1 developers-reference (3.4.3) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Fixed working of the repackaged tarballs section to avoid giving the
4 impression that it's a standard packages must comply with. Closes:
6 * Specify that bugs from removed packages must be closed in foo+rm.
8 * Change the maintainer address to debian-policy@, based on discussion
10 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.3. No changes needed.
12 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:22:12 +0200
14 developers-reference (3.4.2) unstable; urgency=low
16 * Applied patch from Justin B Rye that improves the discussion on writing
17 package descriptions. Closes: #516436.
18 * Lenny has been released, update the list of codenames. Closes: #527008.
19 * Applied patch from Paul Wise that adds a paragraph about hostile
20 upstreams. Closes: #523985.
21 * Applied patch from Charles Plessy about providing information to the
22 ftpmasters. Closes: #526410.
23 * In the section about patch systems, mention quilt (wasn not
24 mentionned before) and describe it as the recommended patch system.
25 also mention dpatch and cdbs' patch system. drop dbs. Closes: #525668.
26 * Added a note in the wanna-build section to mention
27 http://release.debian.org/wanna-build.txt. Closes: #516375.
28 * Clarified NMU versioning to reflect existing practices. Closes: #532945.
29 * s/README.Debian-source/README.source/ in the section
30 about repackaged upstream tarballs.
31 * Mention the Gandi.net hosting discount in section 4.13.
32 Applied patch from Tim Retout. Closes: #538245.
33 * Reduce length of title of L10N section so that it is no longer split.
34 Applied patch from Justin B Rye. Closes: #534688.
35 * Bumped debhelper compat level to 5 (4 was deprecated)
36 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.2. No changes needed.
37 * Added pointer to debian-project@ post about the wanna-build team.
39 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:28:04 +0200
41 developers-reference (3.4.1) unstable; urgency=low
44 * Create a publish target in the Makefile to reenable builds on the
48 * Commited DEP1: rework the whole NMU section.
49 The most important changes are:
50 + NMUs are now explicitely allowed for all bugs, not just "serious bugs".
51 + It is recommended to use the DELAYED queue, and some example delays are
54 + Describe the process of acknowleding NMUs in a way that works
55 with the BTS's version-tracking. Closes: #480723.
56 + No longer mention that only DDs can do NMU. Don't make any
57 distinction. Closes: #464230.
58 + Switch to +nmu for NMU versioning. Closes: #437392.
59 + Mention nmudiff. Closes: #483227.
60 * Mention docbook-xml, and that debiandoc-sgml is deprecated. Thanks to
61 W. Martin Borgert for the patch. Closes: #485689.
62 * Fixed typo and example in the blurb about debug packages.
63 Thanks to Theppitak Karoonboonyanan for the patch.
65 * Update instructions on the delayed queue.
66 Thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst for the patch.
68 * Clarify wording about repackaged .orig.tar.gz.
69 Thanks to Cyril Brulebois for the patch.
71 * Improved README.contrib. Mention command to checkout the SVN
72 version. Thanks to Christine Spang for the patch.
74 * Document usertags. Thanks to Chris Lamb for the patch.
76 * Updated documentation on translation updates.
77 Thanks to Christian Perrier for the patch.
79 * Update instructions on handling of security issues.
80 Thanks to Thijs Kinkhorst for the patch.
81 Closes: #512620, #510783.
83 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:57:54 +0100
85 developers-reference (3.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
88 * Update Vcs-* fields after DDP's SVN restructuring. Closes: #483428.
89 * Fix conditions for updates from unstable to testing. Closes: #470754.
90 * linda has been removed. Remove section A.2.2. Closes: #483242.
91 * Co-maintainers are listed in the Uploaders field. Closes: #483230.
92 * Collaborative Maintenance: the 'global part' of debian/control
93 is the first paragraph, about the source package. Closes: #483231.
94 * debian-private archives are on master. Closes: #475531.
95 * Mention Debian Maintainers and the debian-maintainers package.
97 * README.contrib: document that short lines are preferred.
99 * build-rdeps allows to list reverse build-dependencies.
102 [ Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt ]
103 * Replace abused <emphasis> tags with <literal> tags.
104 * In the same spirit, wrap all uses of stable/testing/unstable and
105 release codenames in <literal>
106 * Remove reference to upload queue on auric in section 5.6.5, auric
107 doesn't exist anymore.
108 * Fix several typesetting errors and typos noticed by Sandro Tosi,
109 thanks for the notes! Closes: #483223
110 * Update several bits about release management/testing transitions
111 and release-critical bugs. Closes: #483237, #456494
112 * Update and rewrite the porting guidelines in chapter 5, bringing
113 the dev-ref up to the state of porting in the year 2008. Also
114 fixes several wording issues, such as possible misunderstandings
115 about the need to rebuild uploads. Closes: #483226
116 * Update the instructions for uploads to the (old)stable
117 distributions. Emphasize the importance of contacting the SRM
118 team before upload. Closes: #459343
119 * Update instructions for package removal requests. Closes: #454216
120 * Clarify instructions for bug reassignment, emphasizing the
121 need to inform the maintainers you reassign the bug to. Also
122 hint to using cloned bugs to avoid re-reporting. Heavily based
123 on patch by Marc Haber - thanks for the work! Closes: #484806
124 * Clarify instructions for replacing/renaming binary packages,
125 pointing out that using Provides is sometimes advisable. Closes:
127 * Update description of the madison tool (by replacing it with a
128 description of the dak ls tool). Update the example while we're
130 * Update explanation of best practice for closing bugs, seems to
131 have been forgotten when everything was upgraded to use
132 debbugs version-tracking. Closes: #485969
133 * Clarify ITP instructions and emphasize our wish that people send
134 ITPs, explaining a few of the reasons. Thanks for the note,
135 Thomas. Closes: #485837
137 + Update Uploaders to include Lucas, Raphael and me.
138 + Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.0. No changes needed!
140 -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:45:49 +0200
142 developers-reference (3.3.9) unstable; urgency=low
146 - bump standards-version to 3.7.3 (no change)
147 - fix debian/copyright
148 - move debhelper to Build-Depends.
149 - add pdf for French version.
150 * Document changes to stable release management. Closes: #414291
151 * Debconf error templates no longer discouraged. Thanks,
152 Christian Perrier. Closes: #427832
153 * Keyring now uses RT. Closes: #428846
154 * Document -dbg-packages within BPs. Thanks, Joey Hess. Closes: #420540
155 * NMUs now also close bugs. Thanks, Lucas Nussbaum. Closes: #419507
156 * Fix documentation about gender neutral. Closes: #384178
157 * Fix typo. Closes: #405453
158 * More details on how to write documentation. Thanks, Josh Triplett.
160 * Add XS-Vcs-*. Thanks to Stefano Zacchiroli. Closes: #391023
161 * Small brushup to debconf description. Thanks, Thomas Huriaux.
163 * Document Team-Maintainence better. Thanks, Lucas Nussbaum.
165 * Add link to more removal ressources. Thanks, Adam D. Barratt,
166 Justin Pryzby. Closes: #412757, #356720
167 * Repacking source packages need to be documented in copyright.
168 Thanks, Russ Allbery. Closes: #413320
169 * Better describe version of debian native packages NMUs. Closes: #405818
170 * Source, HTML and text are now encoded in UTF-8. Thanks, Jörg Sommer.
172 * Source is now DocBook XML instead of debiandoc. Closes: #374220
175 * Add a link to enrico's excellent Debian Community Guidelines.
176 * Recommend the use of DSA's request tracker instead of mailing them.
177 * Remove reference to #debian-sf, #debian-bsd which don't exist anymore. Put
178 a reference to #debian-dpkg instead.
179 * Remove all stuff concerning non-US.
180 * Update information concerning Alioth.
181 * Update information concerning the Package Tracking System.
182 * Mention Alioth as the main resource for VCS repositories and deprecate
184 * Remove XS- prefix for Vcs-* fields since dpkg now supports them.
185 * Document the Homepage field. Thanks, Christian Perrier. Closes:
187 * Add Vcs-Svn and Vcs-Browser fields pointing to the new SVN
190 -- W. Martin Borgert <debacle@debian.org> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:16:40 +0000
192 developers-reference (3.3.8) unstable; urgency=low
194 * mia-history is replaced by mia-query. Thanks, Christoph Berg.
196 * fix missing quite. Thanks, Frank Küster. Closes: #365994
197 * use gnugp instead of gpg. Thanks, Justin Pryzby, Jon Dowland.
199 * better destinction between maintainer and developer. Thanks for
200 the suggestion to Colin Tuckley. Closes: #380458
201 * irc.d.o points to oftc. Thanks, Christoph Biedl, Jon Dowland.
203 * Bugs are now always closed thanks to version tracking.
204 Closes: #339552, #353447, #376199
205 * Clarify what "a conflicts b" means in testing migration.
207 * Packages in testing disappear if they're removed from unstable.
208 Thanks, Frank Küster, Al Stone. Closes: #365993
209 * Document only the most recent changelog entry is used. Thanks
210 to Kevin Glynn to the suggestion. Closes: #374738
211 * Add more tools for reverse depends. Close: #376582
212 * delayed-queue on gluck is uploaded more often now. Closes: #397907
213 * stop using capitals, minor fixes, language fixes.
214 Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Colin Tuckley, Russ Allbery.
215 Closes: #368046, #378929, #361744
216 * add CVE Ids to your changelog. Closes: #376961
217 * add reasoning why debconf questions shouldn't be longer than
218 20 lines. Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Christian Perrier, Russ Allbery.
220 * section changing needs re-uploading orig.tar.gz.
221 Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #387154
222 * binary files in diffs could be en/decoded with perl.
223 Thanks, Frank Küster. Closes: #397786
224 * Add pointer to new-reject-FAQ. Closes: #324967
225 * Hint to dd-list/whodepends. Closes: #353874
226 * Don't use too generic mail ids. Closes: #355725
227 * pts/summary is actually used. Thanks, Holger Levsen. Closes: #387108
228 * clarify that one should append the NMU-diff to a bug. Closes: #394033
229 * more detailed instructions on binary package removals.
233 - French translation updated to version 3.3.8
235 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:55:44 -0700
237 developers-reference (3.3.7) unstable; urgency=low
240 - adjust information about distributions with reality.
241 - add note on alioth accounts. Thanks, Phillip Kern. Closes: #306630
242 - correct manpage section of dpkg-scanpackages. Closes: #297069
243 - fix RFC 2440 URL. Closes: #308103
244 - add $arch@buildd information. Closes: #295483
245 - link to keyring.d.o for key replacement. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
247 - add information about Packages-arch-specific. Thanks, Frank Küster.
249 - add hint about LWN subscription. Thanks, Martin Michlmayr.
251 - more about debconf-style translation. Thanks, Christian Perrier.
253 - non-us discontinued.
254 - document nmu changes wrt version tracking. Thanks, Justin Pryzby.
256 - fix spelling issues. Thanks to various people.
257 Closes: #336146, #326857, #338660
258 - update menu policy helpers. Thanks, Florian Ernst. Closes: #340024
259 - send mia-mail to mia@qa. Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #341568
260 - Joerg Jaspert is now freenode contact. Closes: #344303
261 - give a clearer description of the gpg v4-key issues. Thanks,
262 Martin Michlmayr and Peter Palfrader. Closes: #317411
263 - more verbose about Homepage. Closes: #339826
264 - add sarge and etch. Closes: #327682
265 - document severity of RoM-request bugs. Closes: #305947
266 - update FSF address. Closes: #334820
267 - fix P-a-s link. Closes: #341195
268 - reflect binNMU changes. Closes: #349493
269 - new security upload queue. Closes: #352749
270 - fix experimental's sources.list entry. Closes: #347229
271 - remove deprecated "Closes:..." to ACK NMU bug fixes. Closes: #353447
272 - when resigning, gpg-sign your mail. Closes: #348160
273 - make pristine source and repackaged origtargz anchors work.
275 - same number of RC bugs is ok. Closes: #351944
276 - dpkg-source doesn't keep permissions. Thanks, Enrico Zini.
278 - also mention aspell. Closes: #320981
281 - French translation updated to version 3.3.7, proofread by Bernard Adrian
283 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:31:52 -0600
285 developers-reference (3.3.6) unstable; urgency=low
288 - closes: and NMUs/experimental uploads. Closes: #284714
289 - madison is on merkel.
290 - more gender-neutral. Closes: #290583, #290584, #263114
291 - explain current incoming. Closes: #290019
292 - remove broken sponsoring URL. Closes: #291698
293 - add handling hints about orig.tar.gz. Thanks, Frank. Closes: #278524
294 - duplicate bug reports should be merged. Closes: #285381
295 - if you're on vacation, please check whether someone needs keysigning.
297 - freenode has developer cloacks. Closes: #285687
298 - cleaned up uploaders / maintainer field
299 - explain how dak detects NMUs. Closes: #292354
300 - add "mass" to lots of bugs. Closes: #292946
301 - sync NM rules with reality.
303 - French translation updated to version 3.3.6
305 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:08:49 -0700
307 developers-reference (3.3.5) unstable; urgency=low
310 - uploads to more than one dist are not possible.
311 - updated upload queues. Closes: #235213
312 - updated URL of vanilla rules files. Closes: #237557, #252048
313 - please speak with stable RM before uploading to stable. Closes: #261464
314 - information on wnpp usage synced with wnpp. Closes: #255298
315 - spelling, grammer fixes.
316 Closes: #202444, #202499, #203202, #203378, #221902, #226208
317 - add hint about partitial key id. Closes: #243968
318 - spohr is restriced, and also ftp-master. Closes: #255814
319 - bpp: Hint about locale generation as non-root. Closes: #208021
320 - bpp: deborphan-compliant transition packages. Closes: #183654
321 - add myself to uploaders.
322 - add chapter about i10n. Closes: #208156
323 - add information about dchroot. Closes: #211845
324 - add information about NEWS.Debian. Closes: #212402
325 - add information about mia-database. Closes: #213961
326 - add link to debian-mentors FAQ.
327 - add verbose information about the package description. Closes: #214792
328 - add hint about -v<version> to experimental. Closes: #232930
329 - update information about yada. Closes: #217956
330 - urgency is sticky. Closes: #261914
331 - updated information about testing distribution. Closes: #266649.
332 - rewrote the NMU section, and
333 + made the possible severities of "target bugs" clearer. Closes: #233088.
334 + mention QA uploads. Closes: #202416.
335 + add -B for binNMUs, and local debsign usage. Closes: #208839.
336 + warning about breaking all-packages by binNMU. Closes: #213348.
337 - add information about gpg usage. Closes: #175815.
338 - make key replacement instructions more details. Closes: #275921
339 - typo and language fixes. Thanks, Era Eriksson. Closes: #277576
340 - add hints about debconf templates from Christian Perrier.
342 - Security uploads get urgency=high
343 - Be even more explicit about not uploading security updates
345 - French translation updated to version 3.3.5
347 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:07:26 +0100
349 developers-reference (3.3.4) unstable; urgency=low
352 - fixed language in the PTS section, prompted by a patch from
353 Romain FRANCOISE, thank you; closes: #197741
354 - updated the mailing lists section (again)
355 - documented Alioth, somewhat
357 - French translation updated to version 3.3.3 (more or less)
358 - proofread by Patrice Karatchentzeff
360 - Don't upload security updates directly to stable
361 - Always include an external reference in security changelog entries
362 - Be careful not to re-use a version number in security uploads
363 - More explicit instructions about what is appropriate for a security
367 - replace <!entity...> with <!ENTITY...> and other SGML hygenics
369 - Release this package as is to flush changes between June and now.
370 Yes, its been an age between releases here, for which I apologize.
371 Since CVS upstream for this package is back, I'm working on closing
372 bugs in this package now, I just wanted to get it out as is before I
375 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:09:48 -0500
377 developers-reference (3.3.3) unstable; urgency=low
380 - corrections by Michel Grentzinger
382 - updated documentation concerning the PTS
383 - added a paragraph about the PTS web interface
384 - documented how to add custom news item in the PTS
386 - updates and clarifications to instructions for security bugs
387 - deprecate uploads to stable for security fixes, reference
388 section on security bugs; closes: #196516
389 - use dpkg-buildpackage -B to test binary-arch, not -b;
392 - Sec "Managing sponsored packages": remove unnecessary 'debsign' cmd;
394 - fix debconf-devel(7) man page section; closes: #189512
395 - Sec "Responding to bugs": mention what FTBFS means; closes: #186605
396 - Sec "Distribution directories" renamed "Distributions"
397 - Sec "The testing distribution" moved under Sec "Distribution
398 directories" and renamed "More information about the testing
400 - Secs "Uploads to {stable,testing-proposed-updates}" retitled to make
401 it clear these are special cases
402 - Sec "Uploading to ftp-master": xref to "Delayed incoming";
404 - check compliance with Policy version 3.5.10
406 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Jun 2003 04:08:29 -0400
408 developers-reference (3.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
411 - French translation updated to version 3.3.1
412 - proofread by Philippe Batailler and Patrice Karatchentzeff
414 - French translation requires debiandoc-sgml 1.1.76 or better
416 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:48:59 -0400
418 developers-reference (3.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
421 - package description said it contained French and Japanese, fixed,
423 - Sec "Experimental": sources.list entries
424 - Sec "Basic rules for [mailing list] use": cosmetic, link to this sec
425 - Sec "Handling bugs": retitle and expand section
427 - more improvements to package synopsis and description
428 - the synopsis formula changed to either
429 <package-name> is a <synopsis>
431 <package-name> is <synopsis>
433 <package-name> are <synopsis>
435 - the synopsis itself should not start with an article
436 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control": expand intro
437 - fix doc-check URL; closes: #187144
438 - Sec "Multiple binary packages": fix awkward wording about vim source
439 package; closes: #187143
441 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:26:52 -0500
443 developers-reference (3.3) unstable; urgency=low
446 - French translation updated to version 3.2.2 (more or less)
447 - proofread by Philippe Batailler
449 - added "ddtp" keyword in the PTS documentation
451 - split out the doc-files per language, closes: #177448
452 - shuffled stuff around in the packages chapter
453 - added a section describing how to handle large amounts of
454 architecture-independent data bundled with programs
455 - added best practices on debian/changelog files, based on a patch
456 kindly provided by Daniel Kobras, closes: #166388
457 - described debdiff and dpkg-depcheck, and linked to them from the
458 right places in the document, closes: #172897
459 - describe the current practice in writing synopsis lines,
463 - convert to debhelper (compat mode 4); maintainer scripts no longer
465 - split -ja and -fr versions out into separate packages
466 - top-level makefile deletes targets on error; clean is cleaner
467 - replace the manual debian/control processing to show the document's
468 table of contents (TOC) with a new script 'debian/tocsubstvars';
469 note that the TOC displayed in the developers-reference-{fr,ja}
470 package descriptions are in English until UTF8 control files are
471 allowed; proper escaping of single quotes here requires newest
473 - editorial changes on material added in this version
474 - reorder "Best Packaging Practices" a bit
475 - rework "Best practices for debian/control" based on contributions
476 from Colin Walters, Branden Robinson, Sebastian Rittau and others;
477 closes: #139957, #108416
478 - primary author is developers-reference@packages.debian.org; remove
479 emails from other authors to prevent spam and confusion
481 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 24 Feb 2003 13:29:07 -0500
483 developers-reference (3.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
486 - slightly rewrote and updated links in the mirrors section
488 - Policy compliance checked and updated to 3.5.8, no changes needed
489 - TODO: remove some tasks which are done
490 - ship README-contrib and TODO in the doc dir
491 - Sec "Upstream home page": some revisions based on discussion on
493 - Sec "Documentation" added under Sec "Common packaging situations"
494 for best practices for documentation
495 - Add tools entries for autotools-dev, dpkg-repack, alien, debsums;
496 new Sec "Documentation and information", add entries there for
497 debview, debiandoc-sgml, debian-keyring; we believe this manual now
498 covers all of the established, general Debian maintainer tool
500 - spell-checking pass
502 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:45:23 -0500
504 developers-reference (3.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
507 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control" added, Sec "Writing useful
508 descriptions" moved under there
509 - Sec "Upstream home page" added in debian/control section
510 - Sec "Miscellaneous advice" empty, removed
511 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": tools now categorized into
512 subgroups; do cross-linking from this section into other parts of
513 the document where these tools are discussed
514 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": add entries for sbuild,
515 build-essential, linda; improved entries for pbuilder, devscripts
516 - Sec "Tools for porters" renamed and readapted to "Porting
517 infrastructure and automation"; move tool discussion down to the
518 appendix; improve Sec "buildd" a bit
519 - README-contrib added giving information for authors, contributors,
521 - eliminate the ByHand stuff, I'm pretty sure it's not needed now
522 with the DDP builder process, or if it is needed, it's a probably
523 that can be fixed by DDP folks
524 - stop shipping SGML source -- use 'apt-get source developers-reference'
525 after all, this is supposed to be a binary package, right?
526 - simply PS and PDF building rules
528 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 9 Dec 2002 03:04:19 -0500
530 developers-reference (3.2) unstable; urgency=low
533 - merged a bit misplaced lintian-reports section within the lintian
534 section and adjusted links
535 - added the missing description of dh-make and adjusted links
537 - ChangeLog attribution updates
538 - fix typos, closes: #171781
539 - expand the doc-base abstract and authors
540 - Ch "Packaging Practices" rewritten intro
541 - Sec "Packaging tools and common cases" renamed to "Best Practices
542 for debian/rules", and write an intro
543 - Sec "Helper scripts" in practices section rewritten, giving
544 arguments for and against debhelper, mostly for :)
545 - Sec "Package with multiple patches" renamed to "Patching source
546 versus patching at build time" and rewritten
547 - Sec "Multiple binary packages" rewritten
548 - Sec "Handling debconf translations" moved under an
549 "Internationalization" section, and some edits
550 - Sec "Internationalized Documentation" added under Sec
551 "Internationalization"
552 - Sec "Specific packaging practices" renamed to "Common packaging situations"
553 - Sec "Packages using autoconf/automake" rewritten
554 - Sec "Configuration management" moved forward in practices chapter
555 - Sec "Other specific packages" renamed to "Specific types of
556 packages", add info for SGML/XML and Lisp packages
557 - Sec "Writing useful descriptions" heavily edited
558 - Sec "Best practices for maintainer scripts" added, special credit
559 here to Charles Briscoe-Smith for work dating back to 1998; include
560 a POSIX shell snippet showing how to check if a command is the PATH,
562 - Apdx "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove debget, it's
563 rather useless and broken
564 - normalize up-casing on sections, which should only up-case proper
565 names and the first word
566 - new 'translation-status' script to check status of translations,
567 adapted from doc-check in boot-floppies, source pkg only --
568 oh my, French translation is 54 CVS revisions behind, and Japanese
570 - postinst: don't set /usr/doc symlink, aesthetics
571 - prerm: don't use 'command -v', it's not POSIX
572 - rules: produce md5sums file; break out a 'test' target
574 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 7 Dec 2002 02:28:06 -0500
576 developers-reference (3.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
579 - DDP publishing update
581 - doc-base file includes French and Japanese files
582 - debsign invocation was slightly wrong, closes: #170523
583 - Sec "Handling debconf translations", updates from Martin Quinson
584 for po-debconf with minimal editorial changes, closes: #169007
586 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:16:30 -0500
588 developers-reference (3.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
591 - updated IRC stuff, thanks to Ben Armstrong, closes: #161403
592 - fixed/updated/extended stuff about bugs, hoping to address the
593 issue of people abusing the changelog bug closing feature
595 - added myself as co-author
596 - fix a typo in Sec "Collaborative maintenance", closes: #161488
598 - updated security information, merging in Joey's stuff from the
599 Security Team FAQ and various updates and clarifications
601 - fix some bad URLs, closes: #168357
602 - fix a grammar typo, closes: #166098
604 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 12 Nov 2002 23:15:03 -0500
606 developers-reference (3.1) unstable; urgency=low
609 - Corrected several errors with —
610 - Applied patch from Peter Palfrader, correcting
611 the URL for the Debian Voting Information page. closes: #150427
612 - Applied patch from Matej Vela, dpkg-buildpackage does no more
613 require -sa for version -0.1. closes: #150861
614 - Applied the reformulations proposed by David Kimdon. closes: #150572
615 - Applied the patch of Matt Zimmerman. Thanks Matt! closes: #145287
616 - Added the explanation about how to replace an .orig.tar.gz.
618 - Mostly deleted the paragraph about security upload in the
619 section explaining source NMU. Just added a link to point to
620 "Handling security-related bugs". closes: #159935
621 - Added a link to the Technical Committee web page (in the "Bug
622 housekeeping" section). closes: #151365
623 - Explain uploads to testing-proposed-updates, mentions briefly
624 stable-security and testing-security. closes: #149666
625 Removed the comment about uploads to frozen.
626 - Documented the "Developer's packages overview" web portal.
628 - Added a reference to debian-l10n-english in "Writing useful
629 descriptions". closes: #158609
630 - Added a Best Packaging Practice section for "Packages using
631 autoconf/automake". closes: #158045
632 - Documented associated features to db.debian.org like SSH key
633 replication and *.debian.net DNS entry. closes: #155389
634 - Added a section about "Bug Squashing Parties".
636 - removed obsolete, needless dupload variables
637 - applied linguistic fixes from David Kimdon, closes: #150572
638 - random proofreading, mostly changing he -> they
639 - added people.d.o and non-us.d.o to the Debian servers section, and
640 mostly rewrote it to exclude real machine names and be better organized
641 - updated the mailing lists section
643 - debian/changelog: remove obsolete Emacs variables
644 - editorial review of the changes above, minor tagging changes,
647 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:57:41 -0400
649 developers-reference (3.0) unstable; urgency=low
652 - welcome Manoj Srivastava as a co-maintainer
653 - welcome Raphael Hertzog as a co-maintainer
655 - new Chapter "Resource for Debian Developers", incorporating
657 Ch "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines"
658 Ch "The Debian Archive"
660 - new Chapter "Managing Packages", incorporating former chapters
662 Ch "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
663 Ch "Porting and Being Ported"
664 Ch "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages"
665 Ch "Handling Bugs" (retitled "Handling package bugs")
666 Sec "Bug housekeeping" (new section, some parts stubbed out)
668 - new Chapter "Beyond Packaging" recommends ways to contribute
669 to Debian beyond issues of package maintenance; incoporates
670 Ch "Interaction with Prospective Developers", retitled to
671 Sec "Interacting with Prospective Debian Developers"
672 Sec "Submitting Bugs", renamed to "Reporting Bugs"
673 Sec "QA" moved here from old Sec "Quality Assurance effort"
674 Sec "Dealing with unreachable maintainers"
676 - Sec "The Developers Database" added under Resources
677 - new Sec "Collaborative Maintenance" concerning multiple maintainers
680 - Sec "Getting started": add link to New Maintainers' Guide
681 - Sec "Debian Mentors" renamed to "Debian Mentors and Sponsors",
682 we add some info on sponsoring; also in Sec "Sponsoring packages"
683 - Section's first word capitalized, rest are normal case
684 - purge a reference to the Packaging Manual; closes: #145039
685 - misc. cross-referencing with new or moved sections
686 - change some literal quotes to ‘, ”, etc.
687 - tagging improvements: replace <tt> with <file> for files and
688 directories; since <tt><var> and <example><var> doesn't look right,
689 work-around with <...>
690 - entity'ize master.debian.org, us-upload-dir, non-us-upload-dir
691 - update copyright date
692 - some simplifications on the TeX suffix rule
693 - spell check and grammar corrections
697 - changed -e by -m in the dpkg-buildpackage command line example;
699 - clarify wording between "porter upload", "binary-only NMU", "simple
700 recompile"; closes: #102626
701 - extended "removing a package"; closes: #135560
702 - Ch "Best Packaging Practices": new chapter, including new
703 Sec "Writing useful descriptions" as a first entry in that
704 chapter; closes: #53109, #129848
705 - indicate that the list of subsections is defined in the policy;
707 - removed some cruft in `Announcing package uploads'
708 - document the testing scripts; closes: #129445
709 - explain how to reassign/close bugs of removed packages;
711 - updates the note about software subject to US patents;
713 - new Section "Contacting other maintainers" under "Beyond packaging"
714 Document the package@packages.debian.org alias; closes: #114553
715 - new Section "Package's information" under Resources
716 Document http://packages.debian.org/<package>,
717 http://bugs.debian.org/<package> and the madison utility
718 - Sec "Reporting bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/from:email@isp.com
719 - Sec "Handling bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/login@debian.org
720 - Sec "The Incoming system" in "Resources", describe how it works and
721 also speak of the DELAYED directory; closes: #135562, #136774
723 - Sec "Developer Database": added a sentence about finger
725 - update the total number of packages and the example directory tree
727 - updated the list of available architectures.
728 - commented out the "Subsections" section since it will RSN have nothing
729 to with the Debian archive. It's just a generic information field
730 of the package and nothing more.
731 - added more incentive to use experimental since it doesn't cause
732 any pain to the ftpmasters.
733 - Sec "When to do a source NMU": updated the NMU "protocol" and suggest
734 the use of the delayed queue.
735 - new Section "Acknowledging the NMUs" to explain the need to integrate
736 the changes introduced by NMUs. Insists on the fact that one shouldn't
738 - stubbed in new Section "Collaborative maintenance"
739 - stubbed in new Section "The Package Tracking System"
740 - Sec "The Package Tracking System": filled with content from
741 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, heavily updated by myself
742 - new Section "Managing sponsored packages" contributed by
743 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, slightly updated by myself
744 - new Sec "Bug housekeeping"; closes: #39519
746 - new Sec "Documentation"
747 - added Sec "IRC channels" in the Resources chapter
748 - added Sec "pbuilder" in the appendix. Mention it in the section
749 "Being kind to porter" too
750 - extended Sec "devscripts" with info about "bts" and "uscan"
751 - completed Sec "Helper scripts"
752 - completed Sec "Package with multiple patches",
753 "Multiple binary packages", "Libraries", "Other specific packages",
754 "The wise use of debconf" -- all those are quite simplistic, they
756 - integrated Sec "Handling debconf translations" contributed by
757 Denis Barbier -- thanks, Denis!
760 - update French translation
762 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 14 Jun 2002 01:18:19 -0400
764 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
767 - some grammar corrections
768 - update French translation
770 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
771 anymore; closes: #135559
772 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
774 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
776 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
777 that would be welcome)
778 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
779 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
780 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
781 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
782 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
783 - other minor wording changes
784 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
785 - Ch "Package uploads":
786 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
787 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
788 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
789 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
790 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
791 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
792 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
794 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
796 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
798 * from Martin Michlmayr
799 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
800 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
801 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
803 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
805 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
807 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
809 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
810 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
811 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
814 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
816 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
819 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
821 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
824 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
826 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
827 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
828 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
829 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
830 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
831 talking about uploading to distributions
832 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
833 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
834 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
836 - French translation updated
838 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
839 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
840 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
842 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
844 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
847 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
848 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
851 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
853 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
856 * fix a typo in a link
857 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
858 update documentation accordingly
860 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
861 forwarding bugs upstream
863 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
864 entities which should be used
865 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
866 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
868 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
870 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
872 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
873 * French version: completely up-to-date now
874 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
875 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
877 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
880 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
882 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
884 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
886 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
887 this translation needs updating
888 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
889 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
890 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
892 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
893 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
894 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
896 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
897 included yet, however
899 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
901 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
903 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
905 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
906 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
908 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
910 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
912 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
914 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
915 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
916 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
918 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
920 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
922 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
925 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
926 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
927 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
928 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
929 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
930 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
931 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
932 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
933 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
934 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
935 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
936 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
938 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
939 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
940 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
941 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
942 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
944 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
946 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
947 * update copyright notice for 2001
948 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
949 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
950 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
952 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
954 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
956 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
958 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
960 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
962 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
964 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
966 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
967 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
969 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
970 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
971 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
972 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
973 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
974 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
975 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
976 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
977 could be used if necessary
978 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
979 mention the rsync dupload method
980 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
982 * other small corrections
983 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
984 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
985 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
986 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
988 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
990 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
991 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
993 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
995 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
997 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
998 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
999 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
1000 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
1002 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
1003 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
1004 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
1005 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
1006 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
1008 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
1010 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
1011 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
1012 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
1013 team (closes: Bug#52906)
1014 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
1015 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
1016 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
1018 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
1019 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
1020 - added a section about the LDAP database
1021 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
1022 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
1024 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
1025 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
1027 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
1029 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
1031 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
1032 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
1033 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
1035 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
1036 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
1037 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
1038 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
1039 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
1040 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
1041 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
1042 description from developers-reference.sgml
1044 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
1046 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
1048 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
1049 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
1051 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
1053 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
1054 releases are available at archive.debian.org
1055 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
1056 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
1057 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
1058 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
1059 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
1060 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
1061 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
1062 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
1064 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
1065 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
1066 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
1067 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
1069 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
1070 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
1071 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
1072 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
1073 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
1074 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
1075 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
1076 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
1077 suggestion from James Troup
1078 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
1079 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
1080 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
1081 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
1084 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
1086 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
1088 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
1089 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
1091 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
1093 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
1095 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
1096 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
1097 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
1098 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
1099 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
1100 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
1101 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
1103 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
1105 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
1107 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
1108 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
1109 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
1110 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
1111 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
1112 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
1114 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
1115 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
1117 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
1119 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
1121 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
1123 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
1125 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
1126 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
1127 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
1128 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
1129 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
1131 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
1132 with intro; demoted server sections under that
1133 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
1134 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
1136 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
1137 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
1138 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
1139 a normal developer may have access.
1141 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
1143 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
1145 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
1146 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
1147 step all over each other
1149 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
1151 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
1153 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
1154 address for PGP key updates
1156 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
1158 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
1160 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
1161 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
1162 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
1163 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
1164 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
1166 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
1168 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
1170 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
1171 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
1172 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
1173 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
1174 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
1175 <keyring-maint> instead)
1176 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
1177 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
1179 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
1181 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
1182 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
1183 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
1185 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
1187 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1189 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
1190 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
1191 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
1192 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
1193 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
1194 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
1196 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
1197 tighten up the language a bit
1198 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
1199 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
1200 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
1201 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
1203 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
1204 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
1205 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
1206 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
1207 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
1208 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
1210 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
1211 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
1212 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
1213 about how to depart Debian gracefully
1214 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
1215 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
1216 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
1217 number of available packages
1218 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
1219 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
1221 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
1223 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1225 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
1228 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
1230 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1232 * not officially released
1233 * more spelling corrections
1234 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
1236 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
1238 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1240 * not officially released
1241 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
1242 * some PGP-centricity removed
1243 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
1244 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
1245 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
1246 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
1247 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
1248 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
1250 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
1252 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1254 * not officially released
1255 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
1256 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
1257 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
1258 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
1259 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
1260 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
1261 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
1262 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
1263 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
1264 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
1265 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
1266 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
1267 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
1268 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
1270 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
1271 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
1273 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
1275 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
1276 take a couple of weeks
1277 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
1278 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
1279 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
1280 excited about it and can't wait
1281 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
1282 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
1284 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
1285 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
1287 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
1288 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
1289 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
1291 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
1293 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1295 * move to 3-level version number:
1296 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
1297 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
1298 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
1299 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
1300 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
1303 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
1304 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
1305 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
1307 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
1309 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
1310 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
1311 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
1312 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
1313 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
1314 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
1316 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
1318 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
1319 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
1320 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
1321 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
1322 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
1323 - "The CVS server": new section added
1324 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
1326 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
1327 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
1328 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
1329 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
1330 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
1331 with respect to GPG.
1332 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
1333 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
1334 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
1335 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
1336 a canonical location?)
1337 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
1338 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
1339 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
1340 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
1342 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
1344 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
1345 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
1346 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
1347 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
1349 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
1351 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
1353 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
1354 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
1355 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
1356 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
1357 them. (closes Bug#26948)
1358 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
1359 and should not be included in this Reference.
1360 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
1361 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
1362 maintainer tools only!
1363 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
1364 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
1365 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
1366 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
1367 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
1368 * Little corrections here and there.
1369 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
1370 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
1373 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
1375 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1377 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
1378 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
1379 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
1381 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
1382 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
1383 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
1384 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
1385 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
1386 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
1387 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
1388 do prior to uploading
1389 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
1390 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
1392 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
1393 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
1394 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
1395 duties with respect to bugs
1396 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
1397 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
1398 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
1400 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
1401 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
1402 * grammar and markup changes throughout
1403 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
1404 explicit what is used to build this package
1406 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
1408 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1411 * version number and date are automatically populated now
1412 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
1413 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
1414 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
1415 * utilize the new URL tag
1416 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
1419 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
1421 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1423 * non-maintainer release
1424 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
1425 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
1426 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
1427 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
1428 text, it can't hurt you.)
1429 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
1430 reflect this packages version number
1431 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
1433 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
1435 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1439 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
1441 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1443 * New version numbering scheme:
1445 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1446 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1447 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1450 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1451 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1452 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1453 differ between the manuals.
1455 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1456 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1457 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1458 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1460 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1461 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1463 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
1465 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
1467 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1469 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1471 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
1472 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
1474 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
1475 (as requested by James Troup)
1477 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
1479 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
1481 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
1483 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1485 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1487 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
1489 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
1491 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
1492 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
1493 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
1494 the non-maintainer release
1496 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
1497 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
1498 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
1501 - Lots of typos fixed
1503 * Compressed SGML source code
1505 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
1506 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
1508 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1510 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
1512 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1514 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
1515 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
1516 - Announcing package uploads
1517 * New section about Debian Mentors
1518 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
1519 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
1520 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
1521 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
1523 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
1525 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
1527 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
1528 of our FTP server and the development process
1529 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
1530 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
1531 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
1533 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
1534 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
1535 debian-devel before they are uploaded
1536 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
1537 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
1538 contacting the maintainer
1539 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
1540 a new manual released soon)
1541 * Some minor changes
1542 * Include SGML source in package
1543 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
1544 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
1546 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
1548 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1552 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
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