[debhelper-devel] [debhelper] 01/01: Add SUPPORT-POLICY document describing just that

[Niels Thykier]

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commit 2f9fbaa1f277e05418929de567d24f40486e1380
Author: Niels Thykier <niels at thykier.net>
Date:   Sat Jun 24 11:24:45 2017 +0000

    Add SUPPORT-POLICY document describing just that
    
    Signed-off-by: Niels Thykier <niels at thykier.net>
---
 debian/changelog   |  2 ++
 doc/SUPPORT-POLICY | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 477443b..518031c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ debhelper (10.5) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * dh_installchangelogs: Ditto.
   * dh_compress: Ditto
   * dh_shlibdeps: Avoid calling file(1) on debug symbols.
+  * SUPPORT-POLICY: Include new document that describes the current
+    support policy of debhelper compat levels.
 
   [ Iain Lane ]
   * Dh_Lib: Re-add warning + exit 0 for the -i/-a shortcut that was
diff --git a/doc/SUPPORT-POLICY b/doc/SUPPORT-POLICY
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9463e49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/SUPPORT-POLICY
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+SUPPORT POLICY FOR DEBHELPER COMPAT LEVELS
+==========================================
+
+The current policy for supporting compat levels is:
+
+ * A compat level may be deprecated once the latest oldoldstable release
+   supports a /newer/ compat level.  (E.g. compat 9 can be deprecated once
+   jessie becomes oldoldstable).
+
+ * Alternatively, a compat level may be deprecated if a debhelper version
+   supporting a newer compat level is backported to oldoldstable-backports/
+   oldoldstable-backports-sloppy and the oldest supported Ubuntu LTS release.
+
+ * These rules are independent of whether Debian oldoldstable is still
+   supported.
+
+ * Deprecated compat levels may be removed in unstable once it as been released
+   in Debian stable as deprecated (provided that the deprecation has been
+   announced at least one year prior to the freeze of said stable release).
+

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