1 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
3 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
4 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
5 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
7 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
8 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
9 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
10 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
11 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
12 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
13 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
15 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
16 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
18 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
19 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
20 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
21 duties with respect to bugs
22 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
23 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
24 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
26 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
27 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
28 * grammar and markup changes throughout
29 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
30 explicit what is used to build this package
32 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
34 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
37 * version number and date are automatically populated now
38 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
39 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
40 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
41 * utilize the new URL tag
42 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
45 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
47 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
49 * non-maintainer release
50 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
51 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
52 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
53 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
54 text, it can't hurt you.)
55 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
56 reflect this packages version number
57 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
59 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
61 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
65 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
67 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
69 * New version numbering scheme:
71 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
72 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
73 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
76 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
77 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
78 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
79 differ between the manuals.
81 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
82 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
83 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
84 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
86 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
87 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
89 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
91 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
93 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
95 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
97 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
98 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
100 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
101 (as requested by James Troup)
103 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
105 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
107 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
109 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
111 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
113 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
115 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
117 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
118 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
119 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
120 the non-maintainer release
122 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
123 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
124 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
127 - Lots of typos fixed
129 * Compressed SGML source code
131 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
132 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
134 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
136 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
138 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
140 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
141 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
142 - Announcing package uploads
143 * New section about Debian Mentors
144 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
145 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
146 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
147 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
149 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
151 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
153 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
154 of our FTP server and the development process
155 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
156 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
157 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
159 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
160 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
161 debian-devel before they are uploaded
162 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
163 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
164 contacting the maintainer
165 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
166 a new manual released soon)
168 * Include SGML source in package
169 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
170 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
172 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
174 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
178 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
181 mode: debian-changelog