1 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
3 * not officially released
4 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
5 * some PGP-centricity removed
6 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
7 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
8 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
9 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
10 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
11 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
13 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
15 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
17 * not officially released
18 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
19 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
20 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
21 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
22 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
23 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
24 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
25 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
26 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
27 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
28 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
29 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
30 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
31 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
33 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
34 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
36 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
38 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
39 take a couple of weeks
40 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
41 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
42 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
43 excited about it and can't wait
44 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
45 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
47 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
48 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
50 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
51 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
52 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
54 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
56 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
58 * move to 3-level version number:
59 top-level version number probably won't change for a whil, it is the
60 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
61 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
62 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
63 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
66 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
67 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
68 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
70 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
72 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
73 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
74 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
75 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
76 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
77 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
79 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
81 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
82 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
83 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
84 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
85 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
86 - "The CVS server": new section added
87 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
89 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
90 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
91 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
92 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
93 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
95 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
96 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
97 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
98 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
99 a canonical location?)
100 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
101 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
102 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
103 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
105 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
107 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
108 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
109 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
110 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
112 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
114 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
116 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
117 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
118 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
119 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
120 them. (closes Bug#26948)
121 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
122 and should not be included in this Reference.
123 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
124 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
125 maintainer tools only!
126 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
127 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
128 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
129 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
130 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
131 * Little corrections here and there.
132 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
133 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
136 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
138 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
140 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
141 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
142 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
144 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
145 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
146 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
147 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
148 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
149 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
150 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
151 do prior to uploading
152 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
153 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
155 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
156 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
157 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
158 duties with respect to bugs
159 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
160 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
161 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
163 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
164 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
165 * grammar and markup changes throughout
166 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
167 explicit what is used to build this package
169 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
171 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
174 * version number and date are automatically populated now
175 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
176 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
177 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
178 * utilize the new URL tag
179 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
182 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
184 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
186 * non-maintainer release
187 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
188 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
189 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
190 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
191 text, it can't hurt you.)
192 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
193 reflect this packages version number
194 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
196 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
198 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
202 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
204 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
206 * New version numbering scheme:
208 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
209 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
210 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
213 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
214 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
215 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
216 differ between the manuals.
218 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
219 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
220 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
221 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
223 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
224 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
226 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
228 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
230 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
232 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
234 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
235 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
237 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
238 (as requested by James Troup)
240 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
242 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
244 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
246 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
248 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
250 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
252 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
254 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
255 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
256 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
257 the non-maintainer release
259 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
260 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
261 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
264 - Lots of typos fixed
266 * Compressed SGML source code
268 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
269 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
271 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
273 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
275 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
277 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
278 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
279 - Announcing package uploads
280 * New section about Debian Mentors
281 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
282 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
283 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
284 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
286 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
288 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
290 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
291 of our FTP server and the development process
292 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
293 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
294 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
296 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
297 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
298 debian-devel before they are uploaded
299 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
300 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
301 contacting the maintainer
302 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
303 a new manual released soon)
305 * Include SGML source in package
306 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
307 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
309 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
311 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
315 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
318 mode: debian-changelog