msgid ""
msgstr ""
"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2013-05-14 16:55-0400\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2013-05-22 13:23-0400\n"
"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
"--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 "
+"<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."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1163
+#: pkgs.dbk:1164
msgid ""
"Unless the upstream source has been uploaded to "
"<literal>security.debian.org</literal> before (by a previous security "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1174
+#: pkgs.dbk:1175
msgid ""
"Be sure to use the <emphasis role=\"strong\">exact same "
"<filename>*.orig.tar.{gz,bz2,xz}</filename></emphasis> as used in the normal "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1182
+#: pkgs.dbk:1183
msgid ""
"Build the package on a <emphasis role=\"strong\">clean system</emphasis> "
"which only has packages installed from the distribution you are building "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1193
+#: pkgs.dbk:1194
msgid "Uploading the fixed package"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1195
+#: pkgs.dbk:1196
msgid ""
"Do <emphasis role=\"strong\">NOT</emphasis> upload a package to the security "
"upload queue (on <literal>security-master.debian.org</literal>) without "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1202
+#: pkgs.dbk:1203
msgid ""
"Do <emphasis role=\"strong\">NOT</emphasis> upload your fix to "
"<literal>proposed-updates</literal> without coordinating with the security "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1212
+#: pkgs.dbk:1213
msgid ""
"Once you have created and tested the new package and it has been approved by "
"the security team, it needs to be uploaded so that it can be installed in "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1218
+#: pkgs.dbk:1219
msgid ""
"Once an upload to the security queue has been accepted, the package will "
"automatically be built for all architectures and stored for verification by "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1223
+#: pkgs.dbk:1224
msgid ""
"Uploads which are waiting for acceptance or verification are only accessible "
"by the security team. This is necessary since there might be fixes for "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1228
+#: pkgs.dbk:1229
msgid ""
"If a member of the security team accepts a package, it will be installed on "
"<literal>security.debian.org</literal> as well as proposed for the proper "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1240
+#: pkgs.dbk:1241
msgid "Moving, removing, renaming, orphaning, adopting, and reintroducing packages"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1242
+#: pkgs.dbk:1243
msgid ""
"Some archive manipulation operations are not automated in the Debian upload "
"process. These procedures should be manually followed by maintainers. This "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1247
+#: pkgs.dbk:1248
msgid "Moving packages"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para><footnote><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1251
+#: pkgs.dbk:1252
msgid ""
"See the <ulink url=\"&url-debian-policy;\">Debian Policy Manual</ulink> for "
"guidelines on what section a package belongs in."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1249
+#: pkgs.dbk:1250
msgid ""
"Sometimes a package will change its section. For instance, a package from "
"the <literal>non-free</literal> section might be GPL'd in a later version, "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1256
+#: pkgs.dbk:1257
msgid ""
"If you need to change the section for one of your packages, change the "
"package control information to place the package in the desired section, and "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1268
+#: pkgs.dbk:1269
msgid ""
"If, on the other hand, you need to change the <literal>subsection</literal> "
"of one of your packages (e.g., ``devel'', ``admin''), the procedure is "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1277
+#: pkgs.dbk:1278
msgid "Removing packages"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1279
+#: pkgs.dbk:1280
msgid ""
"If for some reason you want to completely remove a package (say, if it is an "
"old compatibility library which is no longer required), you need to file a "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1296
+#: pkgs.dbk:1297
msgid ""
"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). "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1305
+#: pkgs.dbk:1306
msgid ""
"Note that removals can only be done for the <literal>unstable</literal>, "
"<literal>experimental</literal> and <literal>stable</literal> distribution. "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1317
+#: pkgs.dbk:1318
msgid ""
"There is one exception when an explicit removal request is not necessary: If "
"a (source or binary) package is no longer built from source, it will be "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1326
+#: pkgs.dbk:1327
msgid ""
"In your removal request, you have to detail the reasons justifying the "
"request. This is to avoid unwanted removals and to keep a trace of why a "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1332
+#: pkgs.dbk:1333
msgid ""
"Usually you only ask for the removal of a package maintained by yourself. "
"If you want to remove another package, you have to get the approval of its "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1342
+#: pkgs.dbk:1343
msgid ""
"Further information relating to these and other package removal related "
"topics may be found at <ulink "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1347
+#: pkgs.dbk:1348
msgid ""
"If in doubt concerning whether a package is disposable, email "
"&email-debian-devel; asking for opinions. Also of interest is the "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1360
+#: pkgs.dbk:1361
msgid ""
"Once the package has been removed, the package's bugs should be handled. "
"They should either be reassigned to another package in the case where the "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1371
+#: pkgs.dbk:1372
msgid "Removing packages from <filename>Incoming</filename>"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1373
+#: pkgs.dbk:1374
msgid ""
"In the past, it was possible to remove packages from "
"<filename>incoming</filename>. However, with the introduction of the new "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1388
+#: pkgs.dbk:1389
msgid "Replacing or renaming packages"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1390
+#: pkgs.dbk:1391
msgid ""
"When the upstream maintainers for one of your packages chose to rename their "
"software (or you made a mistake naming your package), you should follow a "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1406
+#: pkgs.dbk:1407
msgid ""
"At other times, you may make a mistake in constructing your package and wish "
"to replace it. The only way to do this is to increase the version number "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1421
+#: pkgs.dbk:1422
msgid "Orphaning a package"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1423
+#: pkgs.dbk:1424
msgid ""
"If you can no longer maintain a package, you need to inform others, and see "
"that the package is marked as orphaned. You should set the package "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1438
+#: pkgs.dbk:1439
msgid ""
"If you just intend to give the package away, but you can keep maintainership "
"for the moment, then you should instead submit a bug against <systemitem "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1446
+#: pkgs.dbk:1447
msgid "More information is on the <ulink url=\"&url-wnpp;\">WNPP web pages</ulink>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1452
+#: pkgs.dbk:1453
msgid "Adopting a package"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1454
+#: pkgs.dbk:1455
msgid ""
"A list of packages in need of a new maintainer is available in the <ulink "
"url=\"&url-wnpp;\">Work-Needing and Prospective Packages list "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1461
+#: pkgs.dbk:1462
msgid ""
"It is not OK to simply take over a package that you feel is neglected — that "
"would be package hijacking. You can, of course, contact the current "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1467
+#: pkgs.dbk:1468
msgid ""
"Generally, you may not take over the package without the assent of the "
"current maintainer. Even if they ignore you, that is still not grounds to "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1477
+#: pkgs.dbk:1478
msgid ""
"If you take over an old package, you probably want to be listed as the "
"package's official maintainer in the bug system. This will happen "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1489
+#: pkgs.dbk:1490
msgid "Reintroducing packages"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1491
+#: pkgs.dbk:1492
msgid ""
"Packages are often removed due to release-critical bugs, absent maintainers, "
"too few users or poor quality in general. While the process of "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1497
+#: pkgs.dbk:1498
msgid ""
"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 "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1507
+#: pkgs.dbk:1508
msgid ""
"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 "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1512
+#: pkgs.dbk:1513
msgid ""
"You should do all the things required before introducing new packages (<xref "
"linkend=\"newpackage\"/>)."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1516
+#: pkgs.dbk:1517
msgid ""
"You should base your work on the latest packaging available that is "
"suitable. That might be the latest version from "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1521
+#: pkgs.dbk:1522
msgid ""
"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 "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1527
+#: pkgs.dbk:1528
msgid ""
"Package removals from <literal>unstable</literal> (not "
"<literal>testing</literal>, <literal>stable</literal> or "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1540
+#: pkgs.dbk:1541
msgid "Porting and being ported"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1542
+#: pkgs.dbk:1543
msgid ""
"Debian supports an ever-increasing number of architectures. Even if you are "
"not a porter, and you don't use any architecture but one, it is part of your "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1548
+#: pkgs.dbk:1549
msgid ""
"Porting is the act of building Debian packages for architectures that are "
"different from the original architecture of the package maintainer's binary "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1557
+#: pkgs.dbk:1558
msgid "Being kind to porters"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1559
+#: pkgs.dbk:1560
msgid ""
"Porters have a difficult and unique task, since they are required to deal "
"with a large volume of packages. Ideally, every source package should build "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1567
+#: pkgs.dbk:1568
msgid ""
"The first and most important thing is to respond quickly to bug or issues "
"raised by porters. Please treat porters with courtesy, as if they were in "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1574
+#: pkgs.dbk:1575
msgid ""
"By far, most of the problems encountered by porters are caused by "
"<emphasis>packaging bugs</emphasis> in the source packages. Here is a "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1581
+#: pkgs.dbk:1582
msgid ""
"Make sure that your <literal>Build-Depends</literal> and "
"<literal>Build-Depends-Indep</literal> settings in "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1596
+#: pkgs.dbk:1597
msgid ""
"If you can't set up a proper chroot, <command>dpkg-depcheck</command> may be "
"of assistance (see <xref linkend=\"dpkg-depcheck\"/>)."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1600
+#: pkgs.dbk:1601
msgid ""
"See the <ulink url=\"&url-debian-policy;\">Debian Policy Manual</ulink> for "
"instructions on setting build dependencies."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1606
+#: pkgs.dbk:1607
msgid ""
"Don't set architecture to a value other than <literal>all</literal> or "
"<literal>any</literal> unless you really mean it. In too many cases, "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1616
+#: pkgs.dbk:1617
msgid ""
"Make sure your source package is correct. Do <literal>dpkg-source -x "
"<replaceable>package</replaceable>.dsc</literal> to make sure your source "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1624
+#: pkgs.dbk:1625
msgid ""
"Make sure you don't ship your source package with the "
"<filename>debian/files</filename> or <filename>debian/substvars</filename> "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1632
+#: pkgs.dbk:1633
msgid ""
"Make sure you don't rely on locally installed or hacked configurations or "
"programs. For instance, you should never be calling programs in "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1641
+#: pkgs.dbk:1642
msgid ""
"Don't depend on the package you're building being installed already (a "
"sub-case of the above issue). There are, of course, exceptions to this rule, "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1649
+#: pkgs.dbk:1650
msgid ""
"Don't rely on the compiler being a certain version, if possible. If not, "
"then make sure your build dependencies reflect the restrictions, although "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1657
+#: pkgs.dbk:1658
msgid ""
"Make sure your <filename>debian/rules</filename> contains separate "
"<literal>binary-arch</literal> and <literal>binary-indep</literal> targets, "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1668
+#: pkgs.dbk:1669
msgid "Guidelines for porter uploads"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1670
+#: pkgs.dbk:1671
msgid ""
"If the package builds out of the box for the architecture to be ported to, "
"you are in luck and your job is easy. This section applies to that case; it "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1678
+#: pkgs.dbk:1679
msgid ""
"For a porter upload, no changes are being made to the source. You do not "
"need to touch any of the files in the source package. This includes "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1683
+#: pkgs.dbk:1684
msgid ""
"The way to invoke <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command> is as "
"<literal>dpkg-buildpackage -B "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1692
+#: pkgs.dbk:1693
msgid ""
"If you are working on a Debian machine for your porting efforts and you need "
"to sign your upload locally for its acceptance in the archive, you can run "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1699
+#: pkgs.dbk:1700
msgid "Recompilation or binary-only NMU"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1701
+#: pkgs.dbk:1702
msgid ""
"Sometimes the initial porter upload is problematic because the environment "
"in which the package was built was not good enough (outdated or obsolete "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1710
+#: pkgs.dbk:1711
msgid ""
"You have to make sure that your binary-only NMU doesn't render the package "
"uninstallable. This could happen when a source package generates "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1716
+#: pkgs.dbk:1717
msgid ""
"Despite the required modification of the changelog, these are called "
"binary-only NMUs — there is no need in this case to trigger all other "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1721
+#: pkgs.dbk:1722
msgid ""
"Such recompilations require special ``magic'' version numbering, so that the "
"archive maintenance tools recognize that, even though there is a new Debian "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para><footnote><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1736
+#: pkgs.dbk:1737
msgid ""
"In the past, such NMUs used the third-level number on the Debian part of the "
"revision to denote their recompilation-only status; however, this syntax was "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1728
+#: pkgs.dbk:1729
msgid ""
"The ``magic'' for a recompilation-only NMU is triggered by using a suffix "
"appended to the package version number, following the form "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1744
+#: pkgs.dbk:1745
msgid ""
"Similar to initial porter uploads, the correct way of invoking "
"<command>dpkg-buildpackage</command> is <literal>dpkg-buildpackage "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1751
+#: pkgs.dbk:1752
msgid "When to do a source NMU if you are a porter"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1753
+#: pkgs.dbk:1754
msgid ""
"Porters doing a source NMU generally follow the guidelines found in <xref "
"linkend=\"nmu\"/>, just like non-porters. However, it is expected that the "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1762
+#: pkgs.dbk:1763
msgid ""
"If you are a porter doing an NMU for <literal>unstable</literal>, the above "
"guidelines for porting should be followed, with two variations. Firstly, "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1774
+#: pkgs.dbk:1775
msgid ""
"Secondly, porters doing source NMUs should make sure that the bug they "
"submit to the BTS should be of severity <literal>serious</literal> or "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1782
+#: pkgs.dbk:1783
msgid ""
"Porters should try to avoid patches which simply kludge around bugs in the "
"current version of the compile environment, kernel, or libc. Sometimes such "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1790
+#: pkgs.dbk:1791
msgid ""
"Porters may also have an unofficial location where they can put the results "
"of their work during the waiting period. This helps others running the port "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1800
+#: pkgs.dbk:1801
msgid "Porting infrastructure and automation"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1802
+#: pkgs.dbk:1803
msgid ""
"There is infrastructure and several tools to help automate package porting. "
"This section contains a brief overview of this automation and porting to "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1807
+#: pkgs.dbk:1808
msgid "Mailing lists and web pages"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1809
+#: pkgs.dbk:1810
msgid ""
"Web pages containing the status of each port can be found at <ulink "
"url=\"&url-debian-ports;\"></ulink>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1813
+#: pkgs.dbk:1814
msgid ""
"Each port of Debian has a mailing list. The list of porting mailing lists "
"can be found at <ulink url=\"&url-debian-port-lists;\"></ulink>. These "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1821
+#: pkgs.dbk:1822
msgid "Porter tools"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1823
+#: pkgs.dbk:1824
msgid ""
"Descriptions of several porting tools can be found in <xref "
"linkend=\"tools-porting\"/>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1829
+#: pkgs.dbk:1830
msgid "<systemitem role=\"package\">wanna-build</systemitem>"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1831
+#: pkgs.dbk:1832
msgid ""
"The <systemitem role=\"package\">wanna-build</systemitem> system is used as "
"a distributed, client-server build distribution system. It is usually used "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1839
+#: pkgs.dbk:1840
msgid ""
"<systemitem role=\"package\">wanna-build</systemitem> is not yet available "
"as a package; however, all Debian porting efforts are using it for automated "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1848
+#: pkgs.dbk:1849
msgid ""
"Most of the data produced by <systemitem "
"role=\"package\">wanna-build</systemitem> which is generally useful to "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1854
+#: pkgs.dbk:1855
msgid ""
"We are quite proud of this system, since it has so many possible uses. "
"Independent development groups can use the system for different sub-flavors "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1861
+#: pkgs.dbk:1862
msgid ""
"The wanna-build team, in charge of the buildds, can be reached at "
"<literal>debian-wb-team@lists.debian.org</literal>. To determine who "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1868
+#: pkgs.dbk:1869
msgid ""
"When requesting binNMUs or give-backs (retries after a failed build), please "
"use the format described at <ulink url=\"&url-release-wb;\"/>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1877
+#: pkgs.dbk:1878
msgid "When your package is <emphasis>not</emphasis> portable"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1879
+#: pkgs.dbk:1880
msgid ""
"Some packages still have issues with building and/or working on some of the "
"architectures supported by Debian, and cannot be ported at all, or not "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1886
+#: pkgs.dbk:1887
msgid ""
"In order to prevent broken packages from being uploaded to the archive, and "
"wasting buildd time, you need to do a few things:"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1892
+#: pkgs.dbk:1893
msgid ""
"First, make sure your package <emphasis>does</emphasis> fail to build on "
"architectures that it cannot support. There are a few ways to achieve "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1900
+#: pkgs.dbk:1901
msgid ""
"Additionally, if you believe the list of supported architectures is pretty "
"constant, you should change <literal>any</literal> to a list of supported "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1908
+#: pkgs.dbk:1909
msgid ""
"In order to prevent autobuilders from needlessly trying to build your "
"package, it must be included in <filename>Packages-arch-specific</filename>, "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1917
+#: pkgs.dbk:1918
msgid ""
"Please note that it is insufficient to only add your package to "
"<filename>Packages-arch-specific</filename> without making it fail to build "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1928
+#: pkgs.dbk:1929
msgid "Marking non-free packages as auto-buildable"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1930
+#: pkgs.dbk:1931
msgid ""
"By default packages from the <literal>non-free</literal> section are not "
"built by the autobuilder network (mostly because the license of the packages "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1938
+#: pkgs.dbk:1939
msgid ""
"Check whether it is legally allowed and technically possible to auto-build "
"the package;"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1944
+#: pkgs.dbk:1945
msgid ""
"Add <literal>XS-Autobuild: yes</literal> into the header part of "
"<filename>debian/control</filename>;"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1950
+#: pkgs.dbk:1951
msgid ""
"Send an email to &email-nonfree-release; and explain why the package can "
"legitimately and technically be auto-built."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1959
+#: pkgs.dbk:1960
msgid "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1961
+#: pkgs.dbk:1962
msgid ""
"Every package has one or more maintainers. Normally, these are the people "
"who work on and upload new versions of the package. In some situations, it "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1970
+#: pkgs.dbk:1971
msgid "When and how to do an NMU"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1973
+#: pkgs.dbk:1974
msgid "Before doing an NMU, consider the following questions:"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1978
+#: pkgs.dbk:1979
msgid ""
"Does your NMU really fix bugs? Fixing cosmetic issues or changing the "
"packaging style in NMUs is discouraged."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1984
+#: pkgs.dbk:1985
msgid ""
"Did you give enough time to the maintainer? When was the bug reported to the "
"BTS? Being busy for a week or two isn't unusual. Is the bug so severe that "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1991
+#: pkgs.dbk:1992
msgid ""
"How confident are you about your changes? Please remember the Hippocratic "
"Oath: \"Above all, do no harm.\" It is better to leave a package with an "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2001
+#: pkgs.dbk:2002
msgid ""
"Have you clearly expressed your intention to NMU, at least in the BTS? It is "
"also a good idea to try to contact the maintainer by other means (private "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2008
+#: pkgs.dbk:2009
msgid ""
"If the maintainer is usually active and responsive, have you tried to "
"contact them? In general it should be considered preferable that maintainers "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2018
+#: pkgs.dbk:2019
msgid ""
"When doing an NMU, you must first make sure that your intention to NMU is "
"clear. Then, you must send a patch with the differences between the current "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2025
+#: pkgs.dbk:2026
msgid ""
"While preparing the patch, you should better be aware of any "
"package-specific practices that the maintainer might be using. Taking them "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2033
+#: pkgs.dbk:2034
msgid ""
"Unless you have an excellent reason not to do so, you must then give some "
"time to the maintainer to react (for example, by uploading to the "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2040
+#: pkgs.dbk:2041
msgid ""
"Upload fixing only release-critical bugs older than 7 days, with no "
"maintainer activity on the bug for 7 days and no indication that a fix is in "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2045
+#: pkgs.dbk:2046
msgid "Upload fixing only release-critical bugs older than 7 days: 2 days"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2050
+#: pkgs.dbk:2051
msgid "Upload fixing only release-critical and important bugs: 5 days"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2055
+#: pkgs.dbk:2056
msgid "Other NMUs: 10 days"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2061
+#: pkgs.dbk:2062
msgid ""
"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 "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2067
+#: pkgs.dbk:2068
msgid ""
"Sometimes, release managers decide to allow NMUs with shorter delays for a "
"subset of bugs (e.g release-critical bugs older than 7 days). Also, some "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2077
+#: pkgs.dbk:2078
msgid ""
"After you upload an NMU, you are responsible for the possible problems that "
"you might have introduced. You must keep an eye on the package (subscribing "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2083
+#: pkgs.dbk:2084
msgid ""
"This is not a license to perform NMUs thoughtlessly. If you NMU when it is "
"clear that the maintainers are active and would have acknowledged a patch in "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2093
+#: pkgs.dbk:2094
msgid "NMUs and <filename>debian/changelog</filename>"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2095
+#: pkgs.dbk:2096
msgid ""
"Just like any other (source) upload, NMUs must add an entry to "
"<filename>debian/changelog</filename>, telling what has changed with this "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><screen>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2100
+#: pkgs.dbk:2101
#, no-wrap
msgid " * Non-maintainer upload.\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2104
+#: pkgs.dbk:2105
msgid "The way to version NMUs differs for native and non-native packages."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2107
+#: pkgs.dbk:2108
msgid ""
"If the package is a native package (without a Debian revision in the version "
"number), the version must be the version of the last maintainer upload, plus "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2117
+#: pkgs.dbk:2118
msgid ""
"If the package is not a native package, you should add a minor version "
"number to the Debian revision part of the version number (the portion after "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2126
+#: pkgs.dbk:2127
msgid ""
"In both cases, if the last upload was also an NMU, the counter should be "
"increased. For example, if the current version is "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2132
+#: pkgs.dbk:2133
msgid ""
"A special versioning scheme is needed to avoid disrupting the maintainer's "
"work, since using an integer for the Debian revision will potentially "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2141
+#: pkgs.dbk:2142
msgid ""
"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 "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2155
+#: pkgs.dbk:2156
msgid "Using the <literal>DELAYED/</literal> queue"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2158
+#: pkgs.dbk:2159
msgid ""
"Having to wait for a response after you request permission to NMU is "
"inefficient, because it costs the NMUer a context switch to come back to the "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2172
+#: pkgs.dbk:2173
msgid ""
"The <literal>DELAYED</literal> queue should not be used to put additional "
"pressure on the maintainer. In particular, it's important that you are "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2179
+#: pkgs.dbk:2180
msgid ""
"If you make an NMU to <literal>DELAYED</literal> and the maintainer updates "
"the package before the delay expires, your upload will be rejected because a "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2189
+#: pkgs.dbk:2190
msgid "NMUs from the maintainer's point of view"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2192
+#: pkgs.dbk:2193
msgid ""
"When someone NMUs your package, this means they want to help you to keep it "
"in good shape. This gives users fixed packages faster. You can consider "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2201
+#: pkgs.dbk:2202
msgid ""
"To acknowledge an NMU, include its changes and changelog entry in your next "
"maintainer upload. If you do not acknowledge the NMU by including the NMU "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2210
+#: pkgs.dbk:2211
msgid "Source NMUs vs Binary-only NMUs (binNMUs)"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2213
+#: pkgs.dbk:2214
msgid ""
"The full name of an NMU is <emphasis>source NMU</emphasis>. There is also "
"another type, namely the <emphasis>binary-only NMU</emphasis>, or "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2220
+#: pkgs.dbk:2221
msgid ""
"When a library (or other dependency) is updated, the packages using it may "
"need to be rebuilt. Since no changes to the source are needed, the same "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2226
+#: pkgs.dbk:2227
msgid ""
"BinNMUs are usually triggered on the buildds by wanna-build. An entry is "
"added to <filename>debian/changelog</filename>, explaining why the upload "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2234
+#: pkgs.dbk:2235
msgid ""
"Buildds upload packages for their architecture to the archive as binary-only "
"uploads. Strictly speaking, these are binNMUs. However, they are not "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2242
+#: pkgs.dbk:2243
msgid "NMUs vs QA uploads"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2245
+#: pkgs.dbk:2246
msgid ""
"NMUs are uploads of packages by somebody else than their assigned "
"maintainer. There is another type of upload where the uploaded package is "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2252
+#: pkgs.dbk:2253
msgid ""
"QA uploads are very much like normal maintainer uploads: they may fix "
"anything, even minor issues; the version numbering is normal, and there is "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><screen>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2260
+#: pkgs.dbk:2261
#, no-wrap
msgid " * QA upload.\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2264
+#: pkgs.dbk:2265
msgid ""
"If you want to do an NMU, and it seems that the maintainer is not active, it "
"is wise to check if the package is orphaned (this information is displayed "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2275
+#: pkgs.dbk:2276
msgid ""
"Instead of doing a QA upload, you can also consider adopting the package by "
"making yourself the maintainer. You don't need permission from anybody to "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2284
+#: pkgs.dbk:2285
msgid "NMUs vs team uploads"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2287
+#: pkgs.dbk:2288
msgid ""
"Sometimes you are fixing and/or updating a package because you are member of "
"a packaging team (which uses a mailing list as <literal>Maintainer</literal> "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><screen>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2297
+#: pkgs.dbk:2298
#, no-wrap
msgid " * Team upload.\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2305
+#: pkgs.dbk:2306
msgid "Collaborative maintenance"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2307
+#: pkgs.dbk:2308
msgid ""
"Collaborative maintenance is a term describing the sharing of Debian package "
"maintenance duties by several people. This collaboration is almost always a "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2315
+#: pkgs.dbk:2316
msgid ""
"Generally there is a primary maintainer and one or more co-maintainers. The "
"primary maintainer is the person whose name is listed in the "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2323
+#: pkgs.dbk:2324
msgid ""
"In its most basic form, the process of adding a new co-maintainer is quite "
"easy:"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2329
+#: pkgs.dbk:2330
msgid ""
"Setup the co-maintainer with access to the sources you build the package "
"from. Generally this implies you are using a network-capable version "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2337
+#: pkgs.dbk:2338
msgid ""
"Add the co-maintainer's correct maintainer name and address to the "
"<literal>Uploaders</literal> field in the first paragraph of the "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><itemizedlist><listitem><screen>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2342
+#: pkgs.dbk:2343
#, no-wrap
msgid ""
"Uploaders: John Buzz <jbuzz@debian.org>, Adam Rex "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2347
+#: pkgs.dbk:2348
msgid ""
"Using the PTS (<xref linkend=\"pkg-tracking-system\"/>), the co-maintainers "
"should subscribe themselves to the appropriate source package."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2353
+#: pkgs.dbk:2354
msgid ""
"Another form of collaborative maintenance is team maintenance, which is "
"recommended if you maintain several packages with the same group of "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2362
+#: pkgs.dbk:2363
msgid ""
"Put the team member mainly responsible for the package in the "
"<literal>Maintainer</literal> field. In the <literal>Uploaders</literal>, "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2369
+#: pkgs.dbk:2370
msgid ""
"Put the mailing list address in the <literal>Maintainer</literal> field. In "
"the <literal>Uploaders</literal> field, put the team members who care for "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2378
+#: pkgs.dbk:2379
msgid ""
"In any case, it is a bad idea to automatically put all team members in the "
"<literal>Uploaders</literal> field. It clutters the Developer's Package "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2391
+#: pkgs.dbk:2392
msgid "The testing distribution"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2393
+#: pkgs.dbk:2394
msgid "Basics"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2395
+#: pkgs.dbk:2396
msgid ""
"Packages are usually installed into the <literal>testing</literal> "
"distribution after they have undergone some degree of "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2400
+#: pkgs.dbk:2401
msgid ""
"They must be in sync on all architectures and mustn't have dependencies that "
"make them uninstallable; they also have to have generally no known "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2409
+#: pkgs.dbk:2410
msgid "Updates from unstable"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2411
+#: pkgs.dbk:2412
msgid ""
"The scripts that update the <literal>testing</literal> distribution are run "
"twice each day, right after the installation of the updated packages; these "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2419
+#: pkgs.dbk:2420
msgid ""
"The inclusion of a package from <literal>unstable</literal> is conditional "
"on the following:"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2425
+#: pkgs.dbk:2426
msgid ""
"The package must have been available in <literal>unstable</literal> for 2, 5 "
"or 10 days, depending on the urgency (high, medium or low). Please note "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2433
+#: pkgs.dbk:2434
msgid ""
"It must not have new release-critical bugs (RC bugs affecting the version "
"available in <literal>unstable</literal>, but not affecting the version in "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2440
+#: pkgs.dbk:2441
msgid ""
"It must be available on all architectures on which it has previously been "
"built in <literal>unstable</literal>. <link linkend=\"dak-ls\">dak ls</link> "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2447
+#: pkgs.dbk:2448
msgid ""
"It must not break any dependency of a package which is already available in "
"<literal>testing</literal>;"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2453
+#: pkgs.dbk:2454
msgid ""
"The packages on which it depends must either be available in "
"<literal>testing</literal> or they must be accepted into "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2461
+#: pkgs.dbk:2462
msgid ""
"The phase of the project. I.e. automatic transitions are turned off during "
"the <emphasis>freeze</emphasis> of the <literal>testing</literal> "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2467
+#: pkgs.dbk:2468
msgid ""
"To find out whether a package is progressing into <literal>testing</literal> "
"or not, see the <literal>testing</literal> script output on the <ulink "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2478
+#: pkgs.dbk:2479
msgid ""
"The <filename>update_excuses</filename> file does not always give the "
"precise reason why the package is refused; you may have to find it on your "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2485
+#: pkgs.dbk:2486
msgid ""
"Sometimes, some packages never enter <literal>testing</literal> because the "
"set of interrelationship is too complicated and cannot be sorted out by the "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2490
+#: pkgs.dbk:2491
msgid ""
"Some further dependency analysis is shown on <ulink "
"url=\"http://release.debian.org/migration/\"></ulink> — but be warned, this "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2495
+#: pkgs.dbk:2496
msgid "Out-of-date"
msgstr ""
#. FIXME: better rename this file than document rampant professionalism?
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2498
+#: pkgs.dbk:2499
msgid ""
"For the <literal>testing</literal> migration script, outdated means: There "
"are different versions in <literal>unstable</literal> for the release "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2506
+#: pkgs.dbk:2507
msgid "Consider this example:"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2513 pkgs.dbk:2546
+#: pkgs.dbk:2514 pkgs.dbk:2547
msgid "alpha"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2514 pkgs.dbk:2547
+#: pkgs.dbk:2515 pkgs.dbk:2548
msgid "arm"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2519 pkgs.dbk:2553 pkgs.dbk:2615
+#: pkgs.dbk:2520 pkgs.dbk:2554 pkgs.dbk:2616
msgid "testing"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2520 pkgs.dbk:2525 pkgs.dbk:2554 pkgs.dbk:2555 pkgs.dbk:2562
+#: pkgs.dbk:2521 pkgs.dbk:2526 pkgs.dbk:2555 pkgs.dbk:2556 pkgs.dbk:2563
msgid "1"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2521 pkgs.dbk:2556 pkgs.dbk:2561
+#: pkgs.dbk:2522 pkgs.dbk:2557 pkgs.dbk:2562
msgid "-"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2524 pkgs.dbk:2559 pkgs.dbk:2616
+#: pkgs.dbk:2525 pkgs.dbk:2560 pkgs.dbk:2617
msgid "unstable"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2526 pkgs.dbk:2560
+#: pkgs.dbk:2527 pkgs.dbk:2561
msgid "2"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2532
+#: pkgs.dbk:2533
msgid ""
"The package is out of date on <literal>alpha</literal> in "
"<literal>unstable</literal>, and will not go to "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2538
+#: pkgs.dbk:2539
msgid ""
"However, if ftp-master removes a package in <literal>unstable</literal> "
"(here on <literal>arm</literal>):"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2548
+#: pkgs.dbk:2549
msgid "hurd-i386"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2568
+#: pkgs.dbk:2569
msgid ""
"In this case, the package is up to date on all release architectures in "
"<literal>unstable</literal> (and the extra <literal>hurd-i386</literal> "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2573
+#: pkgs.dbk:2574
msgid ""
"Sometimes, the question is raised if it is possible to allow packages in "
"that are not yet built on all architectures: No. Just plainly no. (Except "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2580
+#: pkgs.dbk:2581
msgid "Removals from testing"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2582
+#: pkgs.dbk:2583
msgid ""
"Sometimes, a package is removed to allow another package in: This happens "
"only to allow <emphasis>another</emphasis> package to go in if it's ready in "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2589
+#: pkgs.dbk:2590
msgid ""
"Of course, there is another reason to remove a package from "
"<literal>testing</literal>: It's just too buggy (and having a single RC-bug "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2594
+#: pkgs.dbk:2595
msgid ""
"Furthermore, if a package has been removed from <literal>unstable</literal>, "
"and no package in <literal>testing</literal> depends on it any more, then it "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2601
+#: pkgs.dbk:2602
msgid "Circular dependencies"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2603
+#: pkgs.dbk:2604
msgid ""
"A situation which is not handled very well by britney is if package "
"<literal>a</literal> depends on the new version of package "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2608
+#: pkgs.dbk:2609
msgid "An example of this is:"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2621
+#: pkgs.dbk:2622
msgid "a"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2622
+#: pkgs.dbk:2623
msgid "1; depends: b=1"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2623
+#: pkgs.dbk:2624
msgid "2; depends: b=2"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2626
+#: pkgs.dbk:2627
msgid "b"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2627
+#: pkgs.dbk:2628
msgid "1; depends: a=1"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2628
+#: pkgs.dbk:2629
msgid "2; depends: a=2"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2634
+#: pkgs.dbk:2635
msgid ""
"Neither package <literal>a</literal> nor package <literal>b</literal> is "
"considered for update."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2638
+#: pkgs.dbk:2639
msgid ""
"Currently, this requires some manual hinting from the release team. Please "
"contact them by sending mail to &email-debian-release; if this happens to "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2645
+#: pkgs.dbk:2646
msgid "Influence of package in testing"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2647
+#: pkgs.dbk:2648
msgid ""
"Generally, there is nothing that the status of a package in "
"<literal>testing</literal> means for transition of the next version from "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2659
+#: pkgs.dbk:2660
msgid ""
"In summary this means: The only influence that a package being in "
"<literal>testing</literal> has on a new version of the same package is that "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2666
+#: pkgs.dbk:2667
msgid "Details"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2668
+#: pkgs.dbk:2669
msgid "If you are interested in details, this is how britney works:"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2671
+#: pkgs.dbk:2672
msgid ""
"The packages are looked at to determine whether they are valid candidates. "
"This gives the update excuses. The most common reasons why a package is not "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2678
+#: pkgs.dbk:2679
msgid ""
"Now, the more complex part happens: Britney tries to update "
"<literal>testing</literal> with the valid candidates. For that, britney "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2688
+#: pkgs.dbk:2689
msgid ""
"If you want to see more details, you can look it up on <ulink "
"url=\"http://&ftp-master-host;/testing/update_output/\"></ulink>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2692
+#: pkgs.dbk:2693
msgid ""
"The hints are available via <ulink "
"url=\"http://&ftp-master-host;/testing/hints/\"></ulink>, where you can find "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2706
+#: pkgs.dbk:2707
msgid "Direct updates to testing"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2708
+#: pkgs.dbk:2709
msgid ""
"The <literal>testing</literal> distribution is fed with packages from "
"<literal>unstable</literal> according to the rules explained above. "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2715
+#: pkgs.dbk:2716
msgid ""
"Keep in mind that packages uploaded there are not automatically processed, "
"they have to go through the hands of the release manager. So you'd better "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2722
+#: pkgs.dbk:2723
msgid ""
"You should not upload to <literal>testing-proposed-updates</literal> when "
"you can update your packages through <literal>unstable</literal>. If you "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2731
+#: pkgs.dbk:2732
msgid ""
"Version numbers are usually selected by adding the codename of the "
"<literal>testing</literal> distribution and a running number, like "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2738
+#: pkgs.dbk:2739
msgid "Please make sure you didn't miss any of these items in your upload:"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2743
+#: pkgs.dbk:2744
msgid ""
"Make sure that your package really needs to go through "
"<literal>testing-proposed-updates</literal>, and can't go through "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2750
+#: pkgs.dbk:2751
msgid "Make sure that you included only the minimal amount of changes;"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2755
+#: pkgs.dbk:2756
msgid "Make sure that you included an appropriate explanation in the changelog;"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2760
+#: pkgs.dbk:2761
msgid ""
"Make sure that you've written <literal>testing</literal> or "
"<literal>testing-proposed-updates</literal> into your target distribution;"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2766
+#: pkgs.dbk:2767
msgid ""
"Make sure that you've built and tested your package in "
"<literal>testing</literal>, not in <literal>unstable</literal>;"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2772
+#: pkgs.dbk:2773
msgid ""
"Make sure that your version number is higher than the version in "
"<literal>testing</literal> and <literal>testing-proposed-updates</literal>, "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2779
+#: pkgs.dbk:2780
msgid ""
"After uploading and successful build on all platforms, contact the release "
"team at &email-debian-release; and ask them to approve your upload."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2787
+#: pkgs.dbk:2788
msgid "Frequently asked questions"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2789
+#: pkgs.dbk:2790
msgid "What are release-critical bugs, and how do they get counted?"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2791
+#: pkgs.dbk:2792
msgid ""
"All bugs of some higher severities are by default considered "
"release-critical; currently, these are <literal>critical</literal>, "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2796
+#: pkgs.dbk:2797
msgid ""
"Such bugs are presumed to have an impact on the chances that the package "
"will be released with the <literal>stable</literal> release of Debian: in "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2803
+#: pkgs.dbk:2804
msgid ""
"The <literal>unstable</literal> bug count are all release-critical bugs "
"which are marked to apply to "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2811
+#: pkgs.dbk:2812
msgid ""
"How could installing a package into <literal>testing</literal> possibly "
"break other packages?"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2814
+#: pkgs.dbk:2815
msgid ""
"The structure of the distribution archives is such that they can only "
"contain one version of a package; a package is defined by its name. So when "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2822
+#: pkgs.dbk:2823
msgid ""
"However, the old version may have provided a binary package with an old "
"soname of a library, such as <literal>libacme-foo0</literal>. Removing the "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2828
+#: pkgs.dbk:2829
msgid ""
"Evidently, this mainly affects packages which provide changing sets of "
"binary packages in different versions (in turn, mainly libraries). However, "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2834
+#: pkgs.dbk:2835
msgid ""
"When the set of binary packages provided by a source package change in this "
"way, all the packages that depended on the old binaries will have to be "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2845
+#: pkgs.dbk:2846
msgid ""
"If you are having problems with complicated groups of packages like this, "
"contact &email-debian-devel; or &email-debian-release; for help."
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