sift - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: sift (non-free)
version: 6.2.1-2
maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team (archive) (DMD) (LowNMU)
uploaders: Andreas Tille [DMD]
arch: any
std-ver: 4.7.2
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 4.0.3b-6
oldstable: 4.0.3b-6
stable: 6.2.1-1
unstable: 6.2.1-2

versioned links

4.0.3b-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.2.1-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.2.1-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

sift (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)

action needed

Problems while searching for a new upstream version high

uscan had problems while searching for a new upstream version:

In watchfile debian/watch, reading webpage
  http://sift.bii.a-star.edu.sg/www/code.html failed: 500 Can't connect to sift.bii.a-star.edu.sg:80 (Temporary failure in name resolution)

Created: 2026-08-02 Last update: 2026-08-03 10:30

The package has not entered testing even though the delay is over normal

The package has not entered testing even though the 5-day delay is over. Check why.

Created: 2026-04-13 Last update: 2026-08-03 14:31

lintian reports 15 warnings normal

Lintian reports 15 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2025-09-28 Last update: 2025-09-28 10:32

debian/patches: 3 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 3 debian patches available in version 6.2.1-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

3 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2025-09-28 10:33

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.2).

Created: 2025-12-23 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status: Blocked. Can't migrate due to a non-migratable dependency. Check status below.
- Blocked by: blimps
- Migration status for sift (- to 6.2.1-2): BLOCKED: Cannot migrate due to another item, which is blocked (please check which dependencies are stuck)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Build-Depends(-Arch): sift blimps (not considered)
- ∙ ∙ Depends: sift blimps (not considered)
- ∙ ∙ Invalidated by build-dependency
- ∙ ∙ Invalidated by dependency
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts can't test sift (not a blocker) - (no link yet)
- ∙ ∙ 309 days old (needed 5 days)
- Not considered

news

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[2025-11-04] sift REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-04] sift 6.2.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-28] Accepted sift 6.2.1-2 (source amd64) into unstable (Santiago Vila)
[2025-01-21] sift 6.2.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-15] Accepted sift 6.2.1-1 (amd64 source) into unstable (Étienne Mollier)
[2024-04-30] sift REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-30] sift REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2017-12-10] sift 4.0.3b-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2017-12-05] Accepted sift 4.0.3b-6 (source amd64) into unstable (Andreas Tille)
[2017-11-29] Accepted sift 4.0.3b-5 (source) into unstable (Andreas Tille)
[2014-07-23] sift 4.0.3b-4 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
[2013-12-29] sift REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2013-05-05] sift 4.0.3b-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2012-10-08] Accepted sift 4.0.3b-4 (source amd64) (Laszlo Kajan)
[2012-06-03] sift 4.0.3b-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2012-05-23] Accepted sift 4.0.3b-3 (source amd64) (Laszlo Kajan)
[2012-04-13] sift 4.0.3b-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2012-04-02] Accepted sift 4.0.3b-2 (source amd64) (Laszlo Kajan)
[2012-03-28] sift 4.0.3b-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2012-03-17] Accepted sift 4.0.3b-1 (source amd64) (Laszlo Kajan) (signed by: Andreas Tille)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 2
RC: 0
I&N: 1
M&W: 1
F&P: 0
patch: 0
NC: 1

links

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