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