1 developers-reference (2.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
4 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
5 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
6 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
7 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
9 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
10 tighten up the language a bit
11 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
12 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
13 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
14 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
16 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
17 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
18 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
19 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
20 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
21 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
23 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
24 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
25 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
26 about how to depart Debian gracefully
27 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
28 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
29 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
30 number of available packages
31 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
32 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
34 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
36 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
38 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
41 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
43 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
45 * not officially released
46 * more spelling corrections
47 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
49 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
51 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
53 * not officially released
54 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
55 * some PGP-centricity removed
56 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
57 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
58 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
59 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
60 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
61 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
63 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
65 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
67 * not officially released
68 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
69 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
70 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
71 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
72 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
73 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
74 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
75 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
76 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
77 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
78 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
79 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
80 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
81 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
83 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
84 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
86 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
88 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
89 take a couple of weeks
90 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
91 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
92 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
93 excited about it and can't wait
94 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
95 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
97 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
98 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
100 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
101 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
102 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
104 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
106 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
108 * move to 3-level version number:
109 top-level version number probably won't change for a whil, it is the
110 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
111 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
112 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
113 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
116 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
117 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
118 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
120 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
122 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
123 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
124 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
125 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
126 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
127 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
129 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
131 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
132 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
133 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
134 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
135 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
136 - "The CVS server": new section added
137 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
139 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
140 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
141 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
142 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
143 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
145 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
146 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
147 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
148 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
149 a canonical location?)
150 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
151 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
152 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
153 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
155 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
157 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
158 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
159 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
160 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
162 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
164 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
166 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
167 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
168 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
169 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
170 them. (closes Bug#26948)
171 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
172 and should not be included in this Reference.
173 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
174 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
175 maintainer tools only!
176 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
177 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
178 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
179 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
180 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
181 * Little corrections here and there.
182 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
183 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
186 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
188 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
190 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
191 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
192 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
194 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
195 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
196 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
197 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
198 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
199 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
200 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
201 do prior to uploading
202 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
203 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
205 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
206 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
207 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
208 duties with respect to bugs
209 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
210 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
211 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
213 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
214 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
215 * grammar and markup changes throughout
216 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
217 explicit what is used to build this package
219 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
221 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
224 * version number and date are automatically populated now
225 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
226 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
227 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
228 * utilize the new URL tag
229 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
232 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
234 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
236 * non-maintainer release
237 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
238 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
239 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
240 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
241 text, it can't hurt you.)
242 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
243 reflect this packages version number
244 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
246 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
248 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
252 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
254 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
256 * New version numbering scheme:
258 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
259 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
260 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
263 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
264 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
265 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
266 differ between the manuals.
268 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
269 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
270 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
271 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
273 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
274 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
276 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
278 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
280 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
282 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
284 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
285 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
287 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
288 (as requested by James Troup)
290 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
292 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
294 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
296 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
298 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
300 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
302 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
304 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
305 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
306 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
307 the non-maintainer release
309 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
310 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
311 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
314 - Lots of typos fixed
316 * Compressed SGML source code
318 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
319 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
321 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
323 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
325 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
327 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
328 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
329 - Announcing package uploads
330 * New section about Debian Mentors
331 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
332 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
333 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
334 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
336 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
338 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
340 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
341 of our FTP server and the development process
342 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
343 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
344 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
346 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
347 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
348 debian-devel before they are uploaded
349 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
350 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
351 contacting the maintainer
352 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
353 a new manual released soon)
355 * Include SGML source in package
356 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
357 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
359 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
361 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
365 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
368 mode: debian-changelog