X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=developers-reference.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=debian%2Fchangelog;h=8aa1256f95f9457a624ad56fc40b40bcfec161fa;hp=5706b0156643511c83e71fb985a55ba5f4e88bed;hb=758adf211d8233dc6b23b57135a909e776f76ef8;hpb=7ae91ec653811a6e7cb669047ee464fd84361d13 diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 5706b01..8aa1256 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,9 +1,468 @@ +developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low + + * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon + (closes: Bug#69435) + * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger + (closes: Bug#72810) + + -- Adam Di Carlo Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:12:57 -0500 + +developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin + . Thanks, Josip! + + * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes: + Bug#68929, Bug#70384) + * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198) + * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian + * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783) + * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841) + * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369) + * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines + could be used if necessary + * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure; + mention the rsync dupload method + * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is + better + * other small corrections + * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP + * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page, + lists-archives, www.d.o BTS + * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts + to the db.d.o CGI + * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell + + * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name + in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS + + -- Adam Di Carlo Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400 + +developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium + + * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only + documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an + error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever + ftpmaster feels is best is fine + * + * include common.ent as well as version.ent + (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926) + * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove + constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian + package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file + * + * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog + * + * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora": + explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079) + * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release + team (closes: Bug#52906) + * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact + that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877) + * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email + (closes: Bug#40258) + * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian + Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908) + - added a section about the LDAP database + - added a section about the "on vacation" message + - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers + (closes: Bug#43878) + - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs + - added a section about Quality Assurance effort + + -- Adam Di Carlo Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400 + +developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low + + * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away + from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as + PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than + RSA + * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff + * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs + via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690) + * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are + closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry + * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources + * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package + description from developers-reference.sgml + + -- Adam Di Carlo Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400 + +developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low + + * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements + into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes + throughout + * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian') + (closes Bug#37392) + * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable + releases are available at archive.debian.org + * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale + information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541); + Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added + samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804) + * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package + producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added + * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this + procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib) + only + * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather + than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention + that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key; + * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point + to the PGP FAQ + * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and + clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be + subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce + * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to + http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead + * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2 + * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only + uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a + suggestion from James Troup + * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org + * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage + * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving + /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the + text here and there + + -- Adam Di Carlo Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400 + +developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low + + * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters, + not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos) + + -- Adam Di Carlo Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400 + +developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low + + * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987) + * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base + bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own + packages? (closes Bug#37392) + * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um, + someone who uses this should check my description), correct build -> + debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053) + + -- Adam Di Carlo Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400 + +developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low + + * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent + to ftpmaster@debian.org also + * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove + 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek) + * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch + and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman + Hodek) + * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the + section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all + Roman release) + * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs + + -- Adam Di Carlo Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400 + +developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low + + * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux + 2.2, from Job Bogan + * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment + archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor + * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485) + * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891) + * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add + intro paragraph + * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers, + with intro; demoted server sections under that + * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed + * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to + report problems + * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included + when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL + * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which + a normal developer may have access. + + -- Adam Di Carlo Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400 + +developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low + + * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version + number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't + step all over each other + + -- Adam Di Carlo Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400 + +developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low + + * correction from James Troup -- is indeed the correct + address for PGP key updates + + -- Adam Di Carlo Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400 + +developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low + + * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all + * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration + * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would + like to talk to me about folding your version into the + developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me + + -- Adam Di Carlo Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400 + +developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low + + * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694) + * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool + * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as + {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas, + if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about + instead) + * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget" + * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril + + * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for + constitution + * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file; + ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension + * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive + + -- Adam Di Carlo Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500 + +developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low + + * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation! + * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's + own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a + source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool + descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being + Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for + porters. + * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and + tighten up the language a bit + * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint' + of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit + w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394) + * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not + official policy + * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate + some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root + account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new + sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs" + * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for + package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot + and devscripts + * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small + right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification, + warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks + about how to depart Debian gracefully + * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052) + * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file + * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update + number of available packages + * use new way of notating multiple copyrights + * change elements to where appropriate + + -- Adam Di Carlo Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500 + +developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low + + * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML + (closes Bug#31034) + + -- Adam Di Carlo Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500 + +developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low + + * not officially released + * more spelling corrections + * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup) + + -- Adam Di Carlo Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500 + +developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low + + * not officially released + * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added + * some PGP-centricity removed + * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok + * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to + 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a + tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be + non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing + by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties + + -- Adam Di Carlo Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500 + +developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low + + * not officially released + * maintainer name change (but it's still me) + * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter + discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out + of existance. New TOC for this section is: + * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters + + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU + + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU + o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter + + 6.3 How to do an NMU + o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering + o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry + o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS + o 6.3.4 Building the NMU + + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters + + * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved + to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning + Packages". + * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this + practice + * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can + take a couple of weeks + * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit + is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff'; + add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so + excited about it and can't wait + * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look + at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package + from the archive + * show *full* TOC, including sect2 + * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections + + * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild + * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed + * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date + + -- Adam Di Carlo Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500 + +developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low + + * move to 3-level version number: + top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the + "major", the second-level number means significant content changes, + and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements. + Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0. + Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that + will be 2.6.0... + + * use new tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock) + * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k' + * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested + by James Troup) + * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript + version + * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since + debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml) + * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root + * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice + to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together + * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0 + + * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of + severity 'E' + * "Mailing Lists and Servers": + - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS; + mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master + - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss + how to put up your own web pages on va or master + - "The CVS server": new section added + - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about + how to mirror + * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial + application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers + whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention + that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP + v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions + with respect to GPG. + * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato' + * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making + it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff; + mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there + a canonical location?) + * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new + package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit + * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export + controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and + chiark + * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the + changes file" + * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White + (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical? + * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run + 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa' + + -- Adam P. Harris Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500 + +developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low + + * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text + sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for + readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were + patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use + them. (closes Bug#26948) + * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should + and should not be included in this Reference. + * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let + me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific + maintainer tools only! + * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email + from Guy Maor on debian-devel. + * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211). + * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant. + * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible. + * Little corrections here and there. + * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy + * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing + things down + + -- Adam P. Harris Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400 + +developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low + + * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow + * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions + are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about + 'proposed-updates' + * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit + * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should + use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524) + * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the + distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable") + * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section + "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should + do prior to uploading + * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed" + in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the + override file a bit + * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or + renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650) + * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer + duties with respect to bugs + * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports", + talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian + every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web + pages + * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it + into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual + * grammar and markup changes throughout + * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more + explicit what is used to build this package + + -- Adam P. Harris Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400 + developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low * new maintainer * version number and date are automatically populated now + * changed doc-base section to "debian" + * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization + * reformat SGML like I happen to like it + * utilize the new URL tag + * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US + letter printing - -- Adam P. Harris Tue, 14 Jul 1998 17:30:11 -0400 + -- Adam P. Harris Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low