maintainer</literal> field. In the <literal>Uploaders</literal>, " @@ -7617,7 +7623,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><orderedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2326 +#: pkgs.dbk:2330 msgid "" "Put the mailing list address in the <literal>Maintainer</literal> field. In " "the <literal>Uploaders</literal> field, put the team members who care for " @@ -7626,7 +7632,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2335 +#: pkgs.dbk:2339 msgid "" "In any case, it is a bad idea to automatically put all team members in the " "<literal>Uploaders</literal> field. It clutters the Developer's Package " @@ -7641,17 +7647,17 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2348 +#: pkgs.dbk:2352 msgid "The testing distribution" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2350 +#: pkgs.dbk:2354 msgid "Basics" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2352 +#: pkgs.dbk:2356 msgid "" "Packages are usually installed into the <literal>testing</literal> " "distribution after they have undergone some degree of " @@ -7659,7 +7665,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2357 +#: pkgs.dbk:2361 msgid "" "They must be in sync on all architectures and mustn't have dependencies that " "make them uninstallable; they also have to have generally no known " @@ -7669,12 +7675,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2366 +#: pkgs.dbk:2370 msgid "Updates from unstable" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2368 +#: pkgs.dbk:2372 msgid "" "The scripts that update the <literal>testing</literal> distribution are run " "twice each day, right after the installation of the updated packages; these " @@ -7685,25 +7691,23 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2376 +#: pkgs.dbk:2380 msgid "" "The inclusion of a package from <literal>unstable</literal> is conditional " "on the following:" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2382 +#: pkgs.dbk:2386 msgid "" "The package must have been available in <literal>unstable</literal> for 2, 5 " "or 10 days, depending on the urgency (high, medium or low). Please note " "that the urgency is sticky, meaning that the highest urgency uploaded since " -"the previous <literal>testing</literal> transition is taken into account. " -"Those delays may be doubled during a freeze, or <literal>testing</literal> " -"transitions may be switched off altogether;" +"the previous <literal>testing</literal> transition is taken into account;" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2392 +#: pkgs.dbk:2394 msgid "" "It must not have new release-critical bugs (RC bugs affecting the version " "available in <literal>unstable</literal>, but not affecting the version in " @@ -7711,7 +7715,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2399 +#: pkgs.dbk:2401 msgid "" "It must be available on all architectures on which it has previously been " "built in <literal>unstable</literal>. <link linkend=\"dak-ls\">dak ls</link> " @@ -7719,23 +7723,31 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2406 +#: pkgs.dbk:2408 msgid "" "It must not break any dependency of a package which is already available in " "<literal>testing</literal>;" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2412 +#: pkgs.dbk:2414 msgid "" "The packages on which it depends must either be available in " "<literal>testing</literal> or they must be accepted into " "<literal>testing</literal> at the same time (and they will be if they " -"fulfill all the necessary criteria)." +"fulfill all the necessary criteria);" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> +#: pkgs.dbk:2422 +msgid "" +"The phase of the project. I.e. automatic transitions are turned off during " +"the <emphasis>freeze</emphasis> of the <literal>testing</literal> " +"distribution." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2420 +#: pkgs.dbk:2428 msgid "" "To find out whether a package is progressing into <literal>testing</literal> " "or not, see the <literal>testing</literal> script output on the <ulink " @@ -7748,7 +7760,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2431 +#: pkgs.dbk:2439 msgid "" "The <filename>update_excuses</filename> file does not always give the " "precise reason why the package is refused; you may have to find it on your " @@ -7758,7 +7770,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2438 +#: pkgs.dbk:2446 msgid "" "Sometimes, some packages never enter <literal>testing</literal> because the " "set of interrelationship is too complicated and cannot be sorted out by the " @@ -7766,7 +7778,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2443 +#: pkgs.dbk:2451 msgid "" "Some further dependency analysis is shown on <ulink " "url=\"http://release.debian.org/migration/\"></ulink> — but be warned, this " @@ -7774,13 +7786,13 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2448 +#: pkgs.dbk:2456 msgid "Out-of-date" msgstr "" #. FIXME: better rename this file than document rampant professionalism? #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2451 +#: pkgs.dbk:2459 msgid "" "For the <literal>testing</literal> migration script, outdated means: There " "are different versions in <literal>unstable</literal> for the release " @@ -7792,47 +7804,47 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2459 +#: pkgs.dbk:2467 msgid "Consider this example:" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry> -#: pkgs.dbk:2466 pkgs.dbk:2499 +#: pkgs.dbk:2474 pkgs.dbk:2507 msgid "alpha" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry> -#: pkgs.dbk:2467 pkgs.dbk:2500 +#: pkgs.dbk:2475 pkgs.dbk:2508 msgid "arm" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry> -#: pkgs.dbk:2472 pkgs.dbk:2506 pkgs.dbk:2568 +#: pkgs.dbk:2480 pkgs.dbk:2514 pkgs.dbk:2576 msgid "testing" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry> -#: pkgs.dbk:2473 pkgs.dbk:2478 pkgs.dbk:2507 pkgs.dbk:2508 pkgs.dbk:2515 +#: pkgs.dbk:2481 pkgs.dbk:2486 pkgs.dbk:2515 pkgs.dbk:2516 pkgs.dbk:2523 msgid "1" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry> -#: pkgs.dbk:2474 pkgs.dbk:2509 pkgs.dbk:2514 +#: pkgs.dbk:2482 pkgs.dbk:2517 pkgs.dbk:2522 msgid "-" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry> -#: pkgs.dbk:2477 pkgs.dbk:2512 pkgs.dbk:2569 +#: pkgs.dbk:2485 pkgs.dbk:2520 pkgs.dbk:2577 msgid "unstable" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry> -#: pkgs.dbk:2479 pkgs.dbk:2513 +#: pkgs.dbk:2487 pkgs.dbk:2521 msgid "2" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2485 +#: pkgs.dbk:2493 msgid "" "The package is out of date on <literal>alpha</literal> in " "<literal>unstable</literal>, and will not go to " @@ -7842,19 +7854,19 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2491 +#: pkgs.dbk:2499 msgid "" "However, if ftp-master removes a package in <literal>unstable</literal> " "(here on <literal>arm</literal>):" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry> -#: pkgs.dbk:2501 +#: pkgs.dbk:2509 msgid "hurd-i386" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2521 +#: pkgs.dbk:2529 msgid "" "In this case, the package is up to date on all release architectures in " "<literal>unstable</literal> (and the extra <literal>hurd-i386</literal> " @@ -7862,7 +7874,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2526 +#: pkgs.dbk:2534 msgid "" "Sometimes, the question is raised if it is possible to allow packages in " "that are not yet built on all architectures: No. Just plainly no. (Except " @@ -7870,12 +7882,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2533 +#: pkgs.dbk:2541 msgid "Removals from testing" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2535 +#: pkgs.dbk:2543 msgid "" "Sometimes, a package is removed to allow another package in: This happens " "only to allow <emphasis>another</emphasis> package to go in if it's ready in " @@ -7885,7 +7897,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2542 +#: pkgs.dbk:2550 msgid "" "Of course, there is another reason to remove a package from " "<literal>testing</literal>: It's just too buggy (and having a single RC-bug " @@ -7893,7 +7905,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2547 +#: pkgs.dbk:2555 msgid "" "Furthermore, if a package has been removed from <literal>unstable</literal>, " "and no package in <literal>testing</literal> depends on it any more, then it " @@ -7901,12 +7913,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2554 +#: pkgs.dbk:2562 msgid "Circular dependencies" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2556 +#: pkgs.dbk:2564 msgid "" "A situation which is not handled very well by britney is if package " "<literal>a</literal> depends on the new version of package " @@ -7914,49 +7926,49 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2561 +#: pkgs.dbk:2569 msgid "An example of this is:" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry> -#: pkgs.dbk:2574 +#: pkgs.dbk:2582 msgid "a" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry> -#: pkgs.dbk:2575 +#: pkgs.dbk:2583 msgid "1; depends: b=1" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry> -#: pkgs.dbk:2576 +#: pkgs.dbk:2584 msgid "2; depends: b=2" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry> -#: pkgs.dbk:2579 +#: pkgs.dbk:2587 msgid "b" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry> -#: pkgs.dbk:2580 +#: pkgs.dbk:2588 msgid "1; depends: a=1" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry> -#: pkgs.dbk:2581 +#: pkgs.dbk:2589 msgid "2; depends: a=2" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2587 +#: pkgs.dbk:2595 msgid "" "Neither package <literal>a</literal> nor package <literal>b</literal> is " "considered for update." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2591 +#: pkgs.dbk:2599 msgid "" "Currently, this requires some manual hinting from the release team. Please " "contact them by sending mail to &email-debian-release; if this happens to " @@ -7964,12 +7976,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2598 +#: pkgs.dbk:2606 msgid "Influence of package in testing" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2600 +#: pkgs.dbk:2608 msgid "" "Generally, there is nothing that the status of a package in " "<literal>testing</literal> means for transition of the next version from " @@ -7985,7 +7997,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2612 +#: pkgs.dbk:2620 msgid "" "In summary this means: The only influence that a package being in " "<literal>testing</literal> has on a new version of the same package is that " @@ -7993,30 +8005,27 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2619 +#: pkgs.dbk:2627 msgid "Details" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2621 +#: pkgs.dbk:2629 msgid "If you are interested in details, this is how britney works:" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2624 +#: pkgs.dbk:2632 msgid "" "The packages are looked at to determine whether they are valid candidates. " "This gives the update excuses. The most common reasons why a package is not " "considered are too young, RC-bugginess, and out of date on some arches. For " -"this part of britney, the release managers have hammers of various sizes to " -"force britney to consider a package. (Also, the base freeze is coded in " -"that part of britney.) (There is a similar thing for binary-only updates, " -"but this is not described here. If you're interested in that, please peruse " -"the code.)" +"this part of britney, the release managers have hammers of various sizes, " +"called hints (see below), to force britney to consider a package." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2633 +#: pkgs.dbk:2639 msgid "" "Now, the more complex part happens: Britney tries to update " "<literal>testing</literal> with the valid candidates. For that, britney " @@ -8030,26 +8039,32 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2643 +#: pkgs.dbk:2649 msgid "" "If you want to see more details, you can look it up on <ulink " "url=\"http://&ftp-master-host;/testing/update_output/\"></ulink>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2647 +#: pkgs.dbk:2653 msgid "" "The hints are available via <ulink " -"url=\"http://&ftp-master-host;/testing/hints/\"></ulink>." +"url=\"http://&ftp-master-host;/testing/hints/\"></ulink>, where you can find " +"the <ulink " +"url=\"http://&ftp-master-host;/testing/hints/README\">description</ulink> as " +"well. With the hints, the Debian Release team can block or unblock " +"packages, ease or force packages into <literal>testing</literal>, remove " +"packages from <literal>testing</literal>, approve uploads to <link " +"linkend=\"t-p-u\">testing-proposed-updates</link> or override the urgency." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2655 +#: pkgs.dbk:2667 msgid "Direct updates to testing" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2657 +#: pkgs.dbk:2669 msgid "" "The <literal>testing</literal> distribution is fed with packages from " "<literal>unstable</literal> according to the rules explained above. " @@ -8059,7 +8074,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2664 +#: pkgs.dbk:2676 msgid "" "Keep in mind that packages uploaded there are not automatically processed, " "they have to go through the hands of the release manager. So you'd better " @@ -8069,7 +8084,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2671 +#: pkgs.dbk:2683 msgid "" "You should not upload to <literal>testing-proposed-updates</literal> when " "you can update your packages through <literal>unstable</literal>. If you " @@ -8082,7 +8097,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2680 +#: pkgs.dbk:2692 msgid "" "Version numbers are usually selected by adding the codename of the " "<literal>testing</literal> distribution and a running number, like " @@ -8092,12 +8107,12 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2687 +#: pkgs.dbk:2699 msgid "Please make sure you didn't miss any of these items in your upload:" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2692 +#: pkgs.dbk:2704 msgid "" "Make sure that your package really needs to go through " "<literal>testing-proposed-updates</literal>, and can't go through " @@ -8105,31 +8120,31 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2699 +#: pkgs.dbk:2711 msgid "Make sure that you included only the minimal amount of changes;" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2704 +#: pkgs.dbk:2716 msgid "Make sure that you included an appropriate explanation in the changelog;" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2709 +#: pkgs.dbk:2721 msgid "" "Make sure that you've written <literal>testing</literal> or " "<literal>testing-proposed-updates</literal> into your target distribution;" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2715 +#: pkgs.dbk:2727 msgid "" "Make sure that you've built and tested your package in " "<literal>testing</literal>, not in <literal>unstable</literal>;" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2721 +#: pkgs.dbk:2733 msgid "" "Make sure that your version number is higher than the version in " "<literal>testing</literal> and <literal>testing-proposed-updates</literal>, " @@ -8137,24 +8152,24 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2728 +#: pkgs.dbk:2740 msgid "" "After uploading and successful build on all platforms, contact the release " "team at &email-debian-release; and ask them to approve your upload." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2736 +#: pkgs.dbk:2748 msgid "Frequently asked questions" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2738 +#: pkgs.dbk:2750 msgid "What are release-critical bugs, and how do they get counted?" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2740 +#: pkgs.dbk:2752 msgid "" "All bugs of some higher severities are by default considered " "release-critical; currently, these are <literal>critical</literal>, " @@ -8162,7 +8177,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2745 +#: pkgs.dbk:2757 msgid "" "Such bugs are presumed to have an impact on the chances that the package " "will be released with the <literal>stable</literal> release of Debian: in " @@ -8172,7 +8187,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2752 +#: pkgs.dbk:2764 msgid "" "The <literal>unstable</literal> bug count are all release-critical bugs " "which are marked to apply to " @@ -8182,14 +8197,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title> -#: pkgs.dbk:2760 +#: pkgs.dbk:2772 msgid "" "How could installing a package into <literal>testing</literal> possibly " "break other packages?" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2763 +#: pkgs.dbk:2775 msgid "" "The structure of the distribution archives is such that they can only " "contain one version of a package; a package is defined by its name. So when " @@ -8201,7 +8216,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2771 +#: pkgs.dbk:2783 msgid "" "However, the old version may have provided a binary package with an old " "soname of a library, such as <literal>libacme-foo0</literal>. Removing the " @@ -8210,7 +8225,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2777 +#: pkgs.dbk:2789 msgid "" "Evidently, this mainly affects packages which provide changing sets of " "binary packages in different versions (in turn, mainly libraries). However, " @@ -8219,7 +8234,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2783 +#: pkgs.dbk:2795 msgid "" "When the set of binary packages provided by a source package change in this " "way, all the packages that depended on the old binaries will have to be " @@ -8233,7 +8248,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para> -#: pkgs.dbk:2794 +#: pkgs.dbk:2806 msgid "" "If you are having problems with complicated groups of packages like this, " "contact &email-debian-devel; or &email-debian-release; for help." @@ -8485,7 +8500,7 @@ msgid "" "Subject: header. The nick should be registered: <ulink " "url=\"http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#nicksetup\">Nick Setup Page</ulink>. " "The mail needs to be signed by a key in the Debian keyring. Please see " -"<ulink url=\"http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#projectcloak\">Freenodes " +"<ulink url=\"http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#projectcloak\">Freenode " "documentation</ulink> for more information about cloaks." msgstr "" @@ -9121,11 +9136,11 @@ msgstr "" msgid "" "Active development is done in the <literal>unstable</literal> distribution " "(that's why this distribution is sometimes called the <literal>development " -"distribution</literal>). Every Debian developer can update his or her " -"packages in this distribution at any time. Thus, the contents of this " -"distribution change from day to day. Since no special effort is made to " -"make sure everything in this distribution is working properly, it is " -"sometimes literally unstable." +"distribution</literal>). Every Debian developer can update their packages " +"in this distribution at any time. Thus, the contents of this distribution " +"change from day to day. Since no special effort is made to make sure " +"everything in this distribution is working properly, it is sometimes " +"literally unstable." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>