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authorSean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>2019-07-07 15:39:27 +0100
committerSean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>2019-07-07 15:39:27 +0100
commit2e2b471f1820761373052c227a847d99ca0f1aaa (patch)
tree7534cab7126b3f1f6726188504099d6f00412dc7
parent6e1d38f98d6eb67f7f81c3fba1540b45bfd6da75 (diff)
upgrading checklist for #930666
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@@ -39,11 +39,21 @@ The sections in this checklist match the values for the
except in the two anomalous historical cases where normative
requirements were changed in a minor patch release.
-Version 4.3.1
+Version 4.4.0
-------------
Unreleased.
+4.9
+ The recommended way to implement the build process of a Debian
+ package, in the absence of a good reason to use a different
+ approach, is the ``dh`` tool. This recommendation includes the
+ contents of the ``debian/rules`` building script.
+
+ Some examples of good reasons to use a different approach are
+ given. The recommendation to use ``dh`` does not always apply,
+ and use of ``dh`` is not required.
+
5.6.26
Permit ``-b`` in Vcs-Hg as well as Vcs-Git.