dpkg (1.3.7) unstable; urgency=low (medium for source pkg docs)

dpkg (1.3.7) unstable; urgency=low (medium for source pkg docs)

  * dselect +/-/_/= on lines for all broken, new, local or whatever
    packages do not affect _all_ packages.  (Bug#4129.)

  * Support for diff-only uploads in source packaging tools.
  * dpkg-genchanges -d<descripfile> option renamed to -C.
  * dpkg-buildpackage understands -m, -v, -C (for dpkg-genchanges).
  * Support for debian/shlibs.local added to dpkg-shlibdeps.
  * Shared library files' search order defined in dpkg-source(1), and
    relevant files added to the FILES section.

  * Programmers' manual describes source packaging tools.
  * Policy manual mentions shared library control area file.
  * dpkg-source manpage includes dpkg-shlibdeps in title line.
  * Manuals have changelog and automatic version numbering.
  * changelogs (for dpkg and for manuals) installed.
  * binary target split into binary-arch and binary-indep in manual.
  * Manpages should be compressed.
  * Copyright file is moved to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright.
  * Changelogs must be installed in /usr/doc/<package>.

  * dpkg-deb(8) moved to dpkg-deb(1).

  * binary target split into binary-arch and binary-indep in source.
  * changelog entry for 1.2.14 copied from that (forked) release.

 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>  Thu, 22 Aug 1996 15:36:12 +0100