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Release 3.9.4.0

Format: 1.8
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:35:36 -0700
Source: debian-policy
Binary: debian-policy
Architecture: source all
Version: 3.9.4.0
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian Policy List <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Description:
 debian-policy - Debian Policy Manual and related documents
Closes: 374029 571776 591791 641153 654958 661816 661933 663918 670429 676561
Changes:
 debian-policy (3.9.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
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   * build-arch and build-indep are now mandatory targets in debian/rules,
     implementing the Technical Committee ruling in #629385.  Wording
     review by Jonathan Nieder, Jakub Wilk, and Roger Leigh.
     (Closes: #374029)
   * Resynchronize the archive section list with ftp-master, adding tasks.
     Patch from Charles Plessy.  (Closes: #670429)
   * Policy: Copyright files must be encoded in UTF-8
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
     Seconded: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org>
     Seconded: Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>
     Closes: #661933
   * Policy: Prohibit deprecated < and > relations
     Wording: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
     Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Closes: #663918
   * Policy: Document the Built-Using field
     Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Ansgar Burchardt <ansgar@debian.org>
     Closes: #641153
   * Policy: Document the Vcs-* fields
     Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
     Wording: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
     Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
     Closes: #654958
   * Policy: Document restrictions on the use of /run for wheezy
     Wording: Roger Leigh <rleigh@debian.org>
     Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Closes: #676561
   * Policy: Rewrite shared library dependency policy to document symbols
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Wording: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
     Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
     Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
     Closes: #571776
   * Policy: Document generic and upstart-specific init system requirements
     Wording: Steve Langasek <steve.langasek@canonical.com>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Adam D. Barratt <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk>
     Closes: #591791
   * Policy: Rely on triggers instead of calling update-mime
     Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
     Closes: #661816
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