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- 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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