1 developers-reference (2.5.0.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
3 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
4 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
5 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
7 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
8 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
10 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
12 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
13 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
15 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Nov 1998 00:45:03 -0500
17 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
19 * move to 3-level version number:
20 top-level version number probably won't change for a whil, it is the
21 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
22 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
23 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
24 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
27 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
28 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
29 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
31 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
33 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
34 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
35 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
36 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
37 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
38 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
40 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
42 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
43 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
44 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
45 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
46 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
47 - "The CVS server": new section added
48 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
50 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
51 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
52 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
53 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
54 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
56 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
57 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
58 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
59 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
60 a canonical location?)
61 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
62 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
63 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
64 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
66 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
68 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
69 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
70 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
71 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
73 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
75 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
77 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
78 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
79 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
80 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
81 them. (closes Bug#26948)
82 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
83 and should not be included in this Reference.
84 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
85 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
86 maintainer tools only!
87 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
88 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
89 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
90 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
91 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
92 * Little corrections here and there.
93 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
94 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
97 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
99 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
101 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
102 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
103 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
105 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
106 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
107 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
108 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
109 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
110 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
111 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
112 do prior to uploading
113 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
114 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
116 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
117 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
118 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
119 duties with respect to bugs
120 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
121 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
122 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
124 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
125 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
126 * grammar and markup changes throughout
127 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
128 explicit what is used to build this package
130 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
132 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
135 * version number and date are automatically populated now
136 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
137 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
138 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
139 * utilize the new URL tag
140 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
143 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
145 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
147 * non-maintainer release
148 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
149 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
150 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
151 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
152 text, it can't hurt you.)
153 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
154 reflect this packages version number
155 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
157 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
159 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
163 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
165 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
167 * New version numbering scheme:
169 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
170 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
171 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
174 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
175 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
176 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
177 differ between the manuals.
179 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
180 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
181 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
182 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
184 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
185 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
187 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
189 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
191 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
193 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
195 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
196 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
198 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
199 (as requested by James Troup)
201 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
203 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
205 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
207 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
209 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
211 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
213 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
215 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
216 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
217 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
218 the non-maintainer release
220 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
221 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
222 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
225 - Lots of typos fixed
227 * Compressed SGML source code
229 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
230 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
232 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
234 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
236 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
238 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
239 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
240 - Announcing package uploads
241 * New section about Debian Mentors
242 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
243 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
244 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
245 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
247 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
249 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
251 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
252 of our FTP server and the development process
253 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
254 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
255 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
257 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
258 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
259 debian-devel before they are uploaded
260 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
261 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
262 contacting the maintainer
263 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
264 a new manual released soon)
266 * Include SGML source in package
267 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
268 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
270 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
272 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
276 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
279 mode: debian-changelog