1 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
3 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
4 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
5 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
6 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
8 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
9 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
10 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
11 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
12 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014)
14 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
16 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
17 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
18 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
19 team (closes: Bug#52906)
20 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
21 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
22 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
24 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
25 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
26 - added a section about the LDAP database
27 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
28 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
30 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
31 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
33 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 22:41:25 -0400
35 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
37 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
38 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
39 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
41 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
42 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
43 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
44 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
45 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
46 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
47 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
48 description from developers-reference.sgml
50 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
52 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
54 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
55 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
57 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
59 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
60 releases are available at archive.debian.org
61 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
62 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
63 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
64 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
65 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
66 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
67 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
68 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
70 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
71 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
72 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
73 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
75 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
76 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
77 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
78 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
79 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
80 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
81 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
82 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
83 suggestion from James Troup
84 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
85 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
86 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
87 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
90 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
92 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
94 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
95 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
97 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
99 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
101 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
102 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
103 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
104 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
105 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
106 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
107 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
109 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
111 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
113 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
114 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
115 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
116 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
117 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
118 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
120 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
121 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
123 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
125 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
127 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
129 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
131 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
132 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
133 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
134 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
135 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
137 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
138 with intro; demoted server sections under that
139 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
140 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
142 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
143 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
144 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
145 a normal developer may have access.
147 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
149 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
151 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
152 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
153 step all over each other
155 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
157 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
159 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
160 address for PGP key updates
162 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
164 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
166 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
167 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
168 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
169 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
170 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
172 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
174 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
176 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
177 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
178 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
179 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
180 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
181 <keyring-maint> instead)
182 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
183 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
185 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
187 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
188 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
189 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
191 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
193 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
195 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
196 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
197 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
198 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
199 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
200 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
202 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
203 tighten up the language a bit
204 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
205 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
206 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
207 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
209 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
210 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
211 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
212 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
213 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
214 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
216 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
217 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
218 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
219 about how to depart Debian gracefully
220 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
221 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
222 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
223 number of available packages
224 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
225 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
227 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
229 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
231 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
234 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
236 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
238 * not officially released
239 * more spelling corrections
240 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
242 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
244 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
246 * not officially released
247 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
248 * some PGP-centricity removed
249 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
250 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
251 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
252 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
253 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
254 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
256 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
258 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
260 * not officially released
261 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
262 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
263 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
264 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
265 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
266 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
267 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
268 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
269 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
270 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
271 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
272 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
273 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
274 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
276 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
277 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
279 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
281 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
282 take a couple of weeks
283 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
284 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
285 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
286 excited about it and can't wait
287 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
288 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
290 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
291 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
293 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
294 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
295 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
297 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
299 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
301 * move to 3-level version number:
302 top-level version number probably won't change for a whil, it is the
303 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
304 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
305 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
306 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
309 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
310 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
311 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
313 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
315 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
316 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
317 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
318 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
319 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
320 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
322 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
324 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
325 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
326 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
327 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
328 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
329 - "The CVS server": new section added
330 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
332 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
333 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
334 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
335 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
336 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
338 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
339 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
340 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
341 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
342 a canonical location?)
343 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
344 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
345 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
346 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
348 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
350 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
351 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
352 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
353 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
355 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
357 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
359 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
360 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
361 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
362 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
363 them. (closes Bug#26948)
364 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
365 and should not be included in this Reference.
366 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
367 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
368 maintainer tools only!
369 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
370 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
371 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
372 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
373 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
374 * Little corrections here and there.
375 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
376 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
379 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
381 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
383 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
384 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
385 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
387 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
388 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
389 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
390 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
391 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
392 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
393 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
394 do prior to uploading
395 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
396 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
398 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
399 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
400 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
401 duties with respect to bugs
402 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
403 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
404 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
406 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
407 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
408 * grammar and markup changes throughout
409 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
410 explicit what is used to build this package
412 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
414 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
417 * version number and date are automatically populated now
418 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
419 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
420 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
421 * utilize the new URL tag
422 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
425 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
427 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
429 * non-maintainer release
430 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
431 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
432 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
433 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
434 text, it can't hurt you.)
435 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
436 reflect this packages version number
437 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
439 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
441 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
445 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
447 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
449 * New version numbering scheme:
451 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
452 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
453 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
456 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
457 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
458 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
459 differ between the manuals.
461 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
462 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
463 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
464 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
466 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
467 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
469 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
471 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
473 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
475 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
477 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
478 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
480 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
481 (as requested by James Troup)
483 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
485 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
487 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
489 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
491 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
493 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
495 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
497 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
498 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
499 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
500 the non-maintainer release
502 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
503 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
504 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
507 - Lots of typos fixed
509 * Compressed SGML source code
511 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
512 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
514 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
516 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
518 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
520 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
521 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
522 - Announcing package uploads
523 * New section about Debian Mentors
524 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
525 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
526 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
527 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
529 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
531 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
533 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
534 of our FTP server and the development process
535 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
536 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
537 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
539 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
540 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
541 debian-devel before they are uploaded
542 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
543 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
544 contacting the maintainer
545 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
546 a new manual released soon)
548 * Include SGML source in package
549 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
550 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
552 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
554 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
558 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
561 mode: debian-changelog