[ubuntu/maverick] debian-policy 3.9.1.0 (Accepted)

Benjamin Drung bdrung at ubuntu.com
Mon Jul 26 09:35:24 BST 2010 

debian-policy (3.9.1.0) unstable; urgency=low

  * Policy: Include GPL version 1 in common-licenses
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: gregor herrmann <gregoa at debian.org>
    Seconded: Damyan Ivanov <dmn at debian.org>
    Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate at debian.org>
    Closes: #436105
  * Policy: Libtool *.la files should generally not be installed
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
    Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi at debian.org>
    Closes: #561413
  * Policy: Require dpkg-divert --package when adding/removing diversions
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
    Seconded: Raphael Geissert <geissert at debian.org>
    Closes: #218897
  * Policy: Remove encouragement to create shlibs.local
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
    Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk at debian.org>
    Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi at debian.org>
  * Policy: Document alternate SONAME format with version before .so
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
    Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
    Closes: #509932
  * Policy: Architecture wildcards also allowed in binary relationships
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
    Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
    Closes: #400322
  * Policy: Say Conflicts should not be used unless necessary
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
    Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk at debian.org>
    Closes: #402721
  * Policy: Remove obsolete _REENTRANT, require thread-safe libraries
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt at roeckx.be>
    Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate at debian.org>
    Closes: #475101
  * Policy: Allow subdirectories of /usr/lib/cgi-bin to be used
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew at morphoss.com>
    Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy at debian.org>
    Closes: #104373
  * Policy: More specific requirements around date-based versions
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
    Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi at debian.org>
    Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon at debian.org>
    Closes: #186102
  * Policy: Require slave alternatives for manual pages
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
    Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk at debian.org>
    Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu at debian.org>
    Closes: #184064
  * Policy: More explicit requirements around library SONAMEs
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
    Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu27 at gmail.com>
    Closes: #509933
  * Policy: Only dpkg-gencontrol supports variable substitutions
    Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy at debian.org>
    Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu at debian.org>
    Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
    Closes: #589609
  * Policy: Ada Library Information files must be read-only
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu at debian.org>
    Seconded: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic at ludovic-brenta.org>
    Closes: #232448
  * Policy: Recommend /etc/logrotate.d/package for logrotate rules
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
    Seconded: Thijs Kinkhorst <thijs at debian.org>
    Closes: #445203
  * Policy: Allow /bin/sh scripts to rely on XSI for kill and trap
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate at debian.org>
    Seconded: Raphael Geissert <geissert at debian.org>
    Closes: #477240
  * Policy: Ownership and permissions for control information files
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu at debian.org>
    Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
    Closes: #555977
  * Set the version of the Perl Policy to match the version of the Policy
    package.
  * Explain the Perl module package naming policy more explicitly and
    provide some examples.  (Closes: #175202)
  * Revise the footnote discussing shlibs creation to not talk about the
    switch to objdump as if it were a new innovation and to explicitly
    mention the NEEDED attribute as the source of dependency information.
  * Introduce "control information file" to refer to the contents of the
    Debian package control.tar.gz, following the dpkg documentation.  Use
    that terminology consistently, and change possibly confusing
    references to fields in control files to use "control field"
    uniformly.
  * Document that the first line of the changelog entry is conventionally
    an explanation for the upload if the uploader is not the regular
    maintainer.  Patch from Charles Plessy.  (Closes: #589605)
  * Fix typo in upgrading-checklist.  (Closes: #588750)
  * Fix formatting error in footnote to 7.7.  (Closes: #589362)
  * Remove ancient Conflicts and Replaces.

Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:38:21 -0700
Changed-By: Benjamin Drung <bdrung at ubuntu.com>
Maintainer: Debian Policy List <debian-policy at lists.debian.org>
Signed-By: Benjamin Drung <benjamin.drung at gmail.com>
Origin: debian/unstable
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/debian-policy/3.9.1.0
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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:38:21 -0700
Source: debian-policy
Binary: debian-policy
Architecture: source
Version: 3.9.1.0
Distribution: maverick
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian Policy List <debian-policy at lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Benjamin Drung <bdrung at ubuntu.com>
Description: 
 debian-policy - Debian Policy Manual and related documents
Closes: 104373 175202 184064 186102 218897 232448 400322 402721 436105 445203 475101 477240 509932 509933 555977 561413 588750 589362 589605 589609
Changes: 
 debian-policy (3.9.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
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   * Policy: Include GPL version 1 in common-licenses
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: gregor herrmann <gregoa at debian.org>
     Seconded: Damyan Ivanov <dmn at debian.org>
     Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate at debian.org>
     Closes: #436105
   * Policy: Libtool *.la files should generally not be installed
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
     Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi at debian.org>
     Closes: #561413
   * Policy: Require dpkg-divert --package when adding/removing diversions
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphael Geissert <geissert at debian.org>
     Closes: #218897
   * Policy: Remove encouragement to create shlibs.local
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
     Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk at debian.org>
     Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi at debian.org>
   * Policy: Document alternate SONAME format with version before .so
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
     Closes: #509932
   * Policy: Architecture wildcards also allowed in binary relationships
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
     Closes: #400322
   * Policy: Say Conflicts should not be used unless necessary
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
     Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk at debian.org>
     Closes: #402721
   * Policy: Remove obsolete _REENTRANT, require thread-safe libraries
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt at roeckx.be>
     Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate at debian.org>
     Closes: #475101
   * Policy: Allow subdirectories of /usr/lib/cgi-bin to be used
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew at morphoss.com>
     Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy at debian.org>
     Closes: #104373
   * Policy: More specific requirements around date-based versions
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
     Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi at debian.org>
     Seconded: Steve Langasek <vorlon at debian.org>
     Closes: #186102
   * Policy: Require slave alternatives for manual pages
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
     Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk at debian.org>
     Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu at debian.org>
     Closes: #184064
   * Policy: More explicit requirements around library SONAMEs
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
     Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu27 at gmail.com>
     Closes: #509933
   * Policy: Only dpkg-gencontrol supports variable substitutions
     Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy at debian.org>
     Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu at debian.org>
     Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
     Closes: #589609
   * Policy: Ada Library Information files must be read-only
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu at debian.org>
     Seconded: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic at ludovic-brenta.org>
     Closes: #232448
   * Policy: Recommend /etc/logrotate.d/package for logrotate rules
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
     Seconded: Thijs Kinkhorst <thijs at debian.org>
     Closes: #445203
   * Policy: Allow /bin/sh scripts to rely on XSI for kill and trap
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate at debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphael Geissert <geissert at debian.org>
     Closes: #477240
   * Policy: Ownership and permissions for control information files
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
     Seconded: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu at debian.org>
     Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org>
     Closes: #555977
   * Set the version of the Perl Policy to match the version of the Policy
     package.
   * Explain the Perl module package naming policy more explicitly and
     provide some examples.  (Closes: #175202)
   * Revise the footnote discussing shlibs creation to not talk about the
     switch to objdump as if it were a new innovation and to explicitly
     mention the NEEDED attribute as the source of dependency information.
   * Introduce "control information file" to refer to the contents of the
     Debian package control.tar.gz, following the dpkg documentation.  Use
     that terminology consistently, and change possibly confusing
     references to fields in control files to use "control field"
     uniformly.
   * Document that the first line of the changelog entry is conventionally
     an explanation for the upload if the uploader is not the regular
     maintainer.  Patch from Charles Plessy.  (Closes: #589605)
   * Fix typo in upgrading-checklist.  (Closes: #588750)
   * Fix formatting error in footnote to 7.7.  (Closes: #589362)
   * Remove ancient Conflicts and Replaces.
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