msgstr ""
"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2009-06-25 22:00+0300\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2009-09-12 17:19+0300\n"
"PO-Revision-Date: 2007-07-01 23:15+0000\n"
"Last-Translator: <>\n"
"Language-Team: \n"
"command>. Removal of orphaned packages is discussed on &email-debian-qa;."
msgstr ""
-# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: pkgs.dbk:1342
msgid ""
"They should either be reassigned to another package in the case where the "
"actual code has evolved into another package (e.g. <literal>libfoo12</"
"literal> was removed because <literal>libfoo13</literal> supersedes it) or "
-"closed if the software is simply no longer part of Debian."
+"closed if the software is simply no longer part of Debian. When closing the "
+"bugs, to avoid marking the bugs as fixed in versions of the packages in "
+"previous Debian releases, they should be marked as fixed in the version "
+"<literal><most-recent-version-ever-in-Debian>+rm</literal>."
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1349
+#: pkgs.dbk:1353
msgid "Removing packages from <filename>Incoming</filename>"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1351
+#: pkgs.dbk:1355
msgid ""
"In the past, it was possible to remove packages from <filename>incoming</"
"filename>. However, with the introduction of the new incoming system, this "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1366
+#: pkgs.dbk:1370
msgid "Replacing or renaming packages"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1368
+#: pkgs.dbk:1372
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1384
+#: pkgs.dbk:1388
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1398
+#: pkgs.dbk:1402
msgid "Orphaning a package"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1400
+#: pkgs.dbk:1404
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1415
+#: pkgs.dbk:1419
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1423
+#: pkgs.dbk:1427
msgid ""
"More information is on the <ulink url=\"&url-wnpp;\">WNPP web pages</ulink>."
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1429
+#: pkgs.dbk:1433
msgid "Adopting a package"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1431
+#: pkgs.dbk:1435
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 (WNPP)</"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1438
+#: pkgs.dbk:1442
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1444
+#: pkgs.dbk:1448
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1454
+#: pkgs.dbk:1458
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1468
+#: pkgs.dbk:1472
msgid "Porting and being ported"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1470
+#: pkgs.dbk:1474
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1476
+#: pkgs.dbk:1480
msgid ""
"Porting is the act of building Debian packages for architectures that are "
"different from the original architecture of the package maintainer's binary "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1485
+#: pkgs.dbk:1489
msgid "Being kind to porters"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1487
+#: pkgs.dbk:1491
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1495
+#: pkgs.dbk:1499
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1502
+#: pkgs.dbk:1506
msgid ""
"By far, most of the problems encountered by porters are caused by "
"<emphasis>packaging bugs</emphasis> in the source packages. Here is a "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1509
+#: pkgs.dbk:1513
msgid ""
"Make sure that your <literal>Build-Depends</literal> and <literal>Build-"
"Depends-Indep</literal> settings in <filename>debian/control</filename> are "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1524
+#: pkgs.dbk:1528
msgid ""
"If you can't set up a proper chroot, <command>dpkg-depcheck</command> may be "
"of assistance (see <xref linkend=\"dpkg-depcheck\"/> )."
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1528
+#: pkgs.dbk:1532
msgid ""
"See the <ulink url=\"&url-debian-policy;\">Debian Policy Manual</ulink> for "
"instructions on setting build dependencies."
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1534
+#: pkgs.dbk:1538
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, "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1544
+#: pkgs.dbk:1548
msgid ""
"Make sure your source package is correct. Do <literal>dpkg-source -x "
"<replaceable>package</replaceable>.dsc</literal> to make sure your source "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1552
+#: pkgs.dbk:1556
msgid ""
"Make sure you don't ship your source package with the <filename>debian/"
"files</filename> or <filename>debian/substvars</filename> files. They "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1560
+#: pkgs.dbk:1564
msgid ""
"Make sure you don't rely on locally installed or hacked configurations or "
"programs. For instance, you should never be calling programs in <filename>/"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1569
+#: pkgs.dbk:1573
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, but "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1577
+#: pkgs.dbk:1581
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1585
+#: pkgs.dbk:1589
msgid ""
"Make sure your debian/rules contains separate <literal>binary-arch</literal> "
"and <literal>binary-indep</literal> targets, as the Debian Policy Manual "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1596
+#: pkgs.dbk:1600
msgid "Guidelines for porter uploads"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1598
+#: pkgs.dbk:1602
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1606
+#: pkgs.dbk:1610
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1611
+#: pkgs.dbk:1615
msgid ""
"The way to invoke <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command> is as <literal>dpkg-"
"buildpackage -B -m<replaceable>porter-email</replaceable></literal>. Of "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1620
+#: pkgs.dbk:1624
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1627
+#: pkgs.dbk:1631
msgid "Recompilation or binary-only NMU"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1629
+#: pkgs.dbk:1633
msgid ""
"Sometimes the initial porter upload is problematic because the environment "
"in which the package was built was not good enough (outdated or obsolete "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1638
+#: pkgs.dbk:1642
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 arch-"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1645
+#: pkgs.dbk:1649
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 architectures "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1650
+#: pkgs.dbk:1654
msgid ""
"Such recompilations require special ``magic'' version numbering, so that the "
"archive maintenance tools recognize that, even though there is a new Debian "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para><footnote><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para><footnote><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1665
+#: pkgs.dbk:1669
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:1657
+#: pkgs.dbk:1661
msgid ""
"The ``magic'' for a recompilation-only NMU is triggered by using a suffix "
"appended to the package version number, following the form <literal> "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1673
+#: pkgs.dbk:1677
msgid ""
"Similar to initial porter uploads, the correct way of invoking <command>dpkg-"
"buildpackage</command> is <literal>dpkg-buildpackage -B</literal> to only "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1680
+#: pkgs.dbk:1684
msgid "When to do a source NMU if you are a porter"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1682
+#: pkgs.dbk:1686
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1691
+#: pkgs.dbk:1695
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, "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1703
+#: pkgs.dbk:1707
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1711
+#: pkgs.dbk:1715
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1719
+#: pkgs.dbk:1723
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1729
+#: pkgs.dbk:1733
msgid "Porting infrastructure and automation"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1731
+#: pkgs.dbk:1735
msgid ""
"There is infrastructure and several tools to help automate package porting. "
"This section contains a brief overview of this automation and porting to "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1736
+#: pkgs.dbk:1740
msgid "Mailing lists and web pages"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1738
+#: pkgs.dbk:1742
msgid ""
"Web pages containing the status of each port can be found at <ulink url="
"\"&url-debian-ports;\"></ulink>."
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1742
+#: pkgs.dbk:1746
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1750
+#: pkgs.dbk:1754
msgid "Porter tools"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1752
+#: pkgs.dbk:1756
msgid ""
"Descriptions of several porting tools can be found in <xref linkend=\"tools-"
"porting\"/> ."
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1758
+#: pkgs.dbk:1762
msgid "<systemitem role=\"package\">wanna-build</systemitem>"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1760
+#: pkgs.dbk:1764
msgid ""
"The <systemitem role=\"package\">wanna-build</systemitem> system is used as "
"a distributed, client-server build distribution system. It is usually used "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1768
+#: pkgs.dbk:1772
msgid ""
"<systemitem role=\"package\">wanna-build</systemitem> is not yet available "
"as a package; however, all Debian porting efforts are using it for automated "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1777
+#: pkgs.dbk:1781
msgid ""
"Most of the data produced by <systemitem role=\"package\">wanna-build </"
"systemitem> which is generally useful to porters is available on the web at "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1783
+#: pkgs.dbk:1787
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 "
"will also enable Debian to recompile entire distributions quickly."
msgstr ""
-# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1790
+#: pkgs.dbk:1794
msgid ""
-"The buildds admins of each arch can be contacted at the mail address "
-"<literal><replaceable>arch</replaceable>@buildd.debian.org</literal>."
+"The wanna-build team, in charge of the buildds, can be reached at "
+"<literal>debian-wb-team@lists.debian.org</literal>. To determine who (wanna-"
+"build team, release team) and how (mail, BTS) to contact, refer to <ulink "
+"url=\"&url-wb-team;\"></ulink>."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
+#: pkgs.dbk:1801
+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>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1798
+#: pkgs.dbk:1810
msgid "When your package is <emphasis>not</emphasis> portable"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1800
+#: pkgs.dbk:1812
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1807
+#: pkgs.dbk:1819
msgid ""
"In order to prevent broken packages from being uploaded to the archive, and "
"wasting buildd time, you need to do a few things:"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1813
+#: pkgs.dbk:1825
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1821
+#: pkgs.dbk:1833
msgid ""
"Additionally, if you believe the list of supported architectures is pretty "
"constant, you should change <literal>any</literal> to a list of supported "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1829
+#: pkgs.dbk:1841
msgid ""
"In order to prevent autobuilders from needlessly trying to build your "
"package, it must be included in <filename>packages-arch-specific</filename>, "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1839
+#: pkgs.dbk:1851
msgid ""
"Please note that it is insufficient to only add your package to Packages-"
"arch-specific without making it fail to build on unsupported architectures: "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1852
+#: pkgs.dbk:1864
msgid "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1854
+#: pkgs.dbk:1866
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1863
+#: pkgs.dbk:1875
msgid "When and how to do an NMU"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1866
+#: pkgs.dbk:1878
msgid "Before doing an NMU, consider the following questions:"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1871
+#: pkgs.dbk:1883
msgid ""
"Does your NMU really fix bugs? Fixing cosmetic issues or changing the "
"packaging style in NMUs is discouraged."
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1877
+#: pkgs.dbk:1889
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1884
+#: pkgs.dbk:1896
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1894
+#: pkgs.dbk:1906
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1901
+#: pkgs.dbk:1913
msgid ""
"If the maintainer is usually active and responsive, have you tried to "
"contact him? In general it should be considered preferable that a maintainer "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1911
+#: pkgs.dbk:1923
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1918
+#: pkgs.dbk:1930
msgid ""
"While preparing the patch, you should better be aware of any package-"
"specific practices that the maintainer might be using. Taking them into "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1926
+#: pkgs.dbk:1938
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1933
+#: pkgs.dbk:1945
msgid "Upload fixing only release-critical bugs older than 7 days: 2 days"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1938
+#: pkgs.dbk:1950
msgid "Upload fixing only release-critical and important bugs: 5 days"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1943
+#: pkgs.dbk:1955
msgid "Other NMUs: 10 days"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1949
+#: pkgs.dbk:1961
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1955
+#: pkgs.dbk:1967
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1965
+#: pkgs.dbk:1977
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1971
+#: pkgs.dbk:1983
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1981
+#: pkgs.dbk:1993
msgid "NMUs and debian/changelog"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1983
+#: pkgs.dbk:1995
msgid ""
"Just like any other (source) upload, NMUs must add an entry to "
"<literal>debian/changelog</literal>, telling what has changed with this "
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><screen>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1988
+#: pkgs.dbk:2000
#, no-wrap
msgid " * Non-maintainer upload.\n"
msgstr ""
-# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:1992
+#: pkgs.dbk:2004
+msgid "The way to version NMUs differs for native and non-native packages."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
+#: pkgs.dbk:2007
msgid ""
-"The version must be the version of the last maintainer upload, plus <literal>"
-"+nmu<replaceable>X</replaceable></literal>, where <replaceable>X</"
+"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 "
+"<literal>+nmu<replaceable>X</replaceable></literal>, where <replaceable>X</"
"replaceable> is a counter starting at <literal>1</literal>. If the last "
"upload was also an NMU, the counter should be increased. For example, if "
-"the current version is <literal>1.5-1</literal>, then an NMU would get "
-"version <literal>1.5-1+nmu1</literal>. If the current version is "
-"<literal>1.5+nmu3</literal> (a native package which has already been NMUed), "
-"the NMU would get version <literal>1.5+nmu4</literal>. If a new upstream "
-"version is packaged in the NMU, the debian revision is set to <literal>0</"
-"literal>, for example <literal>1.6-0+nmu1</literal>."
+"the current version is <literal>1.5</literal>, then an NMU would get version "
+"<literal>1.5+nmu1</literal>."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
+#: pkgs.dbk:2017
+msgid ""
+"If the package is a not a native package, you should add a minor version "
+"number to the debian revision part of the version number (the portion after "
+"the last hyphen). This extra number must start at 1. For example, if the "
+"current version is <literal>1.5-2</literal>, then an NMU would get version "
+"<literal>1.5-2.1</literal>. If a new upstream version is packaged in the "
+"NMU, the debian revision is set to <literal>0</literal>, for example "
+"<literal>1.6-0.1</literal>."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
+#: pkgs.dbk:2026
+msgid ""
+"In both cases, if the last upload was also an NMU, the counter should be "
+"increased. For example, if the current version is <literal>1.5+nmu3</"
+"literal> (a native package which has already been NMUed), the NMU would get "
+"version <literal>1.5+nmu4</literal>. ."
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2005
+#: pkgs.dbk:2032
msgid ""
"A special versioning scheme is needed to avoid disrupting the maintainer's "
"work, since using an integer for the Debian revision will potentially "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2015
+#: pkgs.dbk:2042
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2037
+#: pkgs.dbk:2064
msgid "Using the <literal>DELAYED/</literal> queue"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2040
+#: pkgs.dbk:2067
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2054
+#: pkgs.dbk:2081
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2061
+#: pkgs.dbk:2088
msgid ""
"If you make an NMU to <literal>DELAYED</literal> and the maintainer updates "
"his package before the delay expires, your upload will be rejected because a "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2071
+#: pkgs.dbk:2098
msgid "NMUs from the maintainer's point of view"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2074
+#: pkgs.dbk:2101
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2083
+#: pkgs.dbk:2110
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2092
+#: pkgs.dbk:2119
msgid "Source NMUs vs Binary-only NMUs (binNMUs)"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2095
+#: pkgs.dbk:2122
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2102
+#: pkgs.dbk:2129
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2108
+#: pkgs.dbk:2135
msgid ""
"BinNMUs are usually triggered on the buildds by wanna-build. An entry is "
"added to debian/changelog, explaining why the upload was needed and "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2116
+#: pkgs.dbk:2143
msgid ""
"Buildds upload packages for their architecture to the archive as binary-only "
"uploads. Strictly speaking, these are binNMUs. However, they are not "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2124
+#: pkgs.dbk:2151
msgid "NMUs vs QA uploads"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2127
+#: pkgs.dbk:2154
msgid ""
"NMUs are uploads of packages by somebody else than their assigned "
"maintainer. There is another type of upload where the uploaded package is "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2134
+#: pkgs.dbk:2161
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:2142
+#: pkgs.dbk:2169
#, no-wrap
msgid " * QA upload.\n"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2146
+#: pkgs.dbk:2173
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2157
+#: pkgs.dbk:2184
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2168
+#: pkgs.dbk:2195
msgid "Collaborative maintenance"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2170
+#: pkgs.dbk:2197
msgid ""
"Collaborative maintenance is a term describing the sharing of Debian package "
"maintenance duties by several people. This collaboration is almost always a "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2178
+#: pkgs.dbk:2205
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2186
+#: pkgs.dbk:2213
msgid ""
"In its most basic form, the process of adding a new co-maintainer is quite "
"easy:"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2192
+#: pkgs.dbk:2219
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2200
+#: pkgs.dbk:2227
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:2205
+#: pkgs.dbk:2232
#, no-wrap
msgid "Uploaders: John Buzz <jbuzz@debian.org>, Adam Rex <arex@debian.org>\n"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2210
+#: pkgs.dbk:2237
msgid ""
"Using the PTS (<xref linkend=\"pkg-tracking-system\"/> ), the co-maintainers "
"should subscribe themselves to the appropriate source package."
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2216
+#: pkgs.dbk:2243
msgid ""
"Another form of collaborative maintenance is team maintenance, which is "
"recommended if you maintain several packages with the same group of "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2225
+#: pkgs.dbk:2252
msgid ""
"Put the team member mainly responsible for the package in the Maintainer "
"field. In the Uploaders, put the mailing list address, and the team members "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2232
+#: pkgs.dbk:2259
msgid ""
"Put the mailing list address in the Maintainer field. In the Uploaders "
"field, put the team members who care for the package. In this case, you "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2240
+#: pkgs.dbk:2267
msgid ""
"In any case, it is a bad idea to automatically put all team members in the "
"Uploaders field. It clutters the Developer's Package Overview listing (see "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2248
+#: pkgs.dbk:2275
msgid "The testing distribution"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2250
+#: pkgs.dbk:2277
msgid "Basics"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2252
+#: pkgs.dbk:2279
msgid ""
"Packages are usually installed into the <literal>testing</literal> "
"distribution after they have undergone some degree of <literal>testing</"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2257
+#: pkgs.dbk:2284
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 release-"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2266
+#: pkgs.dbk:2293
msgid "Updates from unstable"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2268
+#: pkgs.dbk:2295
msgid ""
"The scripts that update the <literal>testing</literal> distribution are run "
"twice each day, right after the installation of the updated packages; these "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2276
+#: pkgs.dbk:2303
msgid ""
"The inclusion of a package from <literal>unstable</literal> is conditional "
"on the following:"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2282
+#: pkgs.dbk:2309
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2292
+#: pkgs.dbk:2319
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2299
+#: pkgs.dbk:2326
msgid ""
"It must be available on all architectures on which it has previously been "
"built in <literal>unstable</literal>. <xref linkend=\"dak-ls\"/> may be of "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2306
+#: pkgs.dbk:2333
msgid ""
"It must not break any dependency of a package which is already available in "
"<literal>testing</literal>;"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2312
+#: pkgs.dbk:2339
msgid ""
"The packages on which it depends must either be available in "
"<literal>testing</literal> or they must be accepted into <literal>testing</"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2320
+#: pkgs.dbk:2347
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 url="
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2331
+#: pkgs.dbk:2358
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2338
+#: pkgs.dbk:2365
msgid ""
"Sometimes, some packages never enter <literal>testing</literal> because the "
"set of inter-relationship is too complicated and cannot be sorted out by the "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2343
+#: pkgs.dbk:2370
msgid ""
"Some further dependency analysis is shown on <ulink url=\"http://release."
"debian.org/migration/\"></ulink> — but be warned, this page also shows build "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2348
+#: pkgs.dbk:2375
msgid "out-of-date"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. FIXME: better rename this file than document rampant professionalism?
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2351
+#: pkgs.dbk:2378
msgid ""
"For the <literal>testing</literal> migration script, outdated means: There "
"are different versions in <literal>unstable</literal> for the release "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2359
+#: pkgs.dbk:2386
msgid "Consider this example:"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2366 pkgs.dbk:2399
+#: pkgs.dbk:2393 pkgs.dbk:2426
msgid "alpha"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2367 pkgs.dbk:2400
+#: pkgs.dbk:2394 pkgs.dbk:2427
msgid "arm"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2372 pkgs.dbk:2406 pkgs.dbk:2468
+#: pkgs.dbk:2399 pkgs.dbk:2433 pkgs.dbk:2495
msgid "testing"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2373 pkgs.dbk:2378 pkgs.dbk:2407 pkgs.dbk:2408 pkgs.dbk:2415
+#: pkgs.dbk:2400 pkgs.dbk:2405 pkgs.dbk:2434 pkgs.dbk:2435 pkgs.dbk:2442
msgid "1"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2374 pkgs.dbk:2409 pkgs.dbk:2414
+#: pkgs.dbk:2401 pkgs.dbk:2436 pkgs.dbk:2441
msgid "-"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2377 pkgs.dbk:2412 pkgs.dbk:2469
+#: pkgs.dbk:2404 pkgs.dbk:2439 pkgs.dbk:2496
msgid "unstable"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2379 pkgs.dbk:2413
+#: pkgs.dbk:2406 pkgs.dbk:2440
msgid "2"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2385
+#: pkgs.dbk:2412
msgid ""
"The package is out of date on alpha in <literal>unstable</literal>, and will "
"not go to <literal>testing</literal>. Removing the package would not help at "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2391
+#: pkgs.dbk:2418
msgid ""
"However, if ftp-master removes a package in <literal>unstable</literal> "
"(here on <literal>arm</literal>):"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2401
+#: pkgs.dbk:2428
msgid "hurd-i386"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2421
+#: pkgs.dbk:2448
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> "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2426
+#: pkgs.dbk:2453
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2433
+#: pkgs.dbk:2460
msgid "Removals from testing"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2435
+#: pkgs.dbk:2462
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2442
+#: pkgs.dbk:2469
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 is enough to be "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2447
+#: pkgs.dbk:2474
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2454
+#: pkgs.dbk:2481
msgid "circular dependencies"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2456
+#: pkgs.dbk:2483
msgid ""
"A situation which is not handled very well by britney is if package "
"<literal>a</literal> depends on the new version of package <literal>b</"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2461
+#: pkgs.dbk:2488
msgid "An example of this is:"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2474
+#: pkgs.dbk:2501
msgid "a"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2475
+#: pkgs.dbk:2502
msgid "1; depends: b=1"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2476
+#: pkgs.dbk:2503
msgid "2; depends: b=2"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2479
+#: pkgs.dbk:2506
msgid "b"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2480
+#: pkgs.dbk:2507
msgid "1; depends: a=1"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><informaltable><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2481
+#: pkgs.dbk:2508
msgid "2; depends: a=2"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2487
+#: pkgs.dbk:2514
msgid ""
"Neither package <literal>a</literal> nor package <literal>b</literal> is "
"considered for update."
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2491
+#: pkgs.dbk:2518
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2498
+#: pkgs.dbk:2525
msgid "influence of package in testing"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2500
+#: pkgs.dbk:2527
msgid ""
"Generally, there is nothing that the status of a package in <literal>testing "
"</literal> means for transition of the next version from <literal>unstable </"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2512
+#: pkgs.dbk:2539
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 the new "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2519
+#: pkgs.dbk:2546
msgid "details"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2521
+#: pkgs.dbk:2548
msgid "If you are interested in details, this is how britney works:"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2524
+#: pkgs.dbk:2551
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2533
+#: pkgs.dbk:2560
msgid ""
"Now, the more complex part happens: Britney tries to update <literal>testing "
"</literal> with the valid candidates. For that, britney tries to add each "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2543
+#: pkgs.dbk:2570
msgid ""
"If you want to see more details, you can look it up on <filename>merkel:/org/"
"&ftp-debian-org;/testing/update_out/</filename> (or in <filename>merkel:~aba/"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2550
+#: pkgs.dbk:2577
msgid ""
"The hints are available via <ulink url=\"http://&ftp-master-host;/testing/"
"hints/\"></ulink>."
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2558
+#: pkgs.dbk:2585
msgid "Direct updates to testing"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2560
+#: pkgs.dbk:2587
msgid ""
"The <literal>testing</literal> distribution is fed with packages from "
"<literal>unstable</literal> according to the rules explained above. "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2567
+#: pkgs.dbk:2594
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2574
+#: pkgs.dbk:2601
msgid ""
"You should not upload to <literal>testing-proposed-updates</literal> when "
"you can update your packages through <literal>unstable</literal>. If you "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2583
+#: pkgs.dbk:2610
msgid ""
"Version numbers are usually selected by adding the codename of the "
"<literal>testing</literal> distribution and a running number, like "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2590
+#: pkgs.dbk:2617
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>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2595
+#: pkgs.dbk:2622
msgid ""
"Make sure that your package really needs to go through <literal>testing-"
"proposed-updates</literal>, and can't go through <literal> unstable</"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2602
+#: pkgs.dbk:2629
msgid "Make sure that you included only the minimal amount of changes;"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2607
+#: pkgs.dbk:2634
msgid ""
"Make sure that you included an appropriate explanation in the changelog;"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2612
+#: pkgs.dbk:2639
msgid ""
"Make sure that you've written <literal>testing</literal> or <literal>testing-"
"proposed-updates</literal> into your target distribution;"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2618
+#: pkgs.dbk:2645
msgid ""
"Make sure that you've built and tested your package in <literal>testing</"
"literal>, not in <literal>unstable</literal>;"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2624
+#: pkgs.dbk:2651
msgid ""
"Make sure that your version number is higher than the version in "
"<literal>testing</literal> and <literal>testing-proposed-updates</literal>, "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2631
+#: pkgs.dbk:2658
msgid ""
"After uploading and successful build on all platforms, contact the release "
"team at &email-debian-release; and ask them to approve your upload."
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2639
+#: pkgs.dbk:2666
msgid "Frequently asked questions"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2641
+#: pkgs.dbk:2668
msgid "What are release-critical bugs, and how do they get counted?"
msgstr ""
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2643
+#: pkgs.dbk:2670
msgid ""
"All bugs of some higher severities are by default considered release-"
"critical; currently, these are <literal>critical</literal>, <literal>grave</"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2648
+#: pkgs.dbk:2675
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2655
+#: pkgs.dbk:2682
msgid ""
"The <literal>unstable</literal> bug count are all release-critical bugs "
"which are marked to apply to <replaceable>package</replaceable>/"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><title>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2663
+#: pkgs.dbk:2690
msgid ""
"How could installing a package into <literal>testing</literal> possibly "
"break other packages?"
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2666
+#: pkgs.dbk:2693
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2674
+#: pkgs.dbk:2701
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2680
+#: pkgs.dbk:2707
msgid ""
"Evidently, this mainly affects packages which provide changing sets of "
"binary packages in different versions (in turn, mainly libraries). However, "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2686
+#: pkgs.dbk:2713
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 "
# type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><section><para>
-#: pkgs.dbk:2697
+#: pkgs.dbk:2724
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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