1 developers-reference (3.4.8) unstable; urgency=low
4 * Move away po4a handling in its own directory with a single config file.
5 * Adapt Makefile and README-contrib to the current po4a tree.
6 * Upgrades to stable should be discussed using reportbug. Thanks to Don
7 Armstrong <don@donarmstrong.com> for the patch.
8 Acked-by: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org> . Closes: #670362
9 * Use UTF-8 locale to prepare the text version. Closes: #658839
10 * Delayed queue goes from 0 to 15-day. Closes: #631353
13 * Make XeTeX backend to use xCJK package only for CJK and add tipa for
14 build dependency. (See #666569). Closes: #666578
16 * Translation updates (complete)
17 - French by David Prévot.
18 - German by Chris Leick.
21 * Update Standards-Version to 3.9.3 (no change required).
22 * Switch to xz compression for source.
23 * Clean up debian/rules by using dh (with compat level 8).
24 * Drop build-dependency on latex-cjk-xcjk since xeCJK.sty is provided
25 by texlive-xetex directly.
27 -- Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:57:23 +0200
29 developers-reference (3.4.7) unstable; urgency=low
34 * Document some best practices for meta-packages. Extend those for
35 transitional packages. Based on a patch by Luca Falavigna
36 <dktrkranz@debian.org> (thanks!). Closes: #569219
37 * Update license pointer to correctly point to GPL-2. Closes: #643929
38 Thanks to Luca Falavigna.
39 * Update URL of Debian Mentors FAQ. Closes: #643930
40 Thanks to Luca Falavigna for the patch.
41 * Refresh some release-specific information. Closes: #643931
42 Based on a patch by Luca Falavigna.
43 * Refresh some ftpmaster-related information. Closes: #643932
44 Thanks to Luca Falavigna for the patch.
45 * Update minimal GPG key length to match current requirements.
46 Closes: #643933 Thanks to Luca Falavigna for the patch.
47 * Update login information for rt.debian.org. Closes: #643934
48 Thanks to Luca Falavigna for the patch.
49 * Drop section about yada. Its usage is highly discouraged. Closes: #643935
50 Thanks to Luca Falavigna for the patch.
51 * Update best practice about unfuzzying PO file translations to recommend
52 msguntypot. Thanks to David Prévot for the patch.
53 Acked-by Christian Perrier. Closes: #655153
56 * Add doc-base file for the German translation.
57 * Typo fix, thanks to Andreas Moog. Closes: #655096
58 * Use XeTeX backend, that fix quotes in examples. Closes: #629530
59 * Build the Japanese PDF, thanks to Osamu Aoki and the maint-guide build
62 * Translation updates (all completed)
63 - Japanese by Hideki Yamane.
64 - German by Chris Leick.
65 - French by David Prévot.
67 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:36:12 -0400
69 developers-reference (3.4.6) unstable; urgency=low
72 * Update the NMU rules to take into account the 0-day NMU rule
73 instituted by the release managers. Closes: #625449
76 * Update my email address.
77 * Encourage the use of RT to contact the security team.
78 Patch from Thijs Kinkhorst. Closes: #610782
79 * Document the process of returning after retirement.
80 Patch from Serafeim Zanikolas. Closes: #540249
81 * Add instructions how to mark a non-free package as auto-buildable.
82 Patch from Moritz Muehlenhoff, ACKed by Andreas Barth.
85 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org> Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:52:10 +0200
87 developers-reference (3.4.5) unstable; urgency=low
92 * Remove part about -v for package uploads from experimental to unstable,
93 version tracking removed that requirement.
96 * Rework section on "sponsoring packages" and include a basic
97 checklist for the sponsor. Closes: #453313
98 * Update the "Debian Developer's Duties" chapter to be more explicit
99 about duties of package maintainers. Closes: #548867
100 * Update references to merkel (which is decommissionned) where
101 needed. Closes: #619990
102 Thanks to Charles Plessy for the patch.
103 * Many typos fixed by Chris Leick <c.leick@vollbio.de>. Closes: #623512
106 * Initial German translation.
109 * Activate German package. Closes: #623489
110 * Update French translation.
111 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.9.2. No changes needed.
112 * Add build-arch and build-indep targets.
113 * Explicitly refer to GPL-2 file in debian/copyright.
116 * Update Japanese translation.
118 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:56:46 -0400
120 developers-reference (3.4.4) unstable; urgency=low
123 * Document the new derivatives-bugs PTS keyword.
124 * Removed hp.debian.or.jp reference. Closes: 561597
127 * Update description of the PTS "summary" keyword. Thanks to
128 Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the patch. Closes: #469154
129 * Add accent on my first name in debian/control.
130 * Use "3.0 (native)" source format with bzip2 compression.
131 Created debian/source/{format,options} for this.
132 * Update guideline for override change to point to BTS
133 instead of email. Thanks to Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the
134 patch. Closes: #540231
135 * Include full URL to the README of the upload queue. Thanks to Simon
136 McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the patch. Closes: #540974
137 * The key protecting #debian-private is now stored on a file
138 on master.debian.org, it's no more required to search into
139 the debian-private archives. Thanks to gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
140 for the patch. Closes: #548823
141 * Update information about upload queues. Thanks to Simon McVittie
142 <smcv@debian.org> for the patches:
143 - point to official names {ftp,ssh}.upload.debian.org. Closes: #554054
144 - drop references to non-working queues. Closes: #554077
145 * Mention docbook, POD and reST as convenient formats to write new manual
146 pages. Thanks to Charles Plessy and the debian-mentors list
147 for the idea and the patch. Closes: #557298
148 * Update several sections to take into account the new source formats “3.0
149 (quilt)” and “3.0 (native)”. Closes: #561952
150 * Drop reference to “dbs” in the section about including binary files.
151 * Fix typo “transfered“ → “transferred”. Closes: #555685
152 * Fix typo “programms“ → “programs”. Closes: #560808
153 * Drop section about debmake, it has been removed of Debian since lenny.
154 * Update URL of the security tracker. Thanks to Salvatore Bonaccorso.
156 * Update URL of Packages-arch-specific. Closes: #553974
157 * Update section about Alioth to mention FusionForge instead of GForge.
158 Drop mention of separate cvs.debian.org it's managed by Alioth too.
160 * Document new "buildd" keyword from the PTS.
161 * Update URL explaining the "Debian Maintainer" status, it's now at
162 http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMaintainer. Closes: #564414
163 * Update number of source packages. Thanks Karl Goetz. Closes: #567235
164 * Update and simplify list of architectures. Thanks Karl Goetz.
166 * Small typo fixes and clarifications/rewordings suggested by Karl Goetz.
168 * Document the notion of "team upload": it looks like an NMU but it's not
169 really one because the uploader is an implicit co-maintainer since he's
170 part of the maintenance team. Thanks to Charles Plessy for the initial
171 patch. Closes: #573110
172 * Update standards-version to 3.9.1 and add missing ${misc:Depends} in
174 * Fix debian/tocsubstvars to cope with the new way dpkg-dev handles
175 multi-lines substitution variables.
178 * Update outdated mentions, typos and tags. Closes: #578664
179 * French translation updated from the 2006 debiandoc version.
180 * Apply updated patch from Nicolas François. Closes: #257150
181 * dinstall run happens four times a day. Closes: #585161
182 * Activate Japanese package.
183 * Handle addendum if it exists.
185 -- Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:28:03 -0400
187 developers-reference (3.4.3) unstable; urgency=low
189 * Fixed working of the repackaged tarballs section to avoid giving the
190 impression that it's a standard packages must comply with. Closes:
192 * Specify that bugs from removed packages must be closed in foo+rm.
194 * Change the maintainer address to debian-policy@, based on discussion
196 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.3. No changes needed.
197 * Update copyright notices and list of authors.
199 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:56:19 +0200
201 developers-reference (3.4.2) unstable; urgency=low
203 * Applied patch from Justin B Rye that improves the discussion on writing
204 package descriptions. Closes: #516436.
205 * Lenny has been released, update the list of codenames. Closes: #527008.
206 * Applied patch from Paul Wise that adds a paragraph about hostile
207 upstreams. Closes: #523985.
208 * Applied patch from Charles Plessy about providing information to the
209 ftpmasters. Closes: #526410.
210 * In the section about patch systems, mention quilt (wasn not
211 mentionned before) and describe it as the recommended patch system.
212 also mention dpatch and cdbs' patch system. drop dbs. Closes: #525668.
213 * Added a note in the wanna-build section to mention
214 http://release.debian.org/wanna-build.txt. Closes: #516375.
215 * Clarified NMU versioning to reflect existing practices. Closes: #532945.
216 * s/README.Debian-source/README.source/ in the section
217 about repackaged upstream tarballs.
218 * Mention the Gandi.net hosting discount in section 4.13.
219 Applied patch from Tim Retout. Closes: #538245.
220 * Reduce length of title of L10N section so that it is no longer split.
221 Applied patch from Justin B Rye. Closes: #534688.
222 * Bumped debhelper compat level to 5 (4 was deprecated)
223 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.2. No changes needed.
224 * Added pointer to debian-project@ post about the wanna-build team.
226 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:28:04 +0200
228 developers-reference (3.4.1) unstable; urgency=low
231 * Create a publish target in the Makefile to reenable builds on the
235 * Commited DEP1: rework the whole NMU section.
236 The most important changes are:
237 + NMUs are now explicitely allowed for all bugs, not just "serious bugs".
238 + It is recommended to use the DELAYED queue, and some example delays are
241 + Describe the process of acknowleding NMUs in a way that works
242 with the BTS's version-tracking. Closes: #480723.
243 + No longer mention that only DDs can do NMU. Don't make any
244 distinction. Closes: #464230.
245 + Switch to +nmu for NMU versioning. Closes: #437392.
246 + Mention nmudiff. Closes: #483227.
247 * Mention docbook-xml, and that debiandoc-sgml is deprecated. Thanks to
248 W. Martin Borgert for the patch. Closes: #485689.
249 * Fixed typo and example in the blurb about debug packages.
250 Thanks to Theppitak Karoonboonyanan for the patch.
252 * Update instructions on the delayed queue.
253 Thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst for the patch.
255 * Clarify wording about repackaged .orig.tar.gz.
256 Thanks to Cyril Brulebois for the patch.
258 * Improved README.contrib. Mention command to checkout the SVN
259 version. Thanks to Christine Spang for the patch.
261 * Document usertags. Thanks to Chris Lamb for the patch.
263 * Updated documentation on translation updates.
264 Thanks to Christian Perrier for the patch.
266 * Update instructions on handling of security issues.
267 Thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst for the patch.
268 Closes: #512620, #510783.
270 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:57:54 +0100
272 developers-reference (3.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
275 * Update Vcs-* fields after DDP's SVN restructuring. Closes: #483428.
276 * Fix conditions for updates from unstable to testing. Closes: #470754.
277 * linda has been removed. Remove section A.2.2. Closes: #483242.
278 * Co-maintainers are listed in the Uploaders field. Closes: #483230.
279 * Collaborative Maintenance: the 'global part' of debian/control
280 is the first paragraph, about the source package. Closes: #483231.
281 * debian-private archives are on master. Closes: #475531.
282 * Mention Debian Maintainers and the debian-maintainers package.
284 * README.contrib: document that short lines are preferred.
286 * build-rdeps allows to list reverse build-dependencies.
289 [ Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt ]
290 * Replace abused <emphasis> tags with <literal> tags.
291 * In the same spirit, wrap all uses of stable/testing/unstable and
292 release codenames in <literal>
293 * Remove reference to upload queue on auric in section 5.6.5, auric
294 doesn't exist anymore.
295 * Fix several typesetting errors and typos noticed by Sandro Tosi,
296 thanks for the notes! Closes: #483223
297 * Update several bits about release management/testing transitions
298 and release-critical bugs. Closes: #483237, #456494
299 * Update and rewrite the porting guidelines in chapter 5, bringing
300 the dev-ref up to the state of porting in the year 2008. Also
301 fixes several wording issues, such as possible misunderstandings
302 about the need to rebuild uploads. Closes: #483226
303 * Update the instructions for uploads to the (old)stable
304 distributions. Emphasize the importance of contacting the SRM
305 team before upload. Closes: #459343
306 * Update instructions for package removal requests. Closes: #454216
307 * Clarify instructions for bug reassignment, emphasizing the
308 need to inform the maintainers you reassign the bug to. Also
309 hint to using cloned bugs to avoid re-reporting. Heavily based
310 on patch by Marc Haber - thanks for the work! Closes: #484806
311 * Clarify instructions for replacing/renaming binary packages,
312 pointing out that using Provides is sometimes advisable. Closes:
314 * Update description of the madison tool (by replacing it with a
315 description of the dak ls tool). Update the example while we're
317 * Update explanation of best practice for closing bugs, seems to
318 have been forgotten when everything was upgraded to use
319 debbugs version-tracking. Closes: #485969
320 * Clarify ITP instructions and emphasize our wish that people send
321 ITPs, explaining a few of the reasons. Thanks for the note,
322 Thomas. Closes: #485837
324 + Update Uploaders to include Lucas, Raphael and me.
325 + Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.0. No changes needed!
327 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:45:49 +0200
329 developers-reference (3.3.9) unstable; urgency=low
333 - bump standards-version to 3.7.3 (no change)
334 - fix debian/copyright
335 - move debhelper to Build-Depends.
336 - add pdf for French version.
337 * Document changes to stable release management. Closes: #414291
338 * Debconf error templates no longer discouraged. Thanks,
339 Christian Perrier. Closes: #427832
340 * Keyring now uses RT. Closes: #428846
341 * Document -dbg-packages within BPs. Thanks, Joey Hess. Closes: #420540
342 * NMUs now also close bugs. Thanks, Lucas Nussbaum. Closes: #419507
343 * Fix documentation about gender neutral. Closes: #384178
344 * Fix typo. Closes: #405453
345 * More details on how to write documentation. Thanks, Josh Triplett.
347 * Add XS-Vcs-*. Thanks to Stefano Zacchiroli. Closes: #391023
348 * Small brushup to debconf description. Thanks, Thomas Huriaux.
350 * Document Team-Maintainence better. Thanks, Lucas Nussbaum.
352 * Add link to more removal ressources. Thanks, Adam D. Barratt,
353 Justin Pryzby. Closes: #412757, #356720
354 * Repacking source packages need to be documented in copyright.
355 Thanks, Russ Allbery. Closes: #413320
356 * Better describe version of debian native packages NMUs. Closes: #405818
357 * Source, HTML and text are now encoded in UTF-8. Thanks, Jörg Sommer.
359 * Source is now DocBook XML instead of debiandoc. Closes: #374220
362 * Add a link to enrico's excellent Debian Community Guidelines.
363 * Recommend the use of DSA's request tracker instead of mailing them.
364 * Remove reference to #debian-sf, #debian-bsd which don't exist anymore. Put
365 a reference to #debian-dpkg instead.
366 * Remove all stuff concerning non-US.
367 * Update information concerning Alioth.
368 * Update information concerning the Package Tracking System.
369 * Mention Alioth as the main resource for VCS repositories and deprecate
371 * Remove XS- prefix for Vcs-* fields since dpkg now supports them.
372 * Document the Homepage field. Thanks, Christian Perrier. Closes:
374 * Add Vcs-Svn and Vcs-Browser fields pointing to the new SVN
377 -- W. Martin Borgert <debacle@debian.org> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:16:40 +0000
379 developers-reference (3.3.8) unstable; urgency=low
381 * mia-history is replaced by mia-query. Thanks, Christoph Berg.
383 * fix missing quite. Thanks, Frank Küster. Closes: #365994
384 * use gnugp instead of gpg. Thanks, Justin Pryzby, Jon Dowland.
386 * better destinction between maintainer and developer. Thanks for
387 the suggestion to Colin Tuckley. Closes: #380458
388 * irc.d.o points to oftc. Thanks, Christoph Biedl, Jon Dowland.
390 * Bugs are now always closed thanks to version tracking.
391 Closes: #339552, #353447, #376199
392 * Clarify what "a conflicts b" means in testing migration.
394 * Packages in testing disappear if they're removed from unstable.
395 Thanks, Frank Küster, Al Stone. Closes: #365993
396 * Document only the most recent changelog entry is used. Thanks
397 to Kevin Glynn to the suggestion. Closes: #374738
398 * Add more tools for reverse depends. Close: #376582
399 * delayed-queue on gluck is uploaded more often now. Closes: #397907
400 * stop using capitals, minor fixes, language fixes.
401 Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Colin Tuckley, Russ Allbery.
402 Closes: #368046, #378929, #361744
403 * add CVE Ids to your changelog. Closes: #376961
404 * add reasoning why debconf questions shouldn't be longer than
405 20 lines. Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Christian Perrier, Russ Allbery.
407 * section changing needs re-uploading orig.tar.gz.
408 Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #387154
409 * binary files in diffs could be en/decoded with perl.
410 Thanks, Frank Küster. Closes: #397786
411 * Add pointer to new-reject-FAQ. Closes: #324967
412 * Hint to dd-list/whodepends. Closes: #353874
413 * Don't use too generic mail ids. Closes: #355725
414 * pts/summary is actually used. Thanks, Holger Levsen. Closes: #387108
415 * clarify that one should append the NMU-diff to a bug. Closes: #394033
416 * more detailed instructions on binary package removals.
420 - French translation updated to version 3.3.8
422 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:55:44 -0700
424 developers-reference (3.3.7) unstable; urgency=low
427 - adjust information about distributions with reality.
428 - add note on alioth accounts. Thanks, Phillip Kern. Closes: #306630
429 - correct manpage section of dpkg-scanpackages. Closes: #297069
430 - fix RFC 2440 URL. Closes: #308103
431 - add $arch@buildd information. Closes: #295483
432 - link to keyring.d.o for key replacement. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
434 - add information about Packages-arch-specific. Thanks, Frank Küster.
436 - add hint about LWN subscription. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
438 - more about debconf-style translation. Thanks, Christian Perrier.
440 - non-us discontinued.
441 - document nmu changes wrt version tracking. Thanks, Justin Pryzby.
443 - fix spelling issues. Thanks to various people.
444 Closes: #336146, #326857, #338660
445 - update menu policy helpers. Thanks, Florian Ernst. Closes: #340024
446 - send mia-mail to mia@qa. Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #341568
447 - Joerg Jaspert is now freenode contact. Closes: #344303
448 - give a clearer description of the gpg v4-key issues. Thanks,
449 Martin Michlmayr and Peter Palfrader. Closes: #317411
450 - more verbose about Homepage. Closes: #339826
451 - add sarge and etch. Closes: #327682
452 - document severity of RoM-request bugs. Closes: #305947
453 - update FSF address. Closes: #334820
454 - fix P-a-s link. Closes: #341195
455 - reflect binNMU changes. Closes: #349493
456 - new security upload queue. Closes: #352749
457 - fix experimental's sources.list entry. Closes: #347229
458 - remove deprecated "Closes:..." to ACK NMU bug fixes. Closes: #353447
459 - when resigning, gpg-sign your mail. Closes: #348160
460 - make pristine source and repackaged origtargz anchors work.
462 - same number of RC bugs is ok. Closes: #351944
463 - dpkg-source doesn't keep permissions. Thanks, Enrico Zini.
465 - also mention aspell. Closes: #320981
468 - French translation updated to version 3.3.7, proofread by Bernard Adrian
470 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:31:52 -0600
472 developers-reference (3.3.6) unstable; urgency=low
475 - closes: and NMUs/experimental uploads. Closes: #284714
476 - madison is on merkel.
477 - more gender-neutral. Closes: #290583, #290584, #263114
478 - explain current incoming. Closes: #290019
479 - remove broken sponsoring URL. Closes: #291698
480 - add handling hints about orig.tar.gz. Thanks, Frank. Closes: #278524
481 - duplicate bug reports should be merged. Closes: #285381
482 - if you're on vacation, please check whether someone needs keysigning.
484 - freenode has developer cloacks. Closes: #285687
485 - cleaned up uploaders / maintainer field
486 - explain how dak detects NMUs. Closes: #292354
487 - add "mass" to lots of bugs. Closes: #292946
488 - sync NM rules with reality.
490 - French translation updated to version 3.3.6
492 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:08:49 -0700
494 developers-reference (3.3.5) unstable; urgency=low
497 - uploads to more than one dist are not possible.
498 - updated upload queues. Closes: #235213
499 - updated URL of vanilla rules files. Closes: #237557, #252048
500 - please speak with stable RM before uploading to stable. Closes: #261464
501 - information on wnpp usage synced with wnpp. Closes: #255298
502 - spelling, grammer fixes.
503 Closes: #202444, #202499, #203202, #203378, #221902, #226208
504 - add hint about partitial key id. Closes: #243968
505 - spohr is restriced, and also ftp-master. Closes: #255814
506 - bpp: Hint about locale generation as non-root. Closes: #208021
507 - bpp: deborphan-compliant transition packages. Closes: #183654
508 - add myself to uploaders.
509 - add chapter about i10n. Closes: #208156
510 - add information about dchroot. Closes: #211845
511 - add information about NEWS.Debian. Closes: #212402
512 - add information about mia-database. Closes: #213961
513 - add link to debian-mentors FAQ.
514 - add verbose information about the package description. Closes: #214792
515 - add hint about -v<version> to experimental. Closes: #232930
516 - update information about yada. Closes: #217956
517 - urgency is sticky. Closes: #261914
518 - updated information about testing distribution. Closes: #266649.
519 - rewrote the NMU section, and
520 + made the possible severities of "target bugs" clearer. Closes: #233088.
521 + mention QA uploads. Closes: #202416.
522 + add -B for binNMUs, and local debsign usage. Closes: #208839.
523 + warning about breaking all-packages by binNMU. Closes: #213348.
524 - add information about gpg usage. Closes: #175815.
525 - make key replacement instructions more details. Closes: #275921
526 - typo and language fixes. Thanks, Era Eriksson. Closes: #277576
527 - add hints about debconf templates from Christian Perrier.
529 - Security uploads get urgency=high
530 - Be even more explicit about not uploading security updates
532 - French translation updated to version 3.3.5
534 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:07:26 +0100
536 developers-reference (3.3.4) unstable; urgency=low
539 - fixed language in the PTS section, prompted by a patch from
540 Romain FRANCOISE, thank you; closes: #197741
541 - updated the mailing lists section (again)
542 - documented Alioth, somewhat
544 - French translation updated to version 3.3.3 (more or less)
545 - proofread by Patrice Karatchentzeff
547 - Don't upload security updates directly to stable
548 - Always include an external reference in security changelog entries
549 - Be careful not to re-use a version number in security uploads
550 - More explicit instructions about what is appropriate for a security
554 - replace <!entity...> with <!ENTITY...> and other SGML hygenics
556 - Release this package as is to flush changes between June and now.
557 Yes, its been an age between releases here, for which I apologize.
558 Since CVS upstream for this package is back, I'm working on closing
559 bugs in this package now, I just wanted to get it out as is before I
562 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:09:48 -0500
564 developers-reference (3.3.3) unstable; urgency=low
567 - corrections by Michel Grentzinger
569 - updated documentation concerning the PTS
570 - added a paragraph about the PTS web interface
571 - documented how to add custom news item in the PTS
573 - updates and clarifications to instructions for security bugs
574 - deprecate uploads to stable for security fixes, reference
575 section on security bugs; closes: #196516
576 - use dpkg-buildpackage -B to test binary-arch, not -b;
579 - Sec "Managing sponsored packages": remove unnecessary 'debsign' cmd;
581 - fix debconf-devel(7) man page section; closes: #189512
582 - Sec "Responding to bugs": mention what FTBFS means; closes: #186605
583 - Sec "Distribution directories" renamed "Distributions"
584 - Sec "The testing distribution" moved under Sec "Distribution
585 directories" and renamed "More information about the testing
587 - Secs "Uploads to {stable,testing-proposed-updates}" retitled to make
588 it clear these are special cases
589 - Sec "Uploading to ftp-master": xref to "Delayed incoming";
591 - check compliance with Policy version 3.5.10
593 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Jun 2003 04:08:29 -0400
595 developers-reference (3.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
598 - French translation updated to version 3.3.1
599 - proofread by Philippe Batailler and Patrice Karatchentzeff
601 - French translation requires debiandoc-sgml 1.1.76 or better
603 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:48:59 -0400
605 developers-reference (3.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
608 - package description said it contained French and Japanese, fixed,
610 - Sec "Experimental": sources.list entries
611 - Sec "Basic rules for [mailing list] use": cosmetic, link to this sec
612 - Sec "Handling bugs": retitle and expand section
614 - more improvements to package synopsis and description
615 - the synopsis formula changed to either
616 <package-name> is a <synopsis>
618 <package-name> is <synopsis>
620 <package-name> are <synopsis>
622 - the synopsis itself should not start with an article
623 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control": expand intro
624 - fix doc-check URL; closes: #187144
625 - Sec "Multiple binary packages": fix awkward wording about vim source
626 package; closes: #187143
628 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:26:52 -0500
630 developers-reference (3.3) unstable; urgency=low
633 - French translation updated to version 3.2.2 (more or less)
634 - proofread by Philippe Batailler
636 - added "ddtp" keyword in the PTS documentation
638 - split out the doc-files per language, closes: #177448
639 - shuffled stuff around in the packages chapter
640 - added a section describing how to handle large amounts of
641 architecture-independent data bundled with programs
642 - added best practices on debian/changelog files, based on a patch
643 kindly provided by Daniel Kobras, closes: #166388
644 - described debdiff and dpkg-depcheck, and linked to them from the
645 right places in the document, closes: #172897
646 - describe the current practice in writing synopsis lines,
650 - convert to debhelper (compat mode 4); maintainer scripts no longer
652 - split -ja and -fr versions out into separate packages
653 - top-level makefile deletes targets on error; clean is cleaner
654 - replace the manual debian/control processing to show the document's
655 table of contents (TOC) with a new script 'debian/tocsubstvars';
656 note that the TOC displayed in the developers-reference-{fr,ja}
657 package descriptions are in English until UTF8 control files are
658 allowed; proper escaping of single quotes here requires newest
660 - editorial changes on material added in this version
661 - reorder "Best Packaging Practices" a bit
662 - rework "Best practices for debian/control" based on contributions
663 from Colin Walters, Branden Robinson, Sebastian Rittau and others;
664 closes: #139957, #108416
665 - primary author is developers-reference@packages.debian.org; remove
666 emails from other authors to prevent spam and confusion
668 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 24 Feb 2003 13:29:07 -0500
670 developers-reference (3.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
673 - slightly rewrote and updated links in the mirrors section
675 - Policy compliance checked and updated to 3.5.8, no changes needed
676 - TODO: remove some tasks which are done
677 - ship README-contrib and TODO in the doc dir
678 - Sec "Upstream home page": some revisions based on discussion on
680 - Sec "Documentation" added under Sec "Common packaging situations"
681 for best practices for documentation
682 - Add tools entries for autotools-dev, dpkg-repack, alien, debsums;
683 new Sec "Documentation and information", add entries there for
684 debview, debiandoc-sgml, debian-keyring; we believe this manual now
685 covers all of the established, general Debian maintainer tool
687 - spell-checking pass
689 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:45:23 -0500
691 developers-reference (3.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
694 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control" added, Sec "Writing useful
695 descriptions" moved under there
696 - Sec "Upstream home page" added in debian/control section
697 - Sec "Miscellaneous advice" empty, removed
698 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": tools now categorized into
699 subgroups; do cross-linking from this section into other parts of
700 the document where these tools are discussed
701 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": add entries for sbuild,
702 build-essential, linda; improved entries for pbuilder, devscripts
703 - Sec "Tools for porters" renamed and readapted to "Porting
704 infrastructure and automation"; move tool discussion down to the
705 appendix; improve Sec "buildd" a bit
706 - README-contrib added giving information for authors, contributors,
708 - eliminate the ByHand stuff, I'm pretty sure it's not needed now
709 with the DDP builder process, or if it is needed, it's a probably
710 that can be fixed by DDP folks
711 - stop shipping SGML source -- use 'apt-get source developers-reference'
712 after all, this is supposed to be a binary package, right?
713 - simply PS and PDF building rules
715 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 9 Dec 2002 03:04:19 -0500
717 developers-reference (3.2) unstable; urgency=low
720 - merged a bit misplaced lintian-reports section within the lintian
721 section and adjusted links
722 - added the missing description of dh-make and adjusted links
724 - ChangeLog attribution updates
725 - fix typos, closes: #171781
726 - expand the doc-base abstract and authors
727 - Ch "Packaging Practices" rewritten intro
728 - Sec "Packaging tools and common cases" renamed to "Best Practices
729 for debian/rules", and write an intro
730 - Sec "Helper scripts" in practices section rewritten, giving
731 arguments for and against debhelper, mostly for :)
732 - Sec "Package with multiple patches" renamed to "Patching source
733 versus patching at build time" and rewritten
734 - Sec "Multiple binary packages" rewritten
735 - Sec "Handling debconf translations" moved under an
736 "Internationalization" section, and some edits
737 - Sec "Internationalized Documentation" added under Sec
738 "Internationalization"
739 - Sec "Specific packaging practices" renamed to "Common packaging situations"
740 - Sec "Packages using autoconf/automake" rewritten
741 - Sec "Configuration management" moved forward in practices chapter
742 - Sec "Other specific packages" renamed to "Specific types of
743 packages", add info for SGML/XML and Lisp packages
744 - Sec "Writing useful descriptions" heavily edited
745 - Sec "Best practices for maintainer scripts" added, special credit
746 here to Charles Briscoe-Smith for work dating back to 1998; include
747 a POSIX shell snippet showing how to check if a command is the PATH,
749 - Apdx "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove debget, it's
750 rather useless and broken
751 - normalize up-casing on sections, which should only up-case proper
752 names and the first word
753 - new 'translation-status' script to check status of translations,
754 adapted from doc-check in boot-floppies, source pkg only --
755 oh my, French translation is 54 CVS revisions behind, and Japanese
757 - postinst: don't set /usr/doc symlink, aesthetics
758 - prerm: don't use 'command -v', it's not POSIX
759 - rules: produce md5sums file; break out a 'test' target
761 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 7 Dec 2002 02:28:06 -0500
763 developers-reference (3.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
766 - DDP publishing update
768 - doc-base file includes French and Japanese files
769 - debsign invocation was slightly wrong, closes: #170523
770 - Sec "Handling debconf translations", updates from Martin Quinson
771 for po-debconf with minimal editorial changes, closes: #169007
773 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:16:30 -0500
775 developers-reference (3.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
778 - updated IRC stuff, thanks to Ben Armstrong, closes: #161403
779 - fixed/updated/extended stuff about bugs, hoping to address the
780 issue of people abusing the changelog bug closing feature
782 - added myself as co-author
783 - fix a typo in Sec "Collaborative maintenance", closes: #161488
785 - updated security information, merging in Joey's stuff from the
786 Security Team FAQ and various updates and clarifications
788 - fix some bad URLs, closes: #168357
789 - fix a grammar typo, closes: #166098
791 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 12 Nov 2002 23:15:03 -0500
793 developers-reference (3.1) unstable; urgency=low
796 - Corrected several errors with —
797 - Applied patch from Peter Palfrader, correcting
798 the URL for the Debian Voting Information page. closes: #150427
799 - Applied patch from Matej Vela, dpkg-buildpackage does no more
800 require -sa for version -0.1. closes: #150861
801 - Applied the reformulations proposed by David Kimdon. closes: #150572
802 - Applied the patch of Matt Zimmerman. Thanks Matt! closes: #145287
803 - Added the explanation about how to replace an .orig.tar.gz.
805 - Mostly deleted the paragraph about security upload in the
806 section explaining source NMU. Just added a link to point to
807 "Handling security-related bugs". closes: #159935
808 - Added a link to the Technical Committee web page (in the "Bug
809 housekeeping" section). closes: #151365
810 - Explain uploads to testing-proposed-updates, mentions briefly
811 stable-security and testing-security. closes: #149666
812 Removed the comment about uploads to frozen.
813 - Documented the "Developer's packages overview" web portal.
815 - Added a reference to debian-l10n-english in "Writing useful
816 descriptions". closes: #158609
817 - Added a Best Packaging Practice section for "Packages using
818 autoconf/automake". closes: #158045
819 - Documented associated features to db.debian.org like SSH key
820 replication and *.debian.net DNS entry. closes: #155389
821 - Added a section about "Bug Squashing Parties".
823 - removed obsolete, needless dupload variables
824 - applied linguistic fixes from David Kimdon, closes: #150572
825 - random proofreading, mostly changing he -> they
826 - added people.d.o and non-us.d.o to the Debian servers section, and
827 mostly rewrote it to exclude real machine names and be better organized
828 - updated the mailing lists section
830 - debian/changelog: remove obsolete Emacs variables
831 - editorial review of the changes above, minor tagging changes,
834 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:57:41 -0400
836 developers-reference (3.0) unstable; urgency=low
839 - welcome Manoj Srivastava as a co-maintainer
840 - welcome Raphael Hertzog as a co-maintainer
842 - new Chapter "Resource for Debian Developers", incorporating
844 Ch "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines"
845 Ch "The Debian Archive"
847 - new Chapter "Managing Packages", incorporating former chapters
849 Ch "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
850 Ch "Porting and Being Ported"
851 Ch "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages"
852 Ch "Handling Bugs" (retitled "Handling package bugs")
853 Sec "Bug housekeeping" (new section, some parts stubbed out)
855 - new Chapter "Beyond Packaging" recommends ways to contribute
856 to Debian beyond issues of package maintenance; incoporates
857 Ch "Interaction with Prospective Developers", retitled to
858 Sec "Interacting with Prospective Debian Developers"
859 Sec "Submitting Bugs", renamed to "Reporting Bugs"
860 Sec "QA" moved here from old Sec "Quality Assurance effort"
861 Sec "Dealing with unreachable maintainers"
863 - Sec "The Developers Database" added under Resources
864 - new Sec "Collaborative Maintenance" concerning multiple maintainers
867 - Sec "Getting started": add link to New Maintainers' Guide
868 - Sec "Debian Mentors" renamed to "Debian Mentors and Sponsors",
869 we add some info on sponsoring; also in Sec "Sponsoring packages"
870 - Section's first word capitalized, rest are normal case
871 - purge a reference to the Packaging Manual; closes: #145039
872 - misc. cross-referencing with new or moved sections
873 - change some literal quotes to ‘, ”, etc.
874 - tagging improvements: replace <tt> with <file> for files and
875 directories; since <tt><var> and <example><var> doesn't look right,
876 work-around with <...>
877 - entity'ize master.debian.org, us-upload-dir, non-us-upload-dir
878 - update copyright date
879 - some simplifications on the TeX suffix rule
880 - spell check and grammar corrections
884 - changed -e by -m in the dpkg-buildpackage command line example;
886 - clarify wording between "porter upload", "binary-only NMU", "simple
887 recompile"; closes: #102626
888 - extended "removing a package"; closes: #135560
889 - Ch "Best Packaging Practices": new chapter, including new
890 Sec "Writing useful descriptions" as a first entry in that
891 chapter; closes: #53109, #129848
892 - indicate that the list of subsections is defined in the policy;
894 - removed some cruft in `Announcing package uploads'
895 - document the testing scripts; closes: #129445
896 - explain how to reassign/close bugs of removed packages;
898 - updates the note about software subject to US patents;
900 - new Section "Contacting other maintainers" under "Beyond packaging"
901 Document the package@packages.debian.org alias; closes: #114553
902 - new Section "Package's information" under Resources
903 Document http://packages.debian.org/<package>,
904 http://bugs.debian.org/<package> and the madison utility
905 - Sec "Reporting bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/from:email@isp.com
906 - Sec "Handling bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/login@debian.org
907 - Sec "The Incoming system" in "Resources", describe how it works and
908 also speak of the DELAYED directory; closes: #135562, #136774
910 - Sec "Developer Database": added a sentence about finger
912 - update the total number of packages and the example directory tree
914 - updated the list of available architectures.
915 - commented out the "Subsections" section since it will RSN have nothing
916 to with the Debian archive. It's just a generic information field
917 of the package and nothing more.
918 - added more incentive to use experimental since it doesn't cause
919 any pain to the ftpmasters.
920 - Sec "When to do a source NMU": updated the NMU "protocol" and suggest
921 the use of the delayed queue.
922 - new Section "Acknowledging the NMUs" to explain the need to integrate
923 the changes introduced by NMUs. Insists on the fact that one shouldn't
925 - stubbed in new Section "Collaborative maintenance"
926 - stubbed in new Section "The Package Tracking System"
927 - Sec "The Package Tracking System": filled with content from
928 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, heavily updated by myself
929 - new Section "Managing sponsored packages" contributed by
930 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, slightly updated by myself
931 - new Sec "Bug housekeeping"; closes: #39519
933 - new Sec "Documentation"
934 - added Sec "IRC channels" in the Resources chapter
935 - added Sec "pbuilder" in the appendix. Mention it in the section
936 "Being kind to porter" too
937 - extended Sec "devscripts" with info about "bts" and "uscan"
938 - completed Sec "Helper scripts"
939 - completed Sec "Package with multiple patches",
940 "Multiple binary packages", "Libraries", "Other specific packages",
941 "The wise use of debconf" -- all those are quite simplistic, they
943 - integrated Sec "Handling debconf translations" contributed by
944 Denis Barbier -- thanks, Denis!
947 - update French translation
949 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 14 Jun 2002 01:18:19 -0400
951 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
954 - some grammar corrections
955 - update French translation
957 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
958 anymore; closes: #135559
959 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
961 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
963 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
964 that would be welcome)
965 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
966 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
967 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
968 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
969 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
970 - other minor wording changes
971 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
972 - Ch "Package uploads":
973 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
974 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
975 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
976 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
977 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
978 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
979 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
981 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
983 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
985 * from Martin Michlmayr
986 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
987 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
988 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
990 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
992 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
994 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
996 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
997 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
998 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
1001 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
1002 * from Chris Tillman
1003 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
1006 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
1008 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
1011 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
1013 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
1014 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
1015 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
1016 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
1017 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
1018 talking about uploading to distributions
1019 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
1020 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
1021 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
1023 - French translation updated
1025 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
1026 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
1027 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
1029 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
1031 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
1034 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
1035 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
1038 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
1040 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
1043 * fix a typo in a link
1044 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
1045 update documentation accordingly
1047 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
1048 forwarding bugs upstream
1050 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
1051 entities which should be used
1052 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
1053 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
1055 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
1057 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
1059 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
1060 * French version: completely up-to-date now
1061 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
1062 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
1064 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
1067 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
1069 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
1071 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
1073 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
1074 this translation needs updating
1075 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
1076 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
1077 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
1079 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
1080 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
1081 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
1083 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
1084 included yet, however
1086 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
1088 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
1090 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
1092 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
1093 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
1095 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
1097 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
1099 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
1101 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
1102 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
1103 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
1105 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
1107 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
1109 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
1112 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
1113 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
1114 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
1115 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
1116 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
1117 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
1118 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
1119 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
1120 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
1121 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
1122 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
1123 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
1125 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
1126 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
1127 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
1128 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
1129 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
1131 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
1133 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
1134 * update copyright notice for 2001
1135 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
1136 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
1137 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
1139 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
1141 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
1143 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
1145 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
1147 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
1149 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
1151 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
1153 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
1154 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
1156 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
1157 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
1158 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
1159 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
1160 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
1161 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
1162 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
1163 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
1164 could be used if necessary
1165 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
1166 mention the rsync dupload method
1167 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
1169 * other small corrections
1170 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
1171 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
1172 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
1173 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
1175 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
1177 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
1178 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
1180 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
1182 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
1184 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
1185 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
1186 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
1187 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
1189 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
1190 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
1191 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
1192 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
1193 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
1195 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
1197 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
1198 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
1199 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
1200 team (closes: Bug#52906)
1201 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
1202 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
1203 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
1205 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
1206 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
1207 - added a section about the LDAP database
1208 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
1209 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
1211 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
1212 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
1214 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
1216 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
1218 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
1219 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
1220 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
1222 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
1223 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
1224 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
1225 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
1226 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
1227 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
1228 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
1229 description from developers-reference.sgml
1231 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
1233 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
1235 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
1236 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
1238 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
1240 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
1241 releases are available at archive.debian.org
1242 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
1243 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
1244 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
1245 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
1246 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
1247 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
1248 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
1249 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
1251 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
1252 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
1253 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
1254 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
1256 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
1257 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
1258 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
1259 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
1260 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
1261 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
1262 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
1263 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
1264 suggestion from James Troup
1265 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
1266 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
1267 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
1268 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
1271 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
1273 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
1275 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
1276 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
1278 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
1280 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
1282 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
1283 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
1284 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
1285 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
1286 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
1287 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
1288 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
1290 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
1292 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
1294 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
1295 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
1296 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
1297 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
1298 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
1299 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
1301 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
1302 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
1304 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
1306 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
1308 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
1310 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
1312 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
1313 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
1314 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
1315 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
1316 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
1318 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
1319 with intro; demoted server sections under that
1320 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
1321 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
1323 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
1324 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
1325 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
1326 a normal developer may have access.
1328 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
1330 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
1332 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
1333 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
1334 step all over each other
1336 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
1338 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
1340 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
1341 address for PGP key updates
1343 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
1345 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
1347 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
1348 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
1349 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
1350 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
1351 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
1353 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
1355 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
1357 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
1358 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
1359 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
1360 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
1361 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
1362 <keyring-maint> instead)
1363 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
1364 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
1366 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
1368 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
1369 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
1370 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
1372 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
1374 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1376 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
1377 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
1378 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
1379 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
1380 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
1381 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
1383 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
1384 tighten up the language a bit
1385 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
1386 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
1387 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
1388 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
1390 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
1391 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
1392 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
1393 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
1394 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
1395 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
1397 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
1398 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
1399 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
1400 about how to depart Debian gracefully
1401 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
1402 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
1403 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
1404 number of available packages
1405 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
1406 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
1408 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
1410 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1412 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
1415 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
1417 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1419 * not officially released
1420 * more spelling corrections
1421 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
1423 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
1425 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1427 * not officially released
1428 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
1429 * some PGP-centricity removed
1430 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
1431 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
1432 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
1433 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
1434 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
1435 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
1437 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
1439 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1441 * not officially released
1442 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
1443 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
1444 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
1445 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
1446 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
1447 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
1448 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
1449 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
1450 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
1451 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
1452 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
1453 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
1454 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
1455 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
1457 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
1458 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
1460 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
1462 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
1463 take a couple of weeks
1464 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
1465 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
1466 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
1467 excited about it and can't wait
1468 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
1469 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
1471 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
1472 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
1474 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
1475 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
1476 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
1478 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
1480 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1482 * move to 3-level version number:
1483 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
1484 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
1485 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
1486 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
1487 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
1490 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
1491 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
1492 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
1494 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
1496 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
1497 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
1498 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
1499 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
1500 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
1501 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
1503 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
1505 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
1506 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
1507 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
1508 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
1509 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
1510 - "The CVS server": new section added
1511 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
1513 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
1514 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
1515 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
1516 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
1517 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
1518 with respect to GPG.
1519 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
1520 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
1521 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
1522 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
1523 a canonical location?)
1524 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
1525 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
1526 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
1527 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
1529 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
1531 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
1532 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
1533 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
1534 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
1536 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
1538 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
1540 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
1541 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
1542 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
1543 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
1544 them. (closes Bug#26948)
1545 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
1546 and should not be included in this Reference.
1547 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
1548 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
1549 maintainer tools only!
1550 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
1551 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
1552 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
1553 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
1554 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
1555 * Little corrections here and there.
1556 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
1557 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
1560 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
1562 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1564 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
1565 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
1566 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
1568 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
1569 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
1570 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
1571 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
1572 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
1573 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
1574 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
1575 do prior to uploading
1576 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
1577 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
1579 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
1580 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
1581 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
1582 duties with respect to bugs
1583 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
1584 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
1585 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
1587 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
1588 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
1589 * grammar and markup changes throughout
1590 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
1591 explicit what is used to build this package
1593 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
1595 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1598 * version number and date are automatically populated now
1599 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
1600 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
1601 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
1602 * utilize the new URL tag
1603 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
1606 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
1608 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1610 * non-maintainer release
1611 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
1612 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
1613 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
1614 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
1615 text, it can't hurt you.)
1616 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
1617 reflect this packages version number
1618 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
1620 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
1622 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1626 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
1628 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1630 * New version numbering scheme:
1632 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1633 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1634 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1637 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1638 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1639 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1640 differ between the manuals.
1642 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1643 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1644 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1645 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1647 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1648 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1650 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
1652 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
1654 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1656 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1658 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
1659 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
1661 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
1662 (as requested by James Troup)
1664 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
1666 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
1668 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
1670 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1672 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1674 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
1676 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
1678 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
1679 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
1680 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
1681 the non-maintainer release
1683 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
1684 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
1685 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
1688 - Lots of typos fixed
1690 * Compressed SGML source code
1692 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
1693 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
1695 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1697 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
1699 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1701 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
1702 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
1703 - Announcing package uploads
1704 * New section about Debian Mentors
1705 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
1706 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
1707 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
1708 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
1710 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
1712 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
1714 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
1715 of our FTP server and the development process
1716 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
1717 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
1718 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
1720 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
1721 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
1722 debian-devel before they are uploaded
1723 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
1724 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
1725 contacting the maintainer
1726 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
1727 a new manual released soon)
1728 * Some minor changes
1729 * Include SGML source in package
1730 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
1731 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
1733 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
1735 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1739 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
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