On 17 Apr 2006, Christian Marillat spake thusly: > Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> On 16 Apr 2006, Christian Marillat uttered the following: >> >>> Here is the relevant policy : >>> >>> ,---- | Changes in the Debian version of the package should be >>> briefly explained in the Debian changelog file >>> `debian/changelog'.[1] This includes modifications made in the >>> Debian package compared to the upstream one as well as other >>> changes and updates to the package. [2] >> >> So changes made in packaging are relevant, as well as "other" >> changes -- which caninclude significant changes upstream. The >> bottom line is not one of NIH -- the changelog should contain >> enough information for the target audience to decide whether or not >> to install the upgrade. > > A copy and paste from the NEW file is certainly useless.
If the NEW file provides information relevant to an end user reading the output of apt-listchanges, and helps them decide if they want to upgrade or not, it is not useless. manoj -- "Sudden de-compression Sucks!" Dennis Robert Gorrie, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]