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| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/SUPPORT-POLICY | 20 |
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diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 477443be..518031ce 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ debhelper (10.5) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium * dh_installchangelogs: Ditto. * dh_compress: Ditto * dh_shlibdeps: Avoid calling file(1) on debug symbols. + * SUPPORT-POLICY: Include new document that describes the current + support policy of debhelper compat levels. [ Iain Lane ] * Dh_Lib: Re-add warning + exit 0 for the -i/-a shortcut that was diff --git a/doc/SUPPORT-POLICY b/doc/SUPPORT-POLICY new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9463e49f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/SUPPORT-POLICY @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +SUPPORT POLICY FOR DEBHELPER COMPAT LEVELS +========================================== + +The current policy for supporting compat levels is: + + * A compat level may be deprecated once the latest oldoldstable release + supports a /newer/ compat level. (E.g. compat 9 can be deprecated once + jessie becomes oldoldstable). + + * Alternatively, a compat level may be deprecated if a debhelper version + supporting a newer compat level is backported to oldoldstable-backports/ + oldoldstable-backports-sloppy and the oldest supported Ubuntu LTS release. + + * These rules are independent of whether Debian oldoldstable is still + supported. + + * Deprecated compat levels may be removed in unstable once it as been released + in Debian stable as deprecated (provided that the deprecation has been + announced at least one year prior to the freeze of said stable release). + |