Assuming no one else is already working on your prospective package, you must
then submit a bug report (<xref linkend="submit-bug"/>) against the
pseudo-package <systemitem role="package">wnpp</systemitem> describing your
-plan to create a new package, including, but not limiting yourself to, a
-description of the package, the license of the prospective package, and the
+plan to create a new package, including, but not limiting yourself to, the
+description of the package (so that others can review it),
+the license of the prospective package, and the
current URL where it can be downloaded from.
</para>
<para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
-Please see <ulink url="http://&ftp-master-host;/REJECT-FAQ.html"></ulink>
+Please see <ulink url="https://&ftp-master-host;/REJECT-FAQ.html"></ulink>
for common rejection reasons for a new package.
</para>
</section>
<literal>unstable</literal>.
</para>
<para>
-Actually, there are two other possible distributions: <literal>stable-security</literal>
-and <literal>testing-security</literal>, but read
-<xref linkend="bug-security"/> for more information on those.
+Actually, there are other possible distributions:
+<replaceable>codename</replaceable><literal>-security</literal>,
+but read <xref linkend="bug-security"/> for more information on those.
</para>
<para>
It is not possible to upload a package into several distributions at the same
<para>
An upload to the delayed directory keeps the package in
-<ulink url="http://ftp-master.debian.org/deferred.html">the deferred uploads queue</ulink>.
+<ulink url="https://ftp-master.debian.org/deferred.html">the deferred uploads queue</ulink>.
When the specified waiting time is over, the package is moved into
the regular incoming directory for processing.
This is done through automatic uploading to
<title>Security uploads</title>
<para>
Do <emphasis role="strong">NOT</emphasis> upload a package to the security
-upload queue (<literal>oldstable-security</literal>, <literal>stable-security</literal>,
-etc.) without prior authorization from the security team. If the
+upload queue (on <literal>security-master.debian.org</literal>)
+without prior authorization from the security team. If the
package does not exactly meet the team's requirements, it will cause many
problems and delays in dealing with the unwanted upload. For details, please
see <xref linkend="bug-security"/>.
url="&url-bts;">Debian bug tracking system (BTS)</ulink> for
your packages. The BTS contains all the open bugs against your packages. You
can check them by browsing this page:
-<literal>http://&bugs-host;/<replaceable>yourlogin</replaceable>@debian.org</literal>.
+<literal>https://&bugs-host;/<replaceable>yourlogin</replaceable>@debian.org</literal>.
</para>
<para>
Maintainers interact with the BTS via email addresses at
<para>
When you become aware of a security-related bug in a Debian package, whether or
not you are the maintainer, collect pertinent information about the problem,
-and promptly contact the security team, preferably by filing a ticket in
-their Request Tracker.
-See <ulink url="http://wiki.debian.org/rt.debian.org#Security_Team"></ulink>.
-Alternatively you may email &email-security-team;.
+and promptly contact the security team by emailing &email-security-team;. If
+desired, email can be encrypted with the Debian Security Contact key, see
+<ulink url="https://www.debian.org/security/faq#contact"/> for details.
<emphasis role="strong">DO NOT UPLOAD</emphasis> any packages for
<literal>stable</literal> without contacting the team. Useful information
includes, for example:
<title>The Security Tracker</title>
<para>
The security team maintains a central database, the
-<ulink url="http://security-tracker.debian.org/">Debian Security Tracker</ulink>.
+<ulink url="https://security-tracker.debian.org/">Debian Security Tracker</ulink>.
This contains all public information that is known about security issues:
which packages and versions are affected or fixed, and thus whether stable,
testing and/or unstable are vulnerable. Information that is still confidential
</para>
<para>
The Security Team has a PGP-key to enable encrypted communication about
-sensitive issues. See the <ulink url="http://www.debian.org/security/faq#contact">Security Team FAQ</ulink> for details.
+sensitive issues. See the <ulink url="https://www.debian.org/security/faq#contact">Security Team FAQ</ulink> for details.
</para>
</section>
<listitem>
<para>
References to upstream advisories, <ulink
-url="http://cve.mitre.org">CVE</ulink> identifiers, and any other information
+url="https://cve.mitre.org">CVE</ulink> identifiers, and any other information
useful in cross-referencing the vulnerability
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis role="strong">Target the right distribution</emphasis>
-in your <filename>debian/changelog</filename>.
-For <literal>stable</literal> this is <literal>stable-security</literal> and
-for <literal>testing</literal> this is <literal>testing-security</literal>, and for the previous
-stable release, this is <literal>oldstable-security</literal>. Do not target
-<replaceable>distribution</replaceable><literal>-proposed-updates</literal> or
+in your <filename>debian/changelog</filename>:
+<replaceable>codename</replaceable><literal>-security</literal>
+(e.g. <literal>wheezy-security</literal>).
+Do not target <replaceable>distribution</replaceable><literal>-proposed-updates</literal> or
<literal>stable</literal>!
</para>
</listitem>
--compare-versions</literal>. Be careful not to re-use a version number that
you have already used for a previous upload, or one that conflicts with a
binNMU. The convention is to append
-<literal>+</literal><replaceable>codename</replaceable><literal>1</literal>, e.g.
-<literal>1:2.4.3-4+lenny1</literal>, of course increasing 1 for any subsequent
+<literal>+deb</literal><replaceable>X</replaceable><literal>u1</literal> (where
+<replaceable>X</replaceable> is the major release number), e.g.
+<literal>1:2.4.3-4+deb7u1</literal>, of course increasing 1 for any subsequent
uploads.
</para>
</listitem>
<title>Uploading the fixed package</title>
<para>
Do <emphasis role="strong">NOT</emphasis> upload a package to the security
-upload queue (<literal>oldstable-security</literal>, <literal>stable-security</literal>,
-etc.) without prior authorization from the security team. If the
+upload queue (on <literal>security-master.debian.org</literal>)
+without prior authorization from the security team. If the
package does not exactly meet the team's requirements, it will cause many
problems and delays in dealing with the unwanted upload.
</para>
</section>
<section id="archive-manip">
-<title>Moving, removing, renaming, adopting, and orphaning packages</title>
+<title>Moving, removing, renaming, orphaning, adopting, and reintroducing packages</title>
<para>
Some archive manipulation operations are not automated in the Debian upload
process. These procedures should be manually followed by maintainers. This
If you want to remove a package you maintain, you should note this in
the bug title by prepending <literal>ROM</literal> (Request Of Maintainer).
There are several other standard acronyms used in the reasoning for a package
-removal, see <ulink url="http://&ftp-master-host;/removals.html"></ulink>
+removal, see <ulink url="https://&ftp-master-host;/removals.html"></ulink>
for a complete list. That page also provides a convenient overview of
pending removal requests.
</para>
</para>
<para>
Further information relating to these and other package removal related topics
-may be found at <ulink url="http://wiki.debian.org/ftpmaster_Removals"></ulink>
+may be found at <ulink url="https://wiki.debian.org/ftpmaster_Removals"></ulink>
and <ulink url="&url-debian-qa;howto-remove.html"></ulink>.
</para>
<para>
</para>
</section>
+<section id="reintroducing-pkgs">
+<title>Reintroducing packages</title>
+<para>
+Packages are often removed due to release-critical bugs, absent maintainers,
+too few users or poor quality in general. While the process of reintroduction
+is similar to the initial packaging process, you can avoid some pitfalls by
+doing some historical research first.
+</para>
+<para>
+You should check why the package was removed in the first place. This
+information can be found in the removal item in the news section of the PTS
+page for the package or by browsing the log of
+<ulink url="https://&ftp-master-host;/#removed">removals</ulink>.
+The removal bug will tell you why the package was removed and will give some
+indication of what you will need to work on in order to reintroduce the package.
+It may indicate that the best way forward is to switch to some other piece of
+software instead of reintroducing the package.
+</para>
+<para>
+It may be appropriate to contact the former maintainers to find out if
+they are working on reintroducing the package, interested in co-maintaining
+the package or interested in sponsoring the package if needed.
+</para>
+<para>
+You should do all the things required before introducing new packages
+(<xref linkend="newpackage"/>).
+</para>
+<para>
+You should base your work on the latest packaging available that is suitable.
+That might be the latest version from <literal>unstable</literal>, which will
+still be present in the <ulink url="&snap-debian-org;">snapshot archive</ulink>.
+</para>
+<para>
+The version control system used by the previous maintainer might contain useful
+changes, so it might be a good idea to have a look there. Check if the <filename>control</filename>
+file of the previous package contained any headers linking to the version
+control system for the package and if it still exists.
+</para>
+<para>
+Package removals from <literal>unstable</literal> (not <literal>testing</literal>,
+<literal>stable</literal> or <literal>oldstable</literal>) trigger the
+closing of all bugs related to the package. You should look through all the
+closed bugs (including archived bugs) and unarchive and reopen any that were
+closed in a version ending in <literal>+rm</literal> and still apply. Any that
+no longer apply should be marked as fixed in the correct version if that is
+known.
+</para>
+</section>
+
</section>
<section id="porting">
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
-Does your NMU really fix bugs? Fixing cosmetic issues or changing the
-packaging style in NMUs is discouraged.
+Have you geared the NMU towards helping the maintainer? As there might
+be disagreement on the notion of whether the maintainer actually needs
+help on not, the DELAYED queue exists to give time to the maintainer to
+react and has the beneficial side-effect of allowing for independent
+reviews of the NMU diff.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Does your NMU really fix bugs? ("Bugs" means any kind of bugs, e.g.
+wishlist bugs for packaging a new upstream version, but care should be
+taken to minimize the impact to the maintainer.) Fixing cosmetic issues
+or changing the packaging style (e.g. switching from cdbs to dh) in NMUs
+is discouraged.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Those delays are only examples. In some cases, such as uploads fixing security
-issues, or fixes for trivial bugs that blocking a transition, it is desirable
+issues, or fixes for trivial bugs that block a transition, it is desirable
that the fixed package reaches <literal>unstable</literal> sooner.
</para>
benefit of making it visually clear that a package in the archive was not made
by the official maintainer.
</para>
-
<para>
If you upload a package to testing or stable, you sometimes need to "fork" the
version number tree. This is the case for security uploads, for example. For
this, a version of the form
-<literal>+deb<replaceable>XY</replaceable>u<replaceable>Z</replaceable></literal>
-should be used, where <replaceable>X</replaceable> and
-<replaceable>Y</replaceable> are the major and minor release numbers, and
-<replaceable>Z</replaceable> is a counter starting at <literal>1</literal>.
-When the release number is not yet known (often the case for
-<literal>testing</literal>, at the beginning of release cycles), the lowest
-release number higher than the last stable release number must be used. For
-example, while Lenny (Debian 5.0) is stable, a security NMU to stable for a
-package at version <literal>1.5-3</literal> would have version
-<literal>1.5-3+deb50u1</literal>, whereas a security NMU to Squeeze would get
-version <literal>1.5-3+deb60u1</literal>. After the release of Squeeze, security
-uploads to the <literal>testing</literal> distribution will be versioned
-<literal>+deb61uZ</literal>, until it is known whether that release will be
-Debian 6.1 or Debian 7.0 (if that becomes the case, uploads will be versioned
-as <literal>+deb70uZ</literal>).
+<literal>+deb<replaceable>X</replaceable>u<replaceable>Y</replaceable></literal>
+should be used, where <replaceable>X</replaceable> is the major release number,
+and <replaceable>Y</replaceable> is a counter starting at <literal>1</literal>.
+For example, while Wheezy (Debian 7.0) is stable, a security NMU to stable for
+a package at version <literal>1.5-3</literal> would have version
+<literal>1.5-3+deb7u1</literal>, whereas a security NMU to Jessie would get
+version <literal>1.5-3+deb8u1</literal>.
</para>
</section>
</para>
<para>
Some further dependency analysis is shown on <ulink
-url="http://release.debian.org/migration/"></ulink> — but be warned, this page also
+url="https://release.debian.org/migration/"></ulink> — but be warned, this page also
shows build dependencies which are not considered by britney.
</para>
<section id="outdated">
</para>
<para>
If you want to see more details, you can look it up on <ulink
-url="http://&ftp-master-host;/testing/update_output/"></ulink>.
+url="https://&ftp-master-host;/testing/update_output/"></ulink>.
</para>
<para>
The hints are available via <ulink
-url="http://&ftp-master-host;/testing/hints/"></ulink>, where you can find
+url="https://&ftp-master-host;/testing/hints/"></ulink>, where you can find
the
-<ulink url="http://&ftp-master-host;/testing/hints/README">description</ulink>
+<ulink url="https://&ftp-master-host;/testing/hints/README">description</ulink>
as well. With the hints, the Debian Release team can block or unblock
packages, ease or force packages into <literal>testing</literal>, remove
packages from <literal>testing</literal>, approve uploads to
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