From a8fc858495bfbc1b6f49ef4686959aeda5f5756b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Russ Allbery
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 10:35:09 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add changelog and upgrading-checklist for #561413
---
debian/changelog | 5 +++++
upgrading-checklist.sgml | 9 +++++++++
2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fedb536..5ccc464 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ debian-policy (3.9.1.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
Seconded: Damyan Ivanov
Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi
Closes: #436105
+ * Policy: Libtool *.la files should generally not be installed
+ Wording: Russ Allbery
+ Seconded: Julien Cristau
+ Seconded: Cyril Brulebois
+ Closes: #561413
* Set the version of the Perl Policy to match the version of the Policy
package.
* Explain the Perl module package naming policy more explicitly and
diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.sgml b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
index fabc1cb..1cccf59 100644
--- a/upgrading-checklist.sgml
+++ b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ picking your way through this list.
Not yet released.
+10.2
+ - Libtool .la files should not be installed for public
+ libraries. If they're required (for libltdl, for instance),
+ the dependency_libs setting should be emptied. Library
+ packages historically including .la files must continue to
+ include them (with dependency_libs emptied) until all libraries
+ that depend on that library have removed or emptied
+ their .la files.
+
12.5
- The GPL version 1 is now included in common-licenses and should be
referenced from there instead of included in the copyright
--
2.11.4.GIT