1 developers-reference (3.3.5) unstable; urgency=low
5 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:15:16 -0500
7 developers-reference (3.3.4) unstable; urgency=low
10 - fixed language in the PTS section, prompted by a patch from
11 Romain FRANCOISE, thank you; closes: #197741
12 - updated the mailing lists section (again)
13 - documented Alioth, somewhat
15 - French translation updated to version 3.3.3 (more or less)
16 - proofread by Patrice Karatchentzeff
18 - Don't upload security updates directly to stable
19 - Always include an external reference in security changelog entries
20 - Be careful not to re-use a version number in security uploads
21 - More explicit instructions about what is appropriate for a security
25 - replace <!entity...> with <!ENTITY...> and other SGML hygenics
27 - Release this package as is to flush changes between June and now.
28 Yes, its been an age between releases here, for which I apologize.
29 Since CVS upstream for this package is back, I'm working on closing
30 bugs in this package now, I just wanted to get it out as is before I
33 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:09:48 -0500
35 developers-reference (3.3.3) unstable; urgency=low
38 - corrections by Michel Grentzinger
40 - updated documentation concerning the PTS
41 - added a paragraph about the PTS web interface
42 - documented how to add custom news item in the PTS
44 - updates and clarifications to instructions for security bugs
45 - deprecate uploads to stable for security fixes, reference
46 section on security bugs; closes: #196516
47 - use dpkg-buildpackage -B to test binary-arch, not -b;
50 - Sec "Managing sponsored packages": remove unnecessary 'debsign' cmd;
52 - fix debconf-devel(7) man page section; closes: #189512
53 - Sec "Responding to bugs": mention what FTBFS means; closes: #186605
54 - Sec "Distribution directories" renamed "Distributions"
55 - Sec "The testing distribution" moved under Sec "Distribution
56 directories" and renamed "More information about the testing
58 - Secs "Uploads to {stable,testing-proposed-updates}" retitled to make
59 it clear these are special cases
60 - Sec "Uploading to ftp-master": xref to "Delayed incoming";
62 - check compliance with Policy version 3.5.10
64 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Jun 2003 04:08:29 -0400
66 developers-reference (3.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
69 - French translation updated to version 3.3.1
70 - proofread by Philippe Batailler and Patrice Karatchentzeff
72 - French translation requires debiandoc-sgml 1.1.76 or better
74 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:48:59 -0400
76 developers-reference (3.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
79 - package description said it contained French and Japanese, fixed,
81 - Sec "Experimental": sources.list entries
82 - Sec "Basic rules for [mailing list] use": cosmetic, link to this sec
83 - Sec "Handling bugs": retitle and expand section
85 - more improvements to package synopsis and description
86 - the synopsis formula changed to either
87 <package-name> is a <synopsis>
89 <package-name> is <synopsis>
91 <package-name> are <synopsis>
93 - the synopsis itself should not start with an article
94 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control": expand intro
95 - fix doc-check URL; closes: #187144
96 - Sec "Multiple binary packages": fix awkward wording about vim source
97 package; closes: #187143
99 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:26:52 -0500
101 developers-reference (3.3) unstable; urgency=low
104 - French translation updated to version 3.2.2 (more or less)
105 - proofread by Philippe Batailler
107 - added "ddtp" keyword in the PTS documentation
109 - split out the doc-files per language, closes: #177448
110 - shuffled stuff around in the packages chapter
111 - added a section describing how to handle large amounts of
112 architecture-independent data bundled with programs
113 - added best practices on debian/changelog files, based on a patch
114 kindly provided by Daniel Kobras, closes: #166388
115 - described debdiff and dpkg-depcheck, and linked to them from the
116 right places in the document, closes: #172897
117 - describe the current practice in writing synopsis lines,
121 - convert to debhelper (compat mode 4); maintainer scripts no longer
123 - split -ja and -fr versions out into separate packages
124 - top-level makefile deletes targets on error; clean is cleaner
125 - replace the manual debian/control processing to show the document's
126 table of contents (TOC) with a new script 'debian/tocsubstvars';
127 note that the TOC displayed in the developers-reference-{fr,ja}
128 package descriptions are in English until UTF8 control files are
129 allowed; proper escaping of single quotes here requires newest
131 - editorial changes on material added in this version
132 - reorder "Best Packaging Practices" a bit
133 - rework "Best practices for debian/control" based on contributions
134 from Colin Walters, Branden Robinson, Sebastian Rittau and others;
135 closes: #139957, #108416
136 - primary author is developers-reference@packages.debian.org; remove
137 emails from other authors to prevent spam and confusion
139 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 24 Feb 2003 13:29:07 -0500
141 developers-reference (3.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
144 - slightly rewrote and updated links in the mirrors section
146 - Policy compliance checked and updated to 3.5.8, no changes needed
147 - TODO: remove some tasks which are done
148 - ship README-contrib and TODO in the doc dir
149 - Sec "Upstream home page": some revisions based on discussion on
151 - Sec "Documentation" added under Sec "Common packaging situations"
152 for best practices for documentation
153 - Add tools entries for autotools-dev, dpkg-repack, alien, debsums;
154 new Sec "Documentation and information", add entries there for
155 debview, debiandoc-sgml, debian-keyring; we believe this manual now
156 covers all of the established, general Debian maintainer tool
158 - spell-checking pass
160 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:45:23 -0500
162 developers-reference (3.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
165 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control" added, Sec "Writing useful
166 descriptions" moved under there
167 - Sec "Upstream home page" added in debian/control section
168 - Sec "Miscellaneous advice" empty, removed
169 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": tools now categorized into
170 subgroups; do cross-linking from this section into other parts of
171 the document where these tools are discussed
172 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": add entries for sbuild,
173 build-essential, linda; improved entries for pbuilder, devscripts
174 - Sec "Tools for porters" renamed and readapted to "Porting
175 infrastructure and automation"; move tool discussion down to the
176 appendix; improve Sec "buildd" a bit
177 - README-contrib added giving information for authors, contributors,
179 - eliminate the ByHand stuff, I'm pretty sure it's not needed now
180 with the DDP builder process, or if it is needed, it's a probably
181 that can be fixed by DDP folks
182 - stop shipping SGML source -- use 'apt-get source developers-reference'
183 after all, this is supposed to be a binary package, right?
184 - simply PS and PDF building rules
186 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 9 Dec 2002 03:04:19 -0500
188 developers-reference (3.2) unstable; urgency=low
191 - merged a bit misplaced lintian-reports section within the lintian
192 section and adjusted links
193 - added the missing description of dh-make and adjusted links
195 - ChangeLog attribution updates
196 - fix typos, closes: #171781
197 - expand the doc-base abstract and authors
198 - Ch "Packaging Practices" rewritten intro
199 - Sec "Packaging tools and common cases" renamed to "Best Practices
200 for debian/rules", and write an intro
201 - Sec "Helper scripts" in practices section rewritten, giving
202 arguments for and against debhelper, mostly for :)
203 - Sec "Package with multiple patches" renamed to "Patching source
204 versus patching at build time" and rewritten
205 - Sec "Multiple binary packages" rewritten
206 - Sec "Handling debconf translations" moved under an
207 "Internationalization" section, and some edits
208 - Sec "Internationalized Documentation" added under Sec
209 "Internationalization"
210 - Sec "Specific packaging practices" renamed to "Common packaging situations"
211 - Sec "Packages using autoconf/automake" rewritten
212 - Sec "Configuration management" moved forward in practices chapter
213 - Sec "Other specific packages" renamed to "Specific types of
214 packages", add info for SGML/XML and Lisp packages
215 - Sec "Writing useful descriptions" heavily edited
216 - Sec "Best practices for maintainer scripts" added, special credit
217 here to Charles Briscoe-Smith for work dating back to 1998; include
218 a POSIX shell snippet showing how to check if a command is the PATH,
220 - Apdx "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove debget, it's
221 rather useless and broken
222 - normalize up-casing on sections, which should only up-case proper
223 names and the first word
224 - new 'translation-status' script to check status of translations,
225 adapted from doc-check in boot-floppies, source pkg only --
226 oh my, French translation is 54 CVS revisions behind, and Japanese
228 - postinst: don't set /usr/doc symlink, aesthetics
229 - prerm: don't use 'command -v', it's not POSIX
230 - rules: produce md5sums file; break out a 'test' target
232 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 7 Dec 2002 02:28:06 -0500
234 developers-reference (3.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
237 - DDP publishing update
239 - doc-base file includes French and Japanese files
240 - debsign invocation was slightly wrong, closes: #170523
241 - Sec "Handling debconf translations", updates from Martin Quinson
242 for po-debconf with minimal editorial changes, closes: #169007
244 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:16:30 -0500
246 developers-reference (3.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
249 - updated IRC stuff, thanks to Ben Armstrong, closes: #161403
250 - fixed/updated/extended stuff about bugs, hoping to address the
251 issue of people abusing the changelog bug closing feature
253 - added myself as co-author
254 - fix a typo in Sec "Collaborative maintenance", closes: #161488
256 - updated security information, merging in Joey's stuff from the
257 Security Team FAQ and various updates and clarifications
259 - fix some bad URLs, closes: #168357
260 - fix a grammar typo, closes: #166098
262 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 12 Nov 2002 23:15:03 -0500
264 developers-reference (3.1) unstable; urgency=low
267 - Corrected several errors with —
268 - Applied patch from Peter Palfrader, correcting
269 the URL for the Debian Voting Information page. closes: #150427
270 - Applied patch from Matej Vela, dpkg-buildpackage does no more
271 require -sa for version -0.1. closes: #150861
272 - Applied the reformulations proposed by David Kimdon. closes: #150572
273 - Applied the patch of Matt Zimmerman. Thanks Matt! closes: #145287
274 - Added the explanation about how to replace an .orig.tar.gz.
276 - Mostly deleted the paragraph about security upload in the
277 section explaining source NMU. Just added a link to point to
278 "Handling security-related bugs". closes: #159935
279 - Added a link to the Technical Committee web page (in the "Bug
280 housekeeping" section). closes: #151365
281 - Explain uploads to testing-proposed-updates, mentions briefly
282 stable-security and testing-security. closes: #149666
283 Removed the comment about uploads to frozen.
284 - Documented the "Developer's packages overview" web portal.
286 - Added a reference to debian-l10n-english in "Writing useful
287 descriptions". closes: #158609
288 - Added a Best Packaging Practice section for "Packages using
289 autoconf/automake". closes: #158045
290 - Documented associated features to db.debian.org like SSH key
291 replication and *.debian.net DNS entry. closes: #155389
292 - Added a section about "Bug Squashing Parties".
294 - removed obsolete, needless dupload variables
295 - applied linguistic fixes from David Kimdon, closes: #150572
296 - random proofreading, mostly changing he -> they
297 - added people.d.o and non-us.d.o to the Debian servers section, and
298 mostly rewrote it to exclude real machine names and be better organized
299 - updated the mailing lists section
301 - debian/changelog: remove obsolete Emacs variables
302 - editorial review of the changes above, minor tagging changes,
305 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:57:41 -0400
307 developers-reference (3.0) unstable; urgency=low
310 - welcome Manoj Srivastava as a co-maintainer
311 - welcome Raphael Hertzog as a co-maintainer
313 - new Chapter "Resource for Debian Developers", incorporating
315 Ch "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines"
316 Ch "The Debian Archive"
318 - new Chapter "Managing Packages", incorporating former chapters
320 Ch "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
321 Ch "Porting and Being Ported"
322 Ch "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages"
323 Ch "Handling Bugs" (retitled "Handling package bugs")
324 Sec "Bug housekeeping" (new section, some parts stubbed out)
326 - new Chapter "Beyond Packaging" recommends ways to contribute
327 to Debian beyond issues of package maintenance; incoporates
328 Ch "Interaction with Prospective Developers", retitled to
329 Sec "Interacting with Prospective Debian Developers"
330 Sec "Submitting Bugs", renamed to "Reporting Bugs"
331 Sec "QA" moved here from old Sec "Quality Assurance effort"
332 Sec "Dealing with unreachable maintainers"
334 - Sec "The Developers Database" added under Resources
335 - new Sec "Collaborative Maintenance" concerning multiple maintainers
338 - Sec "Getting started": add link to New Maintainers' Guide
339 - Sec "Debian Mentors" renamed to "Debian Mentors and Sponsors",
340 we add some info on sponsoring; also in Sec "Sponsoring packages"
341 - Section's first word capitalized, rest are normal case
342 - purge a reference to the Packaging Manual; closes: #145039
343 - misc. cross-referencing with new or moved sections
344 - change some literal quotes to ‘, ”, etc.
345 - tagging improvements: replace <tt> with <file> for files and
346 directories; since <tt><var> and <example><var> doesn't look right,
347 work-around with <...>
348 - entity'ize master.debian.org, us-upload-dir, non-us-upload-dir
349 - update copyright date
350 - some simplifications on the TeX suffix rule
351 - spell check and grammar corrections
355 - changed -e by -m in the dpkg-buildpackage command line example;
357 - clarify wording between "porter upload", "binary-only NMU", "simple
358 recompile"; closes: #102626
359 - extended "removing a package"; closes: #135560
360 - Ch "Best Packaging Practices": new chapter, including new
361 Sec "Writing useful descriptions" as a first entry in that
362 chapter; closes: #53109, #129848
363 - indicate that the list of subsections is defined in the policy;
365 - removed some cruft in `Announcing package uploads'
366 - document the testing scripts; closes: #129445
367 - explain how to reassign/close bugs of removed packages;
369 - updates the note about software subject to US patents;
371 - new Section "Contacting other maintainers" under "Beyond packaging"
372 Document the package@packages.debian.org alias; closes: #114553
373 - new Section "Package's information" under Resources
374 Document http://packages.debian.org/<package>,
375 http://bugs.debian.org/<package> and the madison utility
376 - Sec "Reporting bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/from:email@isp.com
377 - Sec "Handling bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/login@debian.org
378 - Sec "The Incoming system" in "Resources", describe how it works and
379 also speak of the DELAYED directory; closes: #135562, #136774
381 - Sec "Developer Database": added a sentence about finger
383 - update the total number of packages and the example directory tree
385 - updated the list of available architectures.
386 - commented out the "Subsections" section since it will RSN have nothing
387 to with the Debian archive. It's just a generic information field
388 of the package and nothing more.
389 - added more incentive to use experimental since it doesn't cause
390 any pain to the ftpmasters.
391 - Sec "When to do a source NMU": updated the NMU "protocol" and suggest
392 the use of the delayed queue.
393 - new Section "Acknowledging the NMUs" to explain the need to integrate
394 the changes introduced by NMUs. Insists on the fact that one shouldn't
396 - stubbed in new Section "Collaborative maintenance"
397 - stubbed in new Section "The Package Tracking System"
398 - Sec "The Package Tracking System": filled with content from
399 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, heavily updated by myself
400 - new Section "Managing sponsored packages" contributed by
401 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, slightly updated by myself
402 - new Sec "Bug housekeeping"; closes: #39519
404 - new Sec "Documentation"
405 - added Sec "IRC channels" in the Resources chapter
406 - added Sec "pbuilder" in the appendix. Mention it in the section
407 "Being kind to porter" too
408 - extended Sec "devscripts" with info about "bts" and "uscan"
409 - completed Sec "Helper scripts"
410 - completed Sec "Package with multiple patches",
411 "Multiple binary packages", "Libraries", "Other specific packages",
412 "The wise use of debconf" -- all those are quite simplistic, they
414 - integrated Sec "Handling debconf translations" contributed by
415 Denis Barbier -- thanks, Denis!
418 - update French translation
420 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 14 Jun 2002 01:18:19 -0400
422 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
425 - some grammar corrections
426 - update French translation
428 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
429 anymore; closes: #135559
430 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
432 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
434 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
435 that would be welcome)
436 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
437 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
438 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
439 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
440 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
441 - other minor wording changes
442 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
443 - Ch "Package uploads":
444 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
445 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
446 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
447 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
448 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
449 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
450 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
452 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
454 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
456 * from Martin Michlmayr
457 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
458 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
459 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
461 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
463 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
465 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
467 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
468 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
469 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
472 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
474 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
477 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
479 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
482 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
484 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
485 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
486 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
487 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
488 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
489 talking about uploading to distributions
490 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
491 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
492 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
494 - French translation updated
496 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
497 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
498 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
500 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
502 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
505 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
506 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
509 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
511 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
514 * fix a typo in a link
515 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
516 update documentation accordingly
518 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
519 forwarding bugs upstream
521 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
522 entities which should be used
523 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
524 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
526 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
528 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
530 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
531 * French version: completely up-to-date now
532 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
533 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
535 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
538 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
540 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
542 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
544 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
545 this translation needs updating
546 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
547 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
548 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
550 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
551 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
552 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
554 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
555 included yet, however
557 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
559 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
561 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
563 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
564 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
566 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
568 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
570 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
572 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
573 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
574 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
576 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
578 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
580 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
583 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
584 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
585 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
586 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
587 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
588 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
589 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
590 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
591 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
592 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
593 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
594 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
596 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
597 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
598 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
599 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
600 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
602 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
604 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
605 * update copyright notice for 2001
606 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
607 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
608 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
610 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
612 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
614 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
616 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
618 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
620 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
622 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
624 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
625 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
627 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
628 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
629 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
630 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
631 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
632 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
633 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
634 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
635 could be used if necessary
636 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
637 mention the rsync dupload method
638 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
640 * other small corrections
641 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
642 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
643 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
644 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
646 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
648 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
649 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
651 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
653 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
655 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
656 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
657 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
658 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
660 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
661 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
662 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
663 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
664 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
666 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
668 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
669 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
670 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
671 team (closes: Bug#52906)
672 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
673 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
674 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
676 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
677 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
678 - added a section about the LDAP database
679 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
680 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
682 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
683 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
685 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
687 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
689 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
690 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
691 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
693 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
694 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
695 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
696 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
697 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
698 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
699 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
700 description from developers-reference.sgml
702 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
704 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
706 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
707 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
709 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
711 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
712 releases are available at archive.debian.org
713 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
714 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
715 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
716 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
717 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
718 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
719 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
720 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
722 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
723 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
724 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
725 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
727 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
728 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
729 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
730 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
731 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
732 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
733 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
734 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
735 suggestion from James Troup
736 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
737 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
738 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
739 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
742 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
744 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
746 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
747 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
749 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
751 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
753 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
754 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
755 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
756 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
757 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
758 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
759 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
761 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
763 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
765 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
766 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
767 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
768 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
769 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
770 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
772 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
773 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
775 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
777 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
779 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
781 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
783 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
784 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
785 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
786 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
787 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
789 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
790 with intro; demoted server sections under that
791 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
792 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
794 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
795 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
796 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
797 a normal developer may have access.
799 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
801 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
803 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
804 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
805 step all over each other
807 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
809 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
811 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
812 address for PGP key updates
814 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
816 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
818 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
819 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
820 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
821 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
822 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
824 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
826 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
828 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
829 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
830 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
831 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
832 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
833 <keyring-maint> instead)
834 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
835 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
837 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
839 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
840 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
841 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
843 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
845 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
847 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
848 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
849 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
850 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
851 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
852 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
854 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
855 tighten up the language a bit
856 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
857 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
858 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
859 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
861 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
862 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
863 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
864 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
865 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
866 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
868 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
869 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
870 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
871 about how to depart Debian gracefully
872 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
873 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
874 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
875 number of available packages
876 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
877 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
879 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
881 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
883 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
886 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
888 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
890 * not officially released
891 * more spelling corrections
892 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
894 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
896 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
898 * not officially released
899 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
900 * some PGP-centricity removed
901 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
902 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
903 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
904 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
905 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
906 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
908 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
910 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
912 * not officially released
913 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
914 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
915 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
916 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
917 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
918 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
919 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
920 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
921 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
922 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
923 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
924 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
925 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
926 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
928 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
929 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
931 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
933 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
934 take a couple of weeks
935 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
936 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
937 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
938 excited about it and can't wait
939 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
940 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
942 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
943 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
945 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
946 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
947 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
949 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
951 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
953 * move to 3-level version number:
954 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
955 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
956 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
957 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
958 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
961 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
962 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
963 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
965 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
967 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
968 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
969 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
970 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
971 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
972 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
974 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
976 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
977 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
978 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
979 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
980 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
981 - "The CVS server": new section added
982 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
984 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
985 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
986 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
987 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
988 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
990 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
991 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
992 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
993 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
994 a canonical location?)
995 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
996 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
997 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
998 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
1000 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
1002 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
1003 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
1004 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
1005 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
1007 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
1009 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
1011 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
1012 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
1013 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
1014 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
1015 them. (closes Bug#26948)
1016 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
1017 and should not be included in this Reference.
1018 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
1019 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
1020 maintainer tools only!
1021 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
1022 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
1023 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
1024 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
1025 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
1026 * Little corrections here and there.
1027 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
1028 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
1031 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
1033 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1035 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
1036 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
1037 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
1039 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
1040 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
1041 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
1042 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
1043 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
1044 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
1045 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
1046 do prior to uploading
1047 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
1048 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
1050 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
1051 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
1052 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
1053 duties with respect to bugs
1054 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
1055 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
1056 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
1058 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
1059 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
1060 * grammar and markup changes throughout
1061 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
1062 explicit what is used to build this package
1064 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
1066 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1069 * version number and date are automatically populated now
1070 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
1071 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
1072 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
1073 * utilize the new URL tag
1074 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
1077 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
1079 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1081 * non-maintainer release
1082 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
1083 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
1084 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
1085 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
1086 text, it can't hurt you.)
1087 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
1088 reflect this packages version number
1089 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
1091 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
1093 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1097 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
1099 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1101 * New version numbering scheme:
1103 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1104 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1105 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1108 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1109 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1110 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1111 differ between the manuals.
1113 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1114 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1115 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1116 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1118 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1119 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1121 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
1123 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
1125 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1127 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1129 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
1130 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
1132 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
1133 (as requested by James Troup)
1135 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
1137 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
1139 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
1141 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1143 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1145 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
1147 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
1149 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
1150 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
1151 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
1152 the non-maintainer release
1154 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
1155 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
1156 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
1159 - Lots of typos fixed
1161 * Compressed SGML source code
1163 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
1164 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
1166 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1168 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
1170 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1172 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
1173 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
1174 - Announcing package uploads
1175 * New section about Debian Mentors
1176 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
1177 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
1178 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
1179 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
1181 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
1183 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
1185 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
1186 of our FTP server and the development process
1187 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
1188 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
1189 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
1191 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
1192 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
1193 debian-devel before they are uploaded
1194 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
1195 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
1196 contacting the maintainer
1197 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
1198 a new manual released soon)
1199 * Some minor changes
1200 * Include SGML source in package
1201 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
1202 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
1204 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
1206 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1210 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200