1 developers-reference (3.3.7) unstable; urgency=low
4 - adjust information about distributions with reality.
5 - add note on alioth accounts. Thanks, Phillip Kern. Closes: #306630
6 - correct manpage section of dpkg-scanpackages. Closes: #297069
7 - fix RFC 2440 URL. Closes: #308103
8 - add $arch@buildd information. Closes: #295483
9 - link to keyring.d.o for key replacement. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
11 - add information about Packages-arch-specific. Thanks, Frank Küster.
13 - add hint about LWN subscription. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
15 - more about debconf-style translation. Thanks, Christian Perrier.
17 - non-us discontinued.
18 - document nmu changes wrt version tracking. Thanks, Justin Pryzby.
20 - fix spelling issues. Thanks to various people.
21 Closes: #336146, #326857, #338660
22 - update menu policy helpers. Thanks, Florian Ernst. Closes: #340024
23 - send mia-mail to mia@qa. Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #341568
24 - Joerg Jaspert is now freenode contact. Closes: #344303
25 - give a clearer description of the gpg v4-key issues. Thanks,
26 Martin Michlmayr and Peter Palfrader. Closes: #317411
27 - more verbose about Homepage. Closes: #339826
28 - add sarge and etch. Closes: #327682
29 - document severity of RoM-request bugs. Closes: #305947
30 - update FSF address. Closes: #334820
31 - fix P-a-s link. Closes: #341195
33 - French translation updated to version 3.3.7, proofread by Bernard Adrian
35 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sat, 25 Jun 2005 06:04:20 -0600
37 developers-reference (3.3.6) unstable; urgency=low
40 - closes: and NMUs/experimental uploads. Closes: #284714
41 - madison is on merkel.
42 - more gender-neutral. Closes: #290583, #290584, #263114
43 - explain current incoming. Closes: #290019
44 - remove broken sponsoring URL. Closes: #291698
45 - add handling hints about orig.tar.gz. Thanks, Frank. Closes: #278524
46 - duplicate bug reports should be merged. Closes: #285381
47 - if you're on vacation, please check whether someone needs keysigning.
49 - freenode has developer cloacks. Closes: #285687
50 - cleaned up uploaders / maintainer field
51 - explain how dak detects NMUs. Closes: #292354
52 - add "mass" to lots of bugs. Closes: #292946
53 - sync NM rules with reality.
55 - French translation updated to version 3.3.6
57 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:08:49 -0700
59 developers-reference (3.3.5) unstable; urgency=low
62 - uploads to more than one dist are not possible.
63 - updated upload queues. Closes: #235213
64 - updated URL of vanilla rules files. Closes: #237557, #252048
65 - please speak with stable RM before uploading to stable. Closes: #261464
66 - information on wnpp usage synced with wnpp. Closes: #255298
67 - spelling, grammer fixes.
68 Closes: #202444, #202499, #203202, #203378, #221902, #226208
69 - add hint about partitial key id. Closes: #243968
70 - spohr is restriced, and also ftp-master. Closes: #255814
71 - bpp: Hint about locale generation as non-root. Closes: #208021
72 - bpp: deborphan-compliant transition packages. Closes: #183654
73 - add myself to uploaders.
74 - add chapter about i10n. Closes: #208156
75 - add information about dchroot. Closes: #211845
76 - add information about NEWS.Debian. Closes: #212402
77 - add information about mia-database. Closes: #213961
78 - add link to debian-mentors FAQ.
79 - add verbose information about the package description. Closes: #214792
80 - add hint about -v<version> to experimental. Closes: #232930
81 - update information about yada. Closes: #217956
82 - urgency is sticky. Closes: #261914
83 - updated information about testing distribution. Closes: #266649.
84 - rewrote the NMU section, and
85 + made the possible severities of "target bugs" clearer. Closes: #233088.
86 + mention QA uploads. Closes: #202416.
87 + add -B for binNMUs, and local debsign usage. Closes: #208839.
88 + warning about breaking all-packages by binNMU. Closes: #213348.
89 - add information about gpg usage. Closes: #175815.
90 - make key replacement instructions more details. Closes: #275921
91 - typo and language fixes. Thanks, Era Eriksson. Closes: #277576
92 - add hints about debconf templates from Christian Perrier.
94 - Security uploads get urgency=high
95 - Be even more explicit about not uploading security updates
97 - French translation updated to version 3.3.5
99 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:07:26 +0100
101 developers-reference (3.3.4) unstable; urgency=low
104 - fixed language in the PTS section, prompted by a patch from
105 Romain FRANCOISE, thank you; closes: #197741
106 - updated the mailing lists section (again)
107 - documented Alioth, somewhat
109 - French translation updated to version 3.3.3 (more or less)
110 - proofread by Patrice Karatchentzeff
112 - Don't upload security updates directly to stable
113 - Always include an external reference in security changelog entries
114 - Be careful not to re-use a version number in security uploads
115 - More explicit instructions about what is appropriate for a security
119 - replace <!entity...> with <!ENTITY...> and other SGML hygenics
121 - Release this package as is to flush changes between June and now.
122 Yes, its been an age between releases here, for which I apologize.
123 Since CVS upstream for this package is back, I'm working on closing
124 bugs in this package now, I just wanted to get it out as is before I
127 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:09:48 -0500
129 developers-reference (3.3.3) unstable; urgency=low
132 - corrections by Michel Grentzinger
134 - updated documentation concerning the PTS
135 - added a paragraph about the PTS web interface
136 - documented how to add custom news item in the PTS
138 - updates and clarifications to instructions for security bugs
139 - deprecate uploads to stable for security fixes, reference
140 section on security bugs; closes: #196516
141 - use dpkg-buildpackage -B to test binary-arch, not -b;
144 - Sec "Managing sponsored packages": remove unnecessary 'debsign' cmd;
146 - fix debconf-devel(7) man page section; closes: #189512
147 - Sec "Responding to bugs": mention what FTBFS means; closes: #186605
148 - Sec "Distribution directories" renamed "Distributions"
149 - Sec "The testing distribution" moved under Sec "Distribution
150 directories" and renamed "More information about the testing
152 - Secs "Uploads to {stable,testing-proposed-updates}" retitled to make
153 it clear these are special cases
154 - Sec "Uploading to ftp-master": xref to "Delayed incoming";
156 - check compliance with Policy version 3.5.10
158 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Jun 2003 04:08:29 -0400
160 developers-reference (3.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
163 - French translation updated to version 3.3.1
164 - proofread by Philippe Batailler and Patrice Karatchentzeff
166 - French translation requires debiandoc-sgml 1.1.76 or better
168 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:48:59 -0400
170 developers-reference (3.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
173 - package description said it contained French and Japanese, fixed,
175 - Sec "Experimental": sources.list entries
176 - Sec "Basic rules for [mailing list] use": cosmetic, link to this sec
177 - Sec "Handling bugs": retitle and expand section
179 - more improvements to package synopsis and description
180 - the synopsis formula changed to either
181 <package-name> is a <synopsis>
183 <package-name> is <synopsis>
185 <package-name> are <synopsis>
187 - the synopsis itself should not start with an article
188 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control": expand intro
189 - fix doc-check URL; closes: #187144
190 - Sec "Multiple binary packages": fix awkward wording about vim source
191 package; closes: #187143
193 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:26:52 -0500
195 developers-reference (3.3) unstable; urgency=low
198 - French translation updated to version 3.2.2 (more or less)
199 - proofread by Philippe Batailler
201 - added "ddtp" keyword in the PTS documentation
203 - split out the doc-files per language, closes: #177448
204 - shuffled stuff around in the packages chapter
205 - added a section describing how to handle large amounts of
206 architecture-independent data bundled with programs
207 - added best practices on debian/changelog files, based on a patch
208 kindly provided by Daniel Kobras, closes: #166388
209 - described debdiff and dpkg-depcheck, and linked to them from the
210 right places in the document, closes: #172897
211 - describe the current practice in writing synopsis lines,
215 - convert to debhelper (compat mode 4); maintainer scripts no longer
217 - split -ja and -fr versions out into separate packages
218 - top-level makefile deletes targets on error; clean is cleaner
219 - replace the manual debian/control processing to show the document's
220 table of contents (TOC) with a new script 'debian/tocsubstvars';
221 note that the TOC displayed in the developers-reference-{fr,ja}
222 package descriptions are in English until UTF8 control files are
223 allowed; proper escaping of single quotes here requires newest
225 - editorial changes on material added in this version
226 - reorder "Best Packaging Practices" a bit
227 - rework "Best practices for debian/control" based on contributions
228 from Colin Walters, Branden Robinson, Sebastian Rittau and others;
229 closes: #139957, #108416
230 - primary author is developers-reference@packages.debian.org; remove
231 emails from other authors to prevent spam and confusion
233 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 24 Feb 2003 13:29:07 -0500
235 developers-reference (3.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
238 - slightly rewrote and updated links in the mirrors section
240 - Policy compliance checked and updated to 3.5.8, no changes needed
241 - TODO: remove some tasks which are done
242 - ship README-contrib and TODO in the doc dir
243 - Sec "Upstream home page": some revisions based on discussion on
245 - Sec "Documentation" added under Sec "Common packaging situations"
246 for best practices for documentation
247 - Add tools entries for autotools-dev, dpkg-repack, alien, debsums;
248 new Sec "Documentation and information", add entries there for
249 debview, debiandoc-sgml, debian-keyring; we believe this manual now
250 covers all of the established, general Debian maintainer tool
252 - spell-checking pass
254 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:45:23 -0500
256 developers-reference (3.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
259 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control" added, Sec "Writing useful
260 descriptions" moved under there
261 - Sec "Upstream home page" added in debian/control section
262 - Sec "Miscellaneous advice" empty, removed
263 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": tools now categorized into
264 subgroups; do cross-linking from this section into other parts of
265 the document where these tools are discussed
266 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": add entries for sbuild,
267 build-essential, linda; improved entries for pbuilder, devscripts
268 - Sec "Tools for porters" renamed and readapted to "Porting
269 infrastructure and automation"; move tool discussion down to the
270 appendix; improve Sec "buildd" a bit
271 - README-contrib added giving information for authors, contributors,
273 - eliminate the ByHand stuff, I'm pretty sure it's not needed now
274 with the DDP builder process, or if it is needed, it's a probably
275 that can be fixed by DDP folks
276 - stop shipping SGML source -- use 'apt-get source developers-reference'
277 after all, this is supposed to be a binary package, right?
278 - simply PS and PDF building rules
280 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 9 Dec 2002 03:04:19 -0500
282 developers-reference (3.2) unstable; urgency=low
285 - merged a bit misplaced lintian-reports section within the lintian
286 section and adjusted links
287 - added the missing description of dh-make and adjusted links
289 - ChangeLog attribution updates
290 - fix typos, closes: #171781
291 - expand the doc-base abstract and authors
292 - Ch "Packaging Practices" rewritten intro
293 - Sec "Packaging tools and common cases" renamed to "Best Practices
294 for debian/rules", and write an intro
295 - Sec "Helper scripts" in practices section rewritten, giving
296 arguments for and against debhelper, mostly for :)
297 - Sec "Package with multiple patches" renamed to "Patching source
298 versus patching at build time" and rewritten
299 - Sec "Multiple binary packages" rewritten
300 - Sec "Handling debconf translations" moved under an
301 "Internationalization" section, and some edits
302 - Sec "Internationalized Documentation" added under Sec
303 "Internationalization"
304 - Sec "Specific packaging practices" renamed to "Common packaging situations"
305 - Sec "Packages using autoconf/automake" rewritten
306 - Sec "Configuration management" moved forward in practices chapter
307 - Sec "Other specific packages" renamed to "Specific types of
308 packages", add info for SGML/XML and Lisp packages
309 - Sec "Writing useful descriptions" heavily edited
310 - Sec "Best practices for maintainer scripts" added, special credit
311 here to Charles Briscoe-Smith for work dating back to 1998; include
312 a POSIX shell snippet showing how to check if a command is the PATH,
314 - Apdx "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove debget, it's
315 rather useless and broken
316 - normalize up-casing on sections, which should only up-case proper
317 names and the first word
318 - new 'translation-status' script to check status of translations,
319 adapted from doc-check in boot-floppies, source pkg only --
320 oh my, French translation is 54 CVS revisions behind, and Japanese
322 - postinst: don't set /usr/doc symlink, aesthetics
323 - prerm: don't use 'command -v', it's not POSIX
324 - rules: produce md5sums file; break out a 'test' target
326 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 7 Dec 2002 02:28:06 -0500
328 developers-reference (3.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
331 - DDP publishing update
333 - doc-base file includes French and Japanese files
334 - debsign invocation was slightly wrong, closes: #170523
335 - Sec "Handling debconf translations", updates from Martin Quinson
336 for po-debconf with minimal editorial changes, closes: #169007
338 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:16:30 -0500
340 developers-reference (3.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
343 - updated IRC stuff, thanks to Ben Armstrong, closes: #161403
344 - fixed/updated/extended stuff about bugs, hoping to address the
345 issue of people abusing the changelog bug closing feature
347 - added myself as co-author
348 - fix a typo in Sec "Collaborative maintenance", closes: #161488
350 - updated security information, merging in Joey's stuff from the
351 Security Team FAQ and various updates and clarifications
353 - fix some bad URLs, closes: #168357
354 - fix a grammar typo, closes: #166098
356 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 12 Nov 2002 23:15:03 -0500
358 developers-reference (3.1) unstable; urgency=low
361 - Corrected several errors with —
362 - Applied patch from Peter Palfrader, correcting
363 the URL for the Debian Voting Information page. closes: #150427
364 - Applied patch from Matej Vela, dpkg-buildpackage does no more
365 require -sa for version -0.1. closes: #150861
366 - Applied the reformulations proposed by David Kimdon. closes: #150572
367 - Applied the patch of Matt Zimmerman. Thanks Matt! closes: #145287
368 - Added the explanation about how to replace an .orig.tar.gz.
370 - Mostly deleted the paragraph about security upload in the
371 section explaining source NMU. Just added a link to point to
372 "Handling security-related bugs". closes: #159935
373 - Added a link to the Technical Committee web page (in the "Bug
374 housekeeping" section). closes: #151365
375 - Explain uploads to testing-proposed-updates, mentions briefly
376 stable-security and testing-security. closes: #149666
377 Removed the comment about uploads to frozen.
378 - Documented the "Developer's packages overview" web portal.
380 - Added a reference to debian-l10n-english in "Writing useful
381 descriptions". closes: #158609
382 - Added a Best Packaging Practice section for "Packages using
383 autoconf/automake". closes: #158045
384 - Documented associated features to db.debian.org like SSH key
385 replication and *.debian.net DNS entry. closes: #155389
386 - Added a section about "Bug Squashing Parties".
388 - removed obsolete, needless dupload variables
389 - applied linguistic fixes from David Kimdon, closes: #150572
390 - random proofreading, mostly changing he -> they
391 - added people.d.o and non-us.d.o to the Debian servers section, and
392 mostly rewrote it to exclude real machine names and be better organized
393 - updated the mailing lists section
395 - debian/changelog: remove obsolete Emacs variables
396 - editorial review of the changes above, minor tagging changes,
399 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:57:41 -0400
401 developers-reference (3.0) unstable; urgency=low
404 - welcome Manoj Srivastava as a co-maintainer
405 - welcome Raphael Hertzog as a co-maintainer
407 - new Chapter "Resource for Debian Developers", incorporating
409 Ch "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines"
410 Ch "The Debian Archive"
412 - new Chapter "Managing Packages", incorporating former chapters
414 Ch "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
415 Ch "Porting and Being Ported"
416 Ch "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages"
417 Ch "Handling Bugs" (retitled "Handling package bugs")
418 Sec "Bug housekeeping" (new section, some parts stubbed out)
420 - new Chapter "Beyond Packaging" recommends ways to contribute
421 to Debian beyond issues of package maintenance; incoporates
422 Ch "Interaction with Prospective Developers", retitled to
423 Sec "Interacting with Prospective Debian Developers"
424 Sec "Submitting Bugs", renamed to "Reporting Bugs"
425 Sec "QA" moved here from old Sec "Quality Assurance effort"
426 Sec "Dealing with unreachable maintainers"
428 - Sec "The Developers Database" added under Resources
429 - new Sec "Collaborative Maintenance" concerning multiple maintainers
432 - Sec "Getting started": add link to New Maintainers' Guide
433 - Sec "Debian Mentors" renamed to "Debian Mentors and Sponsors",
434 we add some info on sponsoring; also in Sec "Sponsoring packages"
435 - Section's first word capitalized, rest are normal case
436 - purge a reference to the Packaging Manual; closes: #145039
437 - misc. cross-referencing with new or moved sections
438 - change some literal quotes to ‘, ”, etc.
439 - tagging improvements: replace <tt> with <file> for files and
440 directories; since <tt><var> and <example><var> doesn't look right,
441 work-around with <...>
442 - entity'ize master.debian.org, us-upload-dir, non-us-upload-dir
443 - update copyright date
444 - some simplifications on the TeX suffix rule
445 - spell check and grammar corrections
449 - changed -e by -m in the dpkg-buildpackage command line example;
451 - clarify wording between "porter upload", "binary-only NMU", "simple
452 recompile"; closes: #102626
453 - extended "removing a package"; closes: #135560
454 - Ch "Best Packaging Practices": new chapter, including new
455 Sec "Writing useful descriptions" as a first entry in that
456 chapter; closes: #53109, #129848
457 - indicate that the list of subsections is defined in the policy;
459 - removed some cruft in `Announcing package uploads'
460 - document the testing scripts; closes: #129445
461 - explain how to reassign/close bugs of removed packages;
463 - updates the note about software subject to US patents;
465 - new Section "Contacting other maintainers" under "Beyond packaging"
466 Document the package@packages.debian.org alias; closes: #114553
467 - new Section "Package's information" under Resources
468 Document http://packages.debian.org/<package>,
469 http://bugs.debian.org/<package> and the madison utility
470 - Sec "Reporting bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/from:email@isp.com
471 - Sec "Handling bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/login@debian.org
472 - Sec "The Incoming system" in "Resources", describe how it works and
473 also speak of the DELAYED directory; closes: #135562, #136774
475 - Sec "Developer Database": added a sentence about finger
477 - update the total number of packages and the example directory tree
479 - updated the list of available architectures.
480 - commented out the "Subsections" section since it will RSN have nothing
481 to with the Debian archive. It's just a generic information field
482 of the package and nothing more.
483 - added more incentive to use experimental since it doesn't cause
484 any pain to the ftpmasters.
485 - Sec "When to do a source NMU": updated the NMU "protocol" and suggest
486 the use of the delayed queue.
487 - new Section "Acknowledging the NMUs" to explain the need to integrate
488 the changes introduced by NMUs. Insists on the fact that one shouldn't
490 - stubbed in new Section "Collaborative maintenance"
491 - stubbed in new Section "The Package Tracking System"
492 - Sec "The Package Tracking System": filled with content from
493 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, heavily updated by myself
494 - new Section "Managing sponsored packages" contributed by
495 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, slightly updated by myself
496 - new Sec "Bug housekeeping"; closes: #39519
498 - new Sec "Documentation"
499 - added Sec "IRC channels" in the Resources chapter
500 - added Sec "pbuilder" in the appendix. Mention it in the section
501 "Being kind to porter" too
502 - extended Sec "devscripts" with info about "bts" and "uscan"
503 - completed Sec "Helper scripts"
504 - completed Sec "Package with multiple patches",
505 "Multiple binary packages", "Libraries", "Other specific packages",
506 "The wise use of debconf" -- all those are quite simplistic, they
508 - integrated Sec "Handling debconf translations" contributed by
509 Denis Barbier -- thanks, Denis!
512 - update French translation
514 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 14 Jun 2002 01:18:19 -0400
516 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
519 - some grammar corrections
520 - update French translation
522 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
523 anymore; closes: #135559
524 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
526 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
528 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
529 that would be welcome)
530 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
531 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
532 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
533 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
534 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
535 - other minor wording changes
536 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
537 - Ch "Package uploads":
538 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
539 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
540 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
541 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
542 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
543 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
544 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
546 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
548 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
550 * from Martin Michlmayr
551 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
552 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
553 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
555 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
557 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
559 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
561 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
562 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
563 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
566 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
568 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
571 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
573 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
576 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
578 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
579 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
580 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
581 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
582 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
583 talking about uploading to distributions
584 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
585 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
586 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
588 - French translation updated
590 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
591 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
592 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
594 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
596 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
599 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
600 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
603 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
605 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
608 * fix a typo in a link
609 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
610 update documentation accordingly
612 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
613 forwarding bugs upstream
615 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
616 entities which should be used
617 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
618 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
620 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
622 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
624 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
625 * French version: completely up-to-date now
626 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
627 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
629 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
632 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
634 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
636 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
638 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
639 this translation needs updating
640 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
641 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
642 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
644 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
645 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
646 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
648 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
649 included yet, however
651 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
653 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
655 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
657 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
658 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
660 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
662 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
664 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
666 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
667 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
668 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
670 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
672 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
674 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
677 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
678 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
679 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
680 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
681 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
682 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
683 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
684 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
685 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
686 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
687 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
688 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
690 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
691 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
692 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
693 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
694 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
696 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
698 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
699 * update copyright notice for 2001
700 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
701 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
702 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
704 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
706 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
708 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
710 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
712 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
714 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
716 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
718 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
719 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
721 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
722 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
723 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
724 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
725 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
726 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
727 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
728 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
729 could be used if necessary
730 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
731 mention the rsync dupload method
732 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
734 * other small corrections
735 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
736 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
737 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
738 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
740 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
742 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
743 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
745 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
747 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
749 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
750 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
751 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
752 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
754 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
755 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
756 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
757 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
758 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
760 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
762 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
763 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
764 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
765 team (closes: Bug#52906)
766 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
767 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
768 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
770 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
771 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
772 - added a section about the LDAP database
773 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
774 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
776 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
777 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
779 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
781 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
783 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
784 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
785 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
787 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
788 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
789 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
790 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
791 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
792 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
793 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
794 description from developers-reference.sgml
796 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
798 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
800 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
801 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
803 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
805 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
806 releases are available at archive.debian.org
807 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
808 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
809 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
810 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
811 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
812 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
813 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
814 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
816 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
817 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
818 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
819 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
821 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
822 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
823 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
824 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
825 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
826 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
827 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
828 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
829 suggestion from James Troup
830 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
831 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
832 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
833 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
836 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
838 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
840 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
841 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
843 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
845 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
847 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
848 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
849 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
850 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
851 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
852 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
853 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
855 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
857 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
859 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
860 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
861 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
862 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
863 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
864 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
866 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
867 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
869 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
871 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
873 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
875 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
877 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
878 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
879 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
880 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
881 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
883 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
884 with intro; demoted server sections under that
885 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
886 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
888 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
889 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
890 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
891 a normal developer may have access.
893 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
895 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
897 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
898 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
899 step all over each other
901 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
903 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
905 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
906 address for PGP key updates
908 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
910 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
912 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
913 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
914 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
915 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
916 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
918 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
920 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
922 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
923 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
924 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
925 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
926 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
927 <keyring-maint> instead)
928 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
929 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
931 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
933 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
934 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
935 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
937 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
939 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
941 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
942 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
943 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
944 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
945 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
946 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
948 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
949 tighten up the language a bit
950 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
951 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
952 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
953 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
955 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
956 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
957 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
958 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
959 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
960 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
962 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
963 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
964 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
965 about how to depart Debian gracefully
966 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
967 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
968 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
969 number of available packages
970 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
971 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
973 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
975 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
977 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
980 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
982 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
984 * not officially released
985 * more spelling corrections
986 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
988 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
990 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
992 * not officially released
993 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
994 * some PGP-centricity removed
995 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
996 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
997 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
998 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
999 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
1000 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
1002 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
1004 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1006 * not officially released
1007 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
1008 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
1009 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
1010 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
1011 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
1012 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
1013 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
1014 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
1015 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
1016 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
1017 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
1018 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
1019 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
1020 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
1022 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
1023 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
1025 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
1027 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
1028 take a couple of weeks
1029 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
1030 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
1031 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
1032 excited about it and can't wait
1033 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
1034 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
1036 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
1037 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
1039 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
1040 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
1041 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
1043 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
1045 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1047 * move to 3-level version number:
1048 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
1049 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
1050 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
1051 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
1052 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
1055 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
1056 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
1057 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
1059 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
1061 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
1062 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
1063 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
1064 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
1065 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
1066 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
1068 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
1070 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
1071 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
1072 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
1073 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
1074 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
1075 - "The CVS server": new section added
1076 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
1078 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
1079 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
1080 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
1081 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
1082 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
1083 with respect to GPG.
1084 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
1085 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
1086 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
1087 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
1088 a canonical location?)
1089 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
1090 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
1091 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
1092 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
1094 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
1096 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
1097 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
1098 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
1099 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
1101 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
1103 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
1105 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
1106 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
1107 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
1108 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
1109 them. (closes Bug#26948)
1110 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
1111 and should not be included in this Reference.
1112 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
1113 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
1114 maintainer tools only!
1115 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
1116 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
1117 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
1118 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
1119 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
1120 * Little corrections here and there.
1121 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
1122 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
1125 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
1127 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1129 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
1130 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
1131 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
1133 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
1134 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
1135 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
1136 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
1137 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
1138 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
1139 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
1140 do prior to uploading
1141 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
1142 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
1144 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
1145 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
1146 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
1147 duties with respect to bugs
1148 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
1149 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
1150 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
1152 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
1153 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
1154 * grammar and markup changes throughout
1155 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
1156 explicit what is used to build this package
1158 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
1160 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1163 * version number and date are automatically populated now
1164 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
1165 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
1166 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
1167 * utilize the new URL tag
1168 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
1171 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
1173 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1175 * non-maintainer release
1176 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
1177 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
1178 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
1179 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
1180 text, it can't hurt you.)
1181 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
1182 reflect this packages version number
1183 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
1185 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
1187 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1191 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
1193 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1195 * New version numbering scheme:
1197 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1198 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1199 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1202 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1203 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1204 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1205 differ between the manuals.
1207 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1208 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1209 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1210 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1212 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1213 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1215 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
1217 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
1219 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1221 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1223 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
1224 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
1226 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
1227 (as requested by James Troup)
1229 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
1231 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
1233 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
1235 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1237 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1239 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
1241 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
1243 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
1244 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
1245 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
1246 the non-maintainer release
1248 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
1249 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
1250 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
1253 - Lots of typos fixed
1255 * Compressed SGML source code
1257 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
1258 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
1260 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1262 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
1264 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1266 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
1267 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
1268 - Announcing package uploads
1269 * New section about Debian Mentors
1270 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
1271 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
1272 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
1273 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
1275 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
1277 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
1279 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
1280 of our FTP server and the development process
1281 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
1282 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
1283 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
1285 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
1286 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
1287 debian-devel before they are uploaded
1288 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
1289 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
1290 contacting the maintainer
1291 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
1292 a new manual released soon)
1293 * Some minor changes
1294 * Include SGML source in package
1295 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
1296 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
1298 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
1300 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1304 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200