10.4. Version 4.4.0

Released July, 2019.

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.

7.5

Document versioned Provides.

virtual

New logind and default-logind virtual packages for a package providing logind API (via D-Bus and sd-login(3)), and for Debian’s preferred implementation, respectively.