Update guideline for override change to point to BTS instead of email

Thanks to Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the patch. Closes: #540231

git-svn-id: svn://anonscm.debian.org/ddp/manuals/trunk/developers-reference@7025 313b444b-1b9f-4f58-a734-7bb04f332e8d

diff --git a/common.ent b/common.ent
index 319bf5088ac8529c7bb91154727cb6e27bcc5b36..2f7d827ec1ae00da64d697a48da999c6ee0c6da5 100644 (file)
--- a/common.ent
+++ b/common.ent
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@
 
 <!ENTITY email-rt-dsa "<email>admin@rt.debian.org</email>">
 <!ENTITY email-ftpmaster "<email>ftpmaster@debian.org</email>">
-<!ENTITY email-override "<email>override-change@debian.org</email>">
 <!ENTITY email-bts-control "<email>control@&bugs-host;</email>">
 <!ENTITY email-security-team "<email>team@security.debian.org</email>">
 

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c1ce0253b667c4d5591486ed246cc83b53712843..98be8f5d076bdffc3ac2c354a5d1d503497e19d4 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ developers-reference (3.4.4) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Add accent on my first name in debian/control.
   * Use "3.0 (native)" source format with bzip2 compression.
     Created debian/source/{format,options} for this.
+  * Update guideline for override change to point to BTS
+    instead of email. Thanks to Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> for the
+    patch. Closes: #540231
 
  -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net>  Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:49:40 +0900
 

diff --git a/pkgs.dbk b/pkgs.dbk
index b3e11411b37f6c2b25ade002b2cc1a589e33de5c..e4633394c97d6abbdd2bdcd3fbdecec893631990 100644 (file)
--- a/pkgs.dbk
+++ b/pkgs.dbk
@@ -515,10 +515,13 @@ file</literal>.
 <para>
 To alter the actual section that a package is put in, you need to first make
 sure that the <filename>debian/control</filename> file in your package is
-accurate.  Next, send an email &email-override; or submit a
+accurate.  Next, submit a
 bug against <systemitem role="package">ftp.debian.org</systemitem> requesting
 that the section or priority for your package be changed from the old section
-or priority to the new one.  Be sure to explain your reasoning.
+or priority to the new one. Use a Subject like
+<literal>override: PACKAGE1:section/priority, [...],
+  PACKAGEX:section/priority</literal>, and include the justification for the
+change in the body of the bug report.
 </para>
 <para>
 For more information about <literal>override files</literal>, see