1 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
3 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
5 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
6 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
8 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
10 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
12 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
14 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
15 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
16 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
18 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
20 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
22 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
25 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
26 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
27 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
28 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
29 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
30 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
31 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
32 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
33 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
34 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
35 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
36 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
38 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
39 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
40 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
41 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
42 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
44 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
46 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
47 * update copyright notice for 2001
48 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
49 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
50 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
52 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
54 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
56 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
58 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
60 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
62 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
64 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
66 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
67 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
69 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
71 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
72 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
73 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
74 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
75 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
76 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
77 could be used if necessary
78 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
79 mention the rsync dupload method
80 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
82 * other small corrections
83 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
84 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
85 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
86 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
88 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
90 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
91 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
93 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
95 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
97 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
98 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
99 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
100 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
102 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
103 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
104 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
105 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
106 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
108 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
110 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
111 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
112 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
113 team (closes: Bug#52906)
114 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
115 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
116 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
118 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
119 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
120 - added a section about the LDAP database
121 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
122 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
124 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
125 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
127 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
129 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
131 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
132 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
133 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
135 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
136 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
137 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
138 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
139 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
140 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
141 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
142 description from developers-reference.sgml
144 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
146 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
148 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
149 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
151 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
153 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
154 releases are available at archive.debian.org
155 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
156 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
157 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
158 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
159 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
160 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
161 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
162 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
164 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
165 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
166 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
167 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
169 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
170 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
171 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
172 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
173 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
174 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
175 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
176 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
177 suggestion from James Troup
178 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
179 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
180 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
181 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
184 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
186 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
188 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
189 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
191 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
193 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
195 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
196 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
197 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
198 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
199 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
200 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
201 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
203 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
205 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
207 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
208 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
209 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
210 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
211 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
212 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
214 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
215 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
217 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
219 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
221 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
223 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
225 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
226 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
227 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
228 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
229 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
231 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
232 with intro; demoted server sections under that
233 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
234 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
236 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
237 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
238 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
239 a normal developer may have access.
241 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
243 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
245 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
246 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
247 step all over each other
249 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
251 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
253 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
254 address for PGP key updates
256 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
258 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
260 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
261 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
262 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
263 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
264 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
266 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
268 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
270 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
271 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
272 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
273 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
274 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
275 <keyring-maint> instead)
276 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
277 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
279 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
281 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
282 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
283 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
285 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
287 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
289 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
290 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
291 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
292 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
293 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
294 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
296 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
297 tighten up the language a bit
298 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
299 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
300 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
301 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
303 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
304 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
305 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
306 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
307 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
308 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
310 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
311 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
312 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
313 about how to depart Debian gracefully
314 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
315 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
316 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
317 number of available packages
318 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
319 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
321 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
323 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
325 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
328 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
330 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
332 * not officially released
333 * more spelling corrections
334 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
336 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
338 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
340 * not officially released
341 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
342 * some PGP-centricity removed
343 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
344 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
345 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
346 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
347 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
348 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
350 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
352 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
354 * not officially released
355 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
356 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
357 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
358 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
359 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
360 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
361 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
362 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
363 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
364 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
365 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
366 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
367 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
368 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
370 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
371 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
373 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
375 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
376 take a couple of weeks
377 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
378 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
379 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
380 excited about it and can't wait
381 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
382 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
384 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
385 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
387 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
388 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
389 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
391 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
393 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
395 * move to 3-level version number:
396 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
397 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
398 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
399 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
400 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
403 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
404 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
405 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
407 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
409 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
410 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
411 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
412 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
413 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
414 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
416 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
418 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
419 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
420 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
421 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
422 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
423 - "The CVS server": new section added
424 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
426 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
427 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
428 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
429 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
430 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
432 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
433 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
434 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
435 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
436 a canonical location?)
437 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
438 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
439 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
440 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
442 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
444 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
445 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
446 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
447 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
449 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
451 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
453 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
454 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
455 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
456 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
457 them. (closes Bug#26948)
458 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
459 and should not be included in this Reference.
460 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
461 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
462 maintainer tools only!
463 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
464 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
465 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
466 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
467 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
468 * Little corrections here and there.
469 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
470 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
473 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
475 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
477 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
478 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
479 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
481 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
482 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
483 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
484 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
485 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
486 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
487 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
488 do prior to uploading
489 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
490 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
492 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
493 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
494 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
495 duties with respect to bugs
496 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
497 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
498 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
500 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
501 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
502 * grammar and markup changes throughout
503 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
504 explicit what is used to build this package
506 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
508 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
511 * version number and date are automatically populated now
512 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
513 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
514 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
515 * utilize the new URL tag
516 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
519 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
521 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
523 * non-maintainer release
524 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
525 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
526 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
527 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
528 text, it can't hurt you.)
529 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
530 reflect this packages version number
531 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
533 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
535 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
539 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
541 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
543 * New version numbering scheme:
545 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
546 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
547 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
550 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
551 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
552 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
553 differ between the manuals.
555 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
556 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
557 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
558 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
560 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
561 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
563 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
565 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
567 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
569 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
571 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
572 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
574 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
575 (as requested by James Troup)
577 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
579 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
581 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
583 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
585 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
587 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
589 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
591 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
592 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
593 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
594 the non-maintainer release
596 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
597 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
598 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
601 - Lots of typos fixed
603 * Compressed SGML source code
605 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
606 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
608 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
610 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
612 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
614 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
615 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
616 - Announcing package uploads
617 * New section about Debian Mentors
618 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
619 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
620 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
621 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
623 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
625 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
627 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
628 of our FTP server and the development process
629 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
630 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
631 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
633 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
634 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
635 debian-devel before they are uploaded
636 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
637 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
638 contacting the maintainer
639 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
640 a new manual released soon)
642 * Include SGML source in package
643 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
644 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
646 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
648 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
652 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
655 mode: debian-changelog