control: tag -1 +patch Hello, On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 08:30:26PM -0700, Sean Whitton wrote: > The information about urgency in this announcement from the release team > should probably be included in the Developer's Reference: > <https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2013/11/msg00007.html> And here's a git-am-able patch doing that. Please consider applying it. -- Sean Whitton
From 1cb003f98cdec9e272cb950aaa46f99fd21463d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2016 17:00:45 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] add section "Selecting the upload urgency" Based on https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2013/11/msg00007.html --- best-pkging-practices.dbk | 16 ++++++++++++++++ debian/changelog | 7 +++++++ 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+) diff --git a/best-pkging-practices.dbk b/best-pkging-practices.dbk index 1651ddb..664722e 100644 --- a/best-pkging-practices.dbk +++ b/best-pkging-practices.dbk @@ -462,6 +462,22 @@ linkend="upload-bugfix"/> for more information. </para> </section> +<section id="bpp-changelog-urgency"> +<title>Selecting the upload urgency</title> +<para> +The release team have indicated that they expect most uploads to +<literal>unstable</literal> to use <emphasis +role="strong">urgency=medium</emphasis>. That is, you should choose +<emphasis role="strong">urgency=medium</emphasis> unless there is some +particular reason for the upload to migrate to +<literal>testing</literal> more quickly or slowly (see <xref +linkend="testing-unstable"/>). For example, you might select +<emphasis role="strong">urgency=low</emphasis> if the changes since +the last upload are large and might be disruptive in unanticipated +ways. +</para> +</section> + <section id="bpp-changelog-misconceptions"> <title>Common misconceptions about changelog entries</title> <para> diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 5b60efd..864269d 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +developers-reference (3.4.19) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium + + * Add section "Selecting the upload urgency" to best-pkging-practices + (Closes: #540852). + + -- Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> Sat, 06 Aug 2016 16:55:31 -0700 + developers-reference (3.4.18) unstable; urgency=medium [ Raphaël Hertzog ] -- 2.8.1
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