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general
  • source: bluefish (main)
  • version: 2.4.1-1
  • maintainer: Jonathan Carter (DMD)
  • arch: all 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: 2.2.12-1.1
  • oldstable: 2.2.12-1.1
  • stable: 2.2.17-1
  • unstable: 2.4.1-1
versioned links
  • 2.2.12-1.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.2.17-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.4.1-1.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • bluefish (5 bugs: 0, 4, 1, 0)
  • bluefish-data (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
  • bluefish-plugins
action needed
The VCS repository is not up to date, push the missing commits. high
vcswatch reports that the current version of the package is not in its VCS.
Either you need to push your commits and/or your tags, or the information about the package's VCS are out of date. A common cause of the latter issue when using the Git VCS is not specifying the correct branch when the packaging is not in the default one (remote HEAD branch), which is usually "master" but can be modified in salsa.debian.org in the project's general settings with the "Default Branch" field). Alternatively the Vcs-Git field in debian/control can contain a "-b <branch-name>" suffix to indicate what branch is used for the Debian packaging.
Created: 2026-06-08 Last update: 2026-06-08 23:00
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: 2026-06-06 Last update: 2026-06-08 22:48
Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal
The packages that bluefish depends on which need a new maintainer are:
  • csstidy (#842594)
    • Suggests: csstidy
Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2026-06-08 21:30
lintian reports 24 warnings normal
Lintian reports 24 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2026-03-10 Last update: 2026-03-10 03:31
AppStream hints: 1 warning for bluefish normal
AppStream found metadata issues for packages:
  • bluefish: 1 warning
You should get rid of them to provide more metadata about this software.
Created: 2020-02-21 Last update: 2024-10-08 04:00
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: 2026-06-08 22:48
testing migrations
  • excuses:
    • Migration status for bluefish (- to 2.4.1-1): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
    • Issues preventing migration:
    • ∙ ∙ Updating bluefish would introduce bugs in testing: #1133149
    • ∙ ∙ Not built on buildd: upload info for arch amd64 binaries not found
    • ∙ ∙ Not built on buildd: upload info for arch all binaries not found, a new source-only upload is needed to allow migration
    • ∙ ∙ Not built on buildd: upload info for arch arm64 binaries not found
    • ∙ ∙ Not built on buildd: upload info for arch armhf binaries not found
    • ∙ ∙ Not built on buildd: upload info for arch i386 binaries not found
    • ∙ ∙ Not built on buildd: upload info for arch loong64 binaries not found
    • ∙ ∙ Not built on buildd: upload info for arch ppc64el binaries not found
    • ∙ ∙ Not built on buildd: upload info for arch riscv64 binaries not found
    • ∙ ∙ Not built on buildd: upload info for arch s390x binaries not found
    • Additional info (not blocking):
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/b/bluefish.html
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
    • ∙ ∙ 57 days old (needed 5 days)
    • Not considered
news
[rss feed]
  • [2026-06-08] Accepted bluefish 2.4.1-1.1 (source) into unstable (Adrian Bunk)
  • [2026-06-07] bluefish REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-04-18] bluefish 2.4.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-04-13] Accepted bluefish 2.4.1-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan Carter)
  • [2026-03-15] bluefish 2.4.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-03-09] Accepted bluefish 2.4.0-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan Carter)
  • [2025-12-06] bluefish 2.2.19-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-30] Accepted bluefish 2.2.19-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan Carter)
  • [2025-09-03] bluefish REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-04-09] bluefish 2.2.17-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-04-03] Accepted bluefish 2.2.17-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan Carter)
  • [2024-10-12] bluefish 2.2.16-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-10-07] Accepted bluefish 2.2.16-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan Carter)
  • [2024-05-03] bluefish 2.2.15-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-04-13] bluefish REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-03-26] Accepted bluefish 2.2.15-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan Carter)
  • [2023-06-25] bluefish 2.2.14-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-06-19] Accepted bluefish 2.2.14-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan Carter)
  • [2023-06-13] bluefish 2.2.13-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-03-06] Accepted bluefish 2.2.13-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan Carter)
  • [2021-03-29] bluefish 2.2.12-1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-03-24] Accepted bluefish 2.2.12-1.1 (source) into unstable (Boyuan Yang)
  • [2020-11-15] bluefish 2.2.12-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-11-10] Accepted bluefish 2.2.12-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan Carter)
  • [2020-07-31] bluefish 2.2.11+svn-r8872-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-07-24] Accepted bluefish 2.2.11+svn-r8872-3 (source) into unstable (Jonathan Carter)
  • [2020-07-20] Accepted bluefish 2.2.11+svn-r8872-2 (source) into unstable (Jonathan Carter)
  • [2020-07-19] Accepted bluefish 2.2.11+svn-r8872-1 (source) into unstable (Jonathan Carter)
  • [2020-07-05] bluefish REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-02-25] bluefish 2.2.11-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 6
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 5
  • M&W: 1
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 0
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  • version: 2.4.1-1

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