1 developers-reference (2.8.9) unstable; urgency=low
4 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
5 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
7 - French translation updated
9 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
10 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
11 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
13 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:53:59 -0400
15 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
18 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
19 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
22 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
24 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
27 * fix a typo in a link
28 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
29 update documentation accordingly
31 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
32 forwarding bugs upstream
34 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
35 entities which should be used
36 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
37 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
39 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
41 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
43 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
44 * French version: completely up-to-date now
45 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
46 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
48 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
51 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
53 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
55 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
57 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
58 this translation needs updating
59 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
60 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
61 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
63 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
64 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
65 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
67 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
70 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
72 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
74 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
76 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
77 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
79 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
81 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
83 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
85 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
86 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
87 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
89 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
91 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
93 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
96 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
97 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
98 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
99 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
100 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
101 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
102 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
103 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
104 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
105 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
106 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
107 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
109 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
110 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
111 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
112 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
113 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
115 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
117 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
118 * update copyright notice for 2001
119 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
120 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
121 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
123 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
125 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
127 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
129 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
131 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
133 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
135 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
137 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
138 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
140 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
141 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
142 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
143 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
144 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
145 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
146 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
147 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
148 could be used if necessary
149 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
150 mention the rsync dupload method
151 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
153 * other small corrections
154 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
155 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
156 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
157 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
159 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
161 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
162 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
164 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
166 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
168 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
169 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
170 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
171 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
173 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
174 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
175 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
176 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
177 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
179 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
181 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
182 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
183 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
184 team (closes: Bug#52906)
185 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
186 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
187 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
189 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
190 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
191 - added a section about the LDAP database
192 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
193 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
195 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
196 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
198 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
200 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
202 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
203 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
204 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
206 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
207 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
208 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
209 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
210 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
211 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
212 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
213 description from developers-reference.sgml
215 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
217 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
219 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
220 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
222 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
224 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
225 releases are available at archive.debian.org
226 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
227 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
228 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
229 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
230 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
231 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
232 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
233 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
235 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
236 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
237 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
238 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
240 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
241 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
242 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
243 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
244 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
245 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
246 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
247 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
248 suggestion from James Troup
249 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
250 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
251 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
252 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
255 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
257 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
259 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
260 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
262 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
264 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
266 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
267 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
268 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
269 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
270 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
271 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
272 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
274 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
276 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
278 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
279 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
280 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
281 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
282 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
283 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
285 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
286 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
288 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
290 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
292 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
294 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
296 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
297 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
298 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
299 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
300 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
302 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
303 with intro; demoted server sections under that
304 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
305 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
307 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
308 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
309 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
310 a normal developer may have access.
312 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
314 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
316 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
317 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
318 step all over each other
320 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
322 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
324 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
325 address for PGP key updates
327 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
329 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
331 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
332 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
333 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
334 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
335 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
337 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
339 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
341 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
342 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
343 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
344 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
345 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
346 <keyring-maint> instead)
347 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
348 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
350 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
352 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
353 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
354 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
356 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
358 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
360 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
361 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
362 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
363 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
364 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
365 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
367 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
368 tighten up the language a bit
369 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
370 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
371 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
372 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
374 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
375 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
376 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
377 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
378 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
379 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
381 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
382 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
383 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
384 about how to depart Debian gracefully
385 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
386 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
387 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
388 number of available packages
389 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
390 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
392 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
394 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
396 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
399 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
401 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
403 * not officially released
404 * more spelling corrections
405 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
407 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
409 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
411 * not officially released
412 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
413 * some PGP-centricity removed
414 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
415 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
416 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
417 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
418 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
419 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
421 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
423 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
425 * not officially released
426 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
427 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
428 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
429 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
430 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
431 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
432 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
433 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
434 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
435 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
436 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
437 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
438 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
439 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
441 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
442 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
444 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
446 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
447 take a couple of weeks
448 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
449 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
450 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
451 excited about it and can't wait
452 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
453 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
455 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
456 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
458 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
459 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
460 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
462 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
464 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
466 * move to 3-level version number:
467 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
468 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
469 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
470 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
471 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
474 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
475 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
476 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
478 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
480 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
481 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
482 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
483 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
484 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
485 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
487 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
489 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
490 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
491 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
492 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
493 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
494 - "The CVS server": new section added
495 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
497 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
498 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
499 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
500 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
501 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
503 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
504 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
505 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
506 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
507 a canonical location?)
508 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
509 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
510 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
511 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
513 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
515 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
516 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
517 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
518 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
520 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
522 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
524 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
525 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
526 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
527 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
528 them. (closes Bug#26948)
529 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
530 and should not be included in this Reference.
531 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
532 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
533 maintainer tools only!
534 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
535 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
536 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
537 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
538 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
539 * Little corrections here and there.
540 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
541 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
544 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
546 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
548 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
549 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
550 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
552 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
553 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
554 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
555 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
556 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
557 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
558 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
559 do prior to uploading
560 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
561 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
563 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
564 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
565 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
566 duties with respect to bugs
567 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
568 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
569 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
571 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
572 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
573 * grammar and markup changes throughout
574 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
575 explicit what is used to build this package
577 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
579 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
582 * version number and date are automatically populated now
583 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
584 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
585 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
586 * utilize the new URL tag
587 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
590 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
592 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
594 * non-maintainer release
595 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
596 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
597 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
598 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
599 text, it can't hurt you.)
600 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
601 reflect this packages version number
602 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
604 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
606 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
610 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
612 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
614 * New version numbering scheme:
616 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
617 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
618 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
621 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
622 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
623 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
624 differ between the manuals.
626 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
627 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
628 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
629 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
631 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
632 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
634 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
636 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
638 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
640 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
642 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
643 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
645 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
646 (as requested by James Troup)
648 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
650 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
652 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
654 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
656 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
658 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
660 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
662 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
663 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
664 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
665 the non-maintainer release
667 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
668 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
669 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
672 - Lots of typos fixed
674 * Compressed SGML source code
676 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
677 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
679 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
681 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
683 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
685 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
686 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
687 - Announcing package uploads
688 * New section about Debian Mentors
689 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
690 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
691 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
692 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
694 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
696 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
698 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
699 of our FTP server and the development process
700 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
701 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
702 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
704 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
705 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
706 debian-devel before they are uploaded
707 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
708 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
709 contacting the maintainer
710 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
711 a new manual released soon)
713 * Include SGML source in package
714 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
715 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
717 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
719 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
723 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
726 mode: debian-changelog