1 developers-reference (2.5.0.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
3 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
4 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
6 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
7 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
9 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
11 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Nov 1998 15:08:22 -0500
13 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
15 * move to 3-level version number:
16 top-level version number probably won't change for a whil, it is the
17 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
18 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
19 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
20 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
23 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
24 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
25 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
27 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
29 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
30 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
31 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
32 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
33 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
34 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
36 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
38 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
39 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
40 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
41 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
42 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
43 - "The CVS server": new section added
44 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
46 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
47 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
48 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
49 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
50 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
52 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
53 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
54 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
55 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
56 a canonical location?)
57 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
58 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
59 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
60 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
62 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
64 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
65 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
66 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
67 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
69 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
71 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
73 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
74 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
75 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
76 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
77 them. (closes Bug#26948)
78 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
79 and should not be included in this Reference.
80 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
81 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
82 maintainer tools only!
83 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
84 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
85 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
86 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
87 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
88 * Little corrections here and there.
89 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
90 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
93 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
95 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
97 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
98 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
99 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
101 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
102 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
103 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
104 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
105 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
106 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
107 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
108 do prior to uploading
109 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
110 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
112 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
113 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
114 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
115 duties with respect to bugs
116 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
117 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
118 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
120 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
121 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
122 * grammar and markup changes throughout
123 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
124 explicit what is used to build this package
126 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
128 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
131 * version number and date are automatically populated now
132 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
133 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
134 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
135 * utilize the new URL tag
136 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
139 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
141 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
143 * non-maintainer release
144 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
145 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
146 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
147 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
148 text, it can't hurt you.)
149 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
150 reflect this packages version number
151 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
153 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
155 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
159 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
161 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
163 * New version numbering scheme:
165 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
166 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
167 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
170 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
171 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
172 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
173 differ between the manuals.
175 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
176 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
177 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
178 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
180 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
181 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
183 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
185 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
187 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
189 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
191 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
192 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
194 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
195 (as requested by James Troup)
197 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
199 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
201 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
203 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
205 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
207 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
209 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
211 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
212 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
213 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
214 the non-maintainer release
216 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
217 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
218 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
221 - Lots of typos fixed
223 * Compressed SGML source code
225 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
226 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
228 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
230 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
232 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
234 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
235 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
236 - Announcing package uploads
237 * New section about Debian Mentors
238 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
239 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
240 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
241 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
243 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
245 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
247 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
248 of our FTP server and the development process
249 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
250 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
251 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
253 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
254 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
255 debian-devel before they are uploaded
256 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
257 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
258 contacting the maintainer
259 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
260 a new manual released soon)
262 * Include SGML source in package
263 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
264 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
266 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
268 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
272 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
275 mode: debian-changelog