debian-manuals (2.1.2.3) unstable; * internals.sgml: converted to debiandoc format -- Ben Collins Sat, 23 Oct 1999 23:32:48 -0400 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable; * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and Programmer's manual * Corrected the contact email addresses again. * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor) * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load a package into. (Guy Maor) * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in Programmer 6.1. -- David Morris Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable; * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson, Guy Maor and others * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for description of deb file format. * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for shared libraries. * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts (Bug #2481) * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change -- David Morris Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable; * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual. * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction * Added section headings for copyright criteria * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622) * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and static libraries. (Bug #5299) * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted packages in section on Procedure * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming a package maintainer * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes. * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable, frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes. * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual. * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction. * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14) * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information on various shlib files * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12. * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299) -- David Morris Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable; * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway, and can't easily be made to work reliably). * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation. * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages. * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual. * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated. * Shared libraries must be installed stripped. * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual. * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies. -- Ian Jackson Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable; * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended). * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions. * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for compatibility go in contrib. * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion instructions in policy manual. * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a package in contrib. -- Ian Jackson Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable; * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses. * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh). * When to byte-compile Elisp files. * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source. * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes. * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter. * Typo fixes. -- Ian Jackson Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable; * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes. * More detail about changelog format names. * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists. * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates. * Typos corrected. * Released. -- Ian Jackson Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable; * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another. -- Ian Jackson Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable; * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload. * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting. * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages. * More verbosity about netiquette. * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists. -- Ian Jackson Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental; * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist. -- Ian Jackson Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental; * Draft releases. -- Ian Jackson Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100 Local variables: mode: debian-changelog End: