1 developers-reference (3.1) unstable; urgency=low
4 - Corrected several errors with —
5 - Applied patch from Peter Palfrader, correcting
6 the URL for the Debian Voting Information page. closes: #150427
8 -- Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> Wed, 19 Jun 2002 10:00:09 +0200
10 developers-reference (3.0) unstable; urgency=low
13 - welcome Manoj Srivastava as a co-maintainer
14 - welcome Raphael Hertzog as a co-maintainer
16 - new Chapter "Resource for Debian Developers", incorporating
18 Ch "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines"
19 Ch "The Debian Archive"
21 - new Chapter "Managing Packages", incorporating former chapters
23 Ch "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
24 Ch "Porting and Being Ported"
25 Ch "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages"
26 Ch "Handling Bugs" (retitled "Handling package bugs")
27 Sec "Bug housekeeping" (new section, some parts stubbed out)
29 - new Chapter "Beyond Packaging" recommends ways to contribute
30 to Debian beyond issues of package maintenance; incoporates
31 Ch "Interaction with Prospective Developers", retitled to
32 Sec "Interacting with Prospective Debian Developers"
33 Sec "Submitting Bugs", renamed to "Reporting Bugs"
34 Sec "QA" moved here from old Sec "Quality Assurance effort"
35 Sec "Dealing with unreachable maintainers"
37 - Sec "The Developers Database" added under Resources
38 - new Sec "Collaborative Maintenance" concerning multiple maintainers
41 - Sec "Getting started": add link to New Maintainers' Guide
42 - Sec "Debian Mentors" renamed to "Debian Mentors and Sponsors",
43 we add some info on sponsoring; also in Sec "Sponsoring packages"
44 - Section's first word capitalized, rest are normal case
45 - purge a reference to the Packaging Manual; closes: #145039
46 - misc. cross-referencing with new or moved sections
47 - change some literal quotes to ‘, ”, etc.
48 - tagging improvements: replace <tt> with <file> for files and
49 directories; since <tt><var> and <example><var> doesn't look right,
50 work-around with <...>
51 - entity'ize master.debian.org, us-upload-dir, non-us-upload-dir
52 - update copyright date
53 - some simplifications on the TeX suffix rule
54 - spell check and grammar corrections
58 - changed -e by -m in the dpkg-buildpackage command line example;
60 - clarify wording between "porter upload", "binary-only NMU", "simple
61 recompile"; closes: #102626
62 - extended "removing a package"; closes: #135560
63 - Ch "Best Packaging Practices": new chapter, including new
64 Sec "Writing useful descriptions" as a first entry in that
65 chapter; closes: #53109, #129848
66 - indicate that the list of subsections is defined in the policy;
68 - removed some cruft in `Announcing package uploads'
69 - document the testing scripts; closes: #129445
70 - explain how to reassign/close bugs of removed packages;
72 - updates the note about software subject to US patents;
74 - new Section "Contacting other maintainers" under "Beyond packaging"
75 Document the package@packages.debian.org alias; closes: #114553
76 - new Section "Package's information" under Resources
77 Document http://packages.debian.org/<package>,
78 http://bugs.debian.org/<package> and the madison utility
79 - Sec "Reporting bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/from:email@isp.com
80 - Sec "Handling bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/login@debian.org
81 - Sec "The Incoming system" in "Resources", describe how it works and
82 also speak of the DELAYED directory; closes: #135562, #136774
84 - Sec "Developer Database": added a sentence about finger
86 - update the total number of packages and the example directory tree
88 - updated the list of available architectures.
89 - commented out the "Subsections" section since it will RSN have nothing
90 to with the Debian archive. It's just a generic information field
91 of the package and nothing more.
92 - added more incentive to use experimental since it doesn't cause
93 any pain to the ftpmasters.
94 - Sec "When to do a source NMU": updated the NMU "protocol" and suggest
95 the use of the delayed queue.
96 - new Section "Acknowledging the NMUs" to explain the need to integrate
97 the changes introduced by NMUs. Insists on the fact that one shouldn't
99 - stubbed in new Section "Collaborative maintenance"
100 - stubbed in new Section "The Package Tracking System"
101 - Sec "The Package Tracking System": filled with content from
102 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, heavily updated by myself
103 - new Section "Managing sponsored packages" contributed by
104 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, slightly updated by myself
105 - new Sec "Bug housekeeping"; closes: #39519
107 - new Sec "Documentation"
108 - added Sec "IRC channels" in the Resources chapter
109 - added Sec "pbuilder" in the appendix. Mention it in the section
110 "Being kind to porter" too
111 - extended Sec "devscripts" with info about "bts" and "uscan"
112 - completed Sec "Helper scripts"
113 - completed Sec "Package with multiple patches",
114 "Multiple binary packages", "Libraries", "Other specific packages",
115 "The wise use of debconf" -- all those are quite simplistic, they
117 - integrated Sec "Handling debconf translations" contributed by
118 Denis Barbier -- thanks, Denis!
121 - update French translation
123 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 14 Jun 2002 01:18:19 -0400
125 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
128 - some grammar corrections
129 - update French translation
131 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
132 anymore; closes: #135559
133 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
135 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
137 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
138 that would be welcome)
139 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
140 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
141 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
142 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
143 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
144 - other minor wording changes
145 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
146 - Ch "Package uploads":
147 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
148 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
149 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
150 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
151 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
152 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
153 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
155 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
157 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
159 * from Martin Michlmayr
160 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
161 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
162 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
164 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
166 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
168 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
170 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
171 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
172 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
175 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
177 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
180 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
182 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
185 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
187 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
188 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
189 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
190 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
191 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
192 talking about uploading to distributions
193 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
194 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
195 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
197 - French translation updated
199 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
200 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
201 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
203 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
205 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
208 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
209 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
212 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
214 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
217 * fix a typo in a link
218 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
219 update documentation accordingly
221 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
222 forwarding bugs upstream
224 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
225 entities which should be used
226 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
227 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
229 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
231 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
233 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
234 * French version: completely up-to-date now
235 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
236 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
238 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
241 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
243 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
245 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
247 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
248 this translation needs updating
249 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
250 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
251 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
253 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
254 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
255 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
257 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
258 included yet, however
260 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
262 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
264 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
266 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
267 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
269 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
271 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
273 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
275 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
276 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
277 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
279 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
281 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
283 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
286 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
287 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
288 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
289 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
290 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
291 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
292 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
293 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
294 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
295 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
296 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
297 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
299 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
300 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
301 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
302 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
303 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
305 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
307 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
308 * update copyright notice for 2001
309 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
310 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
311 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
313 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
315 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
317 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
319 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
321 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
323 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
325 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
327 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
328 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
330 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
331 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
332 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
333 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
334 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
335 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
336 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
337 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
338 could be used if necessary
339 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
340 mention the rsync dupload method
341 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
343 * other small corrections
344 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
345 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
346 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
347 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
349 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
351 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
352 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
354 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
356 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
358 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
359 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
360 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
361 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
363 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
364 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
365 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
366 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
367 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
369 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
371 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
372 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
373 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
374 team (closes: Bug#52906)
375 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
376 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
377 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
379 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
380 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
381 - added a section about the LDAP database
382 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
383 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
385 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
386 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
388 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
390 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
392 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
393 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
394 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
396 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
397 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
398 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
399 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
400 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
401 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
402 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
403 description from developers-reference.sgml
405 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
407 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
409 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
410 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
412 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
414 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
415 releases are available at archive.debian.org
416 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
417 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
418 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
419 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
420 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
421 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
422 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
423 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
425 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
426 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
427 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
428 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
430 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
431 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
432 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
433 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
434 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
435 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
436 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
437 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
438 suggestion from James Troup
439 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
440 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
441 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
442 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
445 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
447 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
449 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
450 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
452 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
454 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
456 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
457 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
458 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
459 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
460 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
461 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
462 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
464 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
466 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
468 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
469 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
470 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
471 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
472 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
473 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
475 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
476 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
478 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
480 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
482 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
484 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
486 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
487 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
488 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
489 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
490 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
492 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
493 with intro; demoted server sections under that
494 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
495 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
497 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
498 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
499 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
500 a normal developer may have access.
502 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
504 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
506 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
507 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
508 step all over each other
510 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
512 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
514 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
515 address for PGP key updates
517 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
519 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
521 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
522 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
523 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
524 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
525 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
527 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
529 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
531 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
532 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
533 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
534 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
535 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
536 <keyring-maint> instead)
537 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
538 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
540 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
542 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
543 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
544 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
546 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
548 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
550 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
551 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
552 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
553 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
554 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
555 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
557 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
558 tighten up the language a bit
559 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
560 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
561 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
562 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
564 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
565 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
566 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
567 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
568 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
569 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
571 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
572 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
573 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
574 about how to depart Debian gracefully
575 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
576 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
577 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
578 number of available packages
579 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
580 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
582 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
584 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
586 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
589 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
591 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
593 * not officially released
594 * more spelling corrections
595 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
597 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
599 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
601 * not officially released
602 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
603 * some PGP-centricity removed
604 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
605 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
606 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
607 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
608 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
609 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
611 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
613 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
615 * not officially released
616 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
617 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
618 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
619 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
620 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
621 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
622 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
623 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
624 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
625 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
626 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
627 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
628 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
629 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
631 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
632 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
634 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
636 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
637 take a couple of weeks
638 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
639 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
640 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
641 excited about it and can't wait
642 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
643 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
645 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
646 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
648 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
649 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
650 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
652 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
654 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
656 * move to 3-level version number:
657 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
658 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
659 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
660 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
661 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
664 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
665 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
666 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
668 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
670 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
671 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
672 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
673 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
674 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
675 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
677 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
679 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
680 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
681 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
682 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
683 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
684 - "The CVS server": new section added
685 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
687 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
688 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
689 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
690 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
691 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
693 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
694 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
695 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
696 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
697 a canonical location?)
698 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
699 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
700 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
701 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
703 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
705 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
706 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
707 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
708 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
710 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
712 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
714 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
715 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
716 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
717 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
718 them. (closes Bug#26948)
719 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
720 and should not be included in this Reference.
721 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
722 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
723 maintainer tools only!
724 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
725 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
726 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
727 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
728 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
729 * Little corrections here and there.
730 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
731 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
734 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
736 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
738 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
739 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
740 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
742 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
743 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
744 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
745 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
746 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
747 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
748 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
749 do prior to uploading
750 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
751 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
753 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
754 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
755 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
756 duties with respect to bugs
757 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
758 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
759 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
761 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
762 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
763 * grammar and markup changes throughout
764 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
765 explicit what is used to build this package
767 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
769 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
772 * version number and date are automatically populated now
773 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
774 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
775 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
776 * utilize the new URL tag
777 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
780 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
782 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
784 * non-maintainer release
785 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
786 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
787 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
788 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
789 text, it can't hurt you.)
790 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
791 reflect this packages version number
792 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
794 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
796 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
800 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
802 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
804 * New version numbering scheme:
806 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
807 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
808 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
811 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
812 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
813 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
814 differ between the manuals.
816 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
817 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
818 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
819 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
821 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
822 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
824 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
826 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
828 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
830 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
832 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
833 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
835 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
836 (as requested by James Troup)
838 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
840 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
842 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
844 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
846 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
848 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
850 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
852 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
853 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
854 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
855 the non-maintainer release
857 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
858 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
859 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
862 - Lots of typos fixed
864 * Compressed SGML source code
866 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
867 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
869 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
871 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
873 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
875 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
876 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
877 - Announcing package uploads
878 * New section about Debian Mentors
879 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
880 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
881 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
882 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
884 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
886 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
888 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
889 of our FTP server and the development process
890 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
891 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
892 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
894 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
895 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
896 debian-devel before they are uploaded
897 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
898 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
899 contacting the maintainer
900 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
901 a new manual released soon)
903 * Include SGML source in package
904 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
905 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
907 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
909 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
913 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200