1 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
4 - some grammar corrections
5 - update French translation
7 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
8 anymore; closes: #135559
9 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
11 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
13 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
14 that would be welcome)
15 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
16 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
17 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
18 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
19 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
20 - other minor wording changes
21 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
22 - Ch "Package uploads":
23 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
24 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
25 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
26 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
27 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
28 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
29 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
31 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
33 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
35 * from Martin Michlmayr
36 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
37 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
38 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
40 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
42 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
44 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
46 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
47 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
48 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
51 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
53 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
56 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
58 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
61 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
63 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
64 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
65 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
66 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
67 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
68 talking about uploading to distributions
69 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
70 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
71 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
73 - French translation updated
75 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
76 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
77 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
79 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
81 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
84 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
85 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
88 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
90 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
93 * fix a typo in a link
94 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
95 update documentation accordingly
97 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
98 forwarding bugs upstream
100 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
101 entities which should be used
102 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
103 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
105 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
107 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
109 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
110 * French version: completely up-to-date now
111 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
112 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
114 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
117 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
119 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
121 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
123 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
124 this translation needs updating
125 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
126 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
127 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
129 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
130 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
131 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
133 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
134 included yet, however
136 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
138 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
140 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
142 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
143 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
145 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
147 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
149 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
151 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
152 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
153 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
155 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
157 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
159 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
162 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
163 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
164 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
165 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
166 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
167 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
168 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
169 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
170 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
171 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
172 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
173 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
175 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
176 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
177 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
178 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
179 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
181 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
183 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
184 * update copyright notice for 2001
185 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
186 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
187 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
189 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
191 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
193 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
195 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
197 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
199 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
201 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
203 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
204 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
206 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
207 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
208 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
209 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
210 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
211 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
212 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
213 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
214 could be used if necessary
215 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
216 mention the rsync dupload method
217 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
219 * other small corrections
220 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
221 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
222 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
223 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
225 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
227 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
228 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
230 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
232 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
234 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
235 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
236 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
237 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
239 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
240 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
241 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
242 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
243 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
245 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
247 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
248 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
249 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
250 team (closes: Bug#52906)
251 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
252 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
253 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
255 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
256 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
257 - added a section about the LDAP database
258 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
259 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
261 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
262 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
264 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
266 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
268 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
269 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
270 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
272 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
273 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
274 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
275 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
276 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
277 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
278 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
279 description from developers-reference.sgml
281 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
283 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
285 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
286 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
288 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
290 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
291 releases are available at archive.debian.org
292 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
293 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
294 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
295 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
296 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
297 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
298 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
299 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
301 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
302 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
303 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
304 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
306 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
307 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
308 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
309 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
310 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
311 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
312 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
313 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
314 suggestion from James Troup
315 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
316 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
317 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
318 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
321 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
323 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
325 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
326 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
328 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
330 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
332 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
333 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
334 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
335 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
336 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
337 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
338 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
340 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
342 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
344 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
345 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
346 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
347 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
348 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
349 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
351 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
352 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
354 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
356 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
358 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
360 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
362 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
363 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
364 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
365 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
366 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
368 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
369 with intro; demoted server sections under that
370 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
371 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
373 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
374 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
375 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
376 a normal developer may have access.
378 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
380 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
382 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
383 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
384 step all over each other
386 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
388 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
390 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
391 address for PGP key updates
393 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
395 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
397 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
398 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
399 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
400 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
401 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
403 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
405 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
407 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
408 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
409 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
410 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
411 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
412 <keyring-maint> instead)
413 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
414 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
416 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
418 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
419 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
420 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
422 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
424 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
426 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
427 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
428 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
429 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
430 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
431 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
433 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
434 tighten up the language a bit
435 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
436 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
437 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
438 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
440 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
441 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
442 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
443 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
444 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
445 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
447 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
448 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
449 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
450 about how to depart Debian gracefully
451 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
452 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
453 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
454 number of available packages
455 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
456 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
458 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
460 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
462 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
465 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
467 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
469 * not officially released
470 * more spelling corrections
471 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
473 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
475 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
477 * not officially released
478 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
479 * some PGP-centricity removed
480 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
481 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
482 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
483 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
484 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
485 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
487 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
489 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
491 * not officially released
492 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
493 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
494 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
495 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
496 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
497 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
498 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
499 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
500 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
501 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
502 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
503 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
504 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
505 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
507 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
508 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
510 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
512 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
513 take a couple of weeks
514 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
515 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
516 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
517 excited about it and can't wait
518 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
519 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
521 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
522 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
524 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
525 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
526 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
528 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
530 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
532 * move to 3-level version number:
533 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
534 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
535 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
536 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
537 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
540 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
541 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
542 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
544 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
546 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
547 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
548 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
549 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
550 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
551 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
553 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
555 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
556 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
557 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
558 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
559 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
560 - "The CVS server": new section added
561 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
563 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
564 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
565 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
566 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
567 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
569 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
570 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
571 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
572 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
573 a canonical location?)
574 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
575 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
576 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
577 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
579 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
581 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
582 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
583 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
584 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
586 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
588 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
590 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
591 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
592 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
593 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
594 them. (closes Bug#26948)
595 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
596 and should not be included in this Reference.
597 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
598 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
599 maintainer tools only!
600 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
601 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
602 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
603 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
604 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
605 * Little corrections here and there.
606 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
607 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
610 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
612 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
614 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
615 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
616 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
618 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
619 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
620 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
621 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
622 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
623 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
624 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
625 do prior to uploading
626 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
627 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
629 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
630 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
631 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
632 duties with respect to bugs
633 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
634 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
635 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
637 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
638 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
639 * grammar and markup changes throughout
640 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
641 explicit what is used to build this package
643 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
645 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
648 * version number and date are automatically populated now
649 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
650 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
651 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
652 * utilize the new URL tag
653 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
656 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
658 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
660 * non-maintainer release
661 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
662 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
663 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
664 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
665 text, it can't hurt you.)
666 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
667 reflect this packages version number
668 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
670 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
672 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
676 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
678 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
680 * New version numbering scheme:
682 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
683 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
684 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
687 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
688 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
689 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
690 differ between the manuals.
692 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
693 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
694 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
695 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
697 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
698 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
700 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
702 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
704 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
706 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
708 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
709 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
711 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
712 (as requested by James Troup)
714 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
716 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
718 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
720 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
722 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
724 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
726 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
728 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
729 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
730 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
731 the non-maintainer release
733 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
734 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
735 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
738 - Lots of typos fixed
740 * Compressed SGML source code
742 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
743 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
745 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
747 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
749 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
751 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
752 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
753 - Announcing package uploads
754 * New section about Debian Mentors
755 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
756 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
757 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
758 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
760 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
762 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
764 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
765 of our FTP server and the development process
766 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
767 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
768 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
770 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
771 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
772 debian-devel before they are uploaded
773 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
774 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
775 contacting the maintainer
776 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
777 a new manual released soon)
779 * Include SGML source in package
780 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
781 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
783 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
785 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
789 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200