Re: [debian-devel] Re: which policy checker?

[Peter S Galbraith <p.galbraith@globetrotter.net>]

Joel Baker <fenton@debian.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 06:31:01PM -0700, Blars Blarson wrote:
> > In article <[🔎] 20031014182945.GA21288@prvidomaci.srce.hr> you write:
> > >Try reading upgrading-checklist.txt. 
> > 
> > Where do I get a copy of this document?  A summery of what to check
> > for when updating a package would be very useful.  (I've just agreed
> > to take over a few more packages, two which havn't been updated since
> > woody.)
> 
> Install debian-policy from unstable (conveniently possible even on
> current-stable, at least, and probably just about anything...) and check
> out /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.txt.gz; all sorts of
> spiffy goodness.

Also install `dpkg-dev-el' from unstable.  Then when you edit a control
file in Emacs, you can view the upgrading-checklist from a Menu entry.
Very convenient.

Peter