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Changelog
Dan Simmons edited this page 4 months ago
The file debian/changelog file documents in a short form all changes made to the package. This is not only useful for other developers, but also for normal users.
Format
A normal changelog entry looks like:
super-package (0.13.0-0ubuntu5) eoan; urgency=medium
[ Minnie Mouse ]
* Add feature foo
* Refactor of lib bar:
- Use strategy pattern
+ Added simple strategy
+ Added normal strategy
+ Added heavy strategy
- Better naming
[ Mickey Mouse ]
* Added unit tests
-- tricky-mickey <mickey@mouse.org> Sun, 01 Apr 2019 11:17:17 +0200
- Every line of the changelog entry should have a bullet point in front and in the order of
*,-,+. If you need more levels, restart with the*bullet point. - Use two spaces to indent.
- No trailing whitespaces.
debchange
To edit the changelog, you can use the tool debchange from the package devscripts.
| Command | Explanation |
|---|---|
dch -a |
Append a new bullet point to the newest changelog entry |
dch -i |
Increment the version number: e.g 0.13.0-0ubuntu5 => 0.13.0-0ubuntu6 |
dch --distribution=eoan |
Replace UNRELEASED with the specified distribution |
dch -r "" |
Update the changelog timestamp |