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has caused the Debian Bug report #959909,
regarding debian-policy: complete implementation of ctte decision to forbid
vendor-specific series files
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Package: debian-policy
Version: 4.5.0.2
Tags: patch
Hello,
Quoting from #904302:
> The Committee therefore resolves that:
>
> 1. Any use of dpkg's vendor-specific patch series feature is a bug for
> packages in the Debian archive (including contrib and non-free).
>
> This should be implemented in Debian Policy by declaring that a
> package SHOULD NOT contain a non-default series file.
>
> 2. After Buster is released, use of the vendor-specific patch series
> feature is forbidden in the Debian archive.
>
> This should be implemented in Debian Policy by declaring that a
> package MUST NOT contain a non-default series file.
Here is a patch to finish implementing this; I am seeking seconds:
diff --git a/policy/ch-source.rst b/policy/ch-source.rst
index 1a4e871..58da61e 100644
--- a/policy/ch-source.rst
+++ b/policy/ch-source.rst
@@ -811,8 +811,8 @@ Vendor-specific patch series
----------------------------
Packages in the Debian archive using the 3.0 (quilt) source package
-format should not contain a non-default series file. That is, there
-should not exist a file ``debian/patches/foo.series`` for any ``foo``.
+format must not contain a non-default series file. That is, there
+must not exist a file ``debian/patches/foo.series`` for any ``foo``.
.. [#]
Rationale:
diff --git a/policy/upgrading-checklist.rst b/policy/upgrading-checklist.rst
index 2a8cc99..cae05c7 100644
--- a/policy/upgrading-checklist.rst
+++ b/policy/upgrading-checklist.rst
@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ The sections in this checklist match the values for the
except in the two anomalous historical cases where normative
requirements were changed in a minor patch release.
+Version 4.5.1
+-------------
+
+Unreleased.
+
+4.17
+ Packages must not contain a non-default series file. That is,
+ dpkg's vendor-specific patch series feature must not be used for
+ packages in the Debian archive.
+
+ (previously a "should not")
+
Version 4.5.0
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Source: debian-policy
Source-Version: 4.5.1.0
Done: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
debian-policy, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to 959...@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
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Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 17:05:43 -0700
Source: debian-policy
Architecture: source
Version: 4.5.1.0
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Policy Editors <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name>
Closes: 955005 959909 971023 973491 974911
Changes:
debian-policy (4.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=medium
.
* Policy: Relax requirements on copying copyright notices into d/copyright
Wording: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name>
Seconded: Scott Kitterman <deb...@kitterman.com>
Seconded: Joerg Jaspert <jo...@debian.org>
Closes: #955005
* Policy: Forbid vendor-specific series files
Wording: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name>
Seconded: gregor herrmann <gre...@debian.org>
Seconded: Graham Inggs <gin...@debian.org>
Closes: #959909
* Policy: Clarification about colons in version numbers
Wording: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name>
Seconded: Mattia Rizzolo <mat...@debian.org>
Seconded: Holger Levsen <hol...@layer-acht.org>
Closes: #971023
* Replace `/usr/share/package/copyright` -> `/usr/share/PACKAGE/copyright`.
Thanks to Guillem Jover for the suggestion.
* Fix manpage section in reference to systemd.unit(5) (Closes: #973491).
Thanks to Martin Schwarz for the report.
* Makefile: Always use UTC date (Closes: #974911).
Thanks to Vagrant Cascadian for the patch.
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