[ubuntu/karmic] debian-policy 3.8.3.0 (Accepted)

[Ubuntu Installer]

debian-policy (3.8.3.0) unstable; urgency=low

  * Policy: Bring Architecture description in line with dpkg-source
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
    Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta at debian.org>
    Closes: #530967
  * Policy: Update information about DEB_*_ARCH variables
    Wording: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
    Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew at morphoss.com>
    Closes: #527871
  * Policy: Remove support for uploads to multiple distributions
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
    Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta at debian.org>
    Closes: #514919
  * Policy: Remove permission for packages to modify ld.so.conf
    Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon at debian.org>
    Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt at roeckx.be>
    Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato at net.com.org.es>
    Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
    Closes: #519941
  * Policy: Clarify X installation directory handling
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
    Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta at debian.org>
    Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
    Closes: #522217
  * Policy: Localized man pages should be up-to-date or warn
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
    Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
    Closes: #493007
  * Policy: Remove restriction on manual page character encoding
    Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson at debian.org>
    Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta at golden-gryphon.com>
    Closes: #537707
  * Policy: Allow Binary field to span multiple lines
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
    Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
    Closes: #533852
  * Policy: Revise info requirements for triggerized install-info
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
    Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
    Closes: #538665
  * Perl Policy: Remove obsolete dependency requirements
    Wording: Cyril Brulebois <kibi at debian.org>
    Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta at debian.org>
    Closes: #525190
  * Breaks is now supported by the stable release of dpkg, so drop
    warnings against its use.  Thanks, Steve Langasek.  (Closes: #533577)
  * Add references to the sections on Breaks and Conflicts to the section
    on binary dependencies.  Thanks, Frank Küster.  (Closes: #529771)
  * Clarify the units of Installed-Size and document that it is an
    approximation.  Thanks, Martin Dorey.  (Closes: #534408)
  * Don't suggest calling dpkg-statoverride --remove unconditionally in
    the postrm script.  Thanks, Patrick Schoenfeld.  (Closes: #539389)
  * Explain that the copyright dates are for the original Policy manual
    and that there is no updated list of copyright holders for subsequent
    revisions available.  (Partly addresses #47438)
  * Clarify the description of the Files control field and add examples.
  * Change the wording of the Description and Changes field specifications
    for *.changes files to more closely match the wording for Files and
    add more details about the contents of the Description field in
    a *.changes file.
  * Merge the package name syntax requirements between the Package and
    Source field descriptions.
  * Say that sensible-editor and sensible-pager are provided by the
    sensible-utils package, not by the base system.  Thanks, Clint Adams
    and Steve Langasek.  (Closes: #541537)
  * Document that control field values are case-sensitive unless the field
    description says otherwise.

Date: Wed,  19 Aug 2009 23:33:51 +0100
Changed-By: Iulian Udrea <iulian at ubuntu.com>
Maintainer: Debian Policy List <debian-policy at lists.debian.org>
Origin: Debian/unstable
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+source/debian-policy/3.8.3.0
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Origin: Debian/unstable
Format: 1.7
Date: Wed,  19 Aug 2009 23:33:51 +0100
Source: debian-policy
Binary: debian-policy
Architecture: source
Version: 3.8.3.0
Distribution: karmic
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian Policy List <debian-policy at lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Iulian Udrea <iulian at ubuntu.com>
Description: 
 debian-policy - Debian Policy Manual and related documents
Closes: 493007 514919 519941 522217 525190 527871 529771 530967 533577 533852 534408 537707 538665 539389 541537
Changes: 
 debian-policy (3.8.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * Policy: Bring Architecture description in line with dpkg-source
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
     Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta at debian.org>
     Closes: #530967
   * Policy: Update information about DEB_*_ARCH variables
     Wording: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew at morphoss.com>
     Closes: #527871
   * Policy: Remove support for uploads to multiple distributions
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
     Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta at debian.org>
     Closes: #514919
   * Policy: Remove permission for packages to modify ld.so.conf
     Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon at debian.org>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt at roeckx.be>
     Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato at net.com.org.es>
     Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
     Closes: #519941
   * Policy: Clarify X installation directory handling
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
     Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta at debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
     Closes: #522217
   * Policy: Localized man pages should be up-to-date or warn
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
     Closes: #493007
   * Policy: Remove restriction on manual page character encoding
     Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson at debian.org>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta at golden-gryphon.com>
     Closes: #537707
   * Policy: Allow Binary field to span multiple lines
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
     Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
     Closes: #533852
   * Policy: Revise info requirements for triggerized install-info
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
     Closes: #538665
   * Perl Policy: Remove obsolete dependency requirements
     Wording: Cyril Brulebois <kibi at debian.org>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta at debian.org>
     Closes: #525190
   * Breaks is now supported by the stable release of dpkg, so drop
     warnings against its use.  Thanks, Steve Langasek.  (Closes: #533577)
   * Add references to the sections on Breaks and Conflicts to the section
     on binary dependencies.  Thanks, Frank Küster.  (Closes: #529771)
   * Clarify the units of Installed-Size and document that it is an
     approximation.  Thanks, Martin Dorey.  (Closes: #534408)
   * Don't suggest calling dpkg-statoverride --remove unconditionally in
     the postrm script.  Thanks, Patrick Schoenfeld.  (Closes: #539389)
   * Explain that the copyright dates are for the original Policy manual
     and that there is no updated list of copyright holders for subsequent
     revisions available.  (Partly addresses #47438)
   * Clarify the description of the Files control field and add examples.
   * Change the wording of the Description and Changes field specifications
     for *.changes files to more closely match the wording for Files and
     add more details about the contents of the Description field in
     a *.changes file.
   * Merge the package name syntax requirements between the Package and
     Source field descriptions.
   * Say that sensible-editor and sensible-pager are provided by the
     sensible-utils package, not by the base system.  Thanks, Clint Adams
     and Steve Langasek.  (Closes: #541537)
   * Document that control field values are case-sensitive unless the field
     description says otherwise.
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