1 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
3 * French version: updates
5 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
6 update documentation accordingly
8 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
9 forwarding bugs upstream
12 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 13:09:58 -0400
14 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
16 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
17 * French version: completely up-to-date now
18 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
19 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
21 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
24 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
26 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
28 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
30 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
31 this translation needs updating
32 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
33 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
34 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
36 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
37 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
38 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
40 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
43 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
45 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
47 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
49 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
50 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
52 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
54 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
56 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
58 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
59 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
60 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
62 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
64 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
66 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
69 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
70 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
71 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
72 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
73 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
74 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
75 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
76 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
77 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
78 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
79 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
80 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
82 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
83 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
84 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
85 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
86 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
88 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
90 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
91 * update copyright notice for 2001
92 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
93 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
94 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
96 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
98 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
100 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
102 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
104 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
106 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
108 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
110 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
111 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
113 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
114 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
115 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
116 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
117 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
118 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
119 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
120 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
121 could be used if necessary
122 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
123 mention the rsync dupload method
124 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
126 * other small corrections
127 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
128 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
129 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
130 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
132 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
134 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
135 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
137 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
139 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
141 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
142 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
143 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
144 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
146 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
147 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
148 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
149 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
150 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
152 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
154 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
155 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
156 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
157 team (closes: Bug#52906)
158 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
159 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
160 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
162 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
163 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
164 - added a section about the LDAP database
165 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
166 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
168 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
169 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
171 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
173 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
175 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
176 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
177 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
179 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
180 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
181 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
182 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
183 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
184 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
185 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
186 description from developers-reference.sgml
188 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
190 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
192 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
193 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
195 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
197 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
198 releases are available at archive.debian.org
199 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
200 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
201 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
202 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
203 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
204 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
205 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
206 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
208 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
209 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
210 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
211 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
213 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
214 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
215 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
216 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
217 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
218 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
219 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
220 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
221 suggestion from James Troup
222 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
223 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
224 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
225 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
228 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
230 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
232 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
233 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
235 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
237 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
239 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
240 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
241 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
242 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
243 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
244 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
245 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
247 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
249 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
251 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
252 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
253 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
254 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
255 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
256 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
258 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
259 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
261 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
263 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
265 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
267 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
269 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
270 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
271 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
272 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
273 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
275 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
276 with intro; demoted server sections under that
277 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
278 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
280 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
281 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
282 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
283 a normal developer may have access.
285 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
287 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
289 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
290 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
291 step all over each other
293 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
295 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
297 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
298 address for PGP key updates
300 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
302 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
304 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
305 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
306 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
307 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
308 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
310 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
312 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
314 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
315 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
316 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
317 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
318 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
319 <keyring-maint> instead)
320 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
321 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
323 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
325 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
326 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
327 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
329 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
331 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
333 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
334 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
335 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
336 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
337 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
338 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
340 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
341 tighten up the language a bit
342 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
343 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
344 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
345 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
347 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
348 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
349 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
350 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
351 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
352 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
354 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
355 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
356 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
357 about how to depart Debian gracefully
358 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
359 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
360 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
361 number of available packages
362 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
363 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
365 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
367 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
369 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
372 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
374 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
376 * not officially released
377 * more spelling corrections
378 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
380 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
382 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
384 * not officially released
385 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
386 * some PGP-centricity removed
387 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
388 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
389 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
390 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
391 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
392 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
394 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
396 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
398 * not officially released
399 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
400 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
401 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
402 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
403 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
404 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
405 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
406 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
407 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
408 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
409 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
410 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
411 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
412 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
414 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
415 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
417 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
419 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
420 take a couple of weeks
421 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
422 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
423 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
424 excited about it and can't wait
425 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
426 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
428 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
429 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
431 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
432 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
433 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
435 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
437 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
439 * move to 3-level version number:
440 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
441 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
442 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
443 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
444 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
447 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
448 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
449 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
451 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
453 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
454 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
455 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
456 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
457 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
458 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
460 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
462 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
463 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
464 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
465 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
466 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
467 - "The CVS server": new section added
468 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
470 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
471 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
472 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
473 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
474 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
476 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
477 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
478 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
479 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
480 a canonical location?)
481 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
482 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
483 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
484 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
486 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
488 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
489 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
490 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
491 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
493 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
495 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
497 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
498 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
499 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
500 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
501 them. (closes Bug#26948)
502 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
503 and should not be included in this Reference.
504 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
505 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
506 maintainer tools only!
507 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
508 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
509 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
510 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
511 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
512 * Little corrections here and there.
513 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
514 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
517 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
519 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
521 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
522 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
523 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
525 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
526 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
527 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
528 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
529 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
530 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
531 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
532 do prior to uploading
533 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
534 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
536 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
537 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
538 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
539 duties with respect to bugs
540 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
541 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
542 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
544 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
545 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
546 * grammar and markup changes throughout
547 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
548 explicit what is used to build this package
550 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
552 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
555 * version number and date are automatically populated now
556 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
557 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
558 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
559 * utilize the new URL tag
560 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
563 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
565 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
567 * non-maintainer release
568 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
569 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
570 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
571 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
572 text, it can't hurt you.)
573 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
574 reflect this packages version number
575 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
577 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
579 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
583 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
585 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
587 * New version numbering scheme:
589 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
590 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
591 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
594 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
595 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
596 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
597 differ between the manuals.
599 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
600 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
601 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
602 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
604 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
605 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
607 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
609 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
611 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
613 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
615 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
616 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
618 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
619 (as requested by James Troup)
621 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
623 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
625 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
627 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
629 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
631 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
633 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
635 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
636 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
637 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
638 the non-maintainer release
640 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
641 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
642 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
645 - Lots of typos fixed
647 * Compressed SGML source code
649 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
650 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
652 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
654 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
656 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
658 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
659 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
660 - Announcing package uploads
661 * New section about Debian Mentors
662 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
663 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
664 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
665 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
667 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
669 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
671 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
672 of our FTP server and the development process
673 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
674 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
675 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
677 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
678 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
679 debian-devel before they are uploaded
680 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
681 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
682 contacting the maintainer
683 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
684 a new manual released soon)
686 * Include SGML source in package
687 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
688 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
690 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
692 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
696 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
699 mode: debian-changelog