Joel Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 06:31:01PM -0700, Blars Blarson wrote: > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: > > >Try reading upgrading-checklist.txt. > > > > Where do I get a copy of this document? A summery of what to check > > for when updating a package would be very useful. (I've just agreed > > to take over a few more packages, two which havn't been updated since > > woody.) > > Install debian-policy from unstable (conveniently possible even on > current-stable, at least, and probably just about anything...) and check > out /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.txt.gz; all sorts of > spiffy goodness.
Also install `dpkg-dev-el' from unstable. Then when you edit a control file in Emacs, you can view the upgrading-checklist from a Menu entry. Very convenient. Peter
