X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=developers-reference.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=pkgs.dbk;h=873c42c4e7d0678c609153727434f581e58401f8;hp=03a6919e5bbbe3305c540100a252aec66f86ebb3;hb=192df44824cca867c032346c74c654dfe40974f0;hpb=f9fbe52cef0055dc018fbc1d16f118e4283b7756 diff --git a/pkgs.dbk b/pkgs.dbk index 03a6919..873c42c 100644 --- a/pkgs.dbk +++ b/pkgs.dbk @@ -290,9 +290,9 @@ There are several possible values for this field: stable, unstable. -Actually, there are two other possible distributions: stable-security -and testing-security, but read - for more information on those. +Actually, there are other possible distributions: +codename-security, +but read for more information on those. It is not possible to upload a package into several distributions at the same @@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ parameter to put the package into one of the queues. Security uploads Do NOT upload a package to the security -upload queue (oldstable-security, stable-security, -etc.) without prior authorization from the security team. If the +upload queue (on security-master.debian.org) +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 . @@ -843,10 +843,9 @@ fixing them themselves, sending security advisories, and maintaining 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 . -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 + for details. DO NOT UPLOAD any packages for stable without contacting the team. Useful information includes, for example: @@ -1122,11 +1121,10 @@ Be sure to verify the following items: Target the right distribution -in your debian/changelog. -For stable this is stable-security and -for testing this is testing-security, and for the previous -stable release, this is oldstable-security. Do not target -distribution-proposed-updates or +in your debian/changelog: +codename-security +(e.g. wheezy-security). +Do not target distribution-proposed-updates or stable! @@ -1154,8 +1152,9 @@ later distributions. If in doubt, test it with dpkg --compare-versions. 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 -+codename1, e.g. -1:2.4.3-4+lenny1, of course increasing 1 for any subsequent ++debXu1 (where +X is the major release number), e.g. +1:2.4.3-4+deb7u1, of course increasing 1 for any subsequent uploads. @@ -1194,8 +1193,8 @@ have such a system yourself, you can use a debian.org machine (see Uploading the fixed package Do NOT upload a package to the security -upload queue (oldstable-security, stable-security, -etc.) without prior authorization from the security team. If the +upload queue (on security-master.debian.org) +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.