1 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
5 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
6 update documentation accordingly
8 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
9 forwarding bugs upstream
11 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
12 entities which should be used
13 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
14 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
16 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
18 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
20 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
21 * French version: completely up-to-date now
22 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
23 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
25 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
28 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
30 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
32 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
34 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
35 this translation needs updating
36 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
37 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
38 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
40 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
41 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
42 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
44 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
47 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
49 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
51 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
53 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
54 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
56 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
58 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
60 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
62 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
63 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
64 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
66 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
68 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
70 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
73 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
74 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
75 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
76 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
77 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
78 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
79 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
80 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
81 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
82 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
83 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
84 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
86 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
87 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
88 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
89 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
90 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
92 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
94 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
95 * update copyright notice for 2001
96 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
97 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
98 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
100 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
102 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
104 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
106 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
108 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
110 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
112 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
114 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
115 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
117 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
118 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
119 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
120 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
121 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
122 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
123 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
124 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
125 could be used if necessary
126 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
127 mention the rsync dupload method
128 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
130 * other small corrections
131 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
132 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
133 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
134 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
136 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
138 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
139 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
141 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
143 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
145 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
146 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
147 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
148 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
150 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
151 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
152 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
153 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
154 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
156 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
158 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
159 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
160 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
161 team (closes: Bug#52906)
162 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
163 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
164 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
166 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
167 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
168 - added a section about the LDAP database
169 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
170 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
172 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
173 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
175 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
177 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
179 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
180 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
181 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
183 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
184 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
185 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
186 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
187 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
188 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
189 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
190 description from developers-reference.sgml
192 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
194 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
196 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
197 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
199 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
201 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
202 releases are available at archive.debian.org
203 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
204 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
205 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
206 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
207 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
208 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
209 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
210 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
212 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
213 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
214 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
215 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
217 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
218 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
219 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
220 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
221 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
222 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
223 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
224 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
225 suggestion from James Troup
226 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
227 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
228 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
229 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
232 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
234 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
236 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
237 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
239 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
241 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
243 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
244 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
245 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
246 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
247 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
248 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
249 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
251 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
253 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
255 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
256 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
257 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
258 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
259 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
260 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
262 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
263 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
265 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
267 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
269 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
271 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
273 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
274 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
275 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
276 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
277 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
279 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
280 with intro; demoted server sections under that
281 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
282 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
284 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
285 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
286 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
287 a normal developer may have access.
289 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
291 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
293 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
294 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
295 step all over each other
297 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
299 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
301 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
302 address for PGP key updates
304 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
306 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
308 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
309 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
310 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
311 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
312 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
314 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
316 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
318 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
319 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
320 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
321 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
322 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
323 <keyring-maint> instead)
324 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
325 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
327 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
329 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
330 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
331 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
333 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
335 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
337 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
338 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
339 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
340 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
341 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
342 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
344 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
345 tighten up the language a bit
346 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
347 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
348 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
349 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
351 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
352 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
353 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
354 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
355 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
356 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
358 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
359 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
360 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
361 about how to depart Debian gracefully
362 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
363 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
364 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
365 number of available packages
366 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
367 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
369 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
371 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
373 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
376 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
378 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
380 * not officially released
381 * more spelling corrections
382 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
384 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
386 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
388 * not officially released
389 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
390 * some PGP-centricity removed
391 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
392 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
393 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
394 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
395 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
396 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
398 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
400 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
402 * not officially released
403 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
404 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
405 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
406 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
407 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
408 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
409 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
410 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
411 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
412 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
413 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
414 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
415 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
416 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
418 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
419 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
421 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
423 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
424 take a couple of weeks
425 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
426 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
427 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
428 excited about it and can't wait
429 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
430 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
432 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
433 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
435 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
436 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
437 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
439 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
441 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
443 * move to 3-level version number:
444 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
445 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
446 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
447 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
448 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
451 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
452 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
453 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
455 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
457 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
458 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
459 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
460 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
461 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
462 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
464 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
466 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
467 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
468 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
469 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
470 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
471 - "The CVS server": new section added
472 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
474 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
475 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
476 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
477 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
478 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
480 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
481 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
482 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
483 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
484 a canonical location?)
485 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
486 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
487 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
488 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
490 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
492 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
493 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
494 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
495 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
497 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
499 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
501 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
502 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
503 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
504 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
505 them. (closes Bug#26948)
506 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
507 and should not be included in this Reference.
508 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
509 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
510 maintainer tools only!
511 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
512 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
513 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
514 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
515 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
516 * Little corrections here and there.
517 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
518 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
521 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
523 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
525 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
526 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
527 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
529 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
530 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
531 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
532 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
533 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
534 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
535 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
536 do prior to uploading
537 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
538 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
540 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
541 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
542 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
543 duties with respect to bugs
544 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
545 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
546 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
548 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
549 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
550 * grammar and markup changes throughout
551 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
552 explicit what is used to build this package
554 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
556 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
559 * version number and date are automatically populated now
560 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
561 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
562 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
563 * utilize the new URL tag
564 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
567 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
569 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
571 * non-maintainer release
572 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
573 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
574 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
575 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
576 text, it can't hurt you.)
577 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
578 reflect this packages version number
579 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
581 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
583 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
587 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
589 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
591 * New version numbering scheme:
593 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
594 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
595 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
598 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
599 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
600 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
601 differ between the manuals.
603 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
604 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
605 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
606 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
608 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
609 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
611 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
613 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
615 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
617 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
619 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
620 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
622 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
623 (as requested by James Troup)
625 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
627 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
629 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
631 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
633 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
635 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
637 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
639 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
640 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
641 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
642 the non-maintainer release
644 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
645 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
646 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
649 - Lots of typos fixed
651 * Compressed SGML source code
653 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
654 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
656 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
658 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
660 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
662 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
663 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
664 - Announcing package uploads
665 * New section about Debian Mentors
666 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
667 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
668 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
669 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
671 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
673 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
675 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
676 of our FTP server and the development process
677 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
678 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
679 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
681 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
682 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
683 debian-devel before they are uploaded
684 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
685 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
686 contacting the maintainer
687 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
688 a new manual released soon)
690 * Include SGML source in package
691 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
692 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
694 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
696 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
700 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
703 mode: debian-changelog