1 developers-reference (2.8.9) unstable; urgency=low
4 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
5 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
7 - French translation updated
9 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
10 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
12 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:53:59 -0400
14 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
17 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
18 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
21 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
23 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
26 * fix a typo in a link
27 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
28 update documentation accordingly
30 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
31 forwarding bugs upstream
33 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
34 entities which should be used
35 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
36 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
38 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
40 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
42 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
43 * French version: completely up-to-date now
44 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
45 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
47 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
50 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
52 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
54 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
56 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
57 this translation needs updating
58 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
59 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
60 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
62 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
63 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
64 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
66 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
69 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
71 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
73 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
75 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
76 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
78 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
80 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
82 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
84 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
85 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
86 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
88 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
90 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
92 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
95 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
96 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
97 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
98 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
99 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
100 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
101 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
102 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
103 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
104 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
105 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
106 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
108 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
109 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
110 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
111 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
112 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
114 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
116 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
117 * update copyright notice for 2001
118 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
119 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
120 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
122 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
124 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
126 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
128 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
130 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
132 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
134 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
136 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
137 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
139 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
140 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
141 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
142 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
143 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
144 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
145 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
146 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
147 could be used if necessary
148 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
149 mention the rsync dupload method
150 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
152 * other small corrections
153 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
154 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
155 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
156 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
158 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
160 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
161 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
163 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
165 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
167 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
168 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
169 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
170 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
172 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
173 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
174 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
175 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
176 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
178 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
180 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
181 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
182 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
183 team (closes: Bug#52906)
184 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
185 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
186 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
188 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
189 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
190 - added a section about the LDAP database
191 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
192 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
194 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
195 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
197 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
199 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
201 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
202 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
203 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
205 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
206 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
207 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
208 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
209 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
210 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
211 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
212 description from developers-reference.sgml
214 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
216 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
218 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
219 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
221 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
223 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
224 releases are available at archive.debian.org
225 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
226 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
227 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
228 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
229 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
230 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
231 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
232 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
234 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
235 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
236 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
237 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
239 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
240 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
241 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
242 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
243 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
244 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
245 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
246 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
247 suggestion from James Troup
248 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
249 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
250 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
251 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
254 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
256 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
258 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
259 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
261 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
263 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
265 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
266 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
267 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
268 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
269 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
270 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
271 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
273 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
275 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
277 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
278 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
279 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
280 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
281 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
282 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
284 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
285 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
287 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
289 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
291 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
293 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
295 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
296 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
297 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
298 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
299 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
301 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
302 with intro; demoted server sections under that
303 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
304 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
306 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
307 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
308 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
309 a normal developer may have access.
311 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
313 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
315 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
316 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
317 step all over each other
319 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
321 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
323 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
324 address for PGP key updates
326 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
328 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
330 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
331 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
332 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
333 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
334 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
336 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
338 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
340 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
341 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
342 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
343 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
344 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
345 <keyring-maint> instead)
346 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
347 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
349 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
351 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
352 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
353 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
355 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
357 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
359 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
360 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
361 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
362 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
363 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
364 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
366 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
367 tighten up the language a bit
368 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
369 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
370 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
371 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
373 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
374 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
375 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
376 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
377 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
378 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
380 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
381 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
382 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
383 about how to depart Debian gracefully
384 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
385 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
386 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
387 number of available packages
388 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
389 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
391 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
393 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
395 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
398 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
400 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
402 * not officially released
403 * more spelling corrections
404 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
406 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
408 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
410 * not officially released
411 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
412 * some PGP-centricity removed
413 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
414 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
415 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
416 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
417 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
418 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
420 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
422 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
424 * not officially released
425 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
426 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
427 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
428 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
429 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
430 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
431 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
432 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
433 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
434 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
435 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
436 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
437 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
438 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
440 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
441 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
443 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
445 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
446 take a couple of weeks
447 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
448 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
449 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
450 excited about it and can't wait
451 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
452 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
454 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
455 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
457 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
458 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
459 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
461 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
463 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
465 * move to 3-level version number:
466 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
467 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
468 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
469 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
470 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
473 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
474 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
475 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
477 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
479 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
480 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
481 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
482 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
483 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
484 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
486 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
488 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
489 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
490 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
491 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
492 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
493 - "The CVS server": new section added
494 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
496 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
497 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
498 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
499 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
500 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
502 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
503 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
504 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
505 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
506 a canonical location?)
507 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
508 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
509 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
510 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
512 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
514 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
515 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
516 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
517 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
519 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
521 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
523 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
524 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
525 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
526 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
527 them. (closes Bug#26948)
528 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
529 and should not be included in this Reference.
530 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
531 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
532 maintainer tools only!
533 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
534 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
535 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
536 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
537 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
538 * Little corrections here and there.
539 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
540 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
543 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
545 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
547 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
548 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
549 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
551 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
552 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
553 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
554 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
555 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
556 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
557 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
558 do prior to uploading
559 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
560 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
562 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
563 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
564 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
565 duties with respect to bugs
566 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
567 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
568 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
570 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
571 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
572 * grammar and markup changes throughout
573 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
574 explicit what is used to build this package
576 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
578 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
581 * version number and date are automatically populated now
582 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
583 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
584 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
585 * utilize the new URL tag
586 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
589 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
591 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
593 * non-maintainer release
594 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
595 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
596 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
597 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
598 text, it can't hurt you.)
599 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
600 reflect this packages version number
601 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
603 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
605 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
609 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
611 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
613 * New version numbering scheme:
615 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
616 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
617 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
620 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
621 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
622 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
623 differ between the manuals.
625 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
626 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
627 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
628 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
630 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
631 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
633 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
635 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
637 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
639 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
641 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
642 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
644 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
645 (as requested by James Troup)
647 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
649 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
651 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
653 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
655 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
657 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
659 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
661 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
662 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
663 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
664 the non-maintainer release
666 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
667 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
668 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
671 - Lots of typos fixed
673 * Compressed SGML source code
675 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
676 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
678 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
680 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
682 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
684 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
685 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
686 - Announcing package uploads
687 * New section about Debian Mentors
688 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
689 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
690 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
691 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
693 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
695 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
697 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
698 of our FTP server and the development process
699 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
700 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
701 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
703 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
704 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
705 debian-devel before they are uploaded
706 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
707 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
708 contacting the maintainer
709 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
710 a new manual released soon)
712 * Include SGML source in package
713 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
714 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
716 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
718 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
722 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
725 mode: debian-changelog