Changelog
debian-policy (3.9.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
* Policy: refreshed the names of the Policy Editors.
* Makefile: use gzip -n when compressing generated files.
* debian/control, Makefile:
- add missing Build-Depends on sp (opensp). Closes: #812663
- migrate to openjade and opensp.
* debian/rules: no more ship libc6-migration.txt. Closes: #797478
* Policy: Symbolic links must not traverse above the root directory.
Wording: Andrey Rahmatullin <email address hidden>
Seconded: Bill Allombert <email address hidden>
Seconded: Jakub Wilk <email address hidden>
Seconded: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <email address hidden>
Closes: #555979
* Policy: [9.2.2] document 32-bit UIDs ranges.
Wording: Matthew Vernon <email address hidden>
Seconded: Russ Allbery <email address hidden>
Seconded: Bill Allombert <email address hidden>
Seconded: Julien Cristau <email address hidden>
Closes: #765499
* Policy: [5.1] empty field values in control files are only permitted in
the debian/control file of a source package.
Wording: Bill Allombert <email address hidden>
Seconded: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <email address hidden>
Seconded: Andrey Rahmatullin <email address hidden>
Closes: #666726
* Policy: [4.9] debian/rules: required targets must not attempt network
access.
Wording: Bill Allombert <email address hidden>
Seconded: Andrey Rahmatullin <email address hidden>
Seconded: Lucas Nussbaum <email address hidden>
Closes: #770016
* Policy: [12.3] recommend to ship additional documentation for package 'pkg'
in a separate package 'pkg-doc' and install it into /usr/share/doc/pkg.
Wording: Russ Allbery <email address hidden>
Seconded: Bill Allombert <email address hidden>
Seconded: Charles Plessy <email address hidden>
Closes: #106073
[ Stefano Zacchiroli ]
* autopkgtest: new document containing the specification of automatic,
as-installed (AKA autopkgtest, or DEP-8) package tests
Closes: #799779
-- Bill Allombert <email address hidden> Mon, 01 Feb 2016 23:03:51 +0100