1 developers-reference (3.4.4) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
5 * Removed hp.debian.or.jp reference. Closes: 561597
8 * Update description of the PTS "summary" keyword. Thanks to
9 Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the patch. Closes: #469154
10 * Add accent on my first name in debian/control.
11 * Use "3.0 (native)" source format with bzip2 compression.
12 Created debian/source/{format,options} for this.
13 * Update guideline for override change to point to BTS
14 instead of email. Thanks to Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the
15 patch. Closes: #540231
16 * Include full URL to the README of the upload queue. Thanks to Simon
17 McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the patch. Closes: #540974
18 * The key protecting #debian-private is now stored on a file
19 on master.debian.org, it's no more required to search into
20 the debian-private archives. Thanks to gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
21 for the patch. Closes: #548823
22 * Update information about upload queues. Thanks to Simon McVittie
23 <smcv@debian.org> for the patches:
24 - point to official names {ftp,ssh}.upload.debian.org. Closes: #554054
25 - drop references to non-working queues. Closes: #554077
26 * Mention docbook, POD and reST as convenient formats to write new manual
27 pages. Thanks to Charles Plessy and the debian-mentors list
28 for the idea and the patch. Closes: #557298
29 * Update several sections to take into account the new source formats “3.0
30 (quilt)” and “3.0 (native)”. Closes: #561952
31 * Drop reference to “dbs” in the section about including binary files.
32 * Fix typo “transfered“ → “transferred”. Closes: #555685
33 * Fix typo “programms“ → “programs”. Closes: #560808
34 * Drop section about debmake, it has been removed of Debian since lenny.
35 * Update URL of the security tracker. Thanks to Salvatore Bonaccorso.
37 * Update URL of Packages-arch-specific. Closes: #553974
38 * Update section about Alioth to mention FusionForge instead of GForge.
39 Drop mention of separate cvs.debian.org it's managed by Alioth too.
42 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:49:40 +0900
44 developers-reference (3.4.3) unstable; urgency=low
46 * Fixed working of the repackaged tarballs section to avoid giving the
47 impression that it's a standard packages must comply with. Closes:
49 * Specify that bugs from removed packages must be closed in foo+rm.
51 * Change the maintainer address to debian-policy@, based on discussion
53 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.3. No changes needed.
54 * Update copyright notices and list of authors.
56 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:56:19 +0200
58 developers-reference (3.4.2) unstable; urgency=low
60 * Applied patch from Justin B Rye that improves the discussion on writing
61 package descriptions. Closes: #516436.
62 * Lenny has been released, update the list of codenames. Closes: #527008.
63 * Applied patch from Paul Wise that adds a paragraph about hostile
64 upstreams. Closes: #523985.
65 * Applied patch from Charles Plessy about providing information to the
66 ftpmasters. Closes: #526410.
67 * In the section about patch systems, mention quilt (wasn not
68 mentionned before) and describe it as the recommended patch system.
69 also mention dpatch and cdbs' patch system. drop dbs. Closes: #525668.
70 * Added a note in the wanna-build section to mention
71 http://release.debian.org/wanna-build.txt. Closes: #516375.
72 * Clarified NMU versioning to reflect existing practices. Closes: #532945.
73 * s/README.Debian-source/README.source/ in the section
74 about repackaged upstream tarballs.
75 * Mention the Gandi.net hosting discount in section 4.13.
76 Applied patch from Tim Retout. Closes: #538245.
77 * Reduce length of title of L10N section so that it is no longer split.
78 Applied patch from Justin B Rye. Closes: #534688.
79 * Bumped debhelper compat level to 5 (4 was deprecated)
80 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.2. No changes needed.
81 * Added pointer to debian-project@ post about the wanna-build team.
83 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:28:04 +0200
85 developers-reference (3.4.1) unstable; urgency=low
88 * Create a publish target in the Makefile to reenable builds on the
92 * Commited DEP1: rework the whole NMU section.
93 The most important changes are:
94 + NMUs are now explicitely allowed for all bugs, not just "serious bugs".
95 + It is recommended to use the DELAYED queue, and some example delays are
98 + Describe the process of acknowleding NMUs in a way that works
99 with the BTS's version-tracking. Closes: #480723.
100 + No longer mention that only DDs can do NMU. Don't make any
101 distinction. Closes: #464230.
102 + Switch to +nmu for NMU versioning. Closes: #437392.
103 + Mention nmudiff. Closes: #483227.
104 * Mention docbook-xml, and that debiandoc-sgml is deprecated. Thanks to
105 W. Martin Borgert for the patch. Closes: #485689.
106 * Fixed typo and example in the blurb about debug packages.
107 Thanks to Theppitak Karoonboonyanan for the patch.
109 * Update instructions on the delayed queue.
110 Thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst for the patch.
112 * Clarify wording about repackaged .orig.tar.gz.
113 Thanks to Cyril Brulebois for the patch.
115 * Improved README.contrib. Mention command to checkout the SVN
116 version. Thanks to Christine Spang for the patch.
118 * Document usertags. Thanks to Chris Lamb for the patch.
120 * Updated documentation on translation updates.
121 Thanks to Christian Perrier for the patch.
123 * Update instructions on handling of security issues.
124 Thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst for the patch.
125 Closes: #512620, #510783.
127 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:57:54 +0100
129 developers-reference (3.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
132 * Update Vcs-* fields after DDP's SVN restructuring. Closes: #483428.
133 * Fix conditions for updates from unstable to testing. Closes: #470754.
134 * linda has been removed. Remove section A.2.2. Closes: #483242.
135 * Co-maintainers are listed in the Uploaders field. Closes: #483230.
136 * Collaborative Maintenance: the 'global part' of debian/control
137 is the first paragraph, about the source package. Closes: #483231.
138 * debian-private archives are on master. Closes: #475531.
139 * Mention Debian Maintainers and the debian-maintainers package.
141 * README.contrib: document that short lines are preferred.
143 * build-rdeps allows to list reverse build-dependencies.
146 [ Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt ]
147 * Replace abused <emphasis> tags with <literal> tags.
148 * In the same spirit, wrap all uses of stable/testing/unstable and
149 release codenames in <literal>
150 * Remove reference to upload queue on auric in section 5.6.5, auric
151 doesn't exist anymore.
152 * Fix several typesetting errors and typos noticed by Sandro Tosi,
153 thanks for the notes! Closes: #483223
154 * Update several bits about release management/testing transitions
155 and release-critical bugs. Closes: #483237, #456494
156 * Update and rewrite the porting guidelines in chapter 5, bringing
157 the dev-ref up to the state of porting in the year 2008. Also
158 fixes several wording issues, such as possible misunderstandings
159 about the need to rebuild uploads. Closes: #483226
160 * Update the instructions for uploads to the (old)stable
161 distributions. Emphasize the importance of contacting the SRM
162 team before upload. Closes: #459343
163 * Update instructions for package removal requests. Closes: #454216
164 * Clarify instructions for bug reassignment, emphasizing the
165 need to inform the maintainers you reassign the bug to. Also
166 hint to using cloned bugs to avoid re-reporting. Heavily based
167 on patch by Marc Haber - thanks for the work! Closes: #484806
168 * Clarify instructions for replacing/renaming binary packages,
169 pointing out that using Provides is sometimes advisable. Closes:
171 * Update description of the madison tool (by replacing it with a
172 description of the dak ls tool). Update the example while we're
174 * Update explanation of best practice for closing bugs, seems to
175 have been forgotten when everything was upgraded to use
176 debbugs version-tracking. Closes: #485969
177 * Clarify ITP instructions and emphasize our wish that people send
178 ITPs, explaining a few of the reasons. Thanks for the note,
179 Thomas. Closes: #485837
181 + Update Uploaders to include Lucas, Raphael and me.
182 + Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.0. No changes needed!
184 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:45:49 +0200
186 developers-reference (3.3.9) unstable; urgency=low
190 - bump standards-version to 3.7.3 (no change)
191 - fix debian/copyright
192 - move debhelper to Build-Depends.
193 - add pdf for French version.
194 * Document changes to stable release management. Closes: #414291
195 * Debconf error templates no longer discouraged. Thanks,
196 Christian Perrier. Closes: #427832
197 * Keyring now uses RT. Closes: #428846
198 * Document -dbg-packages within BPs. Thanks, Joey Hess. Closes: #420540
199 * NMUs now also close bugs. Thanks, Lucas Nussbaum. Closes: #419507
200 * Fix documentation about gender neutral. Closes: #384178
201 * Fix typo. Closes: #405453
202 * More details on how to write documentation. Thanks, Josh Triplett.
204 * Add XS-Vcs-*. Thanks to Stefano Zacchiroli. Closes: #391023
205 * Small brushup to debconf description. Thanks, Thomas Huriaux.
207 * Document Team-Maintainence better. Thanks, Lucas Nussbaum.
209 * Add link to more removal ressources. Thanks, Adam D. Barratt,
210 Justin Pryzby. Closes: #412757, #356720
211 * Repacking source packages need to be documented in copyright.
212 Thanks, Russ Allbery. Closes: #413320
213 * Better describe version of debian native packages NMUs. Closes: #405818
214 * Source, HTML and text are now encoded in UTF-8. Thanks, Jörg Sommer.
216 * Source is now DocBook XML instead of debiandoc. Closes: #374220
219 * Add a link to enrico's excellent Debian Community Guidelines.
220 * Recommend the use of DSA's request tracker instead of mailing them.
221 * Remove reference to #debian-sf, #debian-bsd which don't exist anymore. Put
222 a reference to #debian-dpkg instead.
223 * Remove all stuff concerning non-US.
224 * Update information concerning Alioth.
225 * Update information concerning the Package Tracking System.
226 * Mention Alioth as the main resource for VCS repositories and deprecate
228 * Remove XS- prefix for Vcs-* fields since dpkg now supports them.
229 * Document the Homepage field. Thanks, Christian Perrier. Closes:
231 * Add Vcs-Svn and Vcs-Browser fields pointing to the new SVN
234 -- W. Martin Borgert <debacle@debian.org> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:16:40 +0000
236 developers-reference (3.3.8) unstable; urgency=low
238 * mia-history is replaced by mia-query. Thanks, Christoph Berg.
240 * fix missing quite. Thanks, Frank Küster. Closes: #365994
241 * use gnugp instead of gpg. Thanks, Justin Pryzby, Jon Dowland.
243 * better destinction between maintainer and developer. Thanks for
244 the suggestion to Colin Tuckley. Closes: #380458
245 * irc.d.o points to oftc. Thanks, Christoph Biedl, Jon Dowland.
247 * Bugs are now always closed thanks to version tracking.
248 Closes: #339552, #353447, #376199
249 * Clarify what "a conflicts b" means in testing migration.
251 * Packages in testing disappear if they're removed from unstable.
252 Thanks, Frank Küster, Al Stone. Closes: #365993
253 * Document only the most recent changelog entry is used. Thanks
254 to Kevin Glynn to the suggestion. Closes: #374738
255 * Add more tools for reverse depends. Close: #376582
256 * delayed-queue on gluck is uploaded more often now. Closes: #397907
257 * stop using capitals, minor fixes, language fixes.
258 Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Colin Tuckley, Russ Allbery.
259 Closes: #368046, #378929, #361744
260 * add CVE Ids to your changelog. Closes: #376961
261 * add reasoning why debconf questions shouldn't be longer than
262 20 lines. Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Christian Perrier, Russ Allbery.
264 * section changing needs re-uploading orig.tar.gz.
265 Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #387154
266 * binary files in diffs could be en/decoded with perl.
267 Thanks, Frank Küster. Closes: #397786
268 * Add pointer to new-reject-FAQ. Closes: #324967
269 * Hint to dd-list/whodepends. Closes: #353874
270 * Don't use too generic mail ids. Closes: #355725
271 * pts/summary is actually used. Thanks, Holger Levsen. Closes: #387108
272 * clarify that one should append the NMU-diff to a bug. Closes: #394033
273 * more detailed instructions on binary package removals.
277 - French translation updated to version 3.3.8
279 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:55:44 -0700
281 developers-reference (3.3.7) unstable; urgency=low
284 - adjust information about distributions with reality.
285 - add note on alioth accounts. Thanks, Phillip Kern. Closes: #306630
286 - correct manpage section of dpkg-scanpackages. Closes: #297069
287 - fix RFC 2440 URL. Closes: #308103
288 - add $arch@buildd information. Closes: #295483
289 - link to keyring.d.o for key replacement. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
291 - add information about Packages-arch-specific. Thanks, Frank Küster.
293 - add hint about LWN subscription. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
295 - more about debconf-style translation. Thanks, Christian Perrier.
297 - non-us discontinued.
298 - document nmu changes wrt version tracking. Thanks, Justin Pryzby.
300 - fix spelling issues. Thanks to various people.
301 Closes: #336146, #326857, #338660
302 - update menu policy helpers. Thanks, Florian Ernst. Closes: #340024
303 - send mia-mail to mia@qa. Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #341568
304 - Joerg Jaspert is now freenode contact. Closes: #344303
305 - give a clearer description of the gpg v4-key issues. Thanks,
306 Martin Michlmayr and Peter Palfrader. Closes: #317411
307 - more verbose about Homepage. Closes: #339826
308 - add sarge and etch. Closes: #327682
309 - document severity of RoM-request bugs. Closes: #305947
310 - update FSF address. Closes: #334820
311 - fix P-a-s link. Closes: #341195
312 - reflect binNMU changes. Closes: #349493
313 - new security upload queue. Closes: #352749
314 - fix experimental's sources.list entry. Closes: #347229
315 - remove deprecated "Closes:..." to ACK NMU bug fixes. Closes: #353447
316 - when resigning, gpg-sign your mail. Closes: #348160
317 - make pristine source and repackaged origtargz anchors work.
319 - same number of RC bugs is ok. Closes: #351944
320 - dpkg-source doesn't keep permissions. Thanks, Enrico Zini.
322 - also mention aspell. Closes: #320981
325 - French translation updated to version 3.3.7, proofread by Bernard Adrian
327 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:31:52 -0600
329 developers-reference (3.3.6) unstable; urgency=low
332 - closes: and NMUs/experimental uploads. Closes: #284714
333 - madison is on merkel.
334 - more gender-neutral. Closes: #290583, #290584, #263114
335 - explain current incoming. Closes: #290019
336 - remove broken sponsoring URL. Closes: #291698
337 - add handling hints about orig.tar.gz. Thanks, Frank. Closes: #278524
338 - duplicate bug reports should be merged. Closes: #285381
339 - if you're on vacation, please check whether someone needs keysigning.
341 - freenode has developer cloacks. Closes: #285687
342 - cleaned up uploaders / maintainer field
343 - explain how dak detects NMUs. Closes: #292354
344 - add "mass" to lots of bugs. Closes: #292946
345 - sync NM rules with reality.
347 - French translation updated to version 3.3.6
349 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:08:49 -0700
351 developers-reference (3.3.5) unstable; urgency=low
354 - uploads to more than one dist are not possible.
355 - updated upload queues. Closes: #235213
356 - updated URL of vanilla rules files. Closes: #237557, #252048
357 - please speak with stable RM before uploading to stable. Closes: #261464
358 - information on wnpp usage synced with wnpp. Closes: #255298
359 - spelling, grammer fixes.
360 Closes: #202444, #202499, #203202, #203378, #221902, #226208
361 - add hint about partitial key id. Closes: #243968
362 - spohr is restriced, and also ftp-master. Closes: #255814
363 - bpp: Hint about locale generation as non-root. Closes: #208021
364 - bpp: deborphan-compliant transition packages. Closes: #183654
365 - add myself to uploaders.
366 - add chapter about i10n. Closes: #208156
367 - add information about dchroot. Closes: #211845
368 - add information about NEWS.Debian. Closes: #212402
369 - add information about mia-database. Closes: #213961
370 - add link to debian-mentors FAQ.
371 - add verbose information about the package description. Closes: #214792
372 - add hint about -v<version> to experimental. Closes: #232930
373 - update information about yada. Closes: #217956
374 - urgency is sticky. Closes: #261914
375 - updated information about testing distribution. Closes: #266649.
376 - rewrote the NMU section, and
377 + made the possible severities of "target bugs" clearer. Closes: #233088.
378 + mention QA uploads. Closes: #202416.
379 + add -B for binNMUs, and local debsign usage. Closes: #208839.
380 + warning about breaking all-packages by binNMU. Closes: #213348.
381 - add information about gpg usage. Closes: #175815.
382 - make key replacement instructions more details. Closes: #275921
383 - typo and language fixes. Thanks, Era Eriksson. Closes: #277576
384 - add hints about debconf templates from Christian Perrier.
386 - Security uploads get urgency=high
387 - Be even more explicit about not uploading security updates
389 - French translation updated to version 3.3.5
391 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:07:26 +0100
393 developers-reference (3.3.4) unstable; urgency=low
396 - fixed language in the PTS section, prompted by a patch from
397 Romain FRANCOISE, thank you; closes: #197741
398 - updated the mailing lists section (again)
399 - documented Alioth, somewhat
401 - French translation updated to version 3.3.3 (more or less)
402 - proofread by Patrice Karatchentzeff
404 - Don't upload security updates directly to stable
405 - Always include an external reference in security changelog entries
406 - Be careful not to re-use a version number in security uploads
407 - More explicit instructions about what is appropriate for a security
411 - replace <!entity...> with <!ENTITY...> and other SGML hygenics
413 - Release this package as is to flush changes between June and now.
414 Yes, its been an age between releases here, for which I apologize.
415 Since CVS upstream for this package is back, I'm working on closing
416 bugs in this package now, I just wanted to get it out as is before I
419 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:09:48 -0500
421 developers-reference (3.3.3) unstable; urgency=low
424 - corrections by Michel Grentzinger
426 - updated documentation concerning the PTS
427 - added a paragraph about the PTS web interface
428 - documented how to add custom news item in the PTS
430 - updates and clarifications to instructions for security bugs
431 - deprecate uploads to stable for security fixes, reference
432 section on security bugs; closes: #196516
433 - use dpkg-buildpackage -B to test binary-arch, not -b;
436 - Sec "Managing sponsored packages": remove unnecessary 'debsign' cmd;
438 - fix debconf-devel(7) man page section; closes: #189512
439 - Sec "Responding to bugs": mention what FTBFS means; closes: #186605
440 - Sec "Distribution directories" renamed "Distributions"
441 - Sec "The testing distribution" moved under Sec "Distribution
442 directories" and renamed "More information about the testing
444 - Secs "Uploads to {stable,testing-proposed-updates}" retitled to make
445 it clear these are special cases
446 - Sec "Uploading to ftp-master": xref to "Delayed incoming";
448 - check compliance with Policy version 3.5.10
450 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Jun 2003 04:08:29 -0400
452 developers-reference (3.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
455 - French translation updated to version 3.3.1
456 - proofread by Philippe Batailler and Patrice Karatchentzeff
458 - French translation requires debiandoc-sgml 1.1.76 or better
460 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:48:59 -0400
462 developers-reference (3.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
465 - package description said it contained French and Japanese, fixed,
467 - Sec "Experimental": sources.list entries
468 - Sec "Basic rules for [mailing list] use": cosmetic, link to this sec
469 - Sec "Handling bugs": retitle and expand section
471 - more improvements to package synopsis and description
472 - the synopsis formula changed to either
473 <package-name> is a <synopsis>
475 <package-name> is <synopsis>
477 <package-name> are <synopsis>
479 - the synopsis itself should not start with an article
480 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control": expand intro
481 - fix doc-check URL; closes: #187144
482 - Sec "Multiple binary packages": fix awkward wording about vim source
483 package; closes: #187143
485 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:26:52 -0500
487 developers-reference (3.3) unstable; urgency=low
490 - French translation updated to version 3.2.2 (more or less)
491 - proofread by Philippe Batailler
493 - added "ddtp" keyword in the PTS documentation
495 - split out the doc-files per language, closes: #177448
496 - shuffled stuff around in the packages chapter
497 - added a section describing how to handle large amounts of
498 architecture-independent data bundled with programs
499 - added best practices on debian/changelog files, based on a patch
500 kindly provided by Daniel Kobras, closes: #166388
501 - described debdiff and dpkg-depcheck, and linked to them from the
502 right places in the document, closes: #172897
503 - describe the current practice in writing synopsis lines,
507 - convert to debhelper (compat mode 4); maintainer scripts no longer
509 - split -ja and -fr versions out into separate packages
510 - top-level makefile deletes targets on error; clean is cleaner
511 - replace the manual debian/control processing to show the document's
512 table of contents (TOC) with a new script 'debian/tocsubstvars';
513 note that the TOC displayed in the developers-reference-{fr,ja}
514 package descriptions are in English until UTF8 control files are
515 allowed; proper escaping of single quotes here requires newest
517 - editorial changes on material added in this version
518 - reorder "Best Packaging Practices" a bit
519 - rework "Best practices for debian/control" based on contributions
520 from Colin Walters, Branden Robinson, Sebastian Rittau and others;
521 closes: #139957, #108416
522 - primary author is developers-reference@packages.debian.org; remove
523 emails from other authors to prevent spam and confusion
525 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 24 Feb 2003 13:29:07 -0500
527 developers-reference (3.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
530 - slightly rewrote and updated links in the mirrors section
532 - Policy compliance checked and updated to 3.5.8, no changes needed
533 - TODO: remove some tasks which are done
534 - ship README-contrib and TODO in the doc dir
535 - Sec "Upstream home page": some revisions based on discussion on
537 - Sec "Documentation" added under Sec "Common packaging situations"
538 for best practices for documentation
539 - Add tools entries for autotools-dev, dpkg-repack, alien, debsums;
540 new Sec "Documentation and information", add entries there for
541 debview, debiandoc-sgml, debian-keyring; we believe this manual now
542 covers all of the established, general Debian maintainer tool
544 - spell-checking pass
546 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:45:23 -0500
548 developers-reference (3.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
551 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control" added, Sec "Writing useful
552 descriptions" moved under there
553 - Sec "Upstream home page" added in debian/control section
554 - Sec "Miscellaneous advice" empty, removed
555 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": tools now categorized into
556 subgroups; do cross-linking from this section into other parts of
557 the document where these tools are discussed
558 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": add entries for sbuild,
559 build-essential, linda; improved entries for pbuilder, devscripts
560 - Sec "Tools for porters" renamed and readapted to "Porting
561 infrastructure and automation"; move tool discussion down to the
562 appendix; improve Sec "buildd" a bit
563 - README-contrib added giving information for authors, contributors,
565 - eliminate the ByHand stuff, I'm pretty sure it's not needed now
566 with the DDP builder process, or if it is needed, it's a probably
567 that can be fixed by DDP folks
568 - stop shipping SGML source -- use 'apt-get source developers-reference'
569 after all, this is supposed to be a binary package, right?
570 - simply PS and PDF building rules
572 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 9 Dec 2002 03:04:19 -0500
574 developers-reference (3.2) unstable; urgency=low
577 - merged a bit misplaced lintian-reports section within the lintian
578 section and adjusted links
579 - added the missing description of dh-make and adjusted links
581 - ChangeLog attribution updates
582 - fix typos, closes: #171781
583 - expand the doc-base abstract and authors
584 - Ch "Packaging Practices" rewritten intro
585 - Sec "Packaging tools and common cases" renamed to "Best Practices
586 for debian/rules", and write an intro
587 - Sec "Helper scripts" in practices section rewritten, giving
588 arguments for and against debhelper, mostly for :)
589 - Sec "Package with multiple patches" renamed to "Patching source
590 versus patching at build time" and rewritten
591 - Sec "Multiple binary packages" rewritten
592 - Sec "Handling debconf translations" moved under an
593 "Internationalization" section, and some edits
594 - Sec "Internationalized Documentation" added under Sec
595 "Internationalization"
596 - Sec "Specific packaging practices" renamed to "Common packaging situations"
597 - Sec "Packages using autoconf/automake" rewritten
598 - Sec "Configuration management" moved forward in practices chapter
599 - Sec "Other specific packages" renamed to "Specific types of
600 packages", add info for SGML/XML and Lisp packages
601 - Sec "Writing useful descriptions" heavily edited
602 - Sec "Best practices for maintainer scripts" added, special credit
603 here to Charles Briscoe-Smith for work dating back to 1998; include
604 a POSIX shell snippet showing how to check if a command is the PATH,
606 - Apdx "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove debget, it's
607 rather useless and broken
608 - normalize up-casing on sections, which should only up-case proper
609 names and the first word
610 - new 'translation-status' script to check status of translations,
611 adapted from doc-check in boot-floppies, source pkg only --
612 oh my, French translation is 54 CVS revisions behind, and Japanese
614 - postinst: don't set /usr/doc symlink, aesthetics
615 - prerm: don't use 'command -v', it's not POSIX
616 - rules: produce md5sums file; break out a 'test' target
618 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 7 Dec 2002 02:28:06 -0500
620 developers-reference (3.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
623 - DDP publishing update
625 - doc-base file includes French and Japanese files
626 - debsign invocation was slightly wrong, closes: #170523
627 - Sec "Handling debconf translations", updates from Martin Quinson
628 for po-debconf with minimal editorial changes, closes: #169007
630 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:16:30 -0500
632 developers-reference (3.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
635 - updated IRC stuff, thanks to Ben Armstrong, closes: #161403
636 - fixed/updated/extended stuff about bugs, hoping to address the
637 issue of people abusing the changelog bug closing feature
639 - added myself as co-author
640 - fix a typo in Sec "Collaborative maintenance", closes: #161488
642 - updated security information, merging in Joey's stuff from the
643 Security Team FAQ and various updates and clarifications
645 - fix some bad URLs, closes: #168357
646 - fix a grammar typo, closes: #166098
648 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 12 Nov 2002 23:15:03 -0500
650 developers-reference (3.1) unstable; urgency=low
653 - Corrected several errors with —
654 - Applied patch from Peter Palfrader, correcting
655 the URL for the Debian Voting Information page. closes: #150427
656 - Applied patch from Matej Vela, dpkg-buildpackage does no more
657 require -sa for version -0.1. closes: #150861
658 - Applied the reformulations proposed by David Kimdon. closes: #150572
659 - Applied the patch of Matt Zimmerman. Thanks Matt! closes: #145287
660 - Added the explanation about how to replace an .orig.tar.gz.
662 - Mostly deleted the paragraph about security upload in the
663 section explaining source NMU. Just added a link to point to
664 "Handling security-related bugs". closes: #159935
665 - Added a link to the Technical Committee web page (in the "Bug
666 housekeeping" section). closes: #151365
667 - Explain uploads to testing-proposed-updates, mentions briefly
668 stable-security and testing-security. closes: #149666
669 Removed the comment about uploads to frozen.
670 - Documented the "Developer's packages overview" web portal.
672 - Added a reference to debian-l10n-english in "Writing useful
673 descriptions". closes: #158609
674 - Added a Best Packaging Practice section for "Packages using
675 autoconf/automake". closes: #158045
676 - Documented associated features to db.debian.org like SSH key
677 replication and *.debian.net DNS entry. closes: #155389
678 - Added a section about "Bug Squashing Parties".
680 - removed obsolete, needless dupload variables
681 - applied linguistic fixes from David Kimdon, closes: #150572
682 - random proofreading, mostly changing he -> they
683 - added people.d.o and non-us.d.o to the Debian servers section, and
684 mostly rewrote it to exclude real machine names and be better organized
685 - updated the mailing lists section
687 - debian/changelog: remove obsolete Emacs variables
688 - editorial review of the changes above, minor tagging changes,
691 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:57:41 -0400
693 developers-reference (3.0) unstable; urgency=low
696 - welcome Manoj Srivastava as a co-maintainer
697 - welcome Raphael Hertzog as a co-maintainer
699 - new Chapter "Resource for Debian Developers", incorporating
701 Ch "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines"
702 Ch "The Debian Archive"
704 - new Chapter "Managing Packages", incorporating former chapters
706 Ch "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
707 Ch "Porting and Being Ported"
708 Ch "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages"
709 Ch "Handling Bugs" (retitled "Handling package bugs")
710 Sec "Bug housekeeping" (new section, some parts stubbed out)
712 - new Chapter "Beyond Packaging" recommends ways to contribute
713 to Debian beyond issues of package maintenance; incoporates
714 Ch "Interaction with Prospective Developers", retitled to
715 Sec "Interacting with Prospective Debian Developers"
716 Sec "Submitting Bugs", renamed to "Reporting Bugs"
717 Sec "QA" moved here from old Sec "Quality Assurance effort"
718 Sec "Dealing with unreachable maintainers"
720 - Sec "The Developers Database" added under Resources
721 - new Sec "Collaborative Maintenance" concerning multiple maintainers
724 - Sec "Getting started": add link to New Maintainers' Guide
725 - Sec "Debian Mentors" renamed to "Debian Mentors and Sponsors",
726 we add some info on sponsoring; also in Sec "Sponsoring packages"
727 - Section's first word capitalized, rest are normal case
728 - purge a reference to the Packaging Manual; closes: #145039
729 - misc. cross-referencing with new or moved sections
730 - change some literal quotes to ‘, ”, etc.
731 - tagging improvements: replace <tt> with <file> for files and
732 directories; since <tt><var> and <example><var> doesn't look right,
733 work-around with <...>
734 - entity'ize master.debian.org, us-upload-dir, non-us-upload-dir
735 - update copyright date
736 - some simplifications on the TeX suffix rule
737 - spell check and grammar corrections
741 - changed -e by -m in the dpkg-buildpackage command line example;
743 - clarify wording between "porter upload", "binary-only NMU", "simple
744 recompile"; closes: #102626
745 - extended "removing a package"; closes: #135560
746 - Ch "Best Packaging Practices": new chapter, including new
747 Sec "Writing useful descriptions" as a first entry in that
748 chapter; closes: #53109, #129848
749 - indicate that the list of subsections is defined in the policy;
751 - removed some cruft in `Announcing package uploads'
752 - document the testing scripts; closes: #129445
753 - explain how to reassign/close bugs of removed packages;
755 - updates the note about software subject to US patents;
757 - new Section "Contacting other maintainers" under "Beyond packaging"
758 Document the package@packages.debian.org alias; closes: #114553
759 - new Section "Package's information" under Resources
760 Document http://packages.debian.org/<package>,
761 http://bugs.debian.org/<package> and the madison utility
762 - Sec "Reporting bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/from:email@isp.com
763 - Sec "Handling bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/login@debian.org
764 - Sec "The Incoming system" in "Resources", describe how it works and
765 also speak of the DELAYED directory; closes: #135562, #136774
767 - Sec "Developer Database": added a sentence about finger
769 - update the total number of packages and the example directory tree
771 - updated the list of available architectures.
772 - commented out the "Subsections" section since it will RSN have nothing
773 to with the Debian archive. It's just a generic information field
774 of the package and nothing more.
775 - added more incentive to use experimental since it doesn't cause
776 any pain to the ftpmasters.
777 - Sec "When to do a source NMU": updated the NMU "protocol" and suggest
778 the use of the delayed queue.
779 - new Section "Acknowledging the NMUs" to explain the need to integrate
780 the changes introduced by NMUs. Insists on the fact that one shouldn't
782 - stubbed in new Section "Collaborative maintenance"
783 - stubbed in new Section "The Package Tracking System"
784 - Sec "The Package Tracking System": filled with content from
785 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, heavily updated by myself
786 - new Section "Managing sponsored packages" contributed by
787 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, slightly updated by myself
788 - new Sec "Bug housekeeping"; closes: #39519
790 - new Sec "Documentation"
791 - added Sec "IRC channels" in the Resources chapter
792 - added Sec "pbuilder" in the appendix. Mention it in the section
793 "Being kind to porter" too
794 - extended Sec "devscripts" with info about "bts" and "uscan"
795 - completed Sec "Helper scripts"
796 - completed Sec "Package with multiple patches",
797 "Multiple binary packages", "Libraries", "Other specific packages",
798 "The wise use of debconf" -- all those are quite simplistic, they
800 - integrated Sec "Handling debconf translations" contributed by
801 Denis Barbier -- thanks, Denis!
804 - update French translation
806 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 14 Jun 2002 01:18:19 -0400
808 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
811 - some grammar corrections
812 - update French translation
814 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
815 anymore; closes: #135559
816 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
818 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
820 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
821 that would be welcome)
822 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
823 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
824 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
825 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
826 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
827 - other minor wording changes
828 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
829 - Ch "Package uploads":
830 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
831 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
832 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
833 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
834 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
835 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
836 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
838 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
840 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
842 * from Martin Michlmayr
843 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
844 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
845 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
847 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
849 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
851 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
853 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
854 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
855 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
858 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
860 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
863 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
865 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
868 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
870 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
871 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
872 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
873 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
874 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
875 talking about uploading to distributions
876 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
877 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
878 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
880 - French translation updated
882 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
883 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
884 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
886 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
888 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
891 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
892 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
895 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
897 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
900 * fix a typo in a link
901 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
902 update documentation accordingly
904 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
905 forwarding bugs upstream
907 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
908 entities which should be used
909 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
910 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
912 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
914 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
916 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
917 * French version: completely up-to-date now
918 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
919 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
921 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
924 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
926 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
928 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
930 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
931 this translation needs updating
932 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
933 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
934 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
936 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
937 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
938 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
940 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
941 included yet, however
943 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
945 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
947 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
949 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
950 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
952 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
954 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
956 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
958 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
959 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
960 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
962 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
964 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
966 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
969 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
970 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
971 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
972 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
973 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
974 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
975 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
976 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
977 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
978 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
979 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
980 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
982 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
983 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
984 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
985 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
986 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
988 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
990 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
991 * update copyright notice for 2001
992 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
993 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
994 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
996 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
998 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
1000 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
1002 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
1004 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
1006 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
1008 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
1010 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
1011 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
1013 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
1014 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
1015 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
1016 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
1017 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
1018 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
1019 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
1020 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
1021 could be used if necessary
1022 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
1023 mention the rsync dupload method
1024 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
1026 * other small corrections
1027 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
1028 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
1029 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
1030 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
1032 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
1034 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
1035 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
1037 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
1039 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
1041 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
1042 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
1043 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
1044 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
1046 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
1047 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
1048 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
1049 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
1050 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
1052 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
1054 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
1055 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
1056 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
1057 team (closes: Bug#52906)
1058 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
1059 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
1060 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
1062 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
1063 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
1064 - added a section about the LDAP database
1065 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
1066 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
1068 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
1069 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
1071 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
1073 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
1075 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
1076 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
1077 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
1079 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
1080 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
1081 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
1082 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
1083 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
1084 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
1085 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
1086 description from developers-reference.sgml
1088 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
1090 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
1092 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
1093 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
1095 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
1097 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
1098 releases are available at archive.debian.org
1099 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
1100 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
1101 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
1102 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
1103 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
1104 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
1105 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
1106 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
1108 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
1109 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
1110 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
1111 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
1113 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
1114 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
1115 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
1116 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
1117 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
1118 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
1119 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
1120 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
1121 suggestion from James Troup
1122 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
1123 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
1124 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
1125 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
1128 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
1130 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
1132 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
1133 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
1135 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
1137 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
1139 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
1140 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
1141 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
1142 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
1143 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
1144 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
1145 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
1147 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
1149 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
1151 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
1152 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
1153 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
1154 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
1155 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
1156 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
1158 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
1159 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
1161 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
1163 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
1165 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
1167 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
1169 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
1170 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
1171 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
1172 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
1173 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
1175 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
1176 with intro; demoted server sections under that
1177 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
1178 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
1180 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
1181 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
1182 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
1183 a normal developer may have access.
1185 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
1187 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
1189 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
1190 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
1191 step all over each other
1193 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
1195 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
1197 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
1198 address for PGP key updates
1200 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
1202 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
1204 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
1205 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
1206 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
1207 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
1208 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
1210 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
1212 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
1214 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
1215 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
1216 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
1217 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
1218 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
1219 <keyring-maint> instead)
1220 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
1221 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
1223 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
1225 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
1226 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
1227 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
1229 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
1231 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1233 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
1234 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
1235 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
1236 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
1237 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
1238 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
1240 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
1241 tighten up the language a bit
1242 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
1243 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
1244 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
1245 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
1247 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
1248 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
1249 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
1250 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
1251 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
1252 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
1254 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
1255 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
1256 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
1257 about how to depart Debian gracefully
1258 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
1259 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
1260 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
1261 number of available packages
1262 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
1263 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
1265 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
1267 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1269 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
1272 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
1274 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1276 * not officially released
1277 * more spelling corrections
1278 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
1280 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
1282 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1284 * not officially released
1285 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
1286 * some PGP-centricity removed
1287 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
1288 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
1289 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
1290 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
1291 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
1292 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
1294 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
1296 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1298 * not officially released
1299 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
1300 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
1301 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
1302 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
1303 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
1304 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
1305 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
1306 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
1307 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
1308 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
1309 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
1310 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
1311 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
1312 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
1314 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
1315 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
1317 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
1319 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
1320 take a couple of weeks
1321 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
1322 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
1323 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
1324 excited about it and can't wait
1325 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
1326 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
1328 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
1329 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
1331 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
1332 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
1333 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
1335 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
1337 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1339 * move to 3-level version number:
1340 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
1341 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
1342 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
1343 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
1344 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
1347 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
1348 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
1349 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
1351 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
1353 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
1354 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
1355 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
1356 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
1357 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
1358 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
1360 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
1362 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
1363 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
1364 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
1365 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
1366 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
1367 - "The CVS server": new section added
1368 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
1370 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
1371 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
1372 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
1373 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
1374 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
1375 with respect to GPG.
1376 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
1377 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
1378 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
1379 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
1380 a canonical location?)
1381 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
1382 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
1383 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
1384 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
1386 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
1388 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
1389 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
1390 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
1391 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
1393 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
1395 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
1397 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
1398 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
1399 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
1400 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
1401 them. (closes Bug#26948)
1402 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
1403 and should not be included in this Reference.
1404 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
1405 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
1406 maintainer tools only!
1407 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
1408 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
1409 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
1410 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
1411 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
1412 * Little corrections here and there.
1413 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
1414 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
1417 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
1419 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1421 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
1422 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
1423 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
1425 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
1426 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
1427 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
1428 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
1429 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
1430 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
1431 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
1432 do prior to uploading
1433 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
1434 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
1436 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
1437 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
1438 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
1439 duties with respect to bugs
1440 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
1441 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
1442 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
1444 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
1445 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
1446 * grammar and markup changes throughout
1447 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
1448 explicit what is used to build this package
1450 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
1452 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1455 * version number and date are automatically populated now
1456 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
1457 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
1458 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
1459 * utilize the new URL tag
1460 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
1463 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
1465 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1467 * non-maintainer release
1468 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
1469 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
1470 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
1471 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
1472 text, it can't hurt you.)
1473 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
1474 reflect this packages version number
1475 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
1477 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
1479 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1483 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
1485 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1487 * New version numbering scheme:
1489 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1490 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1491 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1494 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1495 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1496 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1497 differ between the manuals.
1499 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1500 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1501 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1502 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1504 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1505 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1507 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
1509 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
1511 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1513 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1515 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
1516 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
1518 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
1519 (as requested by James Troup)
1521 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
1523 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
1525 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
1527 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1529 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1531 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
1533 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
1535 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
1536 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
1537 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
1538 the non-maintainer release
1540 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
1541 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
1542 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
1545 - Lots of typos fixed
1547 * Compressed SGML source code
1549 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
1550 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
1552 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1554 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
1556 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1558 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
1559 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
1560 - Announcing package uploads
1561 * New section about Debian Mentors
1562 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
1563 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
1564 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
1565 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
1567 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
1569 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
1571 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
1572 of our FTP server and the development process
1573 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
1574 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
1575 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
1577 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
1578 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
1579 debian-devel before they are uploaded
1580 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
1581 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
1582 contacting the maintainer
1583 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
1584 a new manual released soon)
1585 * Some minor changes
1586 * Include SGML source in package
1587 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
1588 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
1590 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
1592 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1596 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
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