1 developers-reference (2.4.99) frozen unstable; urgency=low
3 * move to 3-level version number:
4 top-level version number probably won't change for a whil, it is the
5 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
6 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
7 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
8 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
11 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
12 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
13 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
15 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
17 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
18 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
19 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
20 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
22 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
24 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
25 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
26 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
27 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
28 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
29 - "The CVS server": new section added
30 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
32 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
33 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
34 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
35 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
36 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
38 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
39 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
40 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
41 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
42 a canonical location?)
43 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
44 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
45 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
46 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
48 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
50 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
51 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
53 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 9 Nov 1998 01:53:22 -0500
55 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
57 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
58 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
59 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
60 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
61 them. (closes Bug#26948)
62 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
63 and should not be included in this Reference.
64 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
65 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
66 maintainer tools only!
67 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
68 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
69 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
70 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
71 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
72 * Little corrections here and there.
73 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
74 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
77 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
79 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
81 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
82 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
83 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
85 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
86 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
87 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
88 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
89 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
90 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
91 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
93 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
94 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
96 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
97 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
98 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
99 duties with respect to bugs
100 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
101 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
102 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
104 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
105 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
106 * grammar and markup changes throughout
107 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
108 explicit what is used to build this package
110 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
112 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
115 * version number and date are automatically populated now
116 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
117 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
118 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
119 * utilize the new URL tag
120 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
123 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
125 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
127 * non-maintainer release
128 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
129 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
130 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
131 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
132 text, it can't hurt you.)
133 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
134 reflect this packages version number
135 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
137 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
139 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
143 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
145 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
147 * New version numbering scheme:
149 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
150 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
151 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
154 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
155 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
156 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
157 differ between the manuals.
159 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
160 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
161 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
162 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
164 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
165 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
167 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
169 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
171 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
173 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
175 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
176 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
178 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
179 (as requested by James Troup)
181 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
183 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
185 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
187 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
189 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
191 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
193 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
195 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
196 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
197 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
198 the non-maintainer release
200 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
201 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
202 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
205 - Lots of typos fixed
207 * Compressed SGML source code
209 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
210 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
212 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
214 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
216 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
218 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
219 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
220 - Announcing package uploads
221 * New section about Debian Mentors
222 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
223 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
224 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
225 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
227 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
229 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
231 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
232 of our FTP server and the development process
233 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
234 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
235 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
237 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
238 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
239 debian-devel before they are uploaded
240 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
241 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
242 contacting the maintainer
243 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
244 a new manual released soon)
246 * Include SGML source in package
247 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
248 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
250 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
252 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
256 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
259 mode: debian-changelog