On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:55:05 +0000, Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 08:22:32PM +1000, Steven Hamilton wrote: > > > You also bumped the standards version, it would be worth indicating > > > this in the changelog (and listing either "no changes necessary" - > > > which I presume is the case since there are no changes ☺ - or a brief > > > list of necessary changes to conform to the newer standard) > > > > Again, I've assumed that when updating a package we bump to latest > > versions. I guess I've assumed wrongly. > > No you're right - but you don't just bump the version, you check to see > what has changed in the latest version of policy and whether any of it > applies to to your package, and make any necessary changes. I scan over the > changelog at the PTS, starting from the old package version and working > upwards. > http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/d/debian-policy/current/changelog Or you can install debian-policy and read /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.txt.gz, working your way backwards from whatever is the current Standards-Version in the control file. Regards, Stephen
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