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general
  • source: devscripts (main)
  • version: 2.26.14
  • maintainer: Devscripts Maintainers (DMD)
  • uploaders: Mattia Rizzolo (DMD) – Holger Levsen (DMD) – Benjamin Drung (DMD)
  • arch: all
  • std-ver: 4.7.4
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 2.21.3+deb11u1
  • oldstable: 2.23.4+deb12u2
  • old-bpo: 2.25.15~bpo12+1
  • stable: 2.25.15+deb13u1
  • stable-bpo: 2.26.11~bpo13+1
  • testing: 2.26.13
  • unstable: 2.26.14
versioned links
  • 2.21.3+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.23.4+deb12u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.25.15~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.25.15+deb13u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.26.11~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.26.13: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.26.14: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.26.15: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • devscripts (549 bugs: 0, 218, 331, 0)
action needed
1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2025-8454: It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.
Created: 2025-07-14 Last update: 2026-11-07 22:30
1 security issue in forky high

There is 1 open security issue in forky.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2025-8454: It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.
Created: 2025-08-09 Last update: 2026-11-07 22:30
version in VCS is newer than in repository, is it time to upload? normal
vcswatch reports that this package seems to have a new changelog entry (version 2.26.16, distribution UNRELEASED) and new commits in its VCS. You should consider whether it's time to make an upload.

Here are the relevant commit messages:
commit ee36b7d2b204c2ddd8dd1102e442fa04b7cf4c5a
Author: Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>
Date:   Sat Nov 7 17:57:37 2026 +0100

    Start 2.26.16 development.
    
    d/changelog entries will be written on release
    using the git commit messages.
    
    Use 'gbp dch --since v2.26.15 --multimaint-merge'
    to write d/changelog entries since that last release.
    
    Gbp-Dch: ignore
    Signed-off-by: Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>
Created: 2026-01-08 Last update: 2026-11-07 22:20
2 bugs where the maintainer asks for help normal
The bug tracker contains 2 bugs tagged help: the maintainer asks for help with them.
Created: 2025-08-23 Last update: 2026-11-07 22:18
42 bugs with a patch to review in the bug tracker normal
The bug tracker contains patches fixing 42 bugs (44 if counting merged bugs) to review: include them, or remove the patch tag.
Created: 2026-09-02 Last update: 2026-11-07 22:18
Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal
The packages that devscripts depends on which need a new maintainer are:
  • docbook-xsl (#802370)
    • Build-Depends: docbook-xsl
Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2026-11-07 21:00
33 open merge requests in Salsa normal
There are 33 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.
Created: 2026-11-03 Last update: 2026-11-03 16:33
1 low-priority security issue in trixie low

There is 1 open security issue in trixie.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:
  • CVE-2025-8454: (needs triaging) It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2025-08-09 Last update: 2026-11-07 22:30
testing migrations
  • excuses:
    • Migration status for devscripts (2.26.13 to 2.26.15): Waiting for test results or another package, or too young (no action required now - check later)
    • Issues preventing migration:
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for autopkgtest: amd64: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for breezy-debian: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for debian-codemods: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for debmake: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for debomatic: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for debsigs: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for debusine: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for devscripts: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dgit: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for gem2deb: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for git-buildpackage: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for lava: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for lazbuild: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for npm2deb: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for openssh: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for openssh-gssapi: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for openstack-pkg-tools: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for pkg-js-tools: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for pkg-perl-tools: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for sbuild: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for ubuntu-dev-tools: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Lintian check waiting for test results - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on amd64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on arm64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on armhf - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on i386 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Too young, only 0 of 5 days old
    • Additional info (not blocking):
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/d/devscripts.html
    • Not considered
news
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  • [2026-11-07] Accepted devscripts 2.26.15 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-11-07] Accepted devscripts 2.26.14 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-10-09] devscripts 2.26.13 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-10-01] Accepted devscripts 2.26.13 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-09-22] devscripts 2.26.12 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-09-18] Accepted devscripts 2.26.12 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
  • [2026-08-23] Accepted devscripts 2.26.11~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-08-21] devscripts 2.26.11 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-08-16] Accepted devscripts 2.26.11 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-07-08] devscripts 2.26.10 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-07-06] Accepted devscripts 2.26.10 (source) into unstable (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-06-22] Accepted devscripts 2.26.9~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Christoph Berg)
  • [2026-05-27] devscripts 2.26.9 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-05-17] Accepted devscripts 2.26.9 (source) into unstable (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-05-13] Accepted devscripts 2.26.8 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-04-03] Accepted devscripts 2.26.7~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-04-03] devscripts 2.26.7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-03-31] Accepted devscripts 2.26.7 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
  • [2026-03-12] Accepted devscripts 2.26.6~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-03-12] devscripts 2.26.6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-03-09] Accepted devscripts 2.26.6 (source) into unstable (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2026-01-20] devscripts 2.26.5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-18] Accepted devscripts 2.26.5 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-01-18] devscripts 2.26.4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-12] Accepted devscripts 2.26.4 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-01-10] devscripts 2.26.3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-08] Accepted devscripts 2.26.3 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-01-07] Accepted devscripts 2.26.2 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2026-01-07] devscripts 2.26.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-04] Accepted devscripts 2.26.1 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 540 557
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 214 220
  • M&W: 324 334
  • F&P: 2 3
  • patch: 42 44
  • help: 2
  • NC: 1
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