On 01/12/2024 08:08, jman wrote:
Hi,
I've been using Debian for years and one of the question I've always
been afraid to ask is: why are Debian changelogs always so succint?
Because the Debian changelog only refers to changes in the Debian
package itself, not to upstream changes. This is documented somewhere in
the Debian policy.
Is there a workflow or something else I can do to actually get an actual
summary of upstream changes, without jumping through loops trying to
reach the upstream project itself? Ideally this is something I would
like to do when upgrading my Debian packages.
Usually if the upstream provides a list of changes, it is included in
/usr/share/<package-name>. But there isn't a standard for its name (and
much less for its contents), so look for names like NEWS, Changelog,
etc. Often it is gzipped.
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Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
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