1 developers-reference (3.3.9) unstable; urgency=low
4 - bump standards-version to 3.7.2 (no change)
6 - move debhelper to Build-Depends.
7 - add pdf for French version.
8 * Document changes to stable release management. Closes: #414291
9 * Debconf error templates no longer discouraged. Thanks,
10 Christian Perrier. Closes: #427832
11 * Keyring now uses RT. Closes: #428846
12 * Document -dbg-packages within BPs. Thanks, Joey Hess. Closes: #420540
13 * NMUs now also close bugs. Thanks, Lucas Nussbaum. Closes: #419507
15 -- Andreas Barth <aba@gluck.debian.org> Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:41:41 -0600
17 developers-reference (3.3.8) unstable; urgency=low
19 * mia-history is replaced by mia-query. Thanks, Christoph Berg.
21 * fix missing quite. Thanks, Frank Küster. Closes: #365994
22 * use gnugp instead of gpg. Thanks, Justin Pryzby, Jon Dowland.
24 * better destinction between maintainer and developer. Thanks for
25 the suggestion to Colin Tuckley. Closes: #380458
26 * irc.d.o points to oftc. Thanks, Christoph Biedl, Jon Dowland.
28 * Bugs are now always closed thanks to version tracking.
29 Closes: #339552, #353447, #376199
30 * Clarify what "a conflicts b" means in testing migration.
32 * Packages in testing disappear if they're removed from unstable.
33 Thanks, Frank Küster, Al Stone. Closes: #365993
34 * Document only the most recent changelog entry is used. Thanks
35 to Kevin Glynn to the suggestion. Closes: #374738
36 * Add more tools for reverse depends. Close: #376582
37 * delayed-queue on gluck is uploaded more often now. Closes: #397907
38 * stop using capitals, minor fixes, language fixes.
39 Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Colin Tuckley, Russ Allbery.
40 Closes: #368046, #378929, #361744
41 * add CVE Ids to your changelog. Closes: #376961
42 * add reasoning why debconf questions shouldn't be longer than
43 20 lines. Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Christian Perrier, Russ Allbery.
45 * section changing needs re-uploading orig.tar.gz.
46 Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #387154
47 * binary files in diffs could be en/decoded with perl.
48 Thanks, Frank Küster. Closes: #397786
49 * Add pointer to new-reject-FAQ. Closes: #324967
50 * Hint to dd-list/whodepends. Closes: #353874
51 * Don't use too generic mail ids. Closes: #355725
52 * pts/summary is actually used. Thanks, Holger Levsen. Closes: #387108
53 * clarify that one should append the NMU-diff to a bug. Closes: #394033
54 * more detailed instructions on binary package removals.
58 - French translation updated to version 3.3.8
60 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:55:44 -0700
62 developers-reference (3.3.7) unstable; urgency=low
65 - adjust information about distributions with reality.
66 - add note on alioth accounts. Thanks, Phillip Kern. Closes: #306630
67 - correct manpage section of dpkg-scanpackages. Closes: #297069
68 - fix RFC 2440 URL. Closes: #308103
69 - add $arch@buildd information. Closes: #295483
70 - link to keyring.d.o for key replacement. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
72 - add information about Packages-arch-specific. Thanks, Frank Küster.
74 - add hint about LWN subscription. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
76 - more about debconf-style translation. Thanks, Christian Perrier.
78 - non-us discontinued.
79 - document nmu changes wrt version tracking. Thanks, Justin Pryzby.
81 - fix spelling issues. Thanks to various people.
82 Closes: #336146, #326857, #338660
83 - update menu policy helpers. Thanks, Florian Ernst. Closes: #340024
84 - send mia-mail to mia@qa. Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #341568
85 - Joerg Jaspert is now freenode contact. Closes: #344303
86 - give a clearer description of the gpg v4-key issues. Thanks,
87 Martin Michlmayr and Peter Palfrader. Closes: #317411
88 - more verbose about Homepage. Closes: #339826
89 - add sarge and etch. Closes: #327682
90 - document severity of RoM-request bugs. Closes: #305947
91 - update FSF address. Closes: #334820
92 - fix P-a-s link. Closes: #341195
93 - reflect binNMU changes. Closes: #349493
94 - new security upload queue. Closes: #352749
95 - fix experimental's sources.list entry. Closes: #347229
96 - remove deprecated "Closes:..." to ACK NMU bug fixes. Closes: #353447
97 - when resigning, gpg-sign your mail. Closes: #348160
98 - make pristine source and repackaged origtargz anchors work.
100 - same number of RC bugs is ok. Closes: #351944
101 - dpkg-source doesn't keep permissions. Thanks, Enrico Zini.
103 - also mention aspell. Closes: #320981
106 - French translation updated to version 3.3.7, proofread by Bernard Adrian
108 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:31:52 -0600
110 developers-reference (3.3.6) unstable; urgency=low
113 - closes: and NMUs/experimental uploads. Closes: #284714
114 - madison is on merkel.
115 - more gender-neutral. Closes: #290583, #290584, #263114
116 - explain current incoming. Closes: #290019
117 - remove broken sponsoring URL. Closes: #291698
118 - add handling hints about orig.tar.gz. Thanks, Frank. Closes: #278524
119 - duplicate bug reports should be merged. Closes: #285381
120 - if you're on vacation, please check whether someone needs keysigning.
122 - freenode has developer cloacks. Closes: #285687
123 - cleaned up uploaders / maintainer field
124 - explain how dak detects NMUs. Closes: #292354
125 - add "mass" to lots of bugs. Closes: #292946
126 - sync NM rules with reality.
128 - French translation updated to version 3.3.6
130 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:08:49 -0700
132 developers-reference (3.3.5) unstable; urgency=low
135 - uploads to more than one dist are not possible.
136 - updated upload queues. Closes: #235213
137 - updated URL of vanilla rules files. Closes: #237557, #252048
138 - please speak with stable RM before uploading to stable. Closes: #261464
139 - information on wnpp usage synced with wnpp. Closes: #255298
140 - spelling, grammer fixes.
141 Closes: #202444, #202499, #203202, #203378, #221902, #226208
142 - add hint about partitial key id. Closes: #243968
143 - spohr is restriced, and also ftp-master. Closes: #255814
144 - bpp: Hint about locale generation as non-root. Closes: #208021
145 - bpp: deborphan-compliant transition packages. Closes: #183654
146 - add myself to uploaders.
147 - add chapter about i10n. Closes: #208156
148 - add information about dchroot. Closes: #211845
149 - add information about NEWS.Debian. Closes: #212402
150 - add information about mia-database. Closes: #213961
151 - add link to debian-mentors FAQ.
152 - add verbose information about the package description. Closes: #214792
153 - add hint about -v<version> to experimental. Closes: #232930
154 - update information about yada. Closes: #217956
155 - urgency is sticky. Closes: #261914
156 - updated information about testing distribution. Closes: #266649.
157 - rewrote the NMU section, and
158 + made the possible severities of "target bugs" clearer. Closes: #233088.
159 + mention QA uploads. Closes: #202416.
160 + add -B for binNMUs, and local debsign usage. Closes: #208839.
161 + warning about breaking all-packages by binNMU. Closes: #213348.
162 - add information about gpg usage. Closes: #175815.
163 - make key replacement instructions more details. Closes: #275921
164 - typo and language fixes. Thanks, Era Eriksson. Closes: #277576
165 - add hints about debconf templates from Christian Perrier.
167 - Security uploads get urgency=high
168 - Be even more explicit about not uploading security updates
170 - French translation updated to version 3.3.5
172 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:07:26 +0100
174 developers-reference (3.3.4) unstable; urgency=low
177 - fixed language in the PTS section, prompted by a patch from
178 Romain FRANCOISE, thank you; closes: #197741
179 - updated the mailing lists section (again)
180 - documented Alioth, somewhat
182 - French translation updated to version 3.3.3 (more or less)
183 - proofread by Patrice Karatchentzeff
185 - Don't upload security updates directly to stable
186 - Always include an external reference in security changelog entries
187 - Be careful not to re-use a version number in security uploads
188 - More explicit instructions about what is appropriate for a security
192 - replace <!entity...> with <!ENTITY...> and other SGML hygenics
194 - Release this package as is to flush changes between June and now.
195 Yes, its been an age between releases here, for which I apologize.
196 Since CVS upstream for this package is back, I'm working on closing
197 bugs in this package now, I just wanted to get it out as is before I
200 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:09:48 -0500
202 developers-reference (3.3.3) unstable; urgency=low
205 - corrections by Michel Grentzinger
207 - updated documentation concerning the PTS
208 - added a paragraph about the PTS web interface
209 - documented how to add custom news item in the PTS
211 - updates and clarifications to instructions for security bugs
212 - deprecate uploads to stable for security fixes, reference
213 section on security bugs; closes: #196516
214 - use dpkg-buildpackage -B to test binary-arch, not -b;
217 - Sec "Managing sponsored packages": remove unnecessary 'debsign' cmd;
219 - fix debconf-devel(7) man page section; closes: #189512
220 - Sec "Responding to bugs": mention what FTBFS means; closes: #186605
221 - Sec "Distribution directories" renamed "Distributions"
222 - Sec "The testing distribution" moved under Sec "Distribution
223 directories" and renamed "More information about the testing
225 - Secs "Uploads to {stable,testing-proposed-updates}" retitled to make
226 it clear these are special cases
227 - Sec "Uploading to ftp-master": xref to "Delayed incoming";
229 - check compliance with Policy version 3.5.10
231 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Jun 2003 04:08:29 -0400
233 developers-reference (3.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
236 - French translation updated to version 3.3.1
237 - proofread by Philippe Batailler and Patrice Karatchentzeff
239 - French translation requires debiandoc-sgml 1.1.76 or better
241 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:48:59 -0400
243 developers-reference (3.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
246 - package description said it contained French and Japanese, fixed,
248 - Sec "Experimental": sources.list entries
249 - Sec "Basic rules for [mailing list] use": cosmetic, link to this sec
250 - Sec "Handling bugs": retitle and expand section
252 - more improvements to package synopsis and description
253 - the synopsis formula changed to either
254 <package-name> is a <synopsis>
256 <package-name> is <synopsis>
258 <package-name> are <synopsis>
260 - the synopsis itself should not start with an article
261 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control": expand intro
262 - fix doc-check URL; closes: #187144
263 - Sec "Multiple binary packages": fix awkward wording about vim source
264 package; closes: #187143
266 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:26:52 -0500
268 developers-reference (3.3) unstable; urgency=low
271 - French translation updated to version 3.2.2 (more or less)
272 - proofread by Philippe Batailler
274 - added "ddtp" keyword in the PTS documentation
276 - split out the doc-files per language, closes: #177448
277 - shuffled stuff around in the packages chapter
278 - added a section describing how to handle large amounts of
279 architecture-independent data bundled with programs
280 - added best practices on debian/changelog files, based on a patch
281 kindly provided by Daniel Kobras, closes: #166388
282 - described debdiff and dpkg-depcheck, and linked to them from the
283 right places in the document, closes: #172897
284 - describe the current practice in writing synopsis lines,
288 - convert to debhelper (compat mode 4); maintainer scripts no longer
290 - split -ja and -fr versions out into separate packages
291 - top-level makefile deletes targets on error; clean is cleaner
292 - replace the manual debian/control processing to show the document's
293 table of contents (TOC) with a new script 'debian/tocsubstvars';
294 note that the TOC displayed in the developers-reference-{fr,ja}
295 package descriptions are in English until UTF8 control files are
296 allowed; proper escaping of single quotes here requires newest
298 - editorial changes on material added in this version
299 - reorder "Best Packaging Practices" a bit
300 - rework "Best practices for debian/control" based on contributions
301 from Colin Walters, Branden Robinson, Sebastian Rittau and others;
302 closes: #139957, #108416
303 - primary author is developers-reference@packages.debian.org; remove
304 emails from other authors to prevent spam and confusion
306 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 24 Feb 2003 13:29:07 -0500
308 developers-reference (3.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
311 - slightly rewrote and updated links in the mirrors section
313 - Policy compliance checked and updated to 3.5.8, no changes needed
314 - TODO: remove some tasks which are done
315 - ship README-contrib and TODO in the doc dir
316 - Sec "Upstream home page": some revisions based on discussion on
318 - Sec "Documentation" added under Sec "Common packaging situations"
319 for best practices for documentation
320 - Add tools entries for autotools-dev, dpkg-repack, alien, debsums;
321 new Sec "Documentation and information", add entries there for
322 debview, debiandoc-sgml, debian-keyring; we believe this manual now
323 covers all of the established, general Debian maintainer tool
325 - spell-checking pass
327 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:45:23 -0500
329 developers-reference (3.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
332 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control" added, Sec "Writing useful
333 descriptions" moved under there
334 - Sec "Upstream home page" added in debian/control section
335 - Sec "Miscellaneous advice" empty, removed
336 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": tools now categorized into
337 subgroups; do cross-linking from this section into other parts of
338 the document where these tools are discussed
339 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": add entries for sbuild,
340 build-essential, linda; improved entries for pbuilder, devscripts
341 - Sec "Tools for porters" renamed and readapted to "Porting
342 infrastructure and automation"; move tool discussion down to the
343 appendix; improve Sec "buildd" a bit
344 - README-contrib added giving information for authors, contributors,
346 - eliminate the ByHand stuff, I'm pretty sure it's not needed now
347 with the DDP builder process, or if it is needed, it's a probably
348 that can be fixed by DDP folks
349 - stop shipping SGML source -- use 'apt-get source developers-reference'
350 after all, this is supposed to be a binary package, right?
351 - simply PS and PDF building rules
353 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 9 Dec 2002 03:04:19 -0500
355 developers-reference (3.2) unstable; urgency=low
358 - merged a bit misplaced lintian-reports section within the lintian
359 section and adjusted links
360 - added the missing description of dh-make and adjusted links
362 - ChangeLog attribution updates
363 - fix typos, closes: #171781
364 - expand the doc-base abstract and authors
365 - Ch "Packaging Practices" rewritten intro
366 - Sec "Packaging tools and common cases" renamed to "Best Practices
367 for debian/rules", and write an intro
368 - Sec "Helper scripts" in practices section rewritten, giving
369 arguments for and against debhelper, mostly for :)
370 - Sec "Package with multiple patches" renamed to "Patching source
371 versus patching at build time" and rewritten
372 - Sec "Multiple binary packages" rewritten
373 - Sec "Handling debconf translations" moved under an
374 "Internationalization" section, and some edits
375 - Sec "Internationalized Documentation" added under Sec
376 "Internationalization"
377 - Sec "Specific packaging practices" renamed to "Common packaging situations"
378 - Sec "Packages using autoconf/automake" rewritten
379 - Sec "Configuration management" moved forward in practices chapter
380 - Sec "Other specific packages" renamed to "Specific types of
381 packages", add info for SGML/XML and Lisp packages
382 - Sec "Writing useful descriptions" heavily edited
383 - Sec "Best practices for maintainer scripts" added, special credit
384 here to Charles Briscoe-Smith for work dating back to 1998; include
385 a POSIX shell snippet showing how to check if a command is the PATH,
387 - Apdx "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove debget, it's
388 rather useless and broken
389 - normalize up-casing on sections, which should only up-case proper
390 names and the first word
391 - new 'translation-status' script to check status of translations,
392 adapted from doc-check in boot-floppies, source pkg only --
393 oh my, French translation is 54 CVS revisions behind, and Japanese
395 - postinst: don't set /usr/doc symlink, aesthetics
396 - prerm: don't use 'command -v', it's not POSIX
397 - rules: produce md5sums file; break out a 'test' target
399 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 7 Dec 2002 02:28:06 -0500
401 developers-reference (3.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
404 - DDP publishing update
406 - doc-base file includes French and Japanese files
407 - debsign invocation was slightly wrong, closes: #170523
408 - Sec "Handling debconf translations", updates from Martin Quinson
409 for po-debconf with minimal editorial changes, closes: #169007
411 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:16:30 -0500
413 developers-reference (3.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
416 - updated IRC stuff, thanks to Ben Armstrong, closes: #161403
417 - fixed/updated/extended stuff about bugs, hoping to address the
418 issue of people abusing the changelog bug closing feature
420 - added myself as co-author
421 - fix a typo in Sec "Collaborative maintenance", closes: #161488
423 - updated security information, merging in Joey's stuff from the
424 Security Team FAQ and various updates and clarifications
426 - fix some bad URLs, closes: #168357
427 - fix a grammar typo, closes: #166098
429 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 12 Nov 2002 23:15:03 -0500
431 developers-reference (3.1) unstable; urgency=low
434 - Corrected several errors with —
435 - Applied patch from Peter Palfrader, correcting
436 the URL for the Debian Voting Information page. closes: #150427
437 - Applied patch from Matej Vela, dpkg-buildpackage does no more
438 require -sa for version -0.1. closes: #150861
439 - Applied the reformulations proposed by David Kimdon. closes: #150572
440 - Applied the patch of Matt Zimmerman. Thanks Matt! closes: #145287
441 - Added the explanation about how to replace an .orig.tar.gz.
443 - Mostly deleted the paragraph about security upload in the
444 section explaining source NMU. Just added a link to point to
445 "Handling security-related bugs". closes: #159935
446 - Added a link to the Technical Committee web page (in the "Bug
447 housekeeping" section). closes: #151365
448 - Explain uploads to testing-proposed-updates, mentions briefly
449 stable-security and testing-security. closes: #149666
450 Removed the comment about uploads to frozen.
451 - Documented the "Developer's packages overview" web portal.
453 - Added a reference to debian-l10n-english in "Writing useful
454 descriptions". closes: #158609
455 - Added a Best Packaging Practice section for "Packages using
456 autoconf/automake". closes: #158045
457 - Documented associated features to db.debian.org like SSH key
458 replication and *.debian.net DNS entry. closes: #155389
459 - Added a section about "Bug Squashing Parties".
461 - removed obsolete, needless dupload variables
462 - applied linguistic fixes from David Kimdon, closes: #150572
463 - random proofreading, mostly changing he -> they
464 - added people.d.o and non-us.d.o to the Debian servers section, and
465 mostly rewrote it to exclude real machine names and be better organized
466 - updated the mailing lists section
468 - debian/changelog: remove obsolete Emacs variables
469 - editorial review of the changes above, minor tagging changes,
472 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:57:41 -0400
474 developers-reference (3.0) unstable; urgency=low
477 - welcome Manoj Srivastava as a co-maintainer
478 - welcome Raphael Hertzog as a co-maintainer
480 - new Chapter "Resource for Debian Developers", incorporating
482 Ch "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines"
483 Ch "The Debian Archive"
485 - new Chapter "Managing Packages", incorporating former chapters
487 Ch "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
488 Ch "Porting and Being Ported"
489 Ch "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages"
490 Ch "Handling Bugs" (retitled "Handling package bugs")
491 Sec "Bug housekeeping" (new section, some parts stubbed out)
493 - new Chapter "Beyond Packaging" recommends ways to contribute
494 to Debian beyond issues of package maintenance; incoporates
495 Ch "Interaction with Prospective Developers", retitled to
496 Sec "Interacting with Prospective Debian Developers"
497 Sec "Submitting Bugs", renamed to "Reporting Bugs"
498 Sec "QA" moved here from old Sec "Quality Assurance effort"
499 Sec "Dealing with unreachable maintainers"
501 - Sec "The Developers Database" added under Resources
502 - new Sec "Collaborative Maintenance" concerning multiple maintainers
505 - Sec "Getting started": add link to New Maintainers' Guide
506 - Sec "Debian Mentors" renamed to "Debian Mentors and Sponsors",
507 we add some info on sponsoring; also in Sec "Sponsoring packages"
508 - Section's first word capitalized, rest are normal case
509 - purge a reference to the Packaging Manual; closes: #145039
510 - misc. cross-referencing with new or moved sections
511 - change some literal quotes to ‘, ”, etc.
512 - tagging improvements: replace <tt> with <file> for files and
513 directories; since <tt><var> and <example><var> doesn't look right,
514 work-around with <...>
515 - entity'ize master.debian.org, us-upload-dir, non-us-upload-dir
516 - update copyright date
517 - some simplifications on the TeX suffix rule
518 - spell check and grammar corrections
522 - changed -e by -m in the dpkg-buildpackage command line example;
524 - clarify wording between "porter upload", "binary-only NMU", "simple
525 recompile"; closes: #102626
526 - extended "removing a package"; closes: #135560
527 - Ch "Best Packaging Practices": new chapter, including new
528 Sec "Writing useful descriptions" as a first entry in that
529 chapter; closes: #53109, #129848
530 - indicate that the list of subsections is defined in the policy;
532 - removed some cruft in `Announcing package uploads'
533 - document the testing scripts; closes: #129445
534 - explain how to reassign/close bugs of removed packages;
536 - updates the note about software subject to US patents;
538 - new Section "Contacting other maintainers" under "Beyond packaging"
539 Document the package@packages.debian.org alias; closes: #114553
540 - new Section "Package's information" under Resources
541 Document http://packages.debian.org/<package>,
542 http://bugs.debian.org/<package> and the madison utility
543 - Sec "Reporting bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/from:email@isp.com
544 - Sec "Handling bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/login@debian.org
545 - Sec "The Incoming system" in "Resources", describe how it works and
546 also speak of the DELAYED directory; closes: #135562, #136774
548 - Sec "Developer Database": added a sentence about finger
550 - update the total number of packages and the example directory tree
552 - updated the list of available architectures.
553 - commented out the "Subsections" section since it will RSN have nothing
554 to with the Debian archive. It's just a generic information field
555 of the package and nothing more.
556 - added more incentive to use experimental since it doesn't cause
557 any pain to the ftpmasters.
558 - Sec "When to do a source NMU": updated the NMU "protocol" and suggest
559 the use of the delayed queue.
560 - new Section "Acknowledging the NMUs" to explain the need to integrate
561 the changes introduced by NMUs. Insists on the fact that one shouldn't
563 - stubbed in new Section "Collaborative maintenance"
564 - stubbed in new Section "The Package Tracking System"
565 - Sec "The Package Tracking System": filled with content from
566 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, heavily updated by myself
567 - new Section "Managing sponsored packages" contributed by
568 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, slightly updated by myself
569 - new Sec "Bug housekeeping"; closes: #39519
571 - new Sec "Documentation"
572 - added Sec "IRC channels" in the Resources chapter
573 - added Sec "pbuilder" in the appendix. Mention it in the section
574 "Being kind to porter" too
575 - extended Sec "devscripts" with info about "bts" and "uscan"
576 - completed Sec "Helper scripts"
577 - completed Sec "Package with multiple patches",
578 "Multiple binary packages", "Libraries", "Other specific packages",
579 "The wise use of debconf" -- all those are quite simplistic, they
581 - integrated Sec "Handling debconf translations" contributed by
582 Denis Barbier -- thanks, Denis!
585 - update French translation
587 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 14 Jun 2002 01:18:19 -0400
589 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
592 - some grammar corrections
593 - update French translation
595 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
596 anymore; closes: #135559
597 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
599 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
601 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
602 that would be welcome)
603 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
604 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
605 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
606 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
607 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
608 - other minor wording changes
609 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
610 - Ch "Package uploads":
611 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
612 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
613 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
614 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
615 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
616 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
617 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
619 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
621 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
623 * from Martin Michlmayr
624 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
625 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
626 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
628 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
630 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
632 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
634 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
635 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
636 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
639 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
641 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
644 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
646 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
649 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
651 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
652 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
653 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
654 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
655 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
656 talking about uploading to distributions
657 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
658 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
659 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
661 - French translation updated
663 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
664 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
665 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
667 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
669 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
672 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
673 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
676 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
678 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
681 * fix a typo in a link
682 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
683 update documentation accordingly
685 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
686 forwarding bugs upstream
688 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
689 entities which should be used
690 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
691 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
693 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
695 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
697 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
698 * French version: completely up-to-date now
699 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
700 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
702 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
705 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
707 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
709 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
711 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
712 this translation needs updating
713 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
714 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
715 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
717 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
718 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
719 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
721 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
722 included yet, however
724 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
726 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
728 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
730 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
731 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
733 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
735 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
737 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
739 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
740 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
741 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
743 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
745 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
747 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
750 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
751 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
752 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
753 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
754 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
755 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
756 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
757 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
758 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
759 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
760 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
761 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
763 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
764 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
765 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
766 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
767 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
769 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
771 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
772 * update copyright notice for 2001
773 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
774 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
775 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
777 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
779 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
781 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
783 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
785 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
787 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
789 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
791 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
792 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
794 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
795 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
796 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
797 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
798 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
799 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
800 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
801 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
802 could be used if necessary
803 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
804 mention the rsync dupload method
805 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
807 * other small corrections
808 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
809 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
810 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
811 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
813 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
815 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
816 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
818 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
820 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
822 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
823 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
824 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
825 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
827 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
828 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
829 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
830 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
831 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
833 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
835 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
836 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
837 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
838 team (closes: Bug#52906)
839 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
840 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
841 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
843 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
844 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
845 - added a section about the LDAP database
846 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
847 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
849 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
850 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
852 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
854 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
856 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
857 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
858 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
860 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
861 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
862 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
863 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
864 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
865 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
866 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
867 description from developers-reference.sgml
869 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
871 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
873 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
874 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
876 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
878 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
879 releases are available at archive.debian.org
880 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
881 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
882 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
883 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
884 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
885 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
886 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
887 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
889 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
890 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
891 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
892 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
894 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
895 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
896 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
897 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
898 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
899 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
900 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
901 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
902 suggestion from James Troup
903 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
904 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
905 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
906 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
909 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
911 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
913 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
914 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
916 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
918 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
920 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
921 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
922 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
923 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
924 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
925 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
926 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
928 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
930 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
932 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
933 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
934 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
935 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
936 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
937 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
939 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
940 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
942 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
944 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
946 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
948 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
950 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
951 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
952 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
953 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
954 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
956 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
957 with intro; demoted server sections under that
958 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
959 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
961 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
962 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
963 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
964 a normal developer may have access.
966 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
968 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
970 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
971 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
972 step all over each other
974 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
976 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
978 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
979 address for PGP key updates
981 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
983 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
985 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
986 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
987 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
988 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
989 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
991 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
993 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
995 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
996 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
997 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
998 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
999 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
1000 <keyring-maint> instead)
1001 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
1002 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
1004 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
1006 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
1007 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
1008 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
1010 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
1012 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1014 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
1015 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
1016 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
1017 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
1018 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
1019 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
1021 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
1022 tighten up the language a bit
1023 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
1024 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
1025 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
1026 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
1028 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
1029 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
1030 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
1031 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
1032 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
1033 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
1035 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
1036 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
1037 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
1038 about how to depart Debian gracefully
1039 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
1040 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
1041 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
1042 number of available packages
1043 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
1044 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
1046 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
1048 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1050 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
1053 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
1055 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1057 * not officially released
1058 * more spelling corrections
1059 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
1061 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
1063 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1065 * not officially released
1066 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
1067 * some PGP-centricity removed
1068 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
1069 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
1070 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
1071 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
1072 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
1073 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
1075 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
1077 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1079 * not officially released
1080 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
1081 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
1082 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
1083 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
1084 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
1085 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
1086 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
1087 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
1088 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
1089 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
1090 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
1091 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
1092 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
1093 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
1095 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
1096 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
1098 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
1100 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
1101 take a couple of weeks
1102 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
1103 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
1104 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
1105 excited about it and can't wait
1106 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
1107 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
1109 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
1110 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
1112 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
1113 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
1114 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
1116 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
1118 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1120 * move to 3-level version number:
1121 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
1122 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
1123 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
1124 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
1125 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
1128 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
1129 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
1130 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
1132 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
1134 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
1135 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
1136 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
1137 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
1138 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
1139 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
1141 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
1143 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
1144 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
1145 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
1146 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
1147 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
1148 - "The CVS server": new section added
1149 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
1151 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
1152 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
1153 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
1154 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
1155 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
1156 with respect to GPG.
1157 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
1158 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
1159 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
1160 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
1161 a canonical location?)
1162 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
1163 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
1164 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
1165 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
1167 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
1169 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
1170 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
1171 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
1172 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
1174 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
1176 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
1178 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
1179 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
1180 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
1181 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
1182 them. (closes Bug#26948)
1183 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
1184 and should not be included in this Reference.
1185 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
1186 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
1187 maintainer tools only!
1188 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
1189 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
1190 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
1191 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
1192 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
1193 * Little corrections here and there.
1194 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
1195 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
1198 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
1200 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1202 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
1203 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
1204 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
1206 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
1207 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
1208 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
1209 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
1210 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
1211 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
1212 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
1213 do prior to uploading
1214 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
1215 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
1217 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
1218 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
1219 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
1220 duties with respect to bugs
1221 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
1222 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
1223 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
1225 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
1226 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
1227 * grammar and markup changes throughout
1228 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
1229 explicit what is used to build this package
1231 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
1233 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1236 * version number and date are automatically populated now
1237 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
1238 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
1239 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
1240 * utilize the new URL tag
1241 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
1244 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
1246 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1248 * non-maintainer release
1249 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
1250 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
1251 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
1252 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
1253 text, it can't hurt you.)
1254 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
1255 reflect this packages version number
1256 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
1258 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
1260 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1264 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
1266 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1268 * New version numbering scheme:
1270 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1271 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1272 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1275 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1276 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1277 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1278 differ between the manuals.
1280 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1281 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1282 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1283 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1285 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1286 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1288 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
1290 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
1292 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1294 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1296 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
1297 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
1299 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
1300 (as requested by James Troup)
1302 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
1304 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
1306 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
1308 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1310 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1312 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
1314 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
1316 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
1317 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
1318 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
1319 the non-maintainer release
1321 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
1322 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
1323 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
1326 - Lots of typos fixed
1328 * Compressed SGML source code
1330 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
1331 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
1333 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1335 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
1337 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1339 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
1340 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
1341 - Announcing package uploads
1342 * New section about Debian Mentors
1343 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
1344 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
1345 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
1346 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
1348 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
1350 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
1352 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
1353 of our FTP server and the development process
1354 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
1355 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
1356 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
1358 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
1359 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
1360 debian-devel before they are uploaded
1361 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
1362 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
1363 contacting the maintainer
1364 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
1365 a new manual released soon)
1366 * Some minor changes
1367 * Include SGML source in package
1368 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
1369 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
1371 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
1373 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1377 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200