1 developers-reference (2.6.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
3 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency
4 * Sec. "Fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
5 * minor typo correction from Tril <dem@tunes.org>
6 * add abstract to docbook file
8 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 3 Mar 1999 15:03:28 -0500
10 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
12 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
13 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
14 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
15 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
16 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
17 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
19 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
20 tighten up the language a bit
21 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
22 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
23 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
24 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
26 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
27 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
28 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
29 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
30 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
31 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
33 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
34 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
35 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
36 about how to depart Debian gracefully
37 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
38 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
39 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
40 number of available packages
41 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
42 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
44 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
46 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
48 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
51 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
53 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
55 * not officially released
56 * more spelling corrections
57 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
59 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
61 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
63 * not officially released
64 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
65 * some PGP-centricity removed
66 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
67 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
68 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
69 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
70 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
71 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
73 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
75 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
77 * not officially released
78 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
79 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
80 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
81 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
82 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
83 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
84 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
85 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
86 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
87 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
88 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
89 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
90 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
91 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
93 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
94 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
96 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
98 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
99 take a couple of weeks
100 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
101 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
102 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
103 excited about it and can't wait
104 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
105 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
107 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
108 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
110 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
111 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
112 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
114 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
116 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
118 * move to 3-level version number:
119 top-level version number probably won't change for a whil, it is the
120 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
121 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
122 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
123 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
126 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
127 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
128 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
130 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
132 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
133 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
134 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
135 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
136 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
137 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
139 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
141 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
142 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
143 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
144 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
145 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
146 - "The CVS server": new section added
147 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
149 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
150 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
151 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
152 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
153 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
155 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
156 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
157 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
158 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
159 a canonical location?)
160 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
161 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
162 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
163 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
165 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
167 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
168 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
169 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
170 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
172 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
174 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
176 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
177 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
178 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
179 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
180 them. (closes Bug#26948)
181 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
182 and should not be included in this Reference.
183 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
184 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
185 maintainer tools only!
186 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
187 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
188 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
189 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
190 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
191 * Little corrections here and there.
192 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
193 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
196 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
198 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
200 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
201 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
202 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
204 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
205 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
206 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
207 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
208 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
209 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
210 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
211 do prior to uploading
212 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
213 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
215 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
216 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
217 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
218 duties with respect to bugs
219 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
220 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
221 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
223 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
224 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
225 * grammar and markup changes throughout
226 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
227 explicit what is used to build this package
229 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
231 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
234 * version number and date are automatically populated now
235 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
236 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
237 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
238 * utilize the new URL tag
239 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
242 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
244 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
246 * non-maintainer release
247 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
248 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
249 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
250 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
251 text, it can't hurt you.)
252 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
253 reflect this packages version number
254 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
256 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
258 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
262 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
264 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
266 * New version numbering scheme:
268 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
269 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
270 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
273 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
274 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
275 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
276 differ between the manuals.
278 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
279 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
280 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
281 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
283 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
284 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
286 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
288 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
290 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
292 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
294 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
295 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
297 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
298 (as requested by James Troup)
300 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
302 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
304 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
306 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
308 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
310 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
312 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
314 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
315 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
316 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
317 the non-maintainer release
319 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
320 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
321 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
324 - Lots of typos fixed
326 * Compressed SGML source code
328 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
329 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
331 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
333 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
335 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
337 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
338 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
339 - Announcing package uploads
340 * New section about Debian Mentors
341 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
342 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
343 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
344 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
346 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
348 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
350 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
351 of our FTP server and the development process
352 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
353 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
354 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
356 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
357 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
358 debian-devel before they are uploaded
359 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
360 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
361 contacting the maintainer
362 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
363 a new manual released soon)
365 * Include SGML source in package
366 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
367 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
369 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
371 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
375 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
378 mode: debian-changelog