1 developers-reference (3.4.14) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
4 * Update links from http to https where possible
7 * Drop section on goodies, point to wiki instead.
8 Closes: #751489, #586186
9 * dpkg-buildpackage now uses fakeroot automatically. Closes: #750988
10 * Drop section on debsums as this functionality is now integrated in
12 * Mention other types of checksums besides MD5. Closes: #750994
13 * Mention rationale for including the description in ITPs. Closes:
16 -- Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:43:04 -0700
18 developers-reference (3.4.13) unstable; urgency=medium
21 * Fix typo in NMU section s/blocking/block/. Closes: #755515
24 * Fix typo in Vcs-Git:. Closes: #756491
25 * resources: Mention that some of the goodies also apply to DMs.
26 Thanks Philipp Kaluza for the patch. Closes: #581603
27 * Clarify type of changes accepted in NMUs. Thanks to Chris Knadle for the
28 patch! Closes: #672198
29 * Add Steam subscriptions to the list of goodies. Thanks to Paul Wise
30 for the patch. Closes: #736381
31 * Replace 'Debian GNU/Linux' with 'Debian' (except at one place). Thanks
32 to 'victory' for the patch. Closes: #708665
33 * Add pointer to debian-experimental-changes@l.d.o, where uploads to
34 experimental are sent. Thanks to Guo Yixuan for the patch! Closes: #671705
35 * Recommend git-bp instead of cvs-bp, and cowbuilder instead of pbuilder-uml.
36 Thanks to Osamu Aoki and Andreas Rönnquist for the patch! Closes: #741269
37 * Update for jessie. Thanks Fabien Givors for the patch! Closes: #719888
39 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:52:15 +0200
41 developers-reference (3.4.12) unstable; urgency=medium
44 * Update preferred contact method for the security team. Closes: #738607
45 Thanks to Salvatore Bonaccorso for the patch.
48 * Removed mention of Gandi's discontinued discount.
51 * Move maintenance to Git & collab-maint. Update Vcs-*.
52 * Update Standards-Version to 3.9.5 (no change required).
54 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org> Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:54:19 +0200
56 developers-reference (3.4.11) unstable; urgency=low
61 * Update versioning advice for security uploads as well. Closes: #709218
62 Thanks to Salvatore Bonaccorso for the patch.
64 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Wed, 07 Aug 2013 14:06:40 +0200
66 developers-reference (3.4.10) unstable; urgency=low
71 * Add recommendations to re-introduce packages. Thanks to Paul Wise for the
72 patch. Closes: #685039
73 * Drop paragraph about vanilla debian/rules files which mainly points to a
74 no-longer working link.
77 * Introduce epub support. Closes: #652044
80 * Update versioning advice for uploads to stable/testing. Closes: #685646
81 * Advise to use codename-security instead of stable-security.
84 [ Translation updates ]
85 * French by David Prévot.
86 * Japanese by victory.
87 * German by Chris Leick.
91 - Update Standards-Version to 3.9.4 (no change required).
92 - Use canonical URL for Vcs-Svn.
94 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Thu, 16 May 2013 18:35:23 -0400
96 developers-reference (3.4.9) unstable; urgency=low
101 * Clarify that removals from testing are possible. Closes: #678710
102 Thanks to Per Andersson <avtobiff@gmail.com> for the patch.
103 * Reword various parts to be gender-neutral. Closes: #678712
104 Thanks to Per Andersson and Steve Langasek for the patch.
105 * Recommend usage of gender-neutral formulations in README-contrib.
106 * Fix Vcs-Browser URL. Thanks to Charles Plessy who spotted it.
107 * Document the existence of "hints" that release managers can
108 use to tweak the conditions of testing migration. Closes: #679562
109 Thanks to Paul Gevers <paul@climbing.nl> for the patch.
111 [ Translation updates ]
112 * Japanese by Hideki Yamane.
113 * French by David Prévot.
114 * German by Chris Leick.
117 * Fix typo: Freenodes -> Freenode. Closes: #679735
119 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Sun, 19 Aug 2012 17:34:59 -0400
121 developers-reference (3.4.8) unstable; urgency=low
124 * Move away po4a handling in its own directory with a single config file.
125 * Adapt Makefile and README-contrib to the current po4a tree.
126 * Upgrades to stable should be discussed using reportbug. Thanks to Don
127 Armstrong <don@donarmstrong.com> for the patch.
128 Acked-by: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org> . Closes: #670362
129 * Use UTF-8 locale to prepare the text version. Closes: #658839
130 * Delayed queue goes from 0 to 15-day. Closes: #631353
133 * Make XeTeX backend to use xCJK package only for CJK and add tipa for
134 build dependency. (See #666569). Closes: #666578
136 * Translation updates (complete)
137 - French by David Prévot.
138 - German by Chris Leick.
141 * Update Standards-Version to 3.9.3 (no change required).
142 * Switch to xz compression for source.
143 * Clean up debian/rules by using dh (with compat level 8).
144 * Drop build-dependency on latex-cjk-xcjk since xeCJK.sty is provided
145 by texlive-xetex directly.
147 -- Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:57:23 +0200
149 developers-reference (3.4.7) unstable; urgency=low
154 * Document some best practices for meta-packages. Extend those for
155 transitional packages. Based on a patch by Luca Falavigna
156 <dktrkranz@debian.org> (thanks!). Closes: #569219
157 * Update license pointer to correctly point to GPL-2. Closes: #643929
158 Thanks to Luca Falavigna.
159 * Update URL of Debian Mentors FAQ. Closes: #643930
160 Thanks to Luca Falavigna for the patch.
161 * Refresh some release-specific information. Closes: #643931
162 Based on a patch by Luca Falavigna.
163 * Refresh some ftpmaster-related information. Closes: #643932
164 Thanks to Luca Falavigna for the patch.
165 * Update minimal GPG key length to match current requirements.
166 Closes: #643933 Thanks to Luca Falavigna for the patch.
167 * Update login information for rt.debian.org. Closes: #643934
168 Thanks to Luca Falavigna for the patch.
169 * Drop section about yada. Its usage is highly discouraged. Closes: #643935
170 Thanks to Luca Falavigna for the patch.
171 * Update best practice about unfuzzying PO file translations to recommend
172 msguntypot. Thanks to David Prévot for the patch.
173 Acked-by Christian Perrier. Closes: #655153
176 * Add doc-base file for the German translation.
177 * Typo fix, thanks to Andreas Moog. Closes: #655096
178 * Use XeTeX backend, that fix quotes in examples. Closes: #629530
179 * Build the Japanese PDF, thanks to Osamu Aoki and the maint-guide build
182 * Translation updates (all completed)
183 - Japanese by Hideki Yamane.
184 - German by Chris Leick.
185 - French by David Prévot.
187 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:36:12 -0400
189 developers-reference (3.4.6) unstable; urgency=low
192 * Update the NMU rules to take into account the 0-day NMU rule
193 instituted by the release managers. Closes: #625449
196 * Update my email address.
197 * Encourage the use of RT to contact the security team.
198 Patch from Thijs Kinkhorst. Closes: #610782
199 * Document the process of returning after retirement.
200 Patch from Serafeim Zanikolas. Closes: #540249
201 * Add instructions how to mark a non-free package as auto-buildable.
202 Patch from Moritz Muehlenhoff, ACKed by Andreas Barth.
205 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org> Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:52:10 +0200
207 developers-reference (3.4.5) unstable; urgency=low
212 * Remove part about -v for package uploads from experimental to unstable,
213 version tracking removed that requirement.
216 * Rework section on "sponsoring packages" and include a basic
217 checklist for the sponsor. Closes: #453313
218 * Update the "Debian Developer's Duties" chapter to be more explicit
219 about duties of package maintainers. Closes: #548867
220 * Update references to merkel (which is decommissionned) where
221 needed. Closes: #619990
222 Thanks to Charles Plessy for the patch.
223 * Many typos fixed by Chris Leick <c.leick@vollbio.de>. Closes: #623512
226 * Initial German translation.
229 * Activate German package. Closes: #623489
230 * Update French translation.
231 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.9.2. No changes needed.
232 * Add build-arch and build-indep targets.
233 * Explicitly refer to GPL-2 file in debian/copyright.
236 * Update Japanese translation.
238 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:56:46 -0400
240 developers-reference (3.4.4) unstable; urgency=low
243 * Document the new derivatives-bugs PTS keyword.
244 * Removed hp.debian.or.jp reference. Closes: 561597
247 * Update description of the PTS "summary" keyword. Thanks to
248 Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the patch. Closes: #469154
249 * Add accent on my first name in debian/control.
250 * Use "3.0 (native)" source format with bzip2 compression.
251 Created debian/source/{format,options} for this.
252 * Update guideline for override change to point to BTS
253 instead of email. Thanks to Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the
254 patch. Closes: #540231
255 * Include full URL to the README of the upload queue. Thanks to Simon
256 McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the patch. Closes: #540974
257 * The key protecting #debian-private is now stored on a file
258 on master.debian.org, it's no more required to search into
259 the debian-private archives. Thanks to gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
260 for the patch. Closes: #548823
261 * Update information about upload queues. Thanks to Simon McVittie
262 <smcv@debian.org> for the patches:
263 - point to official names {ftp,ssh}.upload.debian.org. Closes: #554054
264 - drop references to non-working queues. Closes: #554077
265 * Mention docbook, POD and reST as convenient formats to write new manual
266 pages. Thanks to Charles Plessy and the debian-mentors list
267 for the idea and the patch. Closes: #557298
268 * Update several sections to take into account the new source formats “3.0
269 (quilt)” and “3.0 (native)”. Closes: #561952
270 * Drop reference to “dbs” in the section about including binary files.
271 * Fix typo “transfered“ → “transferred”. Closes: #555685
272 * Fix typo “programms“ → “programs”. Closes: #560808
273 * Drop section about debmake, it has been removed of Debian since lenny.
274 * Update URL of the security tracker. Thanks to Salvatore Bonaccorso.
276 * Update URL of Packages-arch-specific. Closes: #553974
277 * Update section about Alioth to mention FusionForge instead of GForge.
278 Drop mention of separate cvs.debian.org it's managed by Alioth too.
280 * Document new "buildd" keyword from the PTS.
281 * Update URL explaining the "Debian Maintainer" status, it's now at
282 http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMaintainer. Closes: #564414
283 * Update number of source packages. Thanks Karl Goetz. Closes: #567235
284 * Update and simplify list of architectures. Thanks Karl Goetz.
286 * Small typo fixes and clarifications/rewordings suggested by Karl Goetz.
288 * Document the notion of "team upload": it looks like an NMU but it's not
289 really one because the uploader is an implicit co-maintainer since he's
290 part of the maintenance team. Thanks to Charles Plessy for the initial
291 patch. Closes: #573110
292 * Update standards-version to 3.9.1 and add missing ${misc:Depends} in
294 * Fix debian/tocsubstvars to cope with the new way dpkg-dev handles
295 multi-lines substitution variables.
298 * Update outdated mentions, typos and tags. Closes: #578664
299 * French translation updated from the 2006 debiandoc version.
300 * Apply updated patch from Nicolas François. Closes: #257150
301 * dinstall run happens four times a day. Closes: #585161
302 * Activate Japanese package.
303 * Handle addendum if it exists.
305 -- Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:28:03 -0400
307 developers-reference (3.4.3) unstable; urgency=low
309 * Fixed working of the repackaged tarballs section to avoid giving the
310 impression that it's a standard packages must comply with. Closes:
312 * Specify that bugs from removed packages must be closed in foo+rm.
314 * Change the maintainer address to debian-policy@, based on discussion
316 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.3. No changes needed.
317 * Update copyright notices and list of authors.
319 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:56:19 +0200
321 developers-reference (3.4.2) unstable; urgency=low
323 * Applied patch from Justin B Rye that improves the discussion on writing
324 package descriptions. Closes: #516436.
325 * Lenny has been released, update the list of codenames. Closes: #527008.
326 * Applied patch from Paul Wise that adds a paragraph about hostile
327 upstreams. Closes: #523985.
328 * Applied patch from Charles Plessy about providing information to the
329 ftpmasters. Closes: #526410.
330 * In the section about patch systems, mention quilt (wasn not
331 mentionned before) and describe it as the recommended patch system.
332 also mention dpatch and cdbs' patch system. drop dbs. Closes: #525668.
333 * Added a note in the wanna-build section to mention
334 http://release.debian.org/wanna-build.txt. Closes: #516375.
335 * Clarified NMU versioning to reflect existing practices. Closes: #532945.
336 * s/README.Debian-source/README.source/ in the section
337 about repackaged upstream tarballs.
338 * Mention the Gandi.net hosting discount in section 4.13.
339 Applied patch from Tim Retout. Closes: #538245.
340 * Reduce length of title of L10N section so that it is no longer split.
341 Applied patch from Justin B Rye. Closes: #534688.
342 * Bumped debhelper compat level to 5 (4 was deprecated)
343 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.2. No changes needed.
344 * Added pointer to debian-project@ post about the wanna-build team.
346 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:28:04 +0200
348 developers-reference (3.4.1) unstable; urgency=low
351 * Create a publish target in the Makefile to reenable builds on the
355 * Commited DEP1: rework the whole NMU section.
356 The most important changes are:
357 + NMUs are now explicitely allowed for all bugs, not just "serious bugs".
358 + It is recommended to use the DELAYED queue, and some example delays are
361 + Describe the process of acknowleding NMUs in a way that works
362 with the BTS's version-tracking. Closes: #480723.
363 + No longer mention that only DDs can do NMU. Don't make any
364 distinction. Closes: #464230.
365 + Switch to +nmu for NMU versioning. Closes: #437392.
366 + Mention nmudiff. Closes: #483227.
367 * Mention docbook-xml, and that debiandoc-sgml is deprecated. Thanks to
368 W. Martin Borgert for the patch. Closes: #485689.
369 * Fixed typo and example in the blurb about debug packages.
370 Thanks to Theppitak Karoonboonyanan for the patch.
372 * Update instructions on the delayed queue.
373 Thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst for the patch.
375 * Clarify wording about repackaged .orig.tar.gz.
376 Thanks to Cyril Brulebois for the patch.
378 * Improved README.contrib. Mention command to checkout the SVN
379 version. Thanks to Christine Spang for the patch.
381 * Document usertags. Thanks to Chris Lamb for the patch.
383 * Updated documentation on translation updates.
384 Thanks to Christian Perrier for the patch.
386 * Update instructions on handling of security issues.
387 Thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst for the patch.
388 Closes: #512620, #510783.
390 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:57:54 +0100
392 developers-reference (3.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
395 * Update Vcs-* fields after DDP's SVN restructuring. Closes: #483428.
396 * Fix conditions for updates from unstable to testing. Closes: #470754.
397 * linda has been removed. Remove section A.2.2. Closes: #483242.
398 * Co-maintainers are listed in the Uploaders field. Closes: #483230.
399 * Collaborative Maintenance: the 'global part' of debian/control
400 is the first paragraph, about the source package. Closes: #483231.
401 * debian-private archives are on master. Closes: #475531.
402 * Mention Debian Maintainers and the debian-maintainers package.
404 * README.contrib: document that short lines are preferred.
406 * build-rdeps allows to list reverse build-dependencies.
409 [ Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt ]
410 * Replace abused <emphasis> tags with <literal> tags.
411 * In the same spirit, wrap all uses of stable/testing/unstable and
412 release codenames in <literal>
413 * Remove reference to upload queue on auric in section 5.6.5, auric
414 doesn't exist anymore.
415 * Fix several typesetting errors and typos noticed by Sandro Tosi,
416 thanks for the notes! Closes: #483223
417 * Update several bits about release management/testing transitions
418 and release-critical bugs. Closes: #483237, #456494
419 * Update and rewrite the porting guidelines in chapter 5, bringing
420 the dev-ref up to the state of porting in the year 2008. Also
421 fixes several wording issues, such as possible misunderstandings
422 about the need to rebuild uploads. Closes: #483226
423 * Update the instructions for uploads to the (old)stable
424 distributions. Emphasize the importance of contacting the SRM
425 team before upload. Closes: #459343
426 * Update instructions for package removal requests. Closes: #454216
427 * Clarify instructions for bug reassignment, emphasizing the
428 need to inform the maintainers you reassign the bug to. Also
429 hint to using cloned bugs to avoid re-reporting. Heavily based
430 on patch by Marc Haber - thanks for the work! Closes: #484806
431 * Clarify instructions for replacing/renaming binary packages,
432 pointing out that using Provides is sometimes advisable. Closes:
434 * Update description of the madison tool (by replacing it with a
435 description of the dak ls tool). Update the example while we're
437 * Update explanation of best practice for closing bugs, seems to
438 have been forgotten when everything was upgraded to use
439 debbugs version-tracking. Closes: #485969
440 * Clarify ITP instructions and emphasize our wish that people send
441 ITPs, explaining a few of the reasons. Thanks for the note,
442 Thomas. Closes: #485837
444 + Update Uploaders to include Lucas, Raphael and me.
445 + Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.0. No changes needed!
447 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:45:49 +0200
449 developers-reference (3.3.9) unstable; urgency=low
453 - bump standards-version to 3.7.3 (no change)
454 - fix debian/copyright
455 - move debhelper to Build-Depends.
456 - add pdf for French version.
457 * Document changes to stable release management. Closes: #414291
458 * Debconf error templates no longer discouraged. Thanks,
459 Christian Perrier. Closes: #427832
460 * Keyring now uses RT. Closes: #428846
461 * Document -dbg-packages within BPs. Thanks, Joey Hess. Closes: #420540
462 * NMUs now also close bugs. Thanks, Lucas Nussbaum. Closes: #419507
463 * Fix documentation about gender neutral. Closes: #384178
464 * Fix typo. Closes: #405453
465 * More details on how to write documentation. Thanks, Josh Triplett.
467 * Add XS-Vcs-*. Thanks to Stefano Zacchiroli. Closes: #391023
468 * Small brushup to debconf description. Thanks, Thomas Huriaux.
470 * Document Team-Maintainence better. Thanks, Lucas Nussbaum.
472 * Add link to more removal ressources. Thanks, Adam D. Barratt,
473 Justin Pryzby. Closes: #412757, #356720
474 * Repacking source packages need to be documented in copyright.
475 Thanks, Russ Allbery. Closes: #413320
476 * Better describe version of debian native packages NMUs. Closes: #405818
477 * Source, HTML and text are now encoded in UTF-8. Thanks, Jörg Sommer.
479 * Source is now DocBook XML instead of debiandoc. Closes: #374220
482 * Add a link to enrico's excellent Debian Community Guidelines.
483 * Recommend the use of DSA's request tracker instead of mailing them.
484 * Remove reference to #debian-sf, #debian-bsd which don't exist anymore. Put
485 a reference to #debian-dpkg instead.
486 * Remove all stuff concerning non-US.
487 * Update information concerning Alioth.
488 * Update information concerning the Package Tracking System.
489 * Mention Alioth as the main resource for VCS repositories and deprecate
491 * Remove XS- prefix for Vcs-* fields since dpkg now supports them.
492 * Document the Homepage field. Thanks, Christian Perrier. Closes:
494 * Add Vcs-Svn and Vcs-Browser fields pointing to the new SVN
497 -- W. Martin Borgert <debacle@debian.org> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:16:40 +0000
499 developers-reference (3.3.8) unstable; urgency=low
501 * mia-history is replaced by mia-query. Thanks, Christoph Berg.
503 * fix missing quite. Thanks, Frank Küster. Closes: #365994
504 * use gnugp instead of gpg. Thanks, Justin Pryzby, Jon Dowland.
506 * better destinction between maintainer and developer. Thanks for
507 the suggestion to Colin Tuckley. Closes: #380458
508 * irc.d.o points to oftc. Thanks, Christoph Biedl, Jon Dowland.
510 * Bugs are now always closed thanks to version tracking.
511 Closes: #339552, #353447, #376199
512 * Clarify what "a conflicts b" means in testing migration.
514 * Packages in testing disappear if they're removed from unstable.
515 Thanks, Frank Küster, Al Stone. Closes: #365993
516 * Document only the most recent changelog entry is used. Thanks
517 to Kevin Glynn to the suggestion. Closes: #374738
518 * Add more tools for reverse depends. Close: #376582
519 * delayed-queue on gluck is uploaded more often now. Closes: #397907
520 * stop using capitals, minor fixes, language fixes.
521 Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Colin Tuckley, Russ Allbery.
522 Closes: #368046, #378929, #361744
523 * add CVE Ids to your changelog. Closes: #376961
524 * add reasoning why debconf questions shouldn't be longer than
525 20 lines. Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Christian Perrier, Russ Allbery.
527 * section changing needs re-uploading orig.tar.gz.
528 Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #387154
529 * binary files in diffs could be en/decoded with perl.
530 Thanks, Frank Küster. Closes: #397786
531 * Add pointer to new-reject-FAQ. Closes: #324967
532 * Hint to dd-list/whodepends. Closes: #353874
533 * Don't use too generic mail ids. Closes: #355725
534 * pts/summary is actually used. Thanks, Holger Levsen. Closes: #387108
535 * clarify that one should append the NMU-diff to a bug. Closes: #394033
536 * more detailed instructions on binary package removals.
540 - French translation updated to version 3.3.8
542 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:55:44 -0700
544 developers-reference (3.3.7) unstable; urgency=low
547 - adjust information about distributions with reality.
548 - add note on alioth accounts. Thanks, Phillip Kern. Closes: #306630
549 - correct manpage section of dpkg-scanpackages. Closes: #297069
550 - fix RFC 2440 URL. Closes: #308103
551 - add $arch@buildd information. Closes: #295483
552 - link to keyring.d.o for key replacement. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
554 - add information about Packages-arch-specific. Thanks, Frank Küster.
556 - add hint about LWN subscription. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
558 - more about debconf-style translation. Thanks, Christian Perrier.
560 - non-us discontinued.
561 - document nmu changes wrt version tracking. Thanks, Justin Pryzby.
563 - fix spelling issues. Thanks to various people.
564 Closes: #336146, #326857, #338660
565 - update menu policy helpers. Thanks, Florian Ernst. Closes: #340024
566 - send mia-mail to mia@qa. Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #341568
567 - Joerg Jaspert is now freenode contact. Closes: #344303
568 - give a clearer description of the gpg v4-key issues. Thanks,
569 Martin Michlmayr and Peter Palfrader. Closes: #317411
570 - more verbose about Homepage. Closes: #339826
571 - add sarge and etch. Closes: #327682
572 - document severity of RoM-request bugs. Closes: #305947
573 - update FSF address. Closes: #334820
574 - fix P-a-s link. Closes: #341195
575 - reflect binNMU changes. Closes: #349493
576 - new security upload queue. Closes: #352749
577 - fix experimental's sources.list entry. Closes: #347229
578 - remove deprecated "Closes:..." to ACK NMU bug fixes. Closes: #353447
579 - when resigning, gpg-sign your mail. Closes: #348160
580 - make pristine source and repackaged origtargz anchors work.
582 - same number of RC bugs is ok. Closes: #351944
583 - dpkg-source doesn't keep permissions. Thanks, Enrico Zini.
585 - also mention aspell. Closes: #320981
588 - French translation updated to version 3.3.7, proofread by Bernard Adrian
590 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:31:52 -0600
592 developers-reference (3.3.6) unstable; urgency=low
595 - closes: and NMUs/experimental uploads. Closes: #284714
596 - madison is on merkel.
597 - more gender-neutral. Closes: #290583, #290584, #263114
598 - explain current incoming. Closes: #290019
599 - remove broken sponsoring URL. Closes: #291698
600 - add handling hints about orig.tar.gz. Thanks, Frank. Closes: #278524
601 - duplicate bug reports should be merged. Closes: #285381
602 - if you're on vacation, please check whether someone needs keysigning.
604 - freenode has developer cloacks. Closes: #285687
605 - cleaned up uploaders / maintainer field
606 - explain how dak detects NMUs. Closes: #292354
607 - add "mass" to lots of bugs. Closes: #292946
608 - sync NM rules with reality.
610 - French translation updated to version 3.3.6
612 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:08:49 -0700
614 developers-reference (3.3.5) unstable; urgency=low
617 - uploads to more than one dist are not possible.
618 - updated upload queues. Closes: #235213
619 - updated URL of vanilla rules files. Closes: #237557, #252048
620 - please speak with stable RM before uploading to stable. Closes: #261464
621 - information on wnpp usage synced with wnpp. Closes: #255298
622 - spelling, grammer fixes.
623 Closes: #202444, #202499, #203202, #203378, #221902, #226208
624 - add hint about partitial key id. Closes: #243968
625 - spohr is restriced, and also ftp-master. Closes: #255814
626 - bpp: Hint about locale generation as non-root. Closes: #208021
627 - bpp: deborphan-compliant transition packages. Closes: #183654
628 - add myself to uploaders.
629 - add chapter about i10n. Closes: #208156
630 - add information about dchroot. Closes: #211845
631 - add information about NEWS.Debian. Closes: #212402
632 - add information about mia-database. Closes: #213961
633 - add link to debian-mentors FAQ.
634 - add verbose information about the package description. Closes: #214792
635 - add hint about -v<version> to experimental. Closes: #232930
636 - update information about yada. Closes: #217956
637 - urgency is sticky. Closes: #261914
638 - updated information about testing distribution. Closes: #266649.
639 - rewrote the NMU section, and
640 + made the possible severities of "target bugs" clearer. Closes: #233088.
641 + mention QA uploads. Closes: #202416.
642 + add -B for binNMUs, and local debsign usage. Closes: #208839.
643 + warning about breaking all-packages by binNMU. Closes: #213348.
644 - add information about gpg usage. Closes: #175815.
645 - make key replacement instructions more details. Closes: #275921
646 - typo and language fixes. Thanks, Era Eriksson. Closes: #277576
647 - add hints about debconf templates from Christian Perrier.
649 - Security uploads get urgency=high
650 - Be even more explicit about not uploading security updates
652 - French translation updated to version 3.3.5
654 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:07:26 +0100
656 developers-reference (3.3.4) unstable; urgency=low
659 - fixed language in the PTS section, prompted by a patch from
660 Romain FRANCOISE, thank you; closes: #197741
661 - updated the mailing lists section (again)
662 - documented Alioth, somewhat
664 - French translation updated to version 3.3.3 (more or less)
665 - proofread by Patrice Karatchentzeff
667 - Don't upload security updates directly to stable
668 - Always include an external reference in security changelog entries
669 - Be careful not to re-use a version number in security uploads
670 - More explicit instructions about what is appropriate for a security
674 - replace <!entity...> with <!ENTITY...> and other SGML hygenics
676 - Release this package as is to flush changes between June and now.
677 Yes, its been an age between releases here, for which I apologize.
678 Since CVS upstream for this package is back, I'm working on closing
679 bugs in this package now, I just wanted to get it out as is before I
682 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:09:48 -0500
684 developers-reference (3.3.3) unstable; urgency=low
687 - corrections by Michel Grentzinger
689 - updated documentation concerning the PTS
690 - added a paragraph about the PTS web interface
691 - documented how to add custom news item in the PTS
693 - updates and clarifications to instructions for security bugs
694 - deprecate uploads to stable for security fixes, reference
695 section on security bugs; closes: #196516
696 - use dpkg-buildpackage -B to test binary-arch, not -b;
699 - Sec "Managing sponsored packages": remove unnecessary 'debsign' cmd;
701 - fix debconf-devel(7) man page section; closes: #189512
702 - Sec "Responding to bugs": mention what FTBFS means; closes: #186605
703 - Sec "Distribution directories" renamed "Distributions"
704 - Sec "The testing distribution" moved under Sec "Distribution
705 directories" and renamed "More information about the testing
707 - Secs "Uploads to {stable,testing-proposed-updates}" retitled to make
708 it clear these are special cases
709 - Sec "Uploading to ftp-master": xref to "Delayed incoming";
711 - check compliance with Policy version 3.5.10
713 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Jun 2003 04:08:29 -0400
715 developers-reference (3.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
718 - French translation updated to version 3.3.1
719 - proofread by Philippe Batailler and Patrice Karatchentzeff
721 - French translation requires debiandoc-sgml 1.1.76 or better
723 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:48:59 -0400
725 developers-reference (3.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
728 - package description said it contained French and Japanese, fixed,
730 - Sec "Experimental": sources.list entries
731 - Sec "Basic rules for [mailing list] use": cosmetic, link to this sec
732 - Sec "Handling bugs": retitle and expand section
734 - more improvements to package synopsis and description
735 - the synopsis formula changed to either
736 <package-name> is a <synopsis>
738 <package-name> is <synopsis>
740 <package-name> are <synopsis>
742 - the synopsis itself should not start with an article
743 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control": expand intro
744 - fix doc-check URL; closes: #187144
745 - Sec "Multiple binary packages": fix awkward wording about vim source
746 package; closes: #187143
748 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:26:52 -0500
750 developers-reference (3.3) unstable; urgency=low
753 - French translation updated to version 3.2.2 (more or less)
754 - proofread by Philippe Batailler
756 - added "ddtp" keyword in the PTS documentation
758 - split out the doc-files per language, closes: #177448
759 - shuffled stuff around in the packages chapter
760 - added a section describing how to handle large amounts of
761 architecture-independent data bundled with programs
762 - added best practices on debian/changelog files, based on a patch
763 kindly provided by Daniel Kobras, closes: #166388
764 - described debdiff and dpkg-depcheck, and linked to them from the
765 right places in the document, closes: #172897
766 - describe the current practice in writing synopsis lines,
770 - convert to debhelper (compat mode 4); maintainer scripts no longer
772 - split -ja and -fr versions out into separate packages
773 - top-level makefile deletes targets on error; clean is cleaner
774 - replace the manual debian/control processing to show the document's
775 table of contents (TOC) with a new script 'debian/tocsubstvars';
776 note that the TOC displayed in the developers-reference-{fr,ja}
777 package descriptions are in English until UTF8 control files are
778 allowed; proper escaping of single quotes here requires newest
780 - editorial changes on material added in this version
781 - reorder "Best Packaging Practices" a bit
782 - rework "Best practices for debian/control" based on contributions
783 from Colin Walters, Branden Robinson, Sebastian Rittau and others;
784 closes: #139957, #108416
785 - primary author is developers-reference@packages.debian.org; remove
786 emails from other authors to prevent spam and confusion
788 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 24 Feb 2003 13:29:07 -0500
790 developers-reference (3.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
793 - slightly rewrote and updated links in the mirrors section
795 - Policy compliance checked and updated to 3.5.8, no changes needed
796 - TODO: remove some tasks which are done
797 - ship README-contrib and TODO in the doc dir
798 - Sec "Upstream home page": some revisions based on discussion on
800 - Sec "Documentation" added under Sec "Common packaging situations"
801 for best practices for documentation
802 - Add tools entries for autotools-dev, dpkg-repack, alien, debsums;
803 new Sec "Documentation and information", add entries there for
804 debview, debiandoc-sgml, debian-keyring; we believe this manual now
805 covers all of the established, general Debian maintainer tool
807 - spell-checking pass
809 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:45:23 -0500
811 developers-reference (3.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
814 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control" added, Sec "Writing useful
815 descriptions" moved under there
816 - Sec "Upstream home page" added in debian/control section
817 - Sec "Miscellaneous advice" empty, removed
818 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": tools now categorized into
819 subgroups; do cross-linking from this section into other parts of
820 the document where these tools are discussed
821 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": add entries for sbuild,
822 build-essential, linda; improved entries for pbuilder, devscripts
823 - Sec "Tools for porters" renamed and readapted to "Porting
824 infrastructure and automation"; move tool discussion down to the
825 appendix; improve Sec "buildd" a bit
826 - README-contrib added giving information for authors, contributors,
828 - eliminate the ByHand stuff, I'm pretty sure it's not needed now
829 with the DDP builder process, or if it is needed, it's a probably
830 that can be fixed by DDP folks
831 - stop shipping SGML source -- use 'apt-get source developers-reference'
832 after all, this is supposed to be a binary package, right?
833 - simply PS and PDF building rules
835 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 9 Dec 2002 03:04:19 -0500
837 developers-reference (3.2) unstable; urgency=low
840 - merged a bit misplaced lintian-reports section within the lintian
841 section and adjusted links
842 - added the missing description of dh-make and adjusted links
844 - ChangeLog attribution updates
845 - fix typos, closes: #171781
846 - expand the doc-base abstract and authors
847 - Ch "Packaging Practices" rewritten intro
848 - Sec "Packaging tools and common cases" renamed to "Best Practices
849 for debian/rules", and write an intro
850 - Sec "Helper scripts" in practices section rewritten, giving
851 arguments for and against debhelper, mostly for :)
852 - Sec "Package with multiple patches" renamed to "Patching source
853 versus patching at build time" and rewritten
854 - Sec "Multiple binary packages" rewritten
855 - Sec "Handling debconf translations" moved under an
856 "Internationalization" section, and some edits
857 - Sec "Internationalized Documentation" added under Sec
858 "Internationalization"
859 - Sec "Specific packaging practices" renamed to "Common packaging situations"
860 - Sec "Packages using autoconf/automake" rewritten
861 - Sec "Configuration management" moved forward in practices chapter
862 - Sec "Other specific packages" renamed to "Specific types of
863 packages", add info for SGML/XML and Lisp packages
864 - Sec "Writing useful descriptions" heavily edited
865 - Sec "Best practices for maintainer scripts" added, special credit
866 here to Charles Briscoe-Smith for work dating back to 1998; include
867 a POSIX shell snippet showing how to check if a command is the PATH,
869 - Apdx "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove debget, it's
870 rather useless and broken
871 - normalize up-casing on sections, which should only up-case proper
872 names and the first word
873 - new 'translation-status' script to check status of translations,
874 adapted from doc-check in boot-floppies, source pkg only --
875 oh my, French translation is 54 CVS revisions behind, and Japanese
877 - postinst: don't set /usr/doc symlink, aesthetics
878 - prerm: don't use 'command -v', it's not POSIX
879 - rules: produce md5sums file; break out a 'test' target
881 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 7 Dec 2002 02:28:06 -0500
883 developers-reference (3.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
886 - DDP publishing update
888 - doc-base file includes French and Japanese files
889 - debsign invocation was slightly wrong, closes: #170523
890 - Sec "Handling debconf translations", updates from Martin Quinson
891 for po-debconf with minimal editorial changes, closes: #169007
893 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:16:30 -0500
895 developers-reference (3.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
898 - updated IRC stuff, thanks to Ben Armstrong, closes: #161403
899 - fixed/updated/extended stuff about bugs, hoping to address the
900 issue of people abusing the changelog bug closing feature
902 - added myself as co-author
903 - fix a typo in Sec "Collaborative maintenance", closes: #161488
905 - updated security information, merging in Joey's stuff from the
906 Security Team FAQ and various updates and clarifications
908 - fix some bad URLs, closes: #168357
909 - fix a grammar typo, closes: #166098
911 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 12 Nov 2002 23:15:03 -0500
913 developers-reference (3.1) unstable; urgency=low
916 - Corrected several errors with —
917 - Applied patch from Peter Palfrader, correcting
918 the URL for the Debian Voting Information page. closes: #150427
919 - Applied patch from Matej Vela, dpkg-buildpackage does no more
920 require -sa for version -0.1. closes: #150861
921 - Applied the reformulations proposed by David Kimdon. closes: #150572
922 - Applied the patch of Matt Zimmerman. Thanks Matt! closes: #145287
923 - Added the explanation about how to replace an .orig.tar.gz.
925 - Mostly deleted the paragraph about security upload in the
926 section explaining source NMU. Just added a link to point to
927 "Handling security-related bugs". closes: #159935
928 - Added a link to the Technical Committee web page (in the "Bug
929 housekeeping" section). closes: #151365
930 - Explain uploads to testing-proposed-updates, mentions briefly
931 stable-security and testing-security. closes: #149666
932 Removed the comment about uploads to frozen.
933 - Documented the "Developer's packages overview" web portal.
935 - Added a reference to debian-l10n-english in "Writing useful
936 descriptions". closes: #158609
937 - Added a Best Packaging Practice section for "Packages using
938 autoconf/automake". closes: #158045
939 - Documented associated features to db.debian.org like SSH key
940 replication and *.debian.net DNS entry. closes: #155389
941 - Added a section about "Bug Squashing Parties".
943 - removed obsolete, needless dupload variables
944 - applied linguistic fixes from David Kimdon, closes: #150572
945 - random proofreading, mostly changing he -> they
946 - added people.d.o and non-us.d.o to the Debian servers section, and
947 mostly rewrote it to exclude real machine names and be better organized
948 - updated the mailing lists section
950 - debian/changelog: remove obsolete Emacs variables
951 - editorial review of the changes above, minor tagging changes,
954 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:57:41 -0400
956 developers-reference (3.0) unstable; urgency=low
959 - welcome Manoj Srivastava as a co-maintainer
960 - welcome Raphael Hertzog as a co-maintainer
962 - new Chapter "Resource for Debian Developers", incorporating
964 Ch "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines"
965 Ch "The Debian Archive"
967 - new Chapter "Managing Packages", incorporating former chapters
969 Ch "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
970 Ch "Porting and Being Ported"
971 Ch "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages"
972 Ch "Handling Bugs" (retitled "Handling package bugs")
973 Sec "Bug housekeeping" (new section, some parts stubbed out)
975 - new Chapter "Beyond Packaging" recommends ways to contribute
976 to Debian beyond issues of package maintenance; incoporates
977 Ch "Interaction with Prospective Developers", retitled to
978 Sec "Interacting with Prospective Debian Developers"
979 Sec "Submitting Bugs", renamed to "Reporting Bugs"
980 Sec "QA" moved here from old Sec "Quality Assurance effort"
981 Sec "Dealing with unreachable maintainers"
983 - Sec "The Developers Database" added under Resources
984 - new Sec "Collaborative Maintenance" concerning multiple maintainers
987 - Sec "Getting started": add link to New Maintainers' Guide
988 - Sec "Debian Mentors" renamed to "Debian Mentors and Sponsors",
989 we add some info on sponsoring; also in Sec "Sponsoring packages"
990 - Section's first word capitalized, rest are normal case
991 - purge a reference to the Packaging Manual; closes: #145039
992 - misc. cross-referencing with new or moved sections
993 - change some literal quotes to ‘, ”, etc.
994 - tagging improvements: replace <tt> with <file> for files and
995 directories; since <tt><var> and <example><var> doesn't look right,
996 work-around with <...>
997 - entity'ize master.debian.org, us-upload-dir, non-us-upload-dir
998 - update copyright date
999 - some simplifications on the TeX suffix rule
1000 - spell check and grammar corrections
1004 - changed -e by -m in the dpkg-buildpackage command line example;
1006 - clarify wording between "porter upload", "binary-only NMU", "simple
1007 recompile"; closes: #102626
1008 - extended "removing a package"; closes: #135560
1009 - Ch "Best Packaging Practices": new chapter, including new
1010 Sec "Writing useful descriptions" as a first entry in that
1011 chapter; closes: #53109, #129848
1012 - indicate that the list of subsections is defined in the policy;
1014 - removed some cruft in `Announcing package uploads'
1015 - document the testing scripts; closes: #129445
1016 - explain how to reassign/close bugs of removed packages;
1018 - updates the note about software subject to US patents;
1020 - new Section "Contacting other maintainers" under "Beyond packaging"
1021 Document the package@packages.debian.org alias; closes: #114553
1022 - new Section "Package's information" under Resources
1023 Document http://packages.debian.org/<package>,
1024 http://bugs.debian.org/<package> and the madison utility
1025 - Sec "Reporting bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/from:email@isp.com
1026 - Sec "Handling bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/login@debian.org
1027 - Sec "The Incoming system" in "Resources", describe how it works and
1028 also speak of the DELAYED directory; closes: #135562, #136774
1030 - Sec "Developer Database": added a sentence about finger
1032 - update the total number of packages and the example directory tree
1034 - updated the list of available architectures.
1035 - commented out the "Subsections" section since it will RSN have nothing
1036 to with the Debian archive. It's just a generic information field
1037 of the package and nothing more.
1038 - added more incentive to use experimental since it doesn't cause
1039 any pain to the ftpmasters.
1040 - Sec "When to do a source NMU": updated the NMU "protocol" and suggest
1041 the use of the delayed queue.
1042 - new Section "Acknowledging the NMUs" to explain the need to integrate
1043 the changes introduced by NMUs. Insists on the fact that one shouldn't
1045 - stubbed in new Section "Collaborative maintenance"
1046 - stubbed in new Section "The Package Tracking System"
1047 - Sec "The Package Tracking System": filled with content from
1048 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, heavily updated by myself
1049 - new Section "Managing sponsored packages" contributed by
1050 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, slightly updated by myself
1051 - new Sec "Bug housekeeping"; closes: #39519
1053 - new Sec "Documentation"
1054 - added Sec "IRC channels" in the Resources chapter
1055 - added Sec "pbuilder" in the appendix. Mention it in the section
1056 "Being kind to porter" too
1057 - extended Sec "devscripts" with info about "bts" and "uscan"
1058 - completed Sec "Helper scripts"
1059 - completed Sec "Package with multiple patches",
1060 "Multiple binary packages", "Libraries", "Other specific packages",
1061 "The wise use of debconf" -- all those are quite simplistic, they
1063 - integrated Sec "Handling debconf translations" contributed by
1064 Denis Barbier -- thanks, Denis!
1067 - update French translation
1069 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 14 Jun 2002 01:18:19 -0400
1071 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
1074 - some grammar corrections
1075 - update French translation
1077 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
1078 anymore; closes: #135559
1079 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
1081 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
1083 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
1084 that would be welcome)
1085 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
1086 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
1087 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
1088 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
1089 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
1090 - other minor wording changes
1091 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
1092 - Ch "Package uploads":
1093 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
1094 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
1095 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
1096 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
1097 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
1098 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
1099 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
1101 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
1103 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
1105 * from Martin Michlmayr
1106 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
1107 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
1108 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
1110 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
1112 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
1114 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
1116 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
1117 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
1118 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
1119 - minor build tweaks
1121 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
1122 * from Chris Tillman
1123 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
1126 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
1128 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
1131 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
1133 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
1134 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
1135 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
1136 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
1137 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
1138 talking about uploading to distributions
1139 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
1140 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
1141 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
1143 - French translation updated
1145 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
1146 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
1147 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
1149 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
1151 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
1154 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
1155 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
1158 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
1160 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
1163 * fix a typo in a link
1164 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
1165 update documentation accordingly
1167 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
1168 forwarding bugs upstream
1170 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
1171 entities which should be used
1172 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
1173 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
1175 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
1177 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
1179 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
1180 * French version: completely up-to-date now
1181 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
1182 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
1184 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
1187 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
1189 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
1191 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
1193 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
1194 this translation needs updating
1195 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
1196 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
1197 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
1199 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
1200 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
1201 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
1203 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
1204 included yet, however
1206 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
1208 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
1210 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
1212 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
1213 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
1215 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
1217 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
1219 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
1221 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
1222 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
1223 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
1225 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
1227 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
1229 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
1232 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
1233 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
1234 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
1235 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
1236 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
1237 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
1238 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
1239 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
1240 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
1241 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
1242 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
1243 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
1245 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
1246 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
1247 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
1248 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
1249 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
1251 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
1253 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
1254 * update copyright notice for 2001
1255 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
1256 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
1257 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
1259 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
1261 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
1263 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
1265 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
1267 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
1269 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
1271 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
1273 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
1274 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
1276 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
1277 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
1278 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
1279 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
1280 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
1281 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
1282 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
1283 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
1284 could be used if necessary
1285 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
1286 mention the rsync dupload method
1287 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
1289 * other small corrections
1290 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
1291 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
1292 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
1293 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
1295 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
1297 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
1298 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
1300 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
1302 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
1304 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
1305 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
1306 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
1307 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
1309 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
1310 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
1311 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
1312 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
1313 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
1315 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
1317 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
1318 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
1319 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
1320 team (closes: Bug#52906)
1321 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
1322 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
1323 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
1325 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
1326 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
1327 - added a section about the LDAP database
1328 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
1329 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
1331 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
1332 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
1334 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
1336 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
1338 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
1339 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
1340 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
1342 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
1343 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
1344 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
1345 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
1346 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
1347 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
1348 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
1349 description from developers-reference.sgml
1351 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
1353 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
1355 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
1356 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
1358 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
1360 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
1361 releases are available at archive.debian.org
1362 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
1363 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
1364 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
1365 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
1366 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
1367 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
1368 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
1369 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
1371 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
1372 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
1373 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
1374 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
1376 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
1377 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
1378 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
1379 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
1380 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
1381 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
1382 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
1383 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
1384 suggestion from James Troup
1385 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
1386 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
1387 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
1388 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
1391 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
1393 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
1395 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
1396 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
1398 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
1400 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
1402 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
1403 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
1404 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
1405 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
1406 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
1407 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
1408 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
1410 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
1412 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
1414 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
1415 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
1416 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
1417 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
1418 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
1419 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
1421 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
1422 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
1424 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
1426 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
1428 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
1430 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
1432 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
1433 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
1434 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
1435 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
1436 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
1438 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
1439 with intro; demoted server sections under that
1440 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
1441 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
1443 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
1444 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
1445 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
1446 a normal developer may have access.
1448 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
1450 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
1452 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
1453 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
1454 step all over each other
1456 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
1458 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
1460 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
1461 address for PGP key updates
1463 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
1465 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
1467 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
1468 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
1469 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
1470 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
1471 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
1473 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
1475 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
1477 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
1478 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
1479 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
1480 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
1481 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
1482 <keyring-maint> instead)
1483 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
1484 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
1486 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
1488 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
1489 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
1490 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
1492 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
1494 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1496 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
1497 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
1498 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
1499 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
1500 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
1501 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
1503 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
1504 tighten up the language a bit
1505 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
1506 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
1507 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
1508 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
1510 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
1511 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
1512 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
1513 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
1514 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
1515 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
1517 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
1518 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
1519 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
1520 about how to depart Debian gracefully
1521 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
1522 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
1523 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
1524 number of available packages
1525 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
1526 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
1528 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
1530 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1532 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
1535 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
1537 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1539 * not officially released
1540 * more spelling corrections
1541 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
1543 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
1545 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1547 * not officially released
1548 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
1549 * some PGP-centricity removed
1550 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
1551 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
1552 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
1553 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
1554 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
1555 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
1557 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
1559 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1561 * not officially released
1562 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
1563 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
1564 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
1565 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
1566 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
1567 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
1568 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
1569 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
1570 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
1571 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
1572 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
1573 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
1574 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
1575 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
1577 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
1578 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
1580 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
1582 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
1583 take a couple of weeks
1584 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
1585 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
1586 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
1587 excited about it and can't wait
1588 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
1589 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
1591 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
1592 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
1594 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
1595 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
1596 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
1598 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
1600 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1602 * move to 3-level version number:
1603 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
1604 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
1605 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
1606 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
1607 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
1610 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
1611 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
1612 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
1614 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
1616 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
1617 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
1618 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
1619 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
1620 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
1621 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
1623 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
1625 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
1626 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
1627 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
1628 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
1629 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
1630 - "The CVS server": new section added
1631 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
1633 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
1634 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
1635 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
1636 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
1637 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
1638 with respect to GPG.
1639 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
1640 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
1641 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
1642 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
1643 a canonical location?)
1644 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
1645 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
1646 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
1647 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
1649 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
1651 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
1652 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
1653 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
1654 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
1656 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
1658 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
1660 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
1661 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
1662 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
1663 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
1664 them. (closes Bug#26948)
1665 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
1666 and should not be included in this Reference.
1667 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
1668 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
1669 maintainer tools only!
1670 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
1671 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
1672 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
1673 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
1674 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
1675 * Little corrections here and there.
1676 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
1677 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
1680 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
1682 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1684 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
1685 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
1686 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
1688 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
1689 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
1690 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
1691 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
1692 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
1693 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
1694 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
1695 do prior to uploading
1696 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
1697 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
1699 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
1700 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
1701 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
1702 duties with respect to bugs
1703 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
1704 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
1705 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
1707 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
1708 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
1709 * grammar and markup changes throughout
1710 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
1711 explicit what is used to build this package
1713 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
1715 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1718 * version number and date are automatically populated now
1719 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
1720 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
1721 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
1722 * utilize the new URL tag
1723 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
1726 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
1728 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1730 * non-maintainer release
1731 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
1732 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
1733 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
1734 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
1735 text, it can't hurt you.)
1736 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
1737 reflect this packages version number
1738 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
1740 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
1742 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1746 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
1748 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1750 * New version numbering scheme:
1752 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1753 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1754 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1757 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1758 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1759 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1760 differ between the manuals.
1762 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1763 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1764 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1765 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1767 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1768 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1770 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
1772 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
1774 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1776 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1778 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
1779 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
1781 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
1782 (as requested by James Troup)
1784 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
1786 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
1788 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
1790 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1792 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1794 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
1796 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
1798 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
1799 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
1800 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
1801 the non-maintainer release
1803 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
1804 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
1805 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
1808 - Lots of typos fixed
1810 * Compressed SGML source code
1812 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
1813 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
1815 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1817 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
1819 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1821 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
1822 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
1823 - Announcing package uploads
1824 * New section about Debian Mentors
1825 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
1826 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
1827 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
1828 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
1830 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
1832 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
1834 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
1835 of our FTP server and the development process
1836 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
1837 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
1838 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
1840 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
1841 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
1842 debian-devel before they are uploaded
1843 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
1844 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
1845 contacting the maintainer
1846 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
1847 a new manual released soon)
1848 * Some minor changes
1849 * Include SGML source in package
1850 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
1851 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
1853 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
1855 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1859 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
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