1 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
4 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
5 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSA keys rather than
7 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
8 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
9 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
10 description from developers-reference.sgml
12 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 11 Sep 1999 21:22:10 -0400
14 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
16 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
17 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
19 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
21 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
22 releases are available at archive.debian.org
23 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
24 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
25 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
26 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
27 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
28 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
29 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
30 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
32 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
33 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
34 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
35 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
37 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
38 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
39 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
40 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
41 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
42 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
43 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
44 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
45 suggestion from James Troup
46 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
47 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
48 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
49 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
52 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
54 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
56 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
57 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
59 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
61 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
63 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
64 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
65 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
66 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
67 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
68 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
69 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
71 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
73 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
75 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
76 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
77 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
78 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
79 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
80 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
82 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
83 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
85 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
87 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
89 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
91 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
93 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
94 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
95 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
96 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
97 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
99 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
100 with intro; demoted server sections under that
101 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
102 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
104 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
105 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
106 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
107 a normal developer may have access.
109 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
111 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
113 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
114 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
115 step all over each other
117 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
119 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
121 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
122 address for PGP key updates
124 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
126 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
128 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
129 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
130 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
131 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
132 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
134 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
136 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
138 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
139 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
140 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
141 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
142 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
143 <keyring-maint> instead)
144 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
145 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
147 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
149 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
150 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
151 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
153 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
155 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
157 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
158 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
159 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
160 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
161 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
162 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
164 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
165 tighten up the language a bit
166 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
167 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
168 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
169 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
171 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
172 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
173 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
174 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
175 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
176 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
178 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
179 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
180 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
181 about how to depart Debian gracefully
182 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
183 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
184 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
185 number of available packages
186 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
187 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
189 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
191 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
193 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
196 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
198 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
200 * not officially released
201 * more spelling corrections
202 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
204 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
206 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
208 * not officially released
209 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
210 * some PGP-centricity removed
211 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
212 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
213 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
214 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
215 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
216 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
218 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
220 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
222 * not officially released
223 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
224 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
225 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
226 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
227 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
228 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
229 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
230 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
231 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
232 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
233 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
234 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
235 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
236 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
238 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
239 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
241 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
243 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
244 take a couple of weeks
245 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
246 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
247 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
248 excited about it and can't wait
249 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
250 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
252 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
253 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
255 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
256 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
257 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
259 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
261 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
263 * move to 3-level version number:
264 top-level version number probably won't change for a whil, it is the
265 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
266 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
267 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
268 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
271 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
272 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
273 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
275 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
277 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
278 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
279 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
280 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
281 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
282 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
284 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
286 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
287 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
288 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
289 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
290 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
291 - "The CVS server": new section added
292 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
294 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
295 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
296 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
297 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
298 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
300 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
301 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
302 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
303 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
304 a canonical location?)
305 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
306 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
307 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
308 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
310 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
312 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
313 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
314 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
315 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
317 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
319 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
321 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
322 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
323 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
324 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
325 them. (closes Bug#26948)
326 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
327 and should not be included in this Reference.
328 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
329 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
330 maintainer tools only!
331 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
332 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
333 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
334 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
335 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
336 * Little corrections here and there.
337 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
338 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
341 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
343 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
345 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
346 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
347 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
349 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
350 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
351 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
352 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
353 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
354 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
355 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
356 do prior to uploading
357 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
358 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
360 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
361 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
362 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
363 duties with respect to bugs
364 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
365 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
366 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
368 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
369 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
370 * grammar and markup changes throughout
371 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
372 explicit what is used to build this package
374 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
376 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
379 * version number and date are automatically populated now
380 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
381 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
382 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
383 * utilize the new URL tag
384 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
387 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
389 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
391 * non-maintainer release
392 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
393 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
394 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
395 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
396 text, it can't hurt you.)
397 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
398 reflect this packages version number
399 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
401 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
403 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
407 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
409 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
411 * New version numbering scheme:
413 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
414 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
415 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
418 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
419 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
420 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
421 differ between the manuals.
423 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
424 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
425 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
426 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
428 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
429 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
431 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
433 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
435 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
437 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
439 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
440 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
442 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
443 (as requested by James Troup)
445 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
447 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
449 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
451 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
453 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
455 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
457 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
459 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
460 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
461 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
462 the non-maintainer release
464 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
465 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
466 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
469 - Lots of typos fixed
471 * Compressed SGML source code
473 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
474 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
476 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
478 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
480 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
482 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
483 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
484 - Announcing package uploads
485 * New section about Debian Mentors
486 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
487 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
488 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
489 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
491 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
493 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
495 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
496 of our FTP server and the development process
497 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
498 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
499 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
501 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
502 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
503 debian-devel before they are uploaded
504 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
505 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
506 contacting the maintainer
507 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
508 a new manual released soon)
510 * Include SGML source in package
511 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
512 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
514 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
516 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
520 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
523 mode: debian-changelog