Re: Succint changelogs for Debian packages

2024-12-01 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On 01/12/2024 09:04, jman wrote: Eduardo M KALINOWSKI writes: Usually if the upstream provides a list of changes, it is included in /usr/share/. But there isn't a standard for its name (and much less for its contents), so look for names like NEWS, Changelog, etc. Often it is gzipped. The pat

Re: Succint changelogs for Debian packages

2024-12-01 Thread jman
Eduardo M KALINOWSKI writes: Usually if the upstream provides a list of changes, it is included in /usr/share/. But there isn't a standard for its name (and much less for its contents), so look for names like NEWS, Changelog, etc. Often it is gzipped. The path you probably mean is /usr/share/

Re: Succint changelogs for Debian packages

2024-12-01 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On 01/12/2024 08:08, jman wrote: Hi, I've been using Debian for years and one of the question I've always been afraid to ask is: why are Debian changelogs always so succint? Because the Debian changelog only refers to changes in the Debian package itself, not to upstream changes. This is do