1 developers-reference (3.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
4 - updated IRC stuff, thanks to Ben Armstrong, closes: #161403
5 - fixed/updated/extended stuff about bugs, hoping to address the
6 issue of people abusing the changelog bug closing feature
8 - added myself as co-author
9 - fix a typo in Sec "Collaborative maintenance", closes: #161488
11 - updated security information, merging in Joey's stuff from the
12 Security Team FAQ and various updates and clarifications
14 - fix some bad URLs, closes: #168357
15 - fix a grammar typo, closes: #166098
17 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 12 Nov 2002 23:15:03 -0500
19 developers-reference (3.1) unstable; urgency=low
22 - Corrected several errors with —
23 - Applied patch from Peter Palfrader, correcting
24 the URL for the Debian Voting Information page. closes: #150427
25 - Applied patch from Matej Vela, dpkg-buildpackage does no more
26 require -sa for version -0.1. closes: #150861
27 - Applied the reformulations proposed by David Kimdon. closes: #150572
28 - Applied the patch of Matt Zimmerman. Thanks Matt! closes: #145287
29 - Added the explanation about how to replace an .orig.tar.gz.
31 - Mostly deleted the paragraph about security upload in the
32 section explaining source NMU. Just added a link to point to
33 "Handling security-related bugs". closes: #159935
34 - Added a link to the Technical Committee web page (in the "Bug
35 housekeeping" section). closes: #151365
36 - Explain uploads to testing-proposed-updates, mentions briefly
37 stable-security and testing-security. closes: #149666
38 Removed the comment about uploads to frozen.
39 - Documented the "Developer's packages overview" web portal.
41 - Added a reference to debian-l10n-english in "Writing useful
42 descriptions". closes: #158609
43 - Added a Best Packaging Practice section for "Packages using
44 autoconf/automake". closes: #158045
45 - Documented associated features to db.debian.org like SSH key
46 replication and *.debian.net DNS entry. closes: #155389
47 - Added a section about "Bug Squashing Parties".
49 - removed obsolete, needless dupload variables
50 - applied linguistic fixes from David Kimdon, closes: #150572
51 - random proofreading, mostly changing he -> they
52 - added people.d.o and non-us.d.o to the Debian servers section, and
53 mostly rewrote it to exclude real machine names and be better organized
54 - updated the mailing lists section
56 - debian/changelog: remove obsolete Emacs variables
57 - editorial review of the changes above, minor tagging changes,
60 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:57:41 -0400
62 developers-reference (3.0) unstable; urgency=low
65 - welcome Manoj Srivastava as a co-maintainer
66 - welcome Raphael Hertzog as a co-maintainer
68 - new Chapter "Resource for Debian Developers", incorporating
70 Ch "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines"
71 Ch "The Debian Archive"
73 - new Chapter "Managing Packages", incorporating former chapters
75 Ch "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
76 Ch "Porting and Being Ported"
77 Ch "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages"
78 Ch "Handling Bugs" (retitled "Handling package bugs")
79 Sec "Bug housekeeping" (new section, some parts stubbed out)
81 - new Chapter "Beyond Packaging" recommends ways to contribute
82 to Debian beyond issues of package maintenance; incoporates
83 Ch "Interaction with Prospective Developers", retitled to
84 Sec "Interacting with Prospective Debian Developers"
85 Sec "Submitting Bugs", renamed to "Reporting Bugs"
86 Sec "QA" moved here from old Sec "Quality Assurance effort"
87 Sec "Dealing with unreachable maintainers"
89 - Sec "The Developers Database" added under Resources
90 - new Sec "Collaborative Maintenance" concerning multiple maintainers
93 - Sec "Getting started": add link to New Maintainers' Guide
94 - Sec "Debian Mentors" renamed to "Debian Mentors and Sponsors",
95 we add some info on sponsoring; also in Sec "Sponsoring packages"
96 - Section's first word capitalized, rest are normal case
97 - purge a reference to the Packaging Manual; closes: #145039
98 - misc. cross-referencing with new or moved sections
99 - change some literal quotes to ‘, ”, etc.
100 - tagging improvements: replace <tt> with <file> for files and
101 directories; since <tt><var> and <example><var> doesn't look right,
102 work-around with <...>
103 - entity'ize master.debian.org, us-upload-dir, non-us-upload-dir
104 - update copyright date
105 - some simplifications on the TeX suffix rule
106 - spell check and grammar corrections
110 - changed -e by -m in the dpkg-buildpackage command line example;
112 - clarify wording between "porter upload", "binary-only NMU", "simple
113 recompile"; closes: #102626
114 - extended "removing a package"; closes: #135560
115 - Ch "Best Packaging Practices": new chapter, including new
116 Sec "Writing useful descriptions" as a first entry in that
117 chapter; closes: #53109, #129848
118 - indicate that the list of subsections is defined in the policy;
120 - removed some cruft in `Announcing package uploads'
121 - document the testing scripts; closes: #129445
122 - explain how to reassign/close bugs of removed packages;
124 - updates the note about software subject to US patents;
126 - new Section "Contacting other maintainers" under "Beyond packaging"
127 Document the package@packages.debian.org alias; closes: #114553
128 - new Section "Package's information" under Resources
129 Document http://packages.debian.org/<package>,
130 http://bugs.debian.org/<package> and the madison utility
131 - Sec "Reporting bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/from:email@isp.com
132 - Sec "Handling bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/login@debian.org
133 - Sec "The Incoming system" in "Resources", describe how it works and
134 also speak of the DELAYED directory; closes: #135562, #136774
136 - Sec "Developer Database": added a sentence about finger
138 - update the total number of packages and the example directory tree
140 - updated the list of available architectures.
141 - commented out the "Subsections" section since it will RSN have nothing
142 to with the Debian archive. It's just a generic information field
143 of the package and nothing more.
144 - added more incentive to use experimental since it doesn't cause
145 any pain to the ftpmasters.
146 - Sec "When to do a source NMU": updated the NMU "protocol" and suggest
147 the use of the delayed queue.
148 - new Section "Acknowledging the NMUs" to explain the need to integrate
149 the changes introduced by NMUs. Insists on the fact that one shouldn't
151 - stubbed in new Section "Collaborative maintenance"
152 - stubbed in new Section "The Package Tracking System"
153 - Sec "The Package Tracking System": filled with content from
154 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, heavily updated by myself
155 - new Section "Managing sponsored packages" contributed by
156 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, slightly updated by myself
157 - new Sec "Bug housekeeping"; closes: #39519
159 - new Sec "Documentation"
160 - added Sec "IRC channels" in the Resources chapter
161 - added Sec "pbuilder" in the appendix. Mention it in the section
162 "Being kind to porter" too
163 - extended Sec "devscripts" with info about "bts" and "uscan"
164 - completed Sec "Helper scripts"
165 - completed Sec "Package with multiple patches",
166 "Multiple binary packages", "Libraries", "Other specific packages",
167 "The wise use of debconf" -- all those are quite simplistic, they
169 - integrated Sec "Handling debconf translations" contributed by
170 Denis Barbier -- thanks, Denis!
173 - update French translation
175 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 14 Jun 2002 01:18:19 -0400
177 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
180 - some grammar corrections
181 - update French translation
183 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
184 anymore; closes: #135559
185 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
187 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
189 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
190 that would be welcome)
191 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
192 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
193 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
194 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
195 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
196 - other minor wording changes
197 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
198 - Ch "Package uploads":
199 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
200 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
201 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
202 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
203 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
204 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
205 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
207 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
209 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
211 * from Martin Michlmayr
212 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
213 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
214 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
216 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
218 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
220 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
222 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
223 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
224 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
227 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
229 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
232 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
234 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
237 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
239 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
240 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
241 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
242 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
243 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
244 talking about uploading to distributions
245 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
246 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
247 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
249 - French translation updated
251 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
252 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
253 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
255 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
257 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
260 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
261 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
264 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
266 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
269 * fix a typo in a link
270 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
271 update documentation accordingly
273 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
274 forwarding bugs upstream
276 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
277 entities which should be used
278 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
279 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
281 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
283 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
285 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
286 * French version: completely up-to-date now
287 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
288 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
290 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
293 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
295 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
297 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
299 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
300 this translation needs updating
301 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
302 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
303 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
305 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
306 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
307 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
309 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
310 included yet, however
312 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
314 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
316 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
318 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
319 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
321 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
323 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
325 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
327 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
328 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
329 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
331 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
333 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
335 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
338 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
339 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
340 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
341 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
342 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
343 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
344 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
345 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
346 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
347 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
348 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
349 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
351 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
352 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
353 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
354 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
355 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
357 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
359 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
360 * update copyright notice for 2001
361 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
362 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
363 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
365 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
367 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
369 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
371 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
373 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
375 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
377 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
379 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
380 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
382 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
383 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
384 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
385 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
386 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
387 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
388 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
389 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
390 could be used if necessary
391 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
392 mention the rsync dupload method
393 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
395 * other small corrections
396 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
397 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
398 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
399 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
401 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
403 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
404 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
406 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
408 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
410 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
411 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
412 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
413 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
415 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
416 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
417 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
418 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
419 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
421 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
423 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
424 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
425 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
426 team (closes: Bug#52906)
427 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
428 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
429 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
431 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
432 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
433 - added a section about the LDAP database
434 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
435 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
437 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
438 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
440 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
442 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
444 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
445 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
446 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
448 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
449 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
450 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
451 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
452 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
453 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
454 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
455 description from developers-reference.sgml
457 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
459 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
461 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
462 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
464 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
466 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
467 releases are available at archive.debian.org
468 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
469 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
470 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
471 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
472 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
473 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
474 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
475 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
477 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
478 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
479 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
480 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
482 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
483 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
484 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
485 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
486 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
487 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
488 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
489 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
490 suggestion from James Troup
491 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
492 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
493 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
494 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
497 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
499 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
501 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
502 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
504 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
506 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
508 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
509 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
510 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
511 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
512 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
513 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
514 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
516 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
518 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
520 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
521 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
522 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
523 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
524 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
525 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
527 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
528 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
530 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
532 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
534 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
536 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
538 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
539 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
540 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
541 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
542 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
544 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
545 with intro; demoted server sections under that
546 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
547 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
549 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
550 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
551 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
552 a normal developer may have access.
554 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
556 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
558 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
559 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
560 step all over each other
562 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
564 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
566 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
567 address for PGP key updates
569 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
571 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
573 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
574 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
575 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
576 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
577 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
579 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
581 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
583 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
584 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
585 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
586 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
587 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
588 <keyring-maint> instead)
589 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
590 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
592 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
594 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
595 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
596 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
598 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
600 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
602 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
603 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
604 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
605 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
606 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
607 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
609 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
610 tighten up the language a bit
611 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
612 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
613 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
614 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
616 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
617 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
618 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
619 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
620 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
621 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
623 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
624 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
625 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
626 about how to depart Debian gracefully
627 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
628 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
629 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
630 number of available packages
631 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
632 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
634 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
636 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
638 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
641 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
643 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
645 * not officially released
646 * more spelling corrections
647 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
649 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
651 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
653 * not officially released
654 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
655 * some PGP-centricity removed
656 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
657 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
658 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
659 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
660 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
661 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
663 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
665 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
667 * not officially released
668 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
669 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
670 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
671 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
672 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
673 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
674 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
675 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
676 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
677 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
678 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
679 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
680 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
681 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
683 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
684 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
686 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
688 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
689 take a couple of weeks
690 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
691 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
692 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
693 excited about it and can't wait
694 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
695 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
697 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
698 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
700 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
701 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
702 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
704 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
706 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
708 * move to 3-level version number:
709 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
710 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
711 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
712 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
713 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
716 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
717 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
718 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
720 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
722 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
723 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
724 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
725 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
726 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
727 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
729 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
731 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
732 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
733 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
734 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
735 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
736 - "The CVS server": new section added
737 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
739 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
740 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
741 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
742 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
743 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
745 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
746 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
747 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
748 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
749 a canonical location?)
750 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
751 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
752 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
753 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
755 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
757 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
758 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
759 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
760 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
762 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
764 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
766 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
767 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
768 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
769 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
770 them. (closes Bug#26948)
771 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
772 and should not be included in this Reference.
773 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
774 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
775 maintainer tools only!
776 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
777 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
778 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
779 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
780 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
781 * Little corrections here and there.
782 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
783 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
786 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
788 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
790 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
791 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
792 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
794 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
795 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
796 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
797 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
798 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
799 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
800 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
801 do prior to uploading
802 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
803 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
805 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
806 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
807 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
808 duties with respect to bugs
809 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
810 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
811 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
813 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
814 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
815 * grammar and markup changes throughout
816 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
817 explicit what is used to build this package
819 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
821 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
824 * version number and date are automatically populated now
825 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
826 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
827 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
828 * utilize the new URL tag
829 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
832 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
834 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
836 * non-maintainer release
837 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
838 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
839 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
840 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
841 text, it can't hurt you.)
842 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
843 reflect this packages version number
844 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
846 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
848 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
852 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
854 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
856 * New version numbering scheme:
858 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
859 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
860 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
863 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
864 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
865 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
866 differ between the manuals.
868 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
869 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
870 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
871 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
873 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
874 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
876 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
878 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
880 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
882 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
884 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
885 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
887 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
888 (as requested by James Troup)
890 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
892 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
894 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
896 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
898 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
900 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
902 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
904 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
905 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
906 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
907 the non-maintainer release
909 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
910 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
911 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
914 - Lots of typos fixed
916 * Compressed SGML source code
918 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
919 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
921 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
923 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
925 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
927 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
928 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
929 - Announcing package uploads
930 * New section about Debian Mentors
931 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
932 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
933 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
934 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
936 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
938 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
940 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
941 of our FTP server and the development process
942 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
943 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
944 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
946 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
947 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
948 debian-devel before they are uploaded
949 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
950 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
951 contacting the maintainer
952 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
953 a new manual released soon)
955 * Include SGML source in package
956 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
957 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
959 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
961 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
965 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200