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source: diffpdf (main)
version: 2.1.3.1-2
maintainer: Barak A. Pearlmutter (DMD) (LowNMU)
arch: any
std-ver: 4.5.1
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

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o-o-stable: 2.1.3-2
oldstable: 2.1.3.1-2
stable: 2.1.3.1-2
testing: 2.1.3.1-2
unstable: 2.1.3.1-2

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2.1.3.1-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

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diffpdf (7 bugs: 0, 6, 1, 0)

action needed

Marked for autoremoval on 26 November: #1112844 high

Version 2.1.3.1-2 of diffpdf is marked for autoremoval from testing on Wed 26 Nov 2025. It is affected by #1112844. The removal of diffpdf will also cause the removal of (transitive) reverse dependency: debian-design. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.

Created: 2025-09-26 Last update: 2025-10-31 07:00

Problems while searching for a new upstream version high

uscan had problems while searching for a new upstream version:

Tag pattern missing version delimiters () in debian/watch, skipping:

Created: 2021-08-24 Last update: 2025-10-31 04:00

lintian reports 6 warnings high

Lintian reports 6 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2022-07-30 Last update: 2025-04-10 14:00

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 2.1.3.1-3, distribution unstable) and new commits in its VCS. You should consider whether it's time to make an upload.

Here are the relevant commit messages:

commit 1b4141ad03ad5b26136517bbc5a7c9779221c944
Author: Barak A. Pearlmutter <barak+git@pearlmutter.net>
Date:   Fri Aug 8 13:27:52 2025 +0100

    update FSF address

commit 526680d7fc42d81a840d1db0beeed0f1babe7ed5
Author: Barak A. Pearlmutter <barak+git@pearlmutter.net>
Date:   Fri Aug 8 12:37:02 2025 +0100

    bump policy

commit ef0f0471d2050b553737d81db20b630ea5dd4e90
Author: Barak A. Pearlmutter <barak+git@pearlmutter.net>
Date:   Wed Apr 12 12:16:31 2023 +0100

    forward port patches and misc updates

commit 847ff0538aca5379264145fa90e1f20c696fcc45
Merge: 3b50da7 ba68231
Author: Barak A. Pearlmutter <barak+git@pearlmutter.net>
Date:   Mon Jun 13 18:20:08 2022 +0100

    Merge branch 'master' into debian

commit 3b50da79b405a612c14d7d9846dbaae5471beaa9
Author: Barak A. Pearlmutter <barak+git@pearlmutter.net>
Date:   Fri Sep 10 16:47:30 2021 +0100

    bump policy

commit ba68231d3d05e0cb3a2d4a4fca8b70d4044f4303
Merge: 953510d 2805545
Author: Elvis Angelaccio <angelaccioelvis@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Jul 12 22:37:13 2020 +0000

    Merge branch 'addSaveAndQuitOption' into 'master'
    
    Add option to save and quit
    
    See merge request eang/diffpdf!1

commit 2805545c63678cf21dbde5f4a1f0c15525311895
Author: pianoslum <pianoslum@mailbox.org>
Date:   Fri Mar 22 22:53:13 2019 +0100

    Add option to save and quit

Created: 2021-09-10 Last update: 2025-10-25 17:31

AppStream hints: 1 warning normal

AppStream found metadata issues for packages:

diffpdf: 1 warning

You should get rid of them to provide more metadata about this software.

Created: 2018-06-04 Last update: 2020-10-26 06:52

debian/patches: 6 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 6 debian patches available in version 2.1.3.1-2 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: 2023-02-26 15:54

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 4.5.1).

Created: 2021-08-18 Last update: 2025-02-27 13:24

news

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[2021-08-23] diffpdf 2.1.3.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-08-17] Accepted diffpdf 2.1.3.1-2 (source) into unstable (Barak A. Pearlmutter)
[2021-05-06] Accepted diffpdf 2.1.3.1-1 (source) into experimental (Barak A. Pearlmutter)
[2020-10-31] diffpdf 2.1.3-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-10-25] Accepted diffpdf 2.1.3-2 (source) into unstable (Barak A. Pearlmutter)
[2018-01-23] diffpdf 2.1.3-1.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-01-19] diffpdf REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-01-18] Accepted diffpdf 2.1.3-1.2 (source) into unstable (Stuart Prescott)
[2016-10-08] diffpdf 2.1.3-1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-10-02] Accepted diffpdf 2.1.3-1.1 (source) into unstable (Mattia Rizzolo)
[2013-11-15] diffpdf 2.1.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2013-11-04] Accepted diffpdf 2.1.3-1 (source i386) (David Paleino)
[2012-06-18] diffpdf 2.1.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2012-06-07] Accepted diffpdf 2.1.1-1 (source i386) (David Paleino)
[2012-03-12] diffpdf 1.9.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2012-03-01] Accepted diffpdf 1.9.2-1 (source i386) (David Paleino)
[2012-01-09] diffpdf 1.8.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2011-12-29] Accepted diffpdf 1.8.0-1 (source i386) (David Paleino)
[2011-09-18] diffpdf 1.2.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2011-09-07] Accepted diffpdf 1.2.2-1 (source i386) (David Paleino)
[2011-05-07] diffpdf 1.2.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2011-04-25] Accepted diffpdf 1.2.0-1 (source i386) (David Paleino)
[2011-02-27] diffpdf 1.1.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2011-02-16] Accepted diffpdf 1.1.5-1 (source i386) (David Paleino)
[2011-02-06] diffpdf 1.1.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2010-08-18] Accepted diffpdf 1.1.4-1 (source i386) (David Paleino)
[2010-07-27] diffpdf 1.1.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2010-07-16] Accepted diffpdf 1.1.3-1 (source amd64) (David Paleino)
[2010-07-14] Accepted diffpdf 1.1.2-2 (source i386) (David Paleino)
[2010-06-06] Accepted diffpdf 1.1.2-1 (source i386) (David Paleino)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 8
RC: 0
I&N: 6
M&W: 1
F&P: 1
patch: 0

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