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debian-manuals (2.1.2.3) unstable;
* internals.sgml: converted to debiandoc format
-- Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org> 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 <bweaver@worf.netins.net> 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 <bweaver@worf.netins.net> 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 <bweaver@worf.netins.net> 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 <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> 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 <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> 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 <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> 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 <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> 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 <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> 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 <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> 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 <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
* Draft releases.
-- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100
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