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general

source: a2ps (main)
version: 1:4.15.7-1
maintainer: Debian QA Group (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: 1:4.14-7
oldstable: 1:4.14-8
stable: 1:4.15.6-1
testing: 1:4.15.7-1
unstable: 1:4.15.7-1

versioned links

1:4.14-7: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:4.14-8: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:4.15.6-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:4.15.7-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

a2ps (51 bugs: 0, 34, 17, 0)

action needed

Marked for autoremoval on 04 October due to gv: #1096792 high

Version 1:4.15.7-1 of a2ps is marked for autoremoval from testing on Sat 04 Oct 2025. It depends (transitively) on gv, affected by #1096792. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.

Created: 2025-09-04 Last update: 2025-09-16 13:32

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that a2ps depends on which need a new maintainer are:

html2ps (#759016)
- Suggests: html2ps
- Build-Depends: html2ps
scalable-cyrfonts (#596674)
- Suggests: t1-cyrillic

Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2025-09-16 13:32

1 new commit since last upload, is it time to release? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:

commit 3a18093bd32ea71ce847a200de762b5f865a1eac
Author: Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>
Date:   Wed Aug 27 09:35:40 2025 +0200

    Pristine-tar = true

https://salsa.debian.org/api/v4/projects/debian%2Fa2ps API request failed: 401 Unauthorized at /srv/qa.debian.org/data/vcswatch/vcswatch line 408.

Created: 2025-08-27 Last update: 2025-09-15 15:03

lintian reports 3 warnings normal

Lintian reports 3 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2025-08-27 Last update: 2025-08-27 23:00

O: This package has been orphaned and needs a maintainer. normal

This package has been orphaned. This means that it does not have a real maintainer at the moment. Please consider adopting this package if you are interested in it. Please see bug number #840888 for more information.

Created: 2017-12-02 Last update: 2017-12-02 00:25

debian/patches: 6 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 6 debian patches available in version 1:4.15.7-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

6 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: 2025-08-27 16:31

news

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[2025-09-02] a2ps 1:4.15.7-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-27] Accepted a2ps 1:4.15.7-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Tille)
[2024-08-09] a2ps 1:4.15.6-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-08-04] Accepted a2ps 1:4.15.6-1 (source) into unstable (Boyuan Yang)
[2023-08-11] a2ps 1:4.15.5-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-06] Accepted a2ps 1:4.15.5-2 (source) into unstable (Boyuan Yang)
[2023-06-30] a2ps 1:4.15.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-06-24] Accepted a2ps 1:4.15.5-1 (source) into unstable (Boyuan Yang)
[2023-06-22] a2ps 1:4.15.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-06-16] Accepted a2ps 1:4.15.4-1 (source) into unstable (Boyuan Yang)
[2023-04-21] a2ps 1:4.14-8 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-04-14] Accepted a2ps 1:4.14-8 (source) into unstable (Boyuan Yang)
[2023-04-14] Accepted a2ps 1:4.15.4-1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Boyuan Yang)
[2023-03-27] Accepted a2ps 1:4.15.3-1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Boyuan Yang)
[2023-03-19] Accepted a2ps 1:4.15.2-1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Boyuan Yang)
[2023-03-15] Accepted a2ps 1:4.15.1-1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Boyuan Yang)
[2021-02-12] a2ps 1:4.14-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-02-09] Accepted a2ps 1:4.14-7 (source) into unstable (Adrian Bunk)
[2021-01-04] a2ps 1:4.14-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-01-04] a2ps 1:4.14-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-12-30] Accepted a2ps 1:4.14-6 (source) into unstable (Vagrant Cascadian)
[2020-02-24] a2ps 1:4.14-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-02-18] Accepted a2ps 1:4.14-5 (source) into unstable (Stephen Kitt)
[2018-10-13] a2ps 1:4.14-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-10-08] Accepted a2ps 1:4.14-4 (source) into unstable (Stephen Kitt)
[2017-08-09] a2ps 1:4.14-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2017-08-04] Accepted a2ps 1:4.14-3 (source) into unstable (David Bremner)
[2016-11-12] a2ps 1:4.14-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-11-06] Accepted a2ps 1:4.14-2 (source) into unstable (Allan Dixon Jr.) (signed by: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho)
[2014-04-04] a2ps 1:4.14-1.3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 48 51
RC: 0
I&N: 31 34
M&W: 17
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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