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?
52 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
53 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
55 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 9 Nov 1998 01:55:22 -0500
57 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
59 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
60 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
61 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
62 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
63 them. (closes Bug#26948)
64 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
65 and should not be included in this Reference.
66 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
67 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
68 maintainer tools only!
69 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
70 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
71 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
72 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
73 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
74 * Little corrections here and there.
75 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
76 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
79 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
81 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
83 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
84 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
85 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
87 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
88 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
89 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
90 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
91 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
92 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
93 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
95 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
96 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
98 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
99 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
100 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
101 duties with respect to bugs
102 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
103 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
104 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
106 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
107 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
108 * grammar and markup changes throughout
109 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
110 explicit what is used to build this package
112 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
114 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
117 * version number and date are automatically populated now
118 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
119 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
120 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
121 * utilize the new URL tag
122 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
125 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
127 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
129 * non-maintainer release
130 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
131 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
132 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
133 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
134 text, it can't hurt you.)
135 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
136 reflect this packages version number
137 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
139 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
141 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
145 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
147 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
149 * New version numbering scheme:
151 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
152 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
153 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
156 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
157 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
158 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
159 differ between the manuals.
161 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
162 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
163 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
164 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
166 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
167 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
169 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
171 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
173 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
175 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
177 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
178 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
180 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
181 (as requested by James Troup)
183 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
185 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
187 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
189 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
191 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
193 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
195 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
197 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
198 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
199 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
200 the non-maintainer release
202 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
203 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
204 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
207 - Lots of typos fixed
209 * Compressed SGML source code
211 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
212 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
214 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
216 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
218 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
220 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
221 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
222 - Announcing package uploads
223 * New section about Debian Mentors
224 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
225 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
226 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
227 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
229 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
231 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
233 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
234 of our FTP server and the development process
235 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
236 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
237 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
239 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
240 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
241 debian-devel before they are uploaded
242 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
243 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
244 contacting the maintainer
245 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
246 a new manual released soon)
248 * Include SGML source in package
249 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
250 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
252 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
254 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
258 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
261 mode: debian-changelog