1 developers-reference (3.4.5) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
4 * Remove part about -v for package uploads from experimental to unstable,
5 version tracking removed that requirement.
8 * Rework section on "sponsoring packages" and include a basic
9 checklist for the sponsor. Closes: #453313
10 * Update the "Debian Developer's Duties" chapter to be more explicit
11 about duties of package maintainers. Closes: #548867
12 * Update references to merkel (which is decommissionned) where
13 needed. Closes: #619990
14 Thanks to Charles Plessy for the patch.
17 * Initial German translation.
20 * Activate German package. Closes: #623489
22 -- David Prévot <david@tilapin.org> Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:32:29 -0400
24 developers-reference (3.4.4) unstable; urgency=low
27 * Document the new derivatives-bugs PTS keyword.
28 * Removed hp.debian.or.jp reference. Closes: 561597
31 * Update description of the PTS "summary" keyword. Thanks to
32 Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the patch. Closes: #469154
33 * Add accent on my first name in debian/control.
34 * Use "3.0 (native)" source format with bzip2 compression.
35 Created debian/source/{format,options} for this.
36 * Update guideline for override change to point to BTS
37 instead of email. Thanks to Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the
38 patch. Closes: #540231
39 * Include full URL to the README of the upload queue. Thanks to Simon
40 McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the patch. Closes: #540974
41 * The key protecting #debian-private is now stored on a file
42 on master.debian.org, it's no more required to search into
43 the debian-private archives. Thanks to gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
44 for the patch. Closes: #548823
45 * Update information about upload queues. Thanks to Simon McVittie
46 <smcv@debian.org> for the patches:
47 - point to official names {ftp,ssh}.upload.debian.org. Closes: #554054
48 - drop references to non-working queues. Closes: #554077
49 * Mention docbook, POD and reST as convenient formats to write new manual
50 pages. Thanks to Charles Plessy and the debian-mentors list
51 for the idea and the patch. Closes: #557298
52 * Update several sections to take into account the new source formats “3.0
53 (quilt)” and “3.0 (native)”. Closes: #561952
54 * Drop reference to “dbs” in the section about including binary files.
55 * Fix typo “transfered“ → “transferred”. Closes: #555685
56 * Fix typo “programms“ → “programs”. Closes: #560808
57 * Drop section about debmake, it has been removed of Debian since lenny.
58 * Update URL of the security tracker. Thanks to Salvatore Bonaccorso.
60 * Update URL of Packages-arch-specific. Closes: #553974
61 * Update section about Alioth to mention FusionForge instead of GForge.
62 Drop mention of separate cvs.debian.org it's managed by Alioth too.
64 * Document new "buildd" keyword from the PTS.
65 * Update URL explaining the "Debian Maintainer" status, it's now at
66 http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMaintainer. Closes: #564414
67 * Update number of source packages. Thanks Karl Goetz. Closes: #567235
68 * Update and simplify list of architectures. Thanks Karl Goetz.
70 * Small typo fixes and clarifications/rewordings suggested by Karl Goetz.
72 * Document the notion of "team upload": it looks like an NMU but it's not
73 really one because the uploader is an implicit co-maintainer since he's
74 part of the maintenance team. Thanks to Charles Plessy for the initial
75 patch. Closes: #573110
76 * Update standards-version to 3.9.1 and add missing ${misc:Depends} in
78 * Fix debian/tocsubstvars to cope with the new way dpkg-dev handles
79 multi-lines substitution variables.
82 * Update outdated mentions, typos and tags. Closes: #578664
83 * French translation updated from the 2006 debiandoc version.
84 * Apply updated patch from Nicolas François. Closes: #257150
85 * dinstall run happens four times a day. Closes: #585161
86 * Activate Japanese package.
87 * Handle addendum if it exists.
89 -- Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:28:03 -0400
91 developers-reference (3.4.3) unstable; urgency=low
93 * Fixed working of the repackaged tarballs section to avoid giving the
94 impression that it's a standard packages must comply with. Closes:
96 * Specify that bugs from removed packages must be closed in foo+rm.
98 * Change the maintainer address to debian-policy@, based on discussion
100 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.3. No changes needed.
101 * Update copyright notices and list of authors.
103 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:56:19 +0200
105 developers-reference (3.4.2) unstable; urgency=low
107 * Applied patch from Justin B Rye that improves the discussion on writing
108 package descriptions. Closes: #516436.
109 * Lenny has been released, update the list of codenames. Closes: #527008.
110 * Applied patch from Paul Wise that adds a paragraph about hostile
111 upstreams. Closes: #523985.
112 * Applied patch from Charles Plessy about providing information to the
113 ftpmasters. Closes: #526410.
114 * In the section about patch systems, mention quilt (wasn not
115 mentionned before) and describe it as the recommended patch system.
116 also mention dpatch and cdbs' patch system. drop dbs. Closes: #525668.
117 * Added a note in the wanna-build section to mention
118 http://release.debian.org/wanna-build.txt. Closes: #516375.
119 * Clarified NMU versioning to reflect existing practices. Closes: #532945.
120 * s/README.Debian-source/README.source/ in the section
121 about repackaged upstream tarballs.
122 * Mention the Gandi.net hosting discount in section 4.13.
123 Applied patch from Tim Retout. Closes: #538245.
124 * Reduce length of title of L10N section so that it is no longer split.
125 Applied patch from Justin B Rye. Closes: #534688.
126 * Bumped debhelper compat level to 5 (4 was deprecated)
127 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.2. No changes needed.
128 * Added pointer to debian-project@ post about the wanna-build team.
130 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:28:04 +0200
132 developers-reference (3.4.1) unstable; urgency=low
135 * Create a publish target in the Makefile to reenable builds on the
139 * Commited DEP1: rework the whole NMU section.
140 The most important changes are:
141 + NMUs are now explicitely allowed for all bugs, not just "serious bugs".
142 + It is recommended to use the DELAYED queue, and some example delays are
145 + Describe the process of acknowleding NMUs in a way that works
146 with the BTS's version-tracking. Closes: #480723.
147 + No longer mention that only DDs can do NMU. Don't make any
148 distinction. Closes: #464230.
149 + Switch to +nmu for NMU versioning. Closes: #437392.
150 + Mention nmudiff. Closes: #483227.
151 * Mention docbook-xml, and that debiandoc-sgml is deprecated. Thanks to
152 W. Martin Borgert for the patch. Closes: #485689.
153 * Fixed typo and example in the blurb about debug packages.
154 Thanks to Theppitak Karoonboonyanan for the patch.
156 * Update instructions on the delayed queue.
157 Thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst for the patch.
159 * Clarify wording about repackaged .orig.tar.gz.
160 Thanks to Cyril Brulebois for the patch.
162 * Improved README.contrib. Mention command to checkout the SVN
163 version. Thanks to Christine Spang for the patch.
165 * Document usertags. Thanks to Chris Lamb for the patch.
167 * Updated documentation on translation updates.
168 Thanks to Christian Perrier for the patch.
170 * Update instructions on handling of security issues.
171 Thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst for the patch.
172 Closes: #512620, #510783.
174 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:57:54 +0100
176 developers-reference (3.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
179 * Update Vcs-* fields after DDP's SVN restructuring. Closes: #483428.
180 * Fix conditions for updates from unstable to testing. Closes: #470754.
181 * linda has been removed. Remove section A.2.2. Closes: #483242.
182 * Co-maintainers are listed in the Uploaders field. Closes: #483230.
183 * Collaborative Maintenance: the 'global part' of debian/control
184 is the first paragraph, about the source package. Closes: #483231.
185 * debian-private archives are on master. Closes: #475531.
186 * Mention Debian Maintainers and the debian-maintainers package.
188 * README.contrib: document that short lines are preferred.
190 * build-rdeps allows to list reverse build-dependencies.
193 [ Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt ]
194 * Replace abused <emphasis> tags with <literal> tags.
195 * In the same spirit, wrap all uses of stable/testing/unstable and
196 release codenames in <literal>
197 * Remove reference to upload queue on auric in section 5.6.5, auric
198 doesn't exist anymore.
199 * Fix several typesetting errors and typos noticed by Sandro Tosi,
200 thanks for the notes! Closes: #483223
201 * Update several bits about release management/testing transitions
202 and release-critical bugs. Closes: #483237, #456494
203 * Update and rewrite the porting guidelines in chapter 5, bringing
204 the dev-ref up to the state of porting in the year 2008. Also
205 fixes several wording issues, such as possible misunderstandings
206 about the need to rebuild uploads. Closes: #483226
207 * Update the instructions for uploads to the (old)stable
208 distributions. Emphasize the importance of contacting the SRM
209 team before upload. Closes: #459343
210 * Update instructions for package removal requests. Closes: #454216
211 * Clarify instructions for bug reassignment, emphasizing the
212 need to inform the maintainers you reassign the bug to. Also
213 hint to using cloned bugs to avoid re-reporting. Heavily based
214 on patch by Marc Haber - thanks for the work! Closes: #484806
215 * Clarify instructions for replacing/renaming binary packages,
216 pointing out that using Provides is sometimes advisable. Closes:
218 * Update description of the madison tool (by replacing it with a
219 description of the dak ls tool). Update the example while we're
221 * Update explanation of best practice for closing bugs, seems to
222 have been forgotten when everything was upgraded to use
223 debbugs version-tracking. Closes: #485969
224 * Clarify ITP instructions and emphasize our wish that people send
225 ITPs, explaining a few of the reasons. Thanks for the note,
226 Thomas. Closes: #485837
228 + Update Uploaders to include Lucas, Raphael and me.
229 + Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.0. No changes needed!
231 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:45:49 +0200
233 developers-reference (3.3.9) unstable; urgency=low
237 - bump standards-version to 3.7.3 (no change)
238 - fix debian/copyright
239 - move debhelper to Build-Depends.
240 - add pdf for French version.
241 * Document changes to stable release management. Closes: #414291
242 * Debconf error templates no longer discouraged. Thanks,
243 Christian Perrier. Closes: #427832
244 * Keyring now uses RT. Closes: #428846
245 * Document -dbg-packages within BPs. Thanks, Joey Hess. Closes: #420540
246 * NMUs now also close bugs. Thanks, Lucas Nussbaum. Closes: #419507
247 * Fix documentation about gender neutral. Closes: #384178
248 * Fix typo. Closes: #405453
249 * More details on how to write documentation. Thanks, Josh Triplett.
251 * Add XS-Vcs-*. Thanks to Stefano Zacchiroli. Closes: #391023
252 * Small brushup to debconf description. Thanks, Thomas Huriaux.
254 * Document Team-Maintainence better. Thanks, Lucas Nussbaum.
256 * Add link to more removal ressources. Thanks, Adam D. Barratt,
257 Justin Pryzby. Closes: #412757, #356720
258 * Repacking source packages need to be documented in copyright.
259 Thanks, Russ Allbery. Closes: #413320
260 * Better describe version of debian native packages NMUs. Closes: #405818
261 * Source, HTML and text are now encoded in UTF-8. Thanks, Jörg Sommer.
263 * Source is now DocBook XML instead of debiandoc. Closes: #374220
266 * Add a link to enrico's excellent Debian Community Guidelines.
267 * Recommend the use of DSA's request tracker instead of mailing them.
268 * Remove reference to #debian-sf, #debian-bsd which don't exist anymore. Put
269 a reference to #debian-dpkg instead.
270 * Remove all stuff concerning non-US.
271 * Update information concerning Alioth.
272 * Update information concerning the Package Tracking System.
273 * Mention Alioth as the main resource for VCS repositories and deprecate
275 * Remove XS- prefix for Vcs-* fields since dpkg now supports them.
276 * Document the Homepage field. Thanks, Christian Perrier. Closes:
278 * Add Vcs-Svn and Vcs-Browser fields pointing to the new SVN
281 -- W. Martin Borgert <debacle@debian.org> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:16:40 +0000
283 developers-reference (3.3.8) unstable; urgency=low
285 * mia-history is replaced by mia-query. Thanks, Christoph Berg.
287 * fix missing quite. Thanks, Frank Küster. Closes: #365994
288 * use gnugp instead of gpg. Thanks, Justin Pryzby, Jon Dowland.
290 * better destinction between maintainer and developer. Thanks for
291 the suggestion to Colin Tuckley. Closes: #380458
292 * irc.d.o points to oftc. Thanks, Christoph Biedl, Jon Dowland.
294 * Bugs are now always closed thanks to version tracking.
295 Closes: #339552, #353447, #376199
296 * Clarify what "a conflicts b" means in testing migration.
298 * Packages in testing disappear if they're removed from unstable.
299 Thanks, Frank Küster, Al Stone. Closes: #365993
300 * Document only the most recent changelog entry is used. Thanks
301 to Kevin Glynn to the suggestion. Closes: #374738
302 * Add more tools for reverse depends. Close: #376582
303 * delayed-queue on gluck is uploaded more often now. Closes: #397907
304 * stop using capitals, minor fixes, language fixes.
305 Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Colin Tuckley, Russ Allbery.
306 Closes: #368046, #378929, #361744
307 * add CVE Ids to your changelog. Closes: #376961
308 * add reasoning why debconf questions shouldn't be longer than
309 20 lines. Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Christian Perrier, Russ Allbery.
311 * section changing needs re-uploading orig.tar.gz.
312 Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #387154
313 * binary files in diffs could be en/decoded with perl.
314 Thanks, Frank Küster. Closes: #397786
315 * Add pointer to new-reject-FAQ. Closes: #324967
316 * Hint to dd-list/whodepends. Closes: #353874
317 * Don't use too generic mail ids. Closes: #355725
318 * pts/summary is actually used. Thanks, Holger Levsen. Closes: #387108
319 * clarify that one should append the NMU-diff to a bug. Closes: #394033
320 * more detailed instructions on binary package removals.
324 - French translation updated to version 3.3.8
326 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:55:44 -0700
328 developers-reference (3.3.7) unstable; urgency=low
331 - adjust information about distributions with reality.
332 - add note on alioth accounts. Thanks, Phillip Kern. Closes: #306630
333 - correct manpage section of dpkg-scanpackages. Closes: #297069
334 - fix RFC 2440 URL. Closes: #308103
335 - add $arch@buildd information. Closes: #295483
336 - link to keyring.d.o for key replacement. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
338 - add information about Packages-arch-specific. Thanks, Frank Küster.
340 - add hint about LWN subscription. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
342 - more about debconf-style translation. Thanks, Christian Perrier.
344 - non-us discontinued.
345 - document nmu changes wrt version tracking. Thanks, Justin Pryzby.
347 - fix spelling issues. Thanks to various people.
348 Closes: #336146, #326857, #338660
349 - update menu policy helpers. Thanks, Florian Ernst. Closes: #340024
350 - send mia-mail to mia@qa. Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #341568
351 - Joerg Jaspert is now freenode contact. Closes: #344303
352 - give a clearer description of the gpg v4-key issues. Thanks,
353 Martin Michlmayr and Peter Palfrader. Closes: #317411
354 - more verbose about Homepage. Closes: #339826
355 - add sarge and etch. Closes: #327682
356 - document severity of RoM-request bugs. Closes: #305947
357 - update FSF address. Closes: #334820
358 - fix P-a-s link. Closes: #341195
359 - reflect binNMU changes. Closes: #349493
360 - new security upload queue. Closes: #352749
361 - fix experimental's sources.list entry. Closes: #347229
362 - remove deprecated "Closes:..." to ACK NMU bug fixes. Closes: #353447
363 - when resigning, gpg-sign your mail. Closes: #348160
364 - make pristine source and repackaged origtargz anchors work.
366 - same number of RC bugs is ok. Closes: #351944
367 - dpkg-source doesn't keep permissions. Thanks, Enrico Zini.
369 - also mention aspell. Closes: #320981
372 - French translation updated to version 3.3.7, proofread by Bernard Adrian
374 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:31:52 -0600
376 developers-reference (3.3.6) unstable; urgency=low
379 - closes: and NMUs/experimental uploads. Closes: #284714
380 - madison is on merkel.
381 - more gender-neutral. Closes: #290583, #290584, #263114
382 - explain current incoming. Closes: #290019
383 - remove broken sponsoring URL. Closes: #291698
384 - add handling hints about orig.tar.gz. Thanks, Frank. Closes: #278524
385 - duplicate bug reports should be merged. Closes: #285381
386 - if you're on vacation, please check whether someone needs keysigning.
388 - freenode has developer cloacks. Closes: #285687
389 - cleaned up uploaders / maintainer field
390 - explain how dak detects NMUs. Closes: #292354
391 - add "mass" to lots of bugs. Closes: #292946
392 - sync NM rules with reality.
394 - French translation updated to version 3.3.6
396 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:08:49 -0700
398 developers-reference (3.3.5) unstable; urgency=low
401 - uploads to more than one dist are not possible.
402 - updated upload queues. Closes: #235213
403 - updated URL of vanilla rules files. Closes: #237557, #252048
404 - please speak with stable RM before uploading to stable. Closes: #261464
405 - information on wnpp usage synced with wnpp. Closes: #255298
406 - spelling, grammer fixes.
407 Closes: #202444, #202499, #203202, #203378, #221902, #226208
408 - add hint about partitial key id. Closes: #243968
409 - spohr is restriced, and also ftp-master. Closes: #255814
410 - bpp: Hint about locale generation as non-root. Closes: #208021
411 - bpp: deborphan-compliant transition packages. Closes: #183654
412 - add myself to uploaders.
413 - add chapter about i10n. Closes: #208156
414 - add information about dchroot. Closes: #211845
415 - add information about NEWS.Debian. Closes: #212402
416 - add information about mia-database. Closes: #213961
417 - add link to debian-mentors FAQ.
418 - add verbose information about the package description. Closes: #214792
419 - add hint about -v<version> to experimental. Closes: #232930
420 - update information about yada. Closes: #217956
421 - urgency is sticky. Closes: #261914
422 - updated information about testing distribution. Closes: #266649.
423 - rewrote the NMU section, and
424 + made the possible severities of "target bugs" clearer. Closes: #233088.
425 + mention QA uploads. Closes: #202416.
426 + add -B for binNMUs, and local debsign usage. Closes: #208839.
427 + warning about breaking all-packages by binNMU. Closes: #213348.
428 - add information about gpg usage. Closes: #175815.
429 - make key replacement instructions more details. Closes: #275921
430 - typo and language fixes. Thanks, Era Eriksson. Closes: #277576
431 - add hints about debconf templates from Christian Perrier.
433 - Security uploads get urgency=high
434 - Be even more explicit about not uploading security updates
436 - French translation updated to version 3.3.5
438 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:07:26 +0100
440 developers-reference (3.3.4) unstable; urgency=low
443 - fixed language in the PTS section, prompted by a patch from
444 Romain FRANCOISE, thank you; closes: #197741
445 - updated the mailing lists section (again)
446 - documented Alioth, somewhat
448 - French translation updated to version 3.3.3 (more or less)
449 - proofread by Patrice Karatchentzeff
451 - Don't upload security updates directly to stable
452 - Always include an external reference in security changelog entries
453 - Be careful not to re-use a version number in security uploads
454 - More explicit instructions about what is appropriate for a security
458 - replace <!entity...> with <!ENTITY...> and other SGML hygenics
460 - Release this package as is to flush changes between June and now.
461 Yes, its been an age between releases here, for which I apologize.
462 Since CVS upstream for this package is back, I'm working on closing
463 bugs in this package now, I just wanted to get it out as is before I
466 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:09:48 -0500
468 developers-reference (3.3.3) unstable; urgency=low
471 - corrections by Michel Grentzinger
473 - updated documentation concerning the PTS
474 - added a paragraph about the PTS web interface
475 - documented how to add custom news item in the PTS
477 - updates and clarifications to instructions for security bugs
478 - deprecate uploads to stable for security fixes, reference
479 section on security bugs; closes: #196516
480 - use dpkg-buildpackage -B to test binary-arch, not -b;
483 - Sec "Managing sponsored packages": remove unnecessary 'debsign' cmd;
485 - fix debconf-devel(7) man page section; closes: #189512
486 - Sec "Responding to bugs": mention what FTBFS means; closes: #186605
487 - Sec "Distribution directories" renamed "Distributions"
488 - Sec "The testing distribution" moved under Sec "Distribution
489 directories" and renamed "More information about the testing
491 - Secs "Uploads to {stable,testing-proposed-updates}" retitled to make
492 it clear these are special cases
493 - Sec "Uploading to ftp-master": xref to "Delayed incoming";
495 - check compliance with Policy version 3.5.10
497 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Jun 2003 04:08:29 -0400
499 developers-reference (3.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
502 - French translation updated to version 3.3.1
503 - proofread by Philippe Batailler and Patrice Karatchentzeff
505 - French translation requires debiandoc-sgml 1.1.76 or better
507 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:48:59 -0400
509 developers-reference (3.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
512 - package description said it contained French and Japanese, fixed,
514 - Sec "Experimental": sources.list entries
515 - Sec "Basic rules for [mailing list] use": cosmetic, link to this sec
516 - Sec "Handling bugs": retitle and expand section
518 - more improvements to package synopsis and description
519 - the synopsis formula changed to either
520 <package-name> is a <synopsis>
522 <package-name> is <synopsis>
524 <package-name> are <synopsis>
526 - the synopsis itself should not start with an article
527 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control": expand intro
528 - fix doc-check URL; closes: #187144
529 - Sec "Multiple binary packages": fix awkward wording about vim source
530 package; closes: #187143
532 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:26:52 -0500
534 developers-reference (3.3) unstable; urgency=low
537 - French translation updated to version 3.2.2 (more or less)
538 - proofread by Philippe Batailler
540 - added "ddtp" keyword in the PTS documentation
542 - split out the doc-files per language, closes: #177448
543 - shuffled stuff around in the packages chapter
544 - added a section describing how to handle large amounts of
545 architecture-independent data bundled with programs
546 - added best practices on debian/changelog files, based on a patch
547 kindly provided by Daniel Kobras, closes: #166388
548 - described debdiff and dpkg-depcheck, and linked to them from the
549 right places in the document, closes: #172897
550 - describe the current practice in writing synopsis lines,
554 - convert to debhelper (compat mode 4); maintainer scripts no longer
556 - split -ja and -fr versions out into separate packages
557 - top-level makefile deletes targets on error; clean is cleaner
558 - replace the manual debian/control processing to show the document's
559 table of contents (TOC) with a new script 'debian/tocsubstvars';
560 note that the TOC displayed in the developers-reference-{fr,ja}
561 package descriptions are in English until UTF8 control files are
562 allowed; proper escaping of single quotes here requires newest
564 - editorial changes on material added in this version
565 - reorder "Best Packaging Practices" a bit
566 - rework "Best practices for debian/control" based on contributions
567 from Colin Walters, Branden Robinson, Sebastian Rittau and others;
568 closes: #139957, #108416
569 - primary author is developers-reference@packages.debian.org; remove
570 emails from other authors to prevent spam and confusion
572 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 24 Feb 2003 13:29:07 -0500
574 developers-reference (3.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
577 - slightly rewrote and updated links in the mirrors section
579 - Policy compliance checked and updated to 3.5.8, no changes needed
580 - TODO: remove some tasks which are done
581 - ship README-contrib and TODO in the doc dir
582 - Sec "Upstream home page": some revisions based on discussion on
584 - Sec "Documentation" added under Sec "Common packaging situations"
585 for best practices for documentation
586 - Add tools entries for autotools-dev, dpkg-repack, alien, debsums;
587 new Sec "Documentation and information", add entries there for
588 debview, debiandoc-sgml, debian-keyring; we believe this manual now
589 covers all of the established, general Debian maintainer tool
591 - spell-checking pass
593 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:45:23 -0500
595 developers-reference (3.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
598 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control" added, Sec "Writing useful
599 descriptions" moved under there
600 - Sec "Upstream home page" added in debian/control section
601 - Sec "Miscellaneous advice" empty, removed
602 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": tools now categorized into
603 subgroups; do cross-linking from this section into other parts of
604 the document where these tools are discussed
605 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": add entries for sbuild,
606 build-essential, linda; improved entries for pbuilder, devscripts
607 - Sec "Tools for porters" renamed and readapted to "Porting
608 infrastructure and automation"; move tool discussion down to the
609 appendix; improve Sec "buildd" a bit
610 - README-contrib added giving information for authors, contributors,
612 - eliminate the ByHand stuff, I'm pretty sure it's not needed now
613 with the DDP builder process, or if it is needed, it's a probably
614 that can be fixed by DDP folks
615 - stop shipping SGML source -- use 'apt-get source developers-reference'
616 after all, this is supposed to be a binary package, right?
617 - simply PS and PDF building rules
619 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 9 Dec 2002 03:04:19 -0500
621 developers-reference (3.2) unstable; urgency=low
624 - merged a bit misplaced lintian-reports section within the lintian
625 section and adjusted links
626 - added the missing description of dh-make and adjusted links
628 - ChangeLog attribution updates
629 - fix typos, closes: #171781
630 - expand the doc-base abstract and authors
631 - Ch "Packaging Practices" rewritten intro
632 - Sec "Packaging tools and common cases" renamed to "Best Practices
633 for debian/rules", and write an intro
634 - Sec "Helper scripts" in practices section rewritten, giving
635 arguments for and against debhelper, mostly for :)
636 - Sec "Package with multiple patches" renamed to "Patching source
637 versus patching at build time" and rewritten
638 - Sec "Multiple binary packages" rewritten
639 - Sec "Handling debconf translations" moved under an
640 "Internationalization" section, and some edits
641 - Sec "Internationalized Documentation" added under Sec
642 "Internationalization"
643 - Sec "Specific packaging practices" renamed to "Common packaging situations"
644 - Sec "Packages using autoconf/automake" rewritten
645 - Sec "Configuration management" moved forward in practices chapter
646 - Sec "Other specific packages" renamed to "Specific types of
647 packages", add info for SGML/XML and Lisp packages
648 - Sec "Writing useful descriptions" heavily edited
649 - Sec "Best practices for maintainer scripts" added, special credit
650 here to Charles Briscoe-Smith for work dating back to 1998; include
651 a POSIX shell snippet showing how to check if a command is the PATH,
653 - Apdx "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove debget, it's
654 rather useless and broken
655 - normalize up-casing on sections, which should only up-case proper
656 names and the first word
657 - new 'translation-status' script to check status of translations,
658 adapted from doc-check in boot-floppies, source pkg only --
659 oh my, French translation is 54 CVS revisions behind, and Japanese
661 - postinst: don't set /usr/doc symlink, aesthetics
662 - prerm: don't use 'command -v', it's not POSIX
663 - rules: produce md5sums file; break out a 'test' target
665 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 7 Dec 2002 02:28:06 -0500
667 developers-reference (3.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
670 - DDP publishing update
672 - doc-base file includes French and Japanese files
673 - debsign invocation was slightly wrong, closes: #170523
674 - Sec "Handling debconf translations", updates from Martin Quinson
675 for po-debconf with minimal editorial changes, closes: #169007
677 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:16:30 -0500
679 developers-reference (3.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
682 - updated IRC stuff, thanks to Ben Armstrong, closes: #161403
683 - fixed/updated/extended stuff about bugs, hoping to address the
684 issue of people abusing the changelog bug closing feature
686 - added myself as co-author
687 - fix a typo in Sec "Collaborative maintenance", closes: #161488
689 - updated security information, merging in Joey's stuff from the
690 Security Team FAQ and various updates and clarifications
692 - fix some bad URLs, closes: #168357
693 - fix a grammar typo, closes: #166098
695 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 12 Nov 2002 23:15:03 -0500
697 developers-reference (3.1) unstable; urgency=low
700 - Corrected several errors with —
701 - Applied patch from Peter Palfrader, correcting
702 the URL for the Debian Voting Information page. closes: #150427
703 - Applied patch from Matej Vela, dpkg-buildpackage does no more
704 require -sa for version -0.1. closes: #150861
705 - Applied the reformulations proposed by David Kimdon. closes: #150572
706 - Applied the patch of Matt Zimmerman. Thanks Matt! closes: #145287
707 - Added the explanation about how to replace an .orig.tar.gz.
709 - Mostly deleted the paragraph about security upload in the
710 section explaining source NMU. Just added a link to point to
711 "Handling security-related bugs". closes: #159935
712 - Added a link to the Technical Committee web page (in the "Bug
713 housekeeping" section). closes: #151365
714 - Explain uploads to testing-proposed-updates, mentions briefly
715 stable-security and testing-security. closes: #149666
716 Removed the comment about uploads to frozen.
717 - Documented the "Developer's packages overview" web portal.
719 - Added a reference to debian-l10n-english in "Writing useful
720 descriptions". closes: #158609
721 - Added a Best Packaging Practice section for "Packages using
722 autoconf/automake". closes: #158045
723 - Documented associated features to db.debian.org like SSH key
724 replication and *.debian.net DNS entry. closes: #155389
725 - Added a section about "Bug Squashing Parties".
727 - removed obsolete, needless dupload variables
728 - applied linguistic fixes from David Kimdon, closes: #150572
729 - random proofreading, mostly changing he -> they
730 - added people.d.o and non-us.d.o to the Debian servers section, and
731 mostly rewrote it to exclude real machine names and be better organized
732 - updated the mailing lists section
734 - debian/changelog: remove obsolete Emacs variables
735 - editorial review of the changes above, minor tagging changes,
738 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:57:41 -0400
740 developers-reference (3.0) unstable; urgency=low
743 - welcome Manoj Srivastava as a co-maintainer
744 - welcome Raphael Hertzog as a co-maintainer
746 - new Chapter "Resource for Debian Developers", incorporating
748 Ch "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines"
749 Ch "The Debian Archive"
751 - new Chapter "Managing Packages", incorporating former chapters
753 Ch "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
754 Ch "Porting and Being Ported"
755 Ch "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages"
756 Ch "Handling Bugs" (retitled "Handling package bugs")
757 Sec "Bug housekeeping" (new section, some parts stubbed out)
759 - new Chapter "Beyond Packaging" recommends ways to contribute
760 to Debian beyond issues of package maintenance; incoporates
761 Ch "Interaction with Prospective Developers", retitled to
762 Sec "Interacting with Prospective Debian Developers"
763 Sec "Submitting Bugs", renamed to "Reporting Bugs"
764 Sec "QA" moved here from old Sec "Quality Assurance effort"
765 Sec "Dealing with unreachable maintainers"
767 - Sec "The Developers Database" added under Resources
768 - new Sec "Collaborative Maintenance" concerning multiple maintainers
771 - Sec "Getting started": add link to New Maintainers' Guide
772 - Sec "Debian Mentors" renamed to "Debian Mentors and Sponsors",
773 we add some info on sponsoring; also in Sec "Sponsoring packages"
774 - Section's first word capitalized, rest are normal case
775 - purge a reference to the Packaging Manual; closes: #145039
776 - misc. cross-referencing with new or moved sections
777 - change some literal quotes to ‘, ”, etc.
778 - tagging improvements: replace <tt> with <file> for files and
779 directories; since <tt><var> and <example><var> doesn't look right,
780 work-around with <...>
781 - entity'ize master.debian.org, us-upload-dir, non-us-upload-dir
782 - update copyright date
783 - some simplifications on the TeX suffix rule
784 - spell check and grammar corrections
788 - changed -e by -m in the dpkg-buildpackage command line example;
790 - clarify wording between "porter upload", "binary-only NMU", "simple
791 recompile"; closes: #102626
792 - extended "removing a package"; closes: #135560
793 - Ch "Best Packaging Practices": new chapter, including new
794 Sec "Writing useful descriptions" as a first entry in that
795 chapter; closes: #53109, #129848
796 - indicate that the list of subsections is defined in the policy;
798 - removed some cruft in `Announcing package uploads'
799 - document the testing scripts; closes: #129445
800 - explain how to reassign/close bugs of removed packages;
802 - updates the note about software subject to US patents;
804 - new Section "Contacting other maintainers" under "Beyond packaging"
805 Document the package@packages.debian.org alias; closes: #114553
806 - new Section "Package's information" under Resources
807 Document http://packages.debian.org/<package>,
808 http://bugs.debian.org/<package> and the madison utility
809 - Sec "Reporting bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/from:email@isp.com
810 - Sec "Handling bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/login@debian.org
811 - Sec "The Incoming system" in "Resources", describe how it works and
812 also speak of the DELAYED directory; closes: #135562, #136774
814 - Sec "Developer Database": added a sentence about finger
816 - update the total number of packages and the example directory tree
818 - updated the list of available architectures.
819 - commented out the "Subsections" section since it will RSN have nothing
820 to with the Debian archive. It's just a generic information field
821 of the package and nothing more.
822 - added more incentive to use experimental since it doesn't cause
823 any pain to the ftpmasters.
824 - Sec "When to do a source NMU": updated the NMU "protocol" and suggest
825 the use of the delayed queue.
826 - new Section "Acknowledging the NMUs" to explain the need to integrate
827 the changes introduced by NMUs. Insists on the fact that one shouldn't
829 - stubbed in new Section "Collaborative maintenance"
830 - stubbed in new Section "The Package Tracking System"
831 - Sec "The Package Tracking System": filled with content from
832 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, heavily updated by myself
833 - new Section "Managing sponsored packages" contributed by
834 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, slightly updated by myself
835 - new Sec "Bug housekeeping"; closes: #39519
837 - new Sec "Documentation"
838 - added Sec "IRC channels" in the Resources chapter
839 - added Sec "pbuilder" in the appendix. Mention it in the section
840 "Being kind to porter" too
841 - extended Sec "devscripts" with info about "bts" and "uscan"
842 - completed Sec "Helper scripts"
843 - completed Sec "Package with multiple patches",
844 "Multiple binary packages", "Libraries", "Other specific packages",
845 "The wise use of debconf" -- all those are quite simplistic, they
847 - integrated Sec "Handling debconf translations" contributed by
848 Denis Barbier -- thanks, Denis!
851 - update French translation
853 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 14 Jun 2002 01:18:19 -0400
855 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
858 - some grammar corrections
859 - update French translation
861 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
862 anymore; closes: #135559
863 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
865 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
867 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
868 that would be welcome)
869 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
870 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
871 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
872 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
873 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
874 - other minor wording changes
875 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
876 - Ch "Package uploads":
877 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
878 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
879 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
880 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
881 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
882 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
883 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
885 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
887 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
889 * from Martin Michlmayr
890 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
891 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
892 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
894 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
896 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
898 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
900 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
901 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
902 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
905 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
907 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
910 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
912 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
915 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
917 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
918 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
919 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
920 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
921 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
922 talking about uploading to distributions
923 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
924 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
925 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
927 - French translation updated
929 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
930 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
931 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
933 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
935 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
938 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
939 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
942 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
944 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
947 * fix a typo in a link
948 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
949 update documentation accordingly
951 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
952 forwarding bugs upstream
954 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
955 entities which should be used
956 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
957 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
959 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
961 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
963 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
964 * French version: completely up-to-date now
965 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
966 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
968 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
971 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
973 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
975 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
977 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
978 this translation needs updating
979 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
980 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
981 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
983 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
984 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
985 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
987 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
988 included yet, however
990 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
992 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
994 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
996 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
997 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
999 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
1001 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
1003 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
1005 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
1006 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
1007 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
1009 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
1011 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
1013 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
1016 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
1017 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
1018 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
1019 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
1020 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
1021 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
1022 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
1023 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
1024 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
1025 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
1026 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
1027 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
1029 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
1030 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
1031 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
1032 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
1033 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
1035 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
1037 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
1038 * update copyright notice for 2001
1039 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
1040 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
1041 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
1043 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
1045 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
1047 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
1049 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
1051 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
1053 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
1055 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
1057 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
1058 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
1060 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
1061 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
1062 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
1063 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
1064 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
1065 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
1066 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
1067 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
1068 could be used if necessary
1069 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
1070 mention the rsync dupload method
1071 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
1073 * other small corrections
1074 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
1075 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
1076 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
1077 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
1079 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
1081 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
1082 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
1084 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
1086 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
1088 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
1089 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
1090 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
1091 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
1093 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
1094 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
1095 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
1096 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
1097 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
1099 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
1101 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
1102 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
1103 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
1104 team (closes: Bug#52906)
1105 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
1106 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
1107 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
1109 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
1110 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
1111 - added a section about the LDAP database
1112 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
1113 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
1115 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
1116 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
1118 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
1120 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
1122 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
1123 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
1124 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
1126 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
1127 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
1128 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
1129 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
1130 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
1131 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
1132 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
1133 description from developers-reference.sgml
1135 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
1137 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
1139 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
1140 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
1142 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
1144 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
1145 releases are available at archive.debian.org
1146 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
1147 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
1148 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
1149 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
1150 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
1151 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
1152 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
1153 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
1155 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
1156 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
1157 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
1158 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
1160 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
1161 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
1162 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
1163 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
1164 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
1165 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
1166 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
1167 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
1168 suggestion from James Troup
1169 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
1170 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
1171 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
1172 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
1175 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
1177 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
1179 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
1180 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
1182 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
1184 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
1186 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
1187 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
1188 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
1189 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
1190 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
1191 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
1192 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
1194 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
1196 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
1198 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
1199 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
1200 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
1201 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
1202 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
1203 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
1205 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
1206 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
1208 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
1210 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
1212 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
1214 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
1216 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
1217 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
1218 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
1219 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
1220 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
1222 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
1223 with intro; demoted server sections under that
1224 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
1225 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
1227 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
1228 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
1229 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
1230 a normal developer may have access.
1232 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
1234 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
1236 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
1237 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
1238 step all over each other
1240 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
1242 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
1244 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
1245 address for PGP key updates
1247 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
1249 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
1251 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
1252 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
1253 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
1254 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
1255 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
1257 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
1259 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
1261 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
1262 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
1263 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
1264 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
1265 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
1266 <keyring-maint> instead)
1267 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
1268 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
1270 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
1272 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
1273 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
1274 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
1276 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
1278 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1280 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
1281 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
1282 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
1283 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
1284 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
1285 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
1287 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
1288 tighten up the language a bit
1289 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
1290 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
1291 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
1292 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
1294 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
1295 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
1296 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
1297 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
1298 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
1299 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
1301 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
1302 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
1303 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
1304 about how to depart Debian gracefully
1305 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
1306 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
1307 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
1308 number of available packages
1309 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
1310 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
1312 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
1314 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1316 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
1319 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
1321 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1323 * not officially released
1324 * more spelling corrections
1325 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
1327 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
1329 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1331 * not officially released
1332 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
1333 * some PGP-centricity removed
1334 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
1335 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
1336 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
1337 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
1338 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
1339 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
1341 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
1343 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1345 * not officially released
1346 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
1347 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
1348 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
1349 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
1350 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
1351 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
1352 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
1353 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
1354 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
1355 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
1356 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
1357 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
1358 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
1359 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
1361 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
1362 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
1364 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
1366 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
1367 take a couple of weeks
1368 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
1369 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
1370 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
1371 excited about it and can't wait
1372 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
1373 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
1375 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
1376 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
1378 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
1379 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
1380 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
1382 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
1384 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1386 * move to 3-level version number:
1387 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
1388 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
1389 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
1390 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
1391 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
1394 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
1395 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
1396 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
1398 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
1400 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
1401 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
1402 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
1403 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
1404 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
1405 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
1407 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
1409 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
1410 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
1411 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
1412 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
1413 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
1414 - "The CVS server": new section added
1415 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
1417 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
1418 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
1419 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
1420 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
1421 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
1422 with respect to GPG.
1423 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
1424 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
1425 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
1426 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
1427 a canonical location?)
1428 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
1429 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
1430 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
1431 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
1433 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
1435 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
1436 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
1437 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
1438 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
1440 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
1442 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
1444 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
1445 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
1446 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
1447 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
1448 them. (closes Bug#26948)
1449 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
1450 and should not be included in this Reference.
1451 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
1452 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
1453 maintainer tools only!
1454 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
1455 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
1456 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
1457 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
1458 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
1459 * Little corrections here and there.
1460 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
1461 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
1464 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
1466 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1468 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
1469 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
1470 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
1472 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
1473 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
1474 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
1475 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
1476 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
1477 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
1478 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
1479 do prior to uploading
1480 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
1481 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
1483 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
1484 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
1485 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
1486 duties with respect to bugs
1487 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
1488 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
1489 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
1491 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
1492 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
1493 * grammar and markup changes throughout
1494 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
1495 explicit what is used to build this package
1497 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
1499 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1502 * version number and date are automatically populated now
1503 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
1504 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
1505 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
1506 * utilize the new URL tag
1507 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
1510 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
1512 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1514 * non-maintainer release
1515 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
1516 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
1517 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
1518 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
1519 text, it can't hurt you.)
1520 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
1521 reflect this packages version number
1522 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
1524 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
1526 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1530 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
1532 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1534 * New version numbering scheme:
1536 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1537 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1538 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1541 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1542 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1543 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1544 differ between the manuals.
1546 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1547 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1548 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1549 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1551 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1552 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1554 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
1556 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
1558 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1560 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1562 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
1563 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
1565 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
1566 (as requested by James Troup)
1568 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
1570 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
1572 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
1574 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1576 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1578 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
1580 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
1582 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
1583 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
1584 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
1585 the non-maintainer release
1587 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
1588 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
1589 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
1592 - Lots of typos fixed
1594 * Compressed SGML source code
1596 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
1597 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
1599 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1601 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
1603 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1605 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
1606 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
1607 - Announcing package uploads
1608 * New section about Debian Mentors
1609 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
1610 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
1611 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
1612 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
1614 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
1616 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
1618 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
1619 of our FTP server and the development process
1620 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
1621 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
1622 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
1624 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
1625 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
1626 debian-devel before they are uploaded
1627 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
1628 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
1629 contacting the maintainer
1630 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
1631 a new manual released soon)
1632 * Some minor changes
1633 * Include SGML source in package
1634 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
1635 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
1637 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
1639 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1643 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
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