1 developers-reference (3.0) unstable; urgency=low
4 - welcome Manoj Srivastava as a co-maintainer
5 - welcome Raphael Hertzog as a co-maintainer
7 - new Chapter "Resource for Debian Developers", incorporating
9 Ch "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines"
10 Ch "The Debian Archive"
11 New Sec "Documentation" stubbed out
13 - new Chapter "Managing Packages", incorporating former chapters
15 Ch "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
16 Ch "Porting and Being Ported"
17 Ch "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages"
18 Ch "Handling Bugs" (retitled "Handling package bugs")
19 Sec "Bug housekeeping" (new section, some parts stubbed out)
21 - new Chapter "Beyond Packaging" recommends ways to contribute
22 to Debian beyond issues of package maintenance; incoporates
23 Ch "Interaction with Prospective Developers", retitled to
24 Sec "Interacting with Prospective Debian Developers"
25 Sec "Submitting Bugs", renamed to "Reporting Bugs"
26 Sec "QA" moved here from old Sec "Quality Assurance effort"
27 Sec "Dealing with unreachable maintainers"
29 - Sec "Voting" stubbed in Developer Duties
30 - Sec "The Developers Database" added under Resources
32 - Sec "Getting started": add link to New Maintainers' Guide
33 - Sec "Debian Mentors" renamed to "Debian Mentors and Sponsors",
34 we add some info on sponsoring; also in Sec "Sponsoring packages"
35 - Section's first word capitalized, rest are normal case
36 - purge a reference to the Packaging Manual; closes: #145039
37 - misc. cross-referencing with new or moved sections
38 - change some literal quotes to ‘, ”, etc.
39 - update copyright date
40 - some simplifications on the TeX suffix rule
45 - changed -e by -m in the dpkg-buildpackage command line example.
47 - clarify wording between "porter upload", "binary-only NMU", "simple
48 recompile"; closes: #102626
49 - extended "removing a package"; closes: #135560
50 - Added best packaging practices chapter.
51 - Added "Writing useful descriptions" as a first entry in that
52 chapter. closes: #53109, #129848
53 - Indicated that the list of subsections is defined in the policy.
55 - Removed some cruft in `Announcing package uploads'.
56 - Document the testing scripts. closes: #129445
59 - update French translation
61 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 6 May 2002 19:52:15 -0700
63 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
66 - some grammar corrections
67 - update French translation
69 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
70 anymore; closes: #135559
71 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
73 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
75 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
76 that would be welcome)
77 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
78 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
79 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
80 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
81 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
82 - other minor wording changes
83 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
84 - Ch "Package uploads":
85 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
86 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
87 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
88 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
89 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
90 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
91 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
93 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
95 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
97 * from Martin Michlmayr
98 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
99 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
100 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
102 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
104 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
106 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
108 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
109 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
110 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
113 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
115 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
118 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
120 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
123 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
125 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
126 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
127 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
128 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
129 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
130 talking about uploading to distributions
131 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
132 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
133 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
135 - French translation updated
137 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
138 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
139 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
141 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
143 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
146 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
147 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
150 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
152 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
155 * fix a typo in a link
156 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
157 update documentation accordingly
159 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
160 forwarding bugs upstream
162 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
163 entities which should be used
164 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
165 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
167 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
169 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
171 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
172 * French version: completely up-to-date now
173 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
174 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
176 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
179 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
181 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
183 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
185 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
186 this translation needs updating
187 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
188 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
189 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
191 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
192 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
193 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
195 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
196 included yet, however
198 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
200 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
202 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
204 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
205 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
207 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
209 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
211 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
213 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
214 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
215 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
217 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
219 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
221 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
224 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
225 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
226 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
227 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
228 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
229 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
230 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
231 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
232 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
233 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
234 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
235 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
237 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
238 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
239 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
240 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
241 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
243 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
245 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
246 * update copyright notice for 2001
247 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
248 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
249 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
251 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
253 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
255 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
257 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
259 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
261 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
263 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
265 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
266 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
268 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
269 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
270 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
271 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
272 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
273 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
274 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
275 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
276 could be used if necessary
277 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
278 mention the rsync dupload method
279 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
281 * other small corrections
282 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
283 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
284 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
285 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
287 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
289 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
290 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
292 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
294 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
296 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
297 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
298 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
299 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
301 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
302 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
303 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
304 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
305 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
307 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
309 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
310 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
311 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
312 team (closes: Bug#52906)
313 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
314 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
315 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
317 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
318 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
319 - added a section about the LDAP database
320 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
321 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
323 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
324 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
326 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
328 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
330 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
331 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
332 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
334 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
335 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
336 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
337 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
338 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
339 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
340 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
341 description from developers-reference.sgml
343 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
345 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
347 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
348 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
350 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
352 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
353 releases are available at archive.debian.org
354 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
355 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
356 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
357 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
358 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
359 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
360 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
361 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
363 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
364 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
365 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
366 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
368 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
369 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
370 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
371 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
372 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
373 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
374 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
375 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
376 suggestion from James Troup
377 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
378 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
379 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
380 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
383 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
385 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
387 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
388 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
390 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
392 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
394 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
395 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
396 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
397 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
398 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
399 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
400 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
402 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
404 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
406 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
407 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
408 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
409 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
410 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
411 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
413 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
414 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
416 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
418 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
420 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
422 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
424 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
425 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
426 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
427 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
428 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
430 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
431 with intro; demoted server sections under that
432 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
433 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
435 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
436 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
437 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
438 a normal developer may have access.
440 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
442 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
444 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
445 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
446 step all over each other
448 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
450 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
452 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
453 address for PGP key updates
455 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
457 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
459 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
460 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
461 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
462 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
463 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
465 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
467 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
469 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
470 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
471 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
472 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
473 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
474 <keyring-maint> instead)
475 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
476 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
478 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
480 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
481 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
482 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
484 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
486 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
488 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
489 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
490 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
491 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
492 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
493 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
495 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
496 tighten up the language a bit
497 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
498 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
499 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
500 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
502 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
503 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
504 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
505 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
506 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
507 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
509 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
510 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
511 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
512 about how to depart Debian gracefully
513 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
514 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
515 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
516 number of available packages
517 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
518 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
520 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
522 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
524 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
527 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
529 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
531 * not officially released
532 * more spelling corrections
533 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
535 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
537 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
539 * not officially released
540 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
541 * some PGP-centricity removed
542 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
543 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
544 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
545 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
546 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
547 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
549 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
551 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
553 * not officially released
554 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
555 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
556 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
557 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
558 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
559 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
560 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
561 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
562 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
563 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
564 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
565 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
566 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
567 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
569 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
570 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
572 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
574 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
575 take a couple of weeks
576 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
577 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
578 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
579 excited about it and can't wait
580 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
581 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
583 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
584 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
586 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
587 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
588 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
590 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
592 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
594 * move to 3-level version number:
595 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
596 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
597 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
598 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
599 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
602 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
603 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
604 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
606 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
608 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
609 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
610 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
611 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
612 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
613 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
615 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
617 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
618 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
619 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
620 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
621 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
622 - "The CVS server": new section added
623 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
625 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
626 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
627 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
628 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
629 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
631 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
632 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
633 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
634 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
635 a canonical location?)
636 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
637 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
638 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
639 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
641 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
643 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
644 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
645 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
646 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
648 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
650 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
652 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
653 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
654 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
655 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
656 them. (closes Bug#26948)
657 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
658 and should not be included in this Reference.
659 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
660 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
661 maintainer tools only!
662 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
663 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
664 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
665 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
666 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
667 * Little corrections here and there.
668 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
669 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
672 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
674 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
676 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
677 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
678 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
680 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
681 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
682 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
683 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
684 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
685 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
686 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
687 do prior to uploading
688 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
689 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
691 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
692 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
693 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
694 duties with respect to bugs
695 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
696 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
697 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
699 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
700 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
701 * grammar and markup changes throughout
702 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
703 explicit what is used to build this package
705 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
707 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
710 * version number and date are automatically populated now
711 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
712 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
713 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
714 * utilize the new URL tag
715 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
718 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
720 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
722 * non-maintainer release
723 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
724 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
725 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
726 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
727 text, it can't hurt you.)
728 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
729 reflect this packages version number
730 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
732 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
734 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
738 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
740 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
742 * New version numbering scheme:
744 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
745 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
746 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
749 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
750 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
751 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
752 differ between the manuals.
754 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
755 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
756 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
757 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
759 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
760 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
762 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
764 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
766 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
768 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
770 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
771 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
773 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
774 (as requested by James Troup)
776 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
778 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
780 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
782 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
784 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
786 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
788 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
790 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
791 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
792 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
793 the non-maintainer release
795 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
796 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
797 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
800 - Lots of typos fixed
802 * Compressed SGML source code
804 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
805 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
807 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
809 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
811 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
813 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
814 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
815 - Announcing package uploads
816 * New section about Debian Mentors
817 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
818 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
819 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
820 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
822 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
824 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
826 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
827 of our FTP server and the development process
828 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
829 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
830 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
832 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
833 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
834 debian-devel before they are uploaded
835 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
836 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
837 contacting the maintainer
838 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
839 a new manual released soon)
841 * Include SGML source in package
842 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
843 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
845 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
847 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
851 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200