X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=developers-reference.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=resources.dbk;h=e577d6796a6b7992ee3ef87afd46123297897972;hp=10655c94fa92738fb4ab78db5548b750e79ad83a;hb=d29e265025706f0a590a033db78d18b0d8313120;hpb=61d6ce12cd1228f1ff5f5f12109bd253d5dc4f0b diff --git a/resources.dbk b/resources.dbk index 10655c9..e577d67 100644 --- a/resources.dbk +++ b/resources.dbk @@ -260,9 +260,6 @@ mirrored to another server. the Bug Tracking System (BTS). -It is restricted; a mirror is available on merkel. - - If you plan on doing some statistical analysis or processing of Debian bugs, this would be the place to do it. Please describe your plans on &email-debian-devel; before implementing anything, however, to @@ -278,7 +275,7 @@ the Debian archive. Generally, package uploaded to &ftp-upload-host; end up on this server, see . -It is restricted; a mirror is available on merkel. +It is restricted; a mirror is available on &ftp-master-mirror;. Problems with the Debian FTP archive generally need to be reported as bugs @@ -334,7 +331,7 @@ Send mail to &email-debian-devel; if you have any questions. The VCS servers If you need to use a Version Control System for any of your Debian work, -you can use one the existing repositories hosted on Alioth or you can +you can use one of the existing repositories hosted on Alioth or you can request a new project and ask for the VCS repository of your choice. Alioth supports CVS (cvs.alioth.debian.org/cvs.debian.org), Subversion (svn.debian.org), Arch (tla/baz, both on arch.debian.org), Bazaar @@ -639,9 +636,9 @@ literally unstable. The testing distribution is generated automatically by taking packages from unstable if they satisfy certain criteria. Those criteria should ensure a good quality for -packages within testing. The update to testing - is launched twice each day, right after the new packages -have been installed. See . +packages within testing. The update to +testing is launched twice each day, right after the new +packages have been installed. See . After a period of development, once the release manager deems fit, the @@ -658,7 +655,7 @@ the Release Team, the distribution is released. Releasing means that new copy is created for the new testing, and the previous stable is renamed to oldstable and stays there until it is finally archived. On archiving, the contents are moved -to &archive-host;). +to &archive-host;. This development cycle is based on the assumption that the @@ -753,12 +750,6 @@ New software which isn't likely to damage your system can go directly into An alternative to experimental is to use your personal web space on people.debian.org. - -When uploading to unstable a package which had bugs fixed -in experimental, please consider using the option --v to dpkg-buildpackage to finally get -them closed. - @@ -873,7 +864,7 @@ Once the package is accepted, the system sends a confirmation mail to the maintainer and closes all the bugs marked as fixed by the upload, and the auto-builders may start recompiling it. The package is now publicly accessible at until it is really -installed in the Debian archive. This happens only once a day (and is also +installed in the Debian archive. This happens four times a day (and is also called the `dinstall run' for historical reasons); the package is then removed from incoming and installed in the pool along with all the other packages. Once all the other updates (generating new Packages and @@ -883,10 +874,10 @@ script is called to ask all the primary mirrors to update themselves. The archive maintenance software will also send the OpenPGP/GnuPG signed .changes file that you uploaded to the appropriate mailing -lists. If a package is released with the Distribution: set +lists. If a package is released with the Distribution set to stable, the announcement is sent to &email-debian-changes;. If a package is released with -Distribution: set to unstable or +Distribution set to unstable or experimental, the announcement will be posted to &email-debian-devel-changes; instead. @@ -976,10 +967,10 @@ a given package at the URL dak ls is part of the dak suite of tools, listing available package versions for all known distributions and architectures. -The dak tool is available on &ftp-master-host; -, and on the mirror on &ftp-master-mirror;. -It uses a single argument corresponding to a package name. An example will -explain it better: +The dak tool is available on +&ftp-master-host;, and on the mirror on +&ftp-master-mirror;. It uses a single argument +corresponding to a package name. An example will explain it better: $ dak ls evince @@ -1244,6 +1235,12 @@ distributions +derivatives-bugs: bugs reports and comments from derivative +distributions + + + + upload-source: announce of a new source upload that has been accepted @@ -1481,7 +1478,7 @@ item. Here are a few examples of valid mails used to generate news items in the PTS. -The first one adds a link to the cvsweb interface of debian-cd in the Static +The first one adds a link to the viewsvn interface of debian-cd in the Static information section: