1 developers-reference (3.1) unstable; urgency=low
4 - Corrected several errors with —
5 - Applied patch from Peter Palfrader, correcting
6 the URL for the Debian Voting Information page. closes: #150427
7 - Applied patch from Matej Vela, dpkg-buildpackage does no more
8 require -sa for version -0.1. closes: #150861
9 - Applied the reformulations proposed by David Kimdon. closes: #150572
11 - removed obsolete, needless dupload variables
12 - applied linguistic fixes from David Kimdon, closes: #150572
13 - random proofreading, mostly changing he -> they
14 - added people.d.o and non-us.d.o to the Debian servers section, and
15 mostly rewrote it to exclude real machine names and be better organized
17 -- Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> Wed, 7 Aug 2002 12:51:44 +0200
19 developers-reference (3.0) unstable; urgency=low
22 - welcome Manoj Srivastava as a co-maintainer
23 - welcome Raphael Hertzog as a co-maintainer
25 - new Chapter "Resource for Debian Developers", incorporating
27 Ch "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines"
28 Ch "The Debian Archive"
30 - new Chapter "Managing Packages", incorporating former chapters
32 Ch "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
33 Ch "Porting and Being Ported"
34 Ch "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages"
35 Ch "Handling Bugs" (retitled "Handling package bugs")
36 Sec "Bug housekeeping" (new section, some parts stubbed out)
38 - new Chapter "Beyond Packaging" recommends ways to contribute
39 to Debian beyond issues of package maintenance; incoporates
40 Ch "Interaction with Prospective Developers", retitled to
41 Sec "Interacting with Prospective Debian Developers"
42 Sec "Submitting Bugs", renamed to "Reporting Bugs"
43 Sec "QA" moved here from old Sec "Quality Assurance effort"
44 Sec "Dealing with unreachable maintainers"
46 - Sec "The Developers Database" added under Resources
47 - new Sec "Collaborative Maintenance" concerning multiple maintainers
50 - Sec "Getting started": add link to New Maintainers' Guide
51 - Sec "Debian Mentors" renamed to "Debian Mentors and Sponsors",
52 we add some info on sponsoring; also in Sec "Sponsoring packages"
53 - Section's first word capitalized, rest are normal case
54 - purge a reference to the Packaging Manual; closes: #145039
55 - misc. cross-referencing with new or moved sections
56 - change some literal quotes to ‘, ”, etc.
57 - tagging improvements: replace <tt> with <file> for files and
58 directories; since <tt><var> and <example><var> doesn't look right,
59 work-around with <...>
60 - entity'ize master.debian.org, us-upload-dir, non-us-upload-dir
61 - update copyright date
62 - some simplifications on the TeX suffix rule
63 - spell check and grammar corrections
67 - changed -e by -m in the dpkg-buildpackage command line example;
69 - clarify wording between "porter upload", "binary-only NMU", "simple
70 recompile"; closes: #102626
71 - extended "removing a package"; closes: #135560
72 - Ch "Best Packaging Practices": new chapter, including new
73 Sec "Writing useful descriptions" as a first entry in that
74 chapter; closes: #53109, #129848
75 - indicate that the list of subsections is defined in the policy;
77 - removed some cruft in `Announcing package uploads'
78 - document the testing scripts; closes: #129445
79 - explain how to reassign/close bugs of removed packages;
81 - updates the note about software subject to US patents;
83 - new Section "Contacting other maintainers" under "Beyond packaging"
84 Document the package@packages.debian.org alias; closes: #114553
85 - new Section "Package's information" under Resources
86 Document http://packages.debian.org/<package>,
87 http://bugs.debian.org/<package> and the madison utility
88 - Sec "Reporting bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/from:email@isp.com
89 - Sec "Handling bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/login@debian.org
90 - Sec "The Incoming system" in "Resources", describe how it works and
91 also speak of the DELAYED directory; closes: #135562, #136774
93 - Sec "Developer Database": added a sentence about finger
95 - update the total number of packages and the example directory tree
97 - updated the list of available architectures.
98 - commented out the "Subsections" section since it will RSN have nothing
99 to with the Debian archive. It's just a generic information field
100 of the package and nothing more.
101 - added more incentive to use experimental since it doesn't cause
102 any pain to the ftpmasters.
103 - Sec "When to do a source NMU": updated the NMU "protocol" and suggest
104 the use of the delayed queue.
105 - new Section "Acknowledging the NMUs" to explain the need to integrate
106 the changes introduced by NMUs. Insists on the fact that one shouldn't
108 - stubbed in new Section "Collaborative maintenance"
109 - stubbed in new Section "The Package Tracking System"
110 - Sec "The Package Tracking System": filled with content from
111 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, heavily updated by myself
112 - new Section "Managing sponsored packages" contributed by
113 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, slightly updated by myself
114 - new Sec "Bug housekeeping"; closes: #39519
116 - new Sec "Documentation"
117 - added Sec "IRC channels" in the Resources chapter
118 - added Sec "pbuilder" in the appendix. Mention it in the section
119 "Being kind to porter" too
120 - extended Sec "devscripts" with info about "bts" and "uscan"
121 - completed Sec "Helper scripts"
122 - completed Sec "Package with multiple patches",
123 "Multiple binary packages", "Libraries", "Other specific packages",
124 "The wise use of debconf" -- all those are quite simplistic, they
126 - integrated Sec "Handling debconf translations" contributed by
127 Denis Barbier -- thanks, Denis!
130 - update French translation
132 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 14 Jun 2002 01:18:19 -0400
134 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
137 - some grammar corrections
138 - update French translation
140 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
141 anymore; closes: #135559
142 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
144 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
146 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
147 that would be welcome)
148 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
149 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
150 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
151 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
152 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
153 - other minor wording changes
154 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
155 - Ch "Package uploads":
156 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
157 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
158 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
159 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
160 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
161 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
162 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
164 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
166 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
168 * from Martin Michlmayr
169 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
170 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
171 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
173 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
175 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
177 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
179 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
180 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
181 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
184 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
186 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
189 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
191 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
194 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
196 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
197 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
198 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
199 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
200 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
201 talking about uploading to distributions
202 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
203 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
204 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
206 - French translation updated
208 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
209 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
210 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
212 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
214 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
217 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
218 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
221 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
223 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
226 * fix a typo in a link
227 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
228 update documentation accordingly
230 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
231 forwarding bugs upstream
233 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
234 entities which should be used
235 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
236 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
238 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
240 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
242 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
243 * French version: completely up-to-date now
244 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
245 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
247 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
250 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
252 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
254 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
256 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
257 this translation needs updating
258 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
259 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
260 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
262 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
263 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
264 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
266 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
267 included yet, however
269 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
271 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
273 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
275 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
276 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
278 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
280 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
282 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
284 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
285 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
286 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
288 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
290 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
292 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
295 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
296 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
297 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
298 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
299 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
300 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
301 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
302 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
303 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
304 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
305 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
306 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
308 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
309 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
310 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
311 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
312 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
314 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
316 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
317 * update copyright notice for 2001
318 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
319 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
320 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
322 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
324 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
326 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
328 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
330 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
332 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
334 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
336 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
337 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
339 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
340 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
341 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
342 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
343 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
344 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
345 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
346 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
347 could be used if necessary
348 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
349 mention the rsync dupload method
350 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
352 * other small corrections
353 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
354 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
355 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
356 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
358 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
360 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
361 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
363 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
365 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
367 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
368 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
369 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
370 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
372 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
373 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
374 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
375 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
376 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
378 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
380 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
381 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
382 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
383 team (closes: Bug#52906)
384 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
385 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
386 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
388 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
389 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
390 - added a section about the LDAP database
391 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
392 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
394 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
395 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
397 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
399 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
401 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
402 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
403 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
405 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
406 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
407 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
408 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
409 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
410 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
411 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
412 description from developers-reference.sgml
414 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
416 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
418 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
419 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
421 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
423 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
424 releases are available at archive.debian.org
425 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
426 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
427 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
428 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
429 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
430 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
431 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
432 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
434 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
435 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
436 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
437 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
439 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
440 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
441 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
442 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
443 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
444 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
445 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
446 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
447 suggestion from James Troup
448 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
449 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
450 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
451 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
454 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
456 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
458 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
459 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
461 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
463 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
465 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
466 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
467 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
468 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
469 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
470 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
471 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
473 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
475 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
477 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
478 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
479 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
480 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
481 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
482 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
484 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
485 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
487 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
489 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
491 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
493 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
495 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
496 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
497 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
498 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
499 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
501 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
502 with intro; demoted server sections under that
503 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
504 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
506 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
507 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
508 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
509 a normal developer may have access.
511 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
513 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
515 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
516 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
517 step all over each other
519 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
521 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
523 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
524 address for PGP key updates
526 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
528 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
530 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
531 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
532 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
533 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
534 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
536 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
538 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
540 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
541 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
542 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
543 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
544 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
545 <keyring-maint> instead)
546 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
547 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
549 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
551 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
552 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
553 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
555 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
557 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
559 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
560 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
561 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
562 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
563 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
564 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
566 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
567 tighten up the language a bit
568 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
569 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
570 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
571 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
573 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
574 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
575 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
576 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
577 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
578 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
580 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
581 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
582 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
583 about how to depart Debian gracefully
584 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
585 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
586 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
587 number of available packages
588 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
589 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
591 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
593 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
595 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
598 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
600 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
602 * not officially released
603 * more spelling corrections
604 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
606 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
608 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
610 * not officially released
611 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
612 * some PGP-centricity removed
613 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
614 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
615 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
616 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
617 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
618 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
620 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
622 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
624 * not officially released
625 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
626 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
627 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
628 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
629 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
630 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
631 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
632 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
633 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
634 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
635 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
636 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
637 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
638 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
640 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
641 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
643 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
645 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
646 take a couple of weeks
647 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
648 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
649 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
650 excited about it and can't wait
651 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
652 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
654 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
655 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
657 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
658 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
659 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
661 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
663 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
665 * move to 3-level version number:
666 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
667 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
668 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
669 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
670 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
673 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
674 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
675 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
677 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
679 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
680 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
681 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
682 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
683 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
684 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
686 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
688 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
689 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
690 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
691 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
692 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
693 - "The CVS server": new section added
694 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
696 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
697 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
698 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
699 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
700 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
702 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
703 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
704 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
705 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
706 a canonical location?)
707 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
708 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
709 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
710 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
712 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
714 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
715 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
716 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
717 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
719 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
721 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
723 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
724 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
725 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
726 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
727 them. (closes Bug#26948)
728 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
729 and should not be included in this Reference.
730 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
731 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
732 maintainer tools only!
733 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
734 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
735 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
736 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
737 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
738 * Little corrections here and there.
739 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
740 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
743 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
745 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
747 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
748 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
749 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
751 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
752 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
753 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
754 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
755 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
756 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
757 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
758 do prior to uploading
759 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
760 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
762 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
763 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
764 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
765 duties with respect to bugs
766 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
767 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
768 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
770 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
771 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
772 * grammar and markup changes throughout
773 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
774 explicit what is used to build this package
776 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
778 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
781 * version number and date are automatically populated now
782 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
783 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
784 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
785 * utilize the new URL tag
786 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
789 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
791 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
793 * non-maintainer release
794 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
795 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
796 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
797 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
798 text, it can't hurt you.)
799 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
800 reflect this packages version number
801 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
803 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
805 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
809 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
811 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
813 * New version numbering scheme:
815 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
816 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
817 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
820 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
821 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
822 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
823 differ between the manuals.
825 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
826 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
827 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
828 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
830 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
831 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
833 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
835 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
837 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
839 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
841 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
842 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
844 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
845 (as requested by James Troup)
847 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
849 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
851 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
853 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
855 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
857 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
859 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
861 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
862 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
863 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
864 the non-maintainer release
866 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
867 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
868 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
871 - Lots of typos fixed
873 * Compressed SGML source code
875 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
876 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
878 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
880 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
882 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
884 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
885 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
886 - Announcing package uploads
887 * New section about Debian Mentors
888 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
889 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
890 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
891 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
893 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
895 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
897 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
898 of our FTP server and the development process
899 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
900 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
901 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
903 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
904 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
905 debian-devel before they are uploaded
906 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
907 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
908 contacting the maintainer
909 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
910 a new manual released soon)
912 * Include SGML source in package
913 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
914 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
916 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
918 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
922 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200