dpkg/doc/ChangeLog

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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