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general
  • source: cheese (main)
  • version: 44.1-5
  • maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers (archive) (DMD)
  • uploaders: Laurent Bigonville [DMD] – Jeremy Bícha [DMD]
  • arch: all any
  • std-ver: 4.7.0
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 3.38.0-3
  • oldstable: 43.0-1
  • stable: 44.1-5
  • unstable: 44.1-5
versioned links
  • 3.38.0-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 43.0-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 44.1-5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • cheese (28 bugs: 0, 26, 2, 0)
  • cheese-common
  • gir1.2-cheese-3.0
  • libcheese-dev
  • libcheese-doc
  • libcheese-gtk-dev
  • libcheese-gtk25
  • libcheese8
action needed
Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal
The packages that cheese depends on which need a new maintainer are:
  • docbook-xsl (#802370)
    • Build-Depends: docbook-xsl
Created: 2023-09-01 Last update: 2025-09-13 09:02
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: 2025-09-12 Last update: 2025-09-13 09:02
lintian reports 2 warnings normal
Lintian reports 2 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2025-05-03 Last update: 2025-09-10 10:33
debian/patches: 3 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 6 debian patches available in version 44.1-5 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: 2025-04-21 Last update: 2025-05-03 10:30
Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.2 instead of 4.7.0).
Created: 2024-04-07 Last update: 2025-05-03 04:03
testing migrations
  • excuses:
    • Migration status for cheese (- to 44.1-5): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
    • Issues preventing migration:
    • ∙ ∙ Removal request by auto-removals
    • ∙ ∙ Trying to remove package, not update it
    • ∙ ∙ Updating cheese would introduce bugs in testing: #1018115
    • Additional info:
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/c/cheese.html
    • ∙ ∙ autopkgtest for cheese/44.1-5: amd64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, i386: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, ppc64el: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, riscv64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, s390x: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducible on amd64 - info ♻
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducible on arm64 - info ♻
    • ∙ ∙ 133 days old (needed 5 days)
    • ∙ ∙ Remove hint for (transitive) dependency: cheese
    • Not considered
news
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  • [2025-09-13] cheese REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-05-13] cheese 44.1-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-05-03] Accepted cheese 44.1-5 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klumpp)
  • [2025-05-01] cheese 44.1-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-04-20] Accepted cheese 44.1-4 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha) (signed by: Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2025-04-18] Accepted cheese 44.1-3 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha) (signed by: Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2024-09-18] cheese 44.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-09-13] Accepted cheese 44.1-2 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2023-07-27] cheese 44.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-07-21] Accepted cheese 44.1-1 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bícha) (signed by: Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2023-04-17] Accepted cheese 44.0.1-1 (source) into experimental (Jeremy Bícha) (signed by: Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2023-04-10] Accepted cheese 44.0-1 (source) into experimental (Jeremy Bícha) (signed by: Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2022-12-20] cheese 43.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-12-12] Accepted cheese 43.0-1 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2022-08-22] cheese 43~alpha-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-08-14] Accepted cheese 43~alpha-1 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2022-08-02] cheese 41.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-07-28] Accepted cheese 41.1-2 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2021-11-27] cheese 41.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-11-21] Accepted cheese 41.1-1 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2021-11-06] cheese 41.0-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-10-31] Accepted cheese 41.0-3 (source) into unstable (Laurent Bigonville)
  • [2021-10-27] Accepted cheese 41.0-2 (source) into unstable (Sebastien Bacher)
  • [2021-09-26] cheese 41.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-09-21] Accepted cheese 41.0-1 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2021-09-20] cheese 3.38.0-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-09-09] Accepted cheese 3.38.0-4 (source) into unstable (Jeremy Bicha)
  • [2020-11-29] cheese 3.38.0-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-11-23] Accepted cheese 3.38.0-3 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2020-09-30] cheese 3.38.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 29
  • RC: 1
  • I&N: 26
  • M&W: 2
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 0
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  • version: 44.1-5
  • 94 bugs (1 patch)

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