1 developers-reference (2.8.9) unstable; urgency=low
4 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
5 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
7 - French translation updated
9 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 19 Aug 2001 23:05:42 -0400
11 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
14 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
15 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
18 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
20 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
23 * fix a typo in a link
24 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
25 update documentation accordingly
27 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
28 forwarding bugs upstream
30 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
31 entities which should be used
32 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
33 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
35 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
37 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
39 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
40 * French version: completely up-to-date now
41 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
42 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
44 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
47 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
49 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
51 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
53 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
54 this translation needs updating
55 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
56 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
57 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
59 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
60 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
61 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
63 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
66 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
68 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
70 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
72 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
73 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
75 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
77 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
79 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
81 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
82 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
83 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
85 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
87 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
89 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
92 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
93 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
94 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
95 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
96 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
97 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
98 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
99 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
100 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
101 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
102 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
103 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
105 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
106 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
107 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
108 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
109 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
111 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
113 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
114 * update copyright notice for 2001
115 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
116 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
117 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
119 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
121 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
123 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
125 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
127 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
129 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
131 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
133 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
134 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
136 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
137 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
138 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
139 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
140 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
141 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
142 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
143 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
144 could be used if necessary
145 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
146 mention the rsync dupload method
147 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
149 * other small corrections
150 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
151 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
152 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
153 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
155 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
157 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
158 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
160 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
162 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
164 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
165 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
166 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
167 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
169 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
170 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
171 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
172 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
173 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
175 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
177 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
178 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
179 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
180 team (closes: Bug#52906)
181 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
182 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
183 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
185 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
186 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
187 - added a section about the LDAP database
188 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
189 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
191 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
192 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
194 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
196 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
198 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
199 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
200 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
202 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
203 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
204 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
205 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
206 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
207 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
208 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
209 description from developers-reference.sgml
211 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
213 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
215 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
216 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
218 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
220 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
221 releases are available at archive.debian.org
222 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
223 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
224 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
225 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
226 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
227 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
228 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
229 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
231 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
232 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
233 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
234 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
236 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
237 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
238 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
239 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
240 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
241 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
242 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
243 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
244 suggestion from James Troup
245 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
246 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
247 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
248 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
251 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
253 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
255 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
256 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
258 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
260 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
262 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
263 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
264 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
265 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
266 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
267 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
268 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
270 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
272 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
274 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
275 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
276 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
277 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
278 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
279 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
281 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
282 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
284 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
286 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
288 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
290 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
292 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
293 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
294 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
295 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
296 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
298 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
299 with intro; demoted server sections under that
300 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
301 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
303 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
304 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
305 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
306 a normal developer may have access.
308 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
310 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
312 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
313 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
314 step all over each other
316 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
318 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
320 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
321 address for PGP key updates
323 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
325 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
327 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
328 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
329 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
330 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
331 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
333 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
335 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
337 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
338 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
339 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
340 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
341 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
342 <keyring-maint> instead)
343 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
344 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
346 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
348 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
349 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
350 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
352 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
354 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
356 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
357 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
358 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
359 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
360 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
361 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
363 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
364 tighten up the language a bit
365 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
366 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
367 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
368 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
370 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
371 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
372 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
373 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
374 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
375 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
377 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
378 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
379 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
380 about how to depart Debian gracefully
381 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
382 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
383 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
384 number of available packages
385 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
386 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
388 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
390 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
392 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
395 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
397 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
399 * not officially released
400 * more spelling corrections
401 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
403 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
405 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
407 * not officially released
408 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
409 * some PGP-centricity removed
410 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
411 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
412 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
413 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
414 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
415 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
417 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
419 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
421 * not officially released
422 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
423 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
424 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
425 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
426 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
427 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
428 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
429 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
430 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
431 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
432 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
433 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
434 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
435 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
437 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
438 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
440 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
442 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
443 take a couple of weeks
444 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
445 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
446 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
447 excited about it and can't wait
448 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
449 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
451 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
452 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
454 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
455 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
456 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
458 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
460 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
462 * move to 3-level version number:
463 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
464 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
465 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
466 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
467 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
470 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
471 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
472 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
474 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
476 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
477 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
478 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
479 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
480 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
481 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
483 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
485 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
486 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
487 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
488 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
489 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
490 - "The CVS server": new section added
491 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
493 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
494 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
495 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
496 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
497 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
499 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
500 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
501 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
502 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
503 a canonical location?)
504 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
505 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
506 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
507 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
509 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
511 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
512 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
513 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
514 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
516 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
518 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
520 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
521 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
522 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
523 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
524 them. (closes Bug#26948)
525 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
526 and should not be included in this Reference.
527 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
528 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
529 maintainer tools only!
530 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
531 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
532 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
533 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
534 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
535 * Little corrections here and there.
536 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
537 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
540 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
542 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
544 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
545 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
546 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
548 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
549 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
550 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
551 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
552 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
553 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
554 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
555 do prior to uploading
556 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
557 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
559 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
560 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
561 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
562 duties with respect to bugs
563 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
564 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
565 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
567 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
568 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
569 * grammar and markup changes throughout
570 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
571 explicit what is used to build this package
573 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
575 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
578 * version number and date are automatically populated now
579 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
580 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
581 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
582 * utilize the new URL tag
583 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
586 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
588 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
590 * non-maintainer release
591 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
592 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
593 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
594 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
595 text, it can't hurt you.)
596 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
597 reflect this packages version number
598 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
600 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
602 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
606 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
608 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
610 * New version numbering scheme:
612 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
613 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
614 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
617 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
618 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
619 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
620 differ between the manuals.
622 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
623 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
624 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
625 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
627 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
628 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
630 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
632 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
634 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
636 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
638 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
639 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
641 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
642 (as requested by James Troup)
644 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
646 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
648 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
650 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
652 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
654 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
656 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
658 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
659 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
660 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
661 the non-maintainer release
663 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
664 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
665 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
668 - Lots of typos fixed
670 * Compressed SGML source code
672 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
673 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
675 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
677 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
679 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
681 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
682 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
683 - Announcing package uploads
684 * New section about Debian Mentors
685 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
686 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
687 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
688 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
690 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
692 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
694 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
695 of our FTP server and the development process
696 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
697 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
698 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
700 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
701 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
702 debian-devel before they are uploaded
703 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
704 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
705 contacting the maintainer
706 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
707 a new manual released soon)
709 * Include SGML source in package
710 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
711 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
713 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
715 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
719 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
722 mode: debian-changelog