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

Succint changelogs for Debian packages

2024-12-01 Thread jman
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? For example, I've just upgraded the package file-roller from 44.3 to 44.4 on my testing (trixie) and apt changelog says "New upstream release". In rea