1 developers-reference (3.4.10) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
4 * Add recommendations to re-introduce packages. Thanks to Paul Wise for the
8 * introduce epub support (Closes: #652044)
10 -- Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:20:49 +0200
12 developers-reference (3.4.9) unstable; urgency=low
17 * Clarify that removals from testing are possible. Closes: #678710
18 Thanks to Per Andersson <avtobiff@gmail.com> for the patch.
19 * Reword various parts to be gender-neutral. Closes: #678712
20 Thanks to Per Andersson and Steve Langasek for the patch.
21 * Recommend usage of gender-neutral formulations in README-contrib.
22 * Fix Vcs-Browser URL. Thanks to Charles Plessy who spotted it.
23 * Document the existence of "hints" that release managers can
24 use to tweak the conditions of testing migration. Closes: #679562
25 Thanks to Paul Gevers <paul@climbing.nl> for the patch.
27 [ Translation updates ]
28 * Japanese by Hideki Yamane.
29 * French by David Prévot.
30 * German by Chris Leick.
33 * Fix typo: Freenodes -> Freenode. Closes: #679735
35 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Sun, 19 Aug 2012 17:34:59 -0400
37 developers-reference (3.4.8) unstable; urgency=low
40 * Move away po4a handling in its own directory with a single config file.
41 * Adapt Makefile and README-contrib to the current po4a tree.
42 * Upgrades to stable should be discussed using reportbug. Thanks to Don
43 Armstrong <don@donarmstrong.com> for the patch.
44 Acked-by: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org> . Closes: #670362
45 * Use UTF-8 locale to prepare the text version. Closes: #658839
46 * Delayed queue goes from 0 to 15-day. Closes: #631353
49 * Make XeTeX backend to use xCJK package only for CJK and add tipa for
50 build dependency. (See #666569). Closes: #666578
52 * Translation updates (complete)
53 - French by David Prévot.
54 - German by Chris Leick.
57 * Update Standards-Version to 3.9.3 (no change required).
58 * Switch to xz compression for source.
59 * Clean up debian/rules by using dh (with compat level 8).
60 * Drop build-dependency on latex-cjk-xcjk since xeCJK.sty is provided
61 by texlive-xetex directly.
63 -- Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:57:23 +0200
65 developers-reference (3.4.7) unstable; urgency=low
70 * Document some best practices for meta-packages. Extend those for
71 transitional packages. Based on a patch by Luca Falavigna
72 <dktrkranz@debian.org> (thanks!). Closes: #569219
73 * Update license pointer to correctly point to GPL-2. Closes: #643929
74 Thanks to Luca Falavigna.
75 * Update URL of Debian Mentors FAQ. Closes: #643930
76 Thanks to Luca Falavigna for the patch.
77 * Refresh some release-specific information. Closes: #643931
78 Based on a patch by Luca Falavigna.
79 * Refresh some ftpmaster-related information. Closes: #643932
80 Thanks to Luca Falavigna for the patch.
81 * Update minimal GPG key length to match current requirements.
82 Closes: #643933 Thanks to Luca Falavigna for the patch.
83 * Update login information for rt.debian.org. Closes: #643934
84 Thanks to Luca Falavigna for the patch.
85 * Drop section about yada. Its usage is highly discouraged. Closes: #643935
86 Thanks to Luca Falavigna for the patch.
87 * Update best practice about unfuzzying PO file translations to recommend
88 msguntypot. Thanks to David Prévot for the patch.
89 Acked-by Christian Perrier. Closes: #655153
92 * Add doc-base file for the German translation.
93 * Typo fix, thanks to Andreas Moog. Closes: #655096
94 * Use XeTeX backend, that fix quotes in examples. Closes: #629530
95 * Build the Japanese PDF, thanks to Osamu Aoki and the maint-guide build
98 * Translation updates (all completed)
99 - Japanese by Hideki Yamane.
100 - German by Chris Leick.
101 - French by David Prévot.
103 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:36:12 -0400
105 developers-reference (3.4.6) unstable; urgency=low
108 * Update the NMU rules to take into account the 0-day NMU rule
109 instituted by the release managers. Closes: #625449
112 * Update my email address.
113 * Encourage the use of RT to contact the security team.
114 Patch from Thijs Kinkhorst. Closes: #610782
115 * Document the process of returning after retirement.
116 Patch from Serafeim Zanikolas. Closes: #540249
117 * Add instructions how to mark a non-free package as auto-buildable.
118 Patch from Moritz Muehlenhoff, ACKed by Andreas Barth.
121 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org> Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:52:10 +0200
123 developers-reference (3.4.5) unstable; urgency=low
128 * Remove part about -v for package uploads from experimental to unstable,
129 version tracking removed that requirement.
132 * Rework section on "sponsoring packages" and include a basic
133 checklist for the sponsor. Closes: #453313
134 * Update the "Debian Developer's Duties" chapter to be more explicit
135 about duties of package maintainers. Closes: #548867
136 * Update references to merkel (which is decommissionned) where
137 needed. Closes: #619990
138 Thanks to Charles Plessy for the patch.
139 * Many typos fixed by Chris Leick <c.leick@vollbio.de>. Closes: #623512
142 * Initial German translation.
145 * Activate German package. Closes: #623489
146 * Update French translation.
147 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.9.2. No changes needed.
148 * Add build-arch and build-indep targets.
149 * Explicitly refer to GPL-2 file in debian/copyright.
152 * Update Japanese translation.
154 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:56:46 -0400
156 developers-reference (3.4.4) unstable; urgency=low
159 * Document the new derivatives-bugs PTS keyword.
160 * Removed hp.debian.or.jp reference. Closes: 561597
163 * Update description of the PTS "summary" keyword. Thanks to
164 Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the patch. Closes: #469154
165 * Add accent on my first name in debian/control.
166 * Use "3.0 (native)" source format with bzip2 compression.
167 Created debian/source/{format,options} for this.
168 * Update guideline for override change to point to BTS
169 instead of email. Thanks to Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the
170 patch. Closes: #540231
171 * Include full URL to the README of the upload queue. Thanks to Simon
172 McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the patch. Closes: #540974
173 * The key protecting #debian-private is now stored on a file
174 on master.debian.org, it's no more required to search into
175 the debian-private archives. Thanks to gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
176 for the patch. Closes: #548823
177 * Update information about upload queues. Thanks to Simon McVittie
178 <smcv@debian.org> for the patches:
179 - point to official names {ftp,ssh}.upload.debian.org. Closes: #554054
180 - drop references to non-working queues. Closes: #554077
181 * Mention docbook, POD and reST as convenient formats to write new manual
182 pages. Thanks to Charles Plessy and the debian-mentors list
183 for the idea and the patch. Closes: #557298
184 * Update several sections to take into account the new source formats “3.0
185 (quilt)” and “3.0 (native)”. Closes: #561952
186 * Drop reference to “dbs” in the section about including binary files.
187 * Fix typo “transfered“ → “transferred”. Closes: #555685
188 * Fix typo “programms“ → “programs”. Closes: #560808
189 * Drop section about debmake, it has been removed of Debian since lenny.
190 * Update URL of the security tracker. Thanks to Salvatore Bonaccorso.
192 * Update URL of Packages-arch-specific. Closes: #553974
193 * Update section about Alioth to mention FusionForge instead of GForge.
194 Drop mention of separate cvs.debian.org it's managed by Alioth too.
196 * Document new "buildd" keyword from the PTS.
197 * Update URL explaining the "Debian Maintainer" status, it's now at
198 http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMaintainer. Closes: #564414
199 * Update number of source packages. Thanks Karl Goetz. Closes: #567235
200 * Update and simplify list of architectures. Thanks Karl Goetz.
202 * Small typo fixes and clarifications/rewordings suggested by Karl Goetz.
204 * Document the notion of "team upload": it looks like an NMU but it's not
205 really one because the uploader is an implicit co-maintainer since he's
206 part of the maintenance team. Thanks to Charles Plessy for the initial
207 patch. Closes: #573110
208 * Update standards-version to 3.9.1 and add missing ${misc:Depends} in
210 * Fix debian/tocsubstvars to cope with the new way dpkg-dev handles
211 multi-lines substitution variables.
214 * Update outdated mentions, typos and tags. Closes: #578664
215 * French translation updated from the 2006 debiandoc version.
216 * Apply updated patch from Nicolas François. Closes: #257150
217 * dinstall run happens four times a day. Closes: #585161
218 * Activate Japanese package.
219 * Handle addendum if it exists.
221 -- Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:28:03 -0400
223 developers-reference (3.4.3) unstable; urgency=low
225 * Fixed working of the repackaged tarballs section to avoid giving the
226 impression that it's a standard packages must comply with. Closes:
228 * Specify that bugs from removed packages must be closed in foo+rm.
230 * Change the maintainer address to debian-policy@, based on discussion
232 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.3. No changes needed.
233 * Update copyright notices and list of authors.
235 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:56:19 +0200
237 developers-reference (3.4.2) unstable; urgency=low
239 * Applied patch from Justin B Rye that improves the discussion on writing
240 package descriptions. Closes: #516436.
241 * Lenny has been released, update the list of codenames. Closes: #527008.
242 * Applied patch from Paul Wise that adds a paragraph about hostile
243 upstreams. Closes: #523985.
244 * Applied patch from Charles Plessy about providing information to the
245 ftpmasters. Closes: #526410.
246 * In the section about patch systems, mention quilt (wasn not
247 mentionned before) and describe it as the recommended patch system.
248 also mention dpatch and cdbs' patch system. drop dbs. Closes: #525668.
249 * Added a note in the wanna-build section to mention
250 http://release.debian.org/wanna-build.txt. Closes: #516375.
251 * Clarified NMU versioning to reflect existing practices. Closes: #532945.
252 * s/README.Debian-source/README.source/ in the section
253 about repackaged upstream tarballs.
254 * Mention the Gandi.net hosting discount in section 4.13.
255 Applied patch from Tim Retout. Closes: #538245.
256 * Reduce length of title of L10N section so that it is no longer split.
257 Applied patch from Justin B Rye. Closes: #534688.
258 * Bumped debhelper compat level to 5 (4 was deprecated)
259 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.2. No changes needed.
260 * Added pointer to debian-project@ post about the wanna-build team.
262 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:28:04 +0200
264 developers-reference (3.4.1) unstable; urgency=low
267 * Create a publish target in the Makefile to reenable builds on the
271 * Commited DEP1: rework the whole NMU section.
272 The most important changes are:
273 + NMUs are now explicitely allowed for all bugs, not just "serious bugs".
274 + It is recommended to use the DELAYED queue, and some example delays are
277 + Describe the process of acknowleding NMUs in a way that works
278 with the BTS's version-tracking. Closes: #480723.
279 + No longer mention that only DDs can do NMU. Don't make any
280 distinction. Closes: #464230.
281 + Switch to +nmu for NMU versioning. Closes: #437392.
282 + Mention nmudiff. Closes: #483227.
283 * Mention docbook-xml, and that debiandoc-sgml is deprecated. Thanks to
284 W. Martin Borgert for the patch. Closes: #485689.
285 * Fixed typo and example in the blurb about debug packages.
286 Thanks to Theppitak Karoonboonyanan for the patch.
288 * Update instructions on the delayed queue.
289 Thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst for the patch.
291 * Clarify wording about repackaged .orig.tar.gz.
292 Thanks to Cyril Brulebois for the patch.
294 * Improved README.contrib. Mention command to checkout the SVN
295 version. Thanks to Christine Spang for the patch.
297 * Document usertags. Thanks to Chris Lamb for the patch.
299 * Updated documentation on translation updates.
300 Thanks to Christian Perrier for the patch.
302 * Update instructions on handling of security issues.
303 Thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst for the patch.
304 Closes: #512620, #510783.
306 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:57:54 +0100
308 developers-reference (3.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
311 * Update Vcs-* fields after DDP's SVN restructuring. Closes: #483428.
312 * Fix conditions for updates from unstable to testing. Closes: #470754.
313 * linda has been removed. Remove section A.2.2. Closes: #483242.
314 * Co-maintainers are listed in the Uploaders field. Closes: #483230.
315 * Collaborative Maintenance: the 'global part' of debian/control
316 is the first paragraph, about the source package. Closes: #483231.
317 * debian-private archives are on master. Closes: #475531.
318 * Mention Debian Maintainers and the debian-maintainers package.
320 * README.contrib: document that short lines are preferred.
322 * build-rdeps allows to list reverse build-dependencies.
325 [ Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt ]
326 * Replace abused <emphasis> tags with <literal> tags.
327 * In the same spirit, wrap all uses of stable/testing/unstable and
328 release codenames in <literal>
329 * Remove reference to upload queue on auric in section 5.6.5, auric
330 doesn't exist anymore.
331 * Fix several typesetting errors and typos noticed by Sandro Tosi,
332 thanks for the notes! Closes: #483223
333 * Update several bits about release management/testing transitions
334 and release-critical bugs. Closes: #483237, #456494
335 * Update and rewrite the porting guidelines in chapter 5, bringing
336 the dev-ref up to the state of porting in the year 2008. Also
337 fixes several wording issues, such as possible misunderstandings
338 about the need to rebuild uploads. Closes: #483226
339 * Update the instructions for uploads to the (old)stable
340 distributions. Emphasize the importance of contacting the SRM
341 team before upload. Closes: #459343
342 * Update instructions for package removal requests. Closes: #454216
343 * Clarify instructions for bug reassignment, emphasizing the
344 need to inform the maintainers you reassign the bug to. Also
345 hint to using cloned bugs to avoid re-reporting. Heavily based
346 on patch by Marc Haber - thanks for the work! Closes: #484806
347 * Clarify instructions for replacing/renaming binary packages,
348 pointing out that using Provides is sometimes advisable. Closes:
350 * Update description of the madison tool (by replacing it with a
351 description of the dak ls tool). Update the example while we're
353 * Update explanation of best practice for closing bugs, seems to
354 have been forgotten when everything was upgraded to use
355 debbugs version-tracking. Closes: #485969
356 * Clarify ITP instructions and emphasize our wish that people send
357 ITPs, explaining a few of the reasons. Thanks for the note,
358 Thomas. Closes: #485837
360 + Update Uploaders to include Lucas, Raphael and me.
361 + Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.0. No changes needed!
363 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:45:49 +0200
365 developers-reference (3.3.9) unstable; urgency=low
369 - bump standards-version to 3.7.3 (no change)
370 - fix debian/copyright
371 - move debhelper to Build-Depends.
372 - add pdf for French version.
373 * Document changes to stable release management. Closes: #414291
374 * Debconf error templates no longer discouraged. Thanks,
375 Christian Perrier. Closes: #427832
376 * Keyring now uses RT. Closes: #428846
377 * Document -dbg-packages within BPs. Thanks, Joey Hess. Closes: #420540
378 * NMUs now also close bugs. Thanks, Lucas Nussbaum. Closes: #419507
379 * Fix documentation about gender neutral. Closes: #384178
380 * Fix typo. Closes: #405453
381 * More details on how to write documentation. Thanks, Josh Triplett.
383 * Add XS-Vcs-*. Thanks to Stefano Zacchiroli. Closes: #391023
384 * Small brushup to debconf description. Thanks, Thomas Huriaux.
386 * Document Team-Maintainence better. Thanks, Lucas Nussbaum.
388 * Add link to more removal ressources. Thanks, Adam D. Barratt,
389 Justin Pryzby. Closes: #412757, #356720
390 * Repacking source packages need to be documented in copyright.
391 Thanks, Russ Allbery. Closes: #413320
392 * Better describe version of debian native packages NMUs. Closes: #405818
393 * Source, HTML and text are now encoded in UTF-8. Thanks, Jörg Sommer.
395 * Source is now DocBook XML instead of debiandoc. Closes: #374220
398 * Add a link to enrico's excellent Debian Community Guidelines.
399 * Recommend the use of DSA's request tracker instead of mailing them.
400 * Remove reference to #debian-sf, #debian-bsd which don't exist anymore. Put
401 a reference to #debian-dpkg instead.
402 * Remove all stuff concerning non-US.
403 * Update information concerning Alioth.
404 * Update information concerning the Package Tracking System.
405 * Mention Alioth as the main resource for VCS repositories and deprecate
407 * Remove XS- prefix for Vcs-* fields since dpkg now supports them.
408 * Document the Homepage field. Thanks, Christian Perrier. Closes:
410 * Add Vcs-Svn and Vcs-Browser fields pointing to the new SVN
413 -- W. Martin Borgert <debacle@debian.org> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:16:40 +0000
415 developers-reference (3.3.8) unstable; urgency=low
417 * mia-history is replaced by mia-query. Thanks, Christoph Berg.
419 * fix missing quite. Thanks, Frank Küster. Closes: #365994
420 * use gnugp instead of gpg. Thanks, Justin Pryzby, Jon Dowland.
422 * better destinction between maintainer and developer. Thanks for
423 the suggestion to Colin Tuckley. Closes: #380458
424 * irc.d.o points to oftc. Thanks, Christoph Biedl, Jon Dowland.
426 * Bugs are now always closed thanks to version tracking.
427 Closes: #339552, #353447, #376199
428 * Clarify what "a conflicts b" means in testing migration.
430 * Packages in testing disappear if they're removed from unstable.
431 Thanks, Frank Küster, Al Stone. Closes: #365993
432 * Document only the most recent changelog entry is used. Thanks
433 to Kevin Glynn to the suggestion. Closes: #374738
434 * Add more tools for reverse depends. Close: #376582
435 * delayed-queue on gluck is uploaded more often now. Closes: #397907
436 * stop using capitals, minor fixes, language fixes.
437 Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Colin Tuckley, Russ Allbery.
438 Closes: #368046, #378929, #361744
439 * add CVE Ids to your changelog. Closes: #376961
440 * add reasoning why debconf questions shouldn't be longer than
441 20 lines. Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Christian Perrier, Russ Allbery.
443 * section changing needs re-uploading orig.tar.gz.
444 Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #387154
445 * binary files in diffs could be en/decoded with perl.
446 Thanks, Frank Küster. Closes: #397786
447 * Add pointer to new-reject-FAQ. Closes: #324967
448 * Hint to dd-list/whodepends. Closes: #353874
449 * Don't use too generic mail ids. Closes: #355725
450 * pts/summary is actually used. Thanks, Holger Levsen. Closes: #387108
451 * clarify that one should append the NMU-diff to a bug. Closes: #394033
452 * more detailed instructions on binary package removals.
456 - French translation updated to version 3.3.8
458 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:55:44 -0700
460 developers-reference (3.3.7) unstable; urgency=low
463 - adjust information about distributions with reality.
464 - add note on alioth accounts. Thanks, Phillip Kern. Closes: #306630
465 - correct manpage section of dpkg-scanpackages. Closes: #297069
466 - fix RFC 2440 URL. Closes: #308103
467 - add $arch@buildd information. Closes: #295483
468 - link to keyring.d.o for key replacement. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
470 - add information about Packages-arch-specific. Thanks, Frank Küster.
472 - add hint about LWN subscription. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
474 - more about debconf-style translation. Thanks, Christian Perrier.
476 - non-us discontinued.
477 - document nmu changes wrt version tracking. Thanks, Justin Pryzby.
479 - fix spelling issues. Thanks to various people.
480 Closes: #336146, #326857, #338660
481 - update menu policy helpers. Thanks, Florian Ernst. Closes: #340024
482 - send mia-mail to mia@qa. Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #341568
483 - Joerg Jaspert is now freenode contact. Closes: #344303
484 - give a clearer description of the gpg v4-key issues. Thanks,
485 Martin Michlmayr and Peter Palfrader. Closes: #317411
486 - more verbose about Homepage. Closes: #339826
487 - add sarge and etch. Closes: #327682
488 - document severity of RoM-request bugs. Closes: #305947
489 - update FSF address. Closes: #334820
490 - fix P-a-s link. Closes: #341195
491 - reflect binNMU changes. Closes: #349493
492 - new security upload queue. Closes: #352749
493 - fix experimental's sources.list entry. Closes: #347229
494 - remove deprecated "Closes:..." to ACK NMU bug fixes. Closes: #353447
495 - when resigning, gpg-sign your mail. Closes: #348160
496 - make pristine source and repackaged origtargz anchors work.
498 - same number of RC bugs is ok. Closes: #351944
499 - dpkg-source doesn't keep permissions. Thanks, Enrico Zini.
501 - also mention aspell. Closes: #320981
504 - French translation updated to version 3.3.7, proofread by Bernard Adrian
506 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:31:52 -0600
508 developers-reference (3.3.6) unstable; urgency=low
511 - closes: and NMUs/experimental uploads. Closes: #284714
512 - madison is on merkel.
513 - more gender-neutral. Closes: #290583, #290584, #263114
514 - explain current incoming. Closes: #290019
515 - remove broken sponsoring URL. Closes: #291698
516 - add handling hints about orig.tar.gz. Thanks, Frank. Closes: #278524
517 - duplicate bug reports should be merged. Closes: #285381
518 - if you're on vacation, please check whether someone needs keysigning.
520 - freenode has developer cloacks. Closes: #285687
521 - cleaned up uploaders / maintainer field
522 - explain how dak detects NMUs. Closes: #292354
523 - add "mass" to lots of bugs. Closes: #292946
524 - sync NM rules with reality.
526 - French translation updated to version 3.3.6
528 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:08:49 -0700
530 developers-reference (3.3.5) unstable; urgency=low
533 - uploads to more than one dist are not possible.
534 - updated upload queues. Closes: #235213
535 - updated URL of vanilla rules files. Closes: #237557, #252048
536 - please speak with stable RM before uploading to stable. Closes: #261464
537 - information on wnpp usage synced with wnpp. Closes: #255298
538 - spelling, grammer fixes.
539 Closes: #202444, #202499, #203202, #203378, #221902, #226208
540 - add hint about partitial key id. Closes: #243968
541 - spohr is restriced, and also ftp-master. Closes: #255814
542 - bpp: Hint about locale generation as non-root. Closes: #208021
543 - bpp: deborphan-compliant transition packages. Closes: #183654
544 - add myself to uploaders.
545 - add chapter about i10n. Closes: #208156
546 - add information about dchroot. Closes: #211845
547 - add information about NEWS.Debian. Closes: #212402
548 - add information about mia-database. Closes: #213961
549 - add link to debian-mentors FAQ.
550 - add verbose information about the package description. Closes: #214792
551 - add hint about -v<version> to experimental. Closes: #232930
552 - update information about yada. Closes: #217956
553 - urgency is sticky. Closes: #261914
554 - updated information about testing distribution. Closes: #266649.
555 - rewrote the NMU section, and
556 + made the possible severities of "target bugs" clearer. Closes: #233088.
557 + mention QA uploads. Closes: #202416.
558 + add -B for binNMUs, and local debsign usage. Closes: #208839.
559 + warning about breaking all-packages by binNMU. Closes: #213348.
560 - add information about gpg usage. Closes: #175815.
561 - make key replacement instructions more details. Closes: #275921
562 - typo and language fixes. Thanks, Era Eriksson. Closes: #277576
563 - add hints about debconf templates from Christian Perrier.
565 - Security uploads get urgency=high
566 - Be even more explicit about not uploading security updates
568 - French translation updated to version 3.3.5
570 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:07:26 +0100
572 developers-reference (3.3.4) unstable; urgency=low
575 - fixed language in the PTS section, prompted by a patch from
576 Romain FRANCOISE, thank you; closes: #197741
577 - updated the mailing lists section (again)
578 - documented Alioth, somewhat
580 - French translation updated to version 3.3.3 (more or less)
581 - proofread by Patrice Karatchentzeff
583 - Don't upload security updates directly to stable
584 - Always include an external reference in security changelog entries
585 - Be careful not to re-use a version number in security uploads
586 - More explicit instructions about what is appropriate for a security
590 - replace <!entity...> with <!ENTITY...> and other SGML hygenics
592 - Release this package as is to flush changes between June and now.
593 Yes, its been an age between releases here, for which I apologize.
594 Since CVS upstream for this package is back, I'm working on closing
595 bugs in this package now, I just wanted to get it out as is before I
598 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:09:48 -0500
600 developers-reference (3.3.3) unstable; urgency=low
603 - corrections by Michel Grentzinger
605 - updated documentation concerning the PTS
606 - added a paragraph about the PTS web interface
607 - documented how to add custom news item in the PTS
609 - updates and clarifications to instructions for security bugs
610 - deprecate uploads to stable for security fixes, reference
611 section on security bugs; closes: #196516
612 - use dpkg-buildpackage -B to test binary-arch, not -b;
615 - Sec "Managing sponsored packages": remove unnecessary 'debsign' cmd;
617 - fix debconf-devel(7) man page section; closes: #189512
618 - Sec "Responding to bugs": mention what FTBFS means; closes: #186605
619 - Sec "Distribution directories" renamed "Distributions"
620 - Sec "The testing distribution" moved under Sec "Distribution
621 directories" and renamed "More information about the testing
623 - Secs "Uploads to {stable,testing-proposed-updates}" retitled to make
624 it clear these are special cases
625 - Sec "Uploading to ftp-master": xref to "Delayed incoming";
627 - check compliance with Policy version 3.5.10
629 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Jun 2003 04:08:29 -0400
631 developers-reference (3.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
634 - French translation updated to version 3.3.1
635 - proofread by Philippe Batailler and Patrice Karatchentzeff
637 - French translation requires debiandoc-sgml 1.1.76 or better
639 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:48:59 -0400
641 developers-reference (3.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
644 - package description said it contained French and Japanese, fixed,
646 - Sec "Experimental": sources.list entries
647 - Sec "Basic rules for [mailing list] use": cosmetic, link to this sec
648 - Sec "Handling bugs": retitle and expand section
650 - more improvements to package synopsis and description
651 - the synopsis formula changed to either
652 <package-name> is a <synopsis>
654 <package-name> is <synopsis>
656 <package-name> are <synopsis>
658 - the synopsis itself should not start with an article
659 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control": expand intro
660 - fix doc-check URL; closes: #187144
661 - Sec "Multiple binary packages": fix awkward wording about vim source
662 package; closes: #187143
664 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:26:52 -0500
666 developers-reference (3.3) unstable; urgency=low
669 - French translation updated to version 3.2.2 (more or less)
670 - proofread by Philippe Batailler
672 - added "ddtp" keyword in the PTS documentation
674 - split out the doc-files per language, closes: #177448
675 - shuffled stuff around in the packages chapter
676 - added a section describing how to handle large amounts of
677 architecture-independent data bundled with programs
678 - added best practices on debian/changelog files, based on a patch
679 kindly provided by Daniel Kobras, closes: #166388
680 - described debdiff and dpkg-depcheck, and linked to them from the
681 right places in the document, closes: #172897
682 - describe the current practice in writing synopsis lines,
686 - convert to debhelper (compat mode 4); maintainer scripts no longer
688 - split -ja and -fr versions out into separate packages
689 - top-level makefile deletes targets on error; clean is cleaner
690 - replace the manual debian/control processing to show the document's
691 table of contents (TOC) with a new script 'debian/tocsubstvars';
692 note that the TOC displayed in the developers-reference-{fr,ja}
693 package descriptions are in English until UTF8 control files are
694 allowed; proper escaping of single quotes here requires newest
696 - editorial changes on material added in this version
697 - reorder "Best Packaging Practices" a bit
698 - rework "Best practices for debian/control" based on contributions
699 from Colin Walters, Branden Robinson, Sebastian Rittau and others;
700 closes: #139957, #108416
701 - primary author is developers-reference@packages.debian.org; remove
702 emails from other authors to prevent spam and confusion
704 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 24 Feb 2003 13:29:07 -0500
706 developers-reference (3.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
709 - slightly rewrote and updated links in the mirrors section
711 - Policy compliance checked and updated to 3.5.8, no changes needed
712 - TODO: remove some tasks which are done
713 - ship README-contrib and TODO in the doc dir
714 - Sec "Upstream home page": some revisions based on discussion on
716 - Sec "Documentation" added under Sec "Common packaging situations"
717 for best practices for documentation
718 - Add tools entries for autotools-dev, dpkg-repack, alien, debsums;
719 new Sec "Documentation and information", add entries there for
720 debview, debiandoc-sgml, debian-keyring; we believe this manual now
721 covers all of the established, general Debian maintainer tool
723 - spell-checking pass
725 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:45:23 -0500
727 developers-reference (3.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
730 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control" added, Sec "Writing useful
731 descriptions" moved under there
732 - Sec "Upstream home page" added in debian/control section
733 - Sec "Miscellaneous advice" empty, removed
734 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": tools now categorized into
735 subgroups; do cross-linking from this section into other parts of
736 the document where these tools are discussed
737 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": add entries for sbuild,
738 build-essential, linda; improved entries for pbuilder, devscripts
739 - Sec "Tools for porters" renamed and readapted to "Porting
740 infrastructure and automation"; move tool discussion down to the
741 appendix; improve Sec "buildd" a bit
742 - README-contrib added giving information for authors, contributors,
744 - eliminate the ByHand stuff, I'm pretty sure it's not needed now
745 with the DDP builder process, or if it is needed, it's a probably
746 that can be fixed by DDP folks
747 - stop shipping SGML source -- use 'apt-get source developers-reference'
748 after all, this is supposed to be a binary package, right?
749 - simply PS and PDF building rules
751 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 9 Dec 2002 03:04:19 -0500
753 developers-reference (3.2) unstable; urgency=low
756 - merged a bit misplaced lintian-reports section within the lintian
757 section and adjusted links
758 - added the missing description of dh-make and adjusted links
760 - ChangeLog attribution updates
761 - fix typos, closes: #171781
762 - expand the doc-base abstract and authors
763 - Ch "Packaging Practices" rewritten intro
764 - Sec "Packaging tools and common cases" renamed to "Best Practices
765 for debian/rules", and write an intro
766 - Sec "Helper scripts" in practices section rewritten, giving
767 arguments for and against debhelper, mostly for :)
768 - Sec "Package with multiple patches" renamed to "Patching source
769 versus patching at build time" and rewritten
770 - Sec "Multiple binary packages" rewritten
771 - Sec "Handling debconf translations" moved under an
772 "Internationalization" section, and some edits
773 - Sec "Internationalized Documentation" added under Sec
774 "Internationalization"
775 - Sec "Specific packaging practices" renamed to "Common packaging situations"
776 - Sec "Packages using autoconf/automake" rewritten
777 - Sec "Configuration management" moved forward in practices chapter
778 - Sec "Other specific packages" renamed to "Specific types of
779 packages", add info for SGML/XML and Lisp packages
780 - Sec "Writing useful descriptions" heavily edited
781 - Sec "Best practices for maintainer scripts" added, special credit
782 here to Charles Briscoe-Smith for work dating back to 1998; include
783 a POSIX shell snippet showing how to check if a command is the PATH,
785 - Apdx "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove debget, it's
786 rather useless and broken
787 - normalize up-casing on sections, which should only up-case proper
788 names and the first word
789 - new 'translation-status' script to check status of translations,
790 adapted from doc-check in boot-floppies, source pkg only --
791 oh my, French translation is 54 CVS revisions behind, and Japanese
793 - postinst: don't set /usr/doc symlink, aesthetics
794 - prerm: don't use 'command -v', it's not POSIX
795 - rules: produce md5sums file; break out a 'test' target
797 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 7 Dec 2002 02:28:06 -0500
799 developers-reference (3.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
802 - DDP publishing update
804 - doc-base file includes French and Japanese files
805 - debsign invocation was slightly wrong, closes: #170523
806 - Sec "Handling debconf translations", updates from Martin Quinson
807 for po-debconf with minimal editorial changes, closes: #169007
809 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:16:30 -0500
811 developers-reference (3.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
814 - updated IRC stuff, thanks to Ben Armstrong, closes: #161403
815 - fixed/updated/extended stuff about bugs, hoping to address the
816 issue of people abusing the changelog bug closing feature
818 - added myself as co-author
819 - fix a typo in Sec "Collaborative maintenance", closes: #161488
821 - updated security information, merging in Joey's stuff from the
822 Security Team FAQ and various updates and clarifications
824 - fix some bad URLs, closes: #168357
825 - fix a grammar typo, closes: #166098
827 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 12 Nov 2002 23:15:03 -0500
829 developers-reference (3.1) unstable; urgency=low
832 - Corrected several errors with —
833 - Applied patch from Peter Palfrader, correcting
834 the URL for the Debian Voting Information page. closes: #150427
835 - Applied patch from Matej Vela, dpkg-buildpackage does no more
836 require -sa for version -0.1. closes: #150861
837 - Applied the reformulations proposed by David Kimdon. closes: #150572
838 - Applied the patch of Matt Zimmerman. Thanks Matt! closes: #145287
839 - Added the explanation about how to replace an .orig.tar.gz.
841 - Mostly deleted the paragraph about security upload in the
842 section explaining source NMU. Just added a link to point to
843 "Handling security-related bugs". closes: #159935
844 - Added a link to the Technical Committee web page (in the "Bug
845 housekeeping" section). closes: #151365
846 - Explain uploads to testing-proposed-updates, mentions briefly
847 stable-security and testing-security. closes: #149666
848 Removed the comment about uploads to frozen.
849 - Documented the "Developer's packages overview" web portal.
851 - Added a reference to debian-l10n-english in "Writing useful
852 descriptions". closes: #158609
853 - Added a Best Packaging Practice section for "Packages using
854 autoconf/automake". closes: #158045
855 - Documented associated features to db.debian.org like SSH key
856 replication and *.debian.net DNS entry. closes: #155389
857 - Added a section about "Bug Squashing Parties".
859 - removed obsolete, needless dupload variables
860 - applied linguistic fixes from David Kimdon, closes: #150572
861 - random proofreading, mostly changing he -> they
862 - added people.d.o and non-us.d.o to the Debian servers section, and
863 mostly rewrote it to exclude real machine names and be better organized
864 - updated the mailing lists section
866 - debian/changelog: remove obsolete Emacs variables
867 - editorial review of the changes above, minor tagging changes,
870 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:57:41 -0400
872 developers-reference (3.0) unstable; urgency=low
875 - welcome Manoj Srivastava as a co-maintainer
876 - welcome Raphael Hertzog as a co-maintainer
878 - new Chapter "Resource for Debian Developers", incorporating
880 Ch "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines"
881 Ch "The Debian Archive"
883 - new Chapter "Managing Packages", incorporating former chapters
885 Ch "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
886 Ch "Porting and Being Ported"
887 Ch "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages"
888 Ch "Handling Bugs" (retitled "Handling package bugs")
889 Sec "Bug housekeeping" (new section, some parts stubbed out)
891 - new Chapter "Beyond Packaging" recommends ways to contribute
892 to Debian beyond issues of package maintenance; incoporates
893 Ch "Interaction with Prospective Developers", retitled to
894 Sec "Interacting with Prospective Debian Developers"
895 Sec "Submitting Bugs", renamed to "Reporting Bugs"
896 Sec "QA" moved here from old Sec "Quality Assurance effort"
897 Sec "Dealing with unreachable maintainers"
899 - Sec "The Developers Database" added under Resources
900 - new Sec "Collaborative Maintenance" concerning multiple maintainers
903 - Sec "Getting started": add link to New Maintainers' Guide
904 - Sec "Debian Mentors" renamed to "Debian Mentors and Sponsors",
905 we add some info on sponsoring; also in Sec "Sponsoring packages"
906 - Section's first word capitalized, rest are normal case
907 - purge a reference to the Packaging Manual; closes: #145039
908 - misc. cross-referencing with new or moved sections
909 - change some literal quotes to ‘, ”, etc.
910 - tagging improvements: replace <tt> with <file> for files and
911 directories; since <tt><var> and <example><var> doesn't look right,
912 work-around with <...>
913 - entity'ize master.debian.org, us-upload-dir, non-us-upload-dir
914 - update copyright date
915 - some simplifications on the TeX suffix rule
916 - spell check and grammar corrections
920 - changed -e by -m in the dpkg-buildpackage command line example;
922 - clarify wording between "porter upload", "binary-only NMU", "simple
923 recompile"; closes: #102626
924 - extended "removing a package"; closes: #135560
925 - Ch "Best Packaging Practices": new chapter, including new
926 Sec "Writing useful descriptions" as a first entry in that
927 chapter; closes: #53109, #129848
928 - indicate that the list of subsections is defined in the policy;
930 - removed some cruft in `Announcing package uploads'
931 - document the testing scripts; closes: #129445
932 - explain how to reassign/close bugs of removed packages;
934 - updates the note about software subject to US patents;
936 - new Section "Contacting other maintainers" under "Beyond packaging"
937 Document the package@packages.debian.org alias; closes: #114553
938 - new Section "Package's information" under Resources
939 Document http://packages.debian.org/<package>,
940 http://bugs.debian.org/<package> and the madison utility
941 - Sec "Reporting bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/from:email@isp.com
942 - Sec "Handling bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/login@debian.org
943 - Sec "The Incoming system" in "Resources", describe how it works and
944 also speak of the DELAYED directory; closes: #135562, #136774
946 - Sec "Developer Database": added a sentence about finger
948 - update the total number of packages and the example directory tree
950 - updated the list of available architectures.
951 - commented out the "Subsections" section since it will RSN have nothing
952 to with the Debian archive. It's just a generic information field
953 of the package and nothing more.
954 - added more incentive to use experimental since it doesn't cause
955 any pain to the ftpmasters.
956 - Sec "When to do a source NMU": updated the NMU "protocol" and suggest
957 the use of the delayed queue.
958 - new Section "Acknowledging the NMUs" to explain the need to integrate
959 the changes introduced by NMUs. Insists on the fact that one shouldn't
961 - stubbed in new Section "Collaborative maintenance"
962 - stubbed in new Section "The Package Tracking System"
963 - Sec "The Package Tracking System": filled with content from
964 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, heavily updated by myself
965 - new Section "Managing sponsored packages" contributed by
966 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, slightly updated by myself
967 - new Sec "Bug housekeeping"; closes: #39519
969 - new Sec "Documentation"
970 - added Sec "IRC channels" in the Resources chapter
971 - added Sec "pbuilder" in the appendix. Mention it in the section
972 "Being kind to porter" too
973 - extended Sec "devscripts" with info about "bts" and "uscan"
974 - completed Sec "Helper scripts"
975 - completed Sec "Package with multiple patches",
976 "Multiple binary packages", "Libraries", "Other specific packages",
977 "The wise use of debconf" -- all those are quite simplistic, they
979 - integrated Sec "Handling debconf translations" contributed by
980 Denis Barbier -- thanks, Denis!
983 - update French translation
985 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 14 Jun 2002 01:18:19 -0400
987 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
990 - some grammar corrections
991 - update French translation
993 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
994 anymore; closes: #135559
995 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
997 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
999 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
1000 that would be welcome)
1001 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
1002 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
1003 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
1004 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
1005 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
1006 - other minor wording changes
1007 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
1008 - Ch "Package uploads":
1009 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
1010 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
1011 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
1012 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
1013 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
1014 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
1015 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
1017 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
1019 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
1021 * from Martin Michlmayr
1022 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
1023 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
1024 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
1026 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
1028 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
1030 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
1032 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
1033 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
1034 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
1035 - minor build tweaks
1037 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
1038 * from Chris Tillman
1039 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
1042 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
1044 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
1047 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
1049 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
1050 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
1051 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
1052 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
1053 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
1054 talking about uploading to distributions
1055 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
1056 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
1057 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
1059 - French translation updated
1061 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
1062 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
1063 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
1065 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
1067 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
1070 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
1071 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
1074 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
1076 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
1079 * fix a typo in a link
1080 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
1081 update documentation accordingly
1083 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
1084 forwarding bugs upstream
1086 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
1087 entities which should be used
1088 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
1089 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
1091 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
1093 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
1095 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
1096 * French version: completely up-to-date now
1097 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
1098 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
1100 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
1103 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
1105 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
1107 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
1109 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
1110 this translation needs updating
1111 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
1112 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
1113 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
1115 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
1116 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
1117 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
1119 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
1120 included yet, however
1122 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
1124 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
1126 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
1128 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
1129 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
1131 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
1133 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
1135 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
1137 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
1138 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
1139 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
1141 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
1143 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
1145 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
1148 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
1149 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
1150 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
1151 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
1152 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
1153 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
1154 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
1155 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
1156 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
1157 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
1158 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
1159 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
1161 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
1162 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
1163 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
1164 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
1165 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
1167 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
1169 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
1170 * update copyright notice for 2001
1171 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
1172 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
1173 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
1175 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
1177 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
1179 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
1181 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
1183 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
1185 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
1187 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
1189 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
1190 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
1192 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
1193 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
1194 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
1195 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
1196 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
1197 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
1198 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
1199 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
1200 could be used if necessary
1201 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
1202 mention the rsync dupload method
1203 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
1205 * other small corrections
1206 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
1207 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
1208 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
1209 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
1211 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
1213 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
1214 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
1216 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
1218 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
1220 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
1221 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
1222 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
1223 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
1225 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
1226 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
1227 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
1228 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
1229 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
1231 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
1233 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
1234 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
1235 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
1236 team (closes: Bug#52906)
1237 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
1238 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
1239 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
1241 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
1242 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
1243 - added a section about the LDAP database
1244 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
1245 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
1247 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
1248 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
1250 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
1252 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
1254 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
1255 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
1256 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
1258 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
1259 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
1260 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
1261 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
1262 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
1263 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
1264 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
1265 description from developers-reference.sgml
1267 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
1269 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
1271 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
1272 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
1274 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
1276 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
1277 releases are available at archive.debian.org
1278 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
1279 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
1280 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
1281 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
1282 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
1283 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
1284 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
1285 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
1287 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
1288 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
1289 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
1290 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
1292 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
1293 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
1294 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
1295 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
1296 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
1297 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
1298 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
1299 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
1300 suggestion from James Troup
1301 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
1302 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
1303 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
1304 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
1307 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
1309 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
1311 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
1312 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
1314 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
1316 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
1318 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
1319 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
1320 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
1321 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
1322 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
1323 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
1324 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
1326 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
1328 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
1330 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
1331 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
1332 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
1333 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
1334 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
1335 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
1337 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
1338 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
1340 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
1342 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
1344 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
1346 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
1348 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
1349 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
1350 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
1351 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
1352 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
1354 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
1355 with intro; demoted server sections under that
1356 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
1357 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
1359 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
1360 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
1361 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
1362 a normal developer may have access.
1364 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
1366 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
1368 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
1369 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
1370 step all over each other
1372 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
1374 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
1376 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
1377 address for PGP key updates
1379 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
1381 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
1383 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
1384 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
1385 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
1386 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
1387 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
1389 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
1391 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
1393 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
1394 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
1395 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
1396 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
1397 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
1398 <keyring-maint> instead)
1399 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
1400 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
1402 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
1404 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
1405 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
1406 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
1408 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
1410 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1412 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
1413 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
1414 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
1415 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
1416 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
1417 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
1419 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
1420 tighten up the language a bit
1421 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
1422 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
1423 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
1424 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
1426 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
1427 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
1428 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
1429 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
1430 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
1431 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
1433 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
1434 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
1435 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
1436 about how to depart Debian gracefully
1437 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
1438 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
1439 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
1440 number of available packages
1441 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
1442 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
1444 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
1446 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1448 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
1451 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
1453 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1455 * not officially released
1456 * more spelling corrections
1457 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
1459 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
1461 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1463 * not officially released
1464 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
1465 * some PGP-centricity removed
1466 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
1467 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
1468 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
1469 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
1470 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
1471 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
1473 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
1475 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1477 * not officially released
1478 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
1479 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
1480 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
1481 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
1482 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
1483 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
1484 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
1485 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
1486 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
1487 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
1488 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
1489 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
1490 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
1491 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
1493 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
1494 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
1496 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
1498 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
1499 take a couple of weeks
1500 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
1501 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
1502 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
1503 excited about it and can't wait
1504 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
1505 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
1507 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
1508 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
1510 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
1511 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
1512 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
1514 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
1516 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1518 * move to 3-level version number:
1519 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
1520 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
1521 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
1522 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
1523 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
1526 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
1527 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
1528 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
1530 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
1532 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
1533 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
1534 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
1535 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
1536 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
1537 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
1539 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
1541 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
1542 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
1543 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
1544 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
1545 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
1546 - "The CVS server": new section added
1547 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
1549 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
1550 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
1551 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
1552 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
1553 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
1554 with respect to GPG.
1555 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
1556 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
1557 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
1558 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
1559 a canonical location?)
1560 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
1561 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
1562 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
1563 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
1565 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
1567 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
1568 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
1569 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
1570 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
1572 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
1574 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
1576 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
1577 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
1578 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
1579 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
1580 them. (closes Bug#26948)
1581 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
1582 and should not be included in this Reference.
1583 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
1584 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
1585 maintainer tools only!
1586 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
1587 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
1588 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
1589 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
1590 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
1591 * Little corrections here and there.
1592 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
1593 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
1596 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
1598 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1600 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
1601 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
1602 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
1604 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
1605 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
1606 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
1607 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
1608 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
1609 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
1610 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
1611 do prior to uploading
1612 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
1613 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
1615 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
1616 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
1617 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
1618 duties with respect to bugs
1619 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
1620 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
1621 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
1623 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
1624 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
1625 * grammar and markup changes throughout
1626 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
1627 explicit what is used to build this package
1629 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
1631 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1634 * version number and date are automatically populated now
1635 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
1636 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
1637 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
1638 * utilize the new URL tag
1639 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
1642 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
1644 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1646 * non-maintainer release
1647 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
1648 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
1649 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
1650 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
1651 text, it can't hurt you.)
1652 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
1653 reflect this packages version number
1654 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
1656 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
1658 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1662 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
1664 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1666 * New version numbering scheme:
1668 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1669 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1670 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1673 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1674 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1675 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1676 differ between the manuals.
1678 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1679 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1680 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1681 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1683 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1684 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1686 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
1688 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
1690 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1692 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1694 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
1695 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
1697 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
1698 (as requested by James Troup)
1700 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
1702 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
1704 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
1706 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1708 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1710 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
1712 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
1714 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
1715 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
1716 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
1717 the non-maintainer release
1719 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
1720 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
1721 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
1724 - Lots of typos fixed
1726 * Compressed SGML source code
1728 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
1729 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
1731 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1733 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
1735 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1737 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
1738 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
1739 - Announcing package uploads
1740 * New section about Debian Mentors
1741 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
1742 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
1743 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
1744 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
1746 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
1748 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
1750 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
1751 of our FTP server and the development process
1752 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
1753 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
1754 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
1756 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
1757 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
1758 debian-devel before they are uploaded
1759 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
1760 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
1761 contacting the maintainer
1762 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
1763 a new manual released soon)
1764 * Some minor changes
1765 * Include SGML source in package
1766 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
1767 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
1769 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
1771 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1775 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
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