fakeroot - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: fakeroot (main)
version: 1.38-1
maintainer: Clint Adams (DMD)
arch: any
std-ver: 4.7.3
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1.25.3-1.1
oldstable: 1.31-1.2
stable: 1.37.1.1-1
testing: 1.37.2-1
unstable: 1.38-1

versioned links

1.25.3-1.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.31-1.2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.37.1.1-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.37.2-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.38-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

fakeroot (47 bugs: 1, 35, 11, 0)
libfakeroot

action needed

lintian reports 8 errors and 1 warning high

Lintian reports 8 errors and 1 warning about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-01-18 Last update: 2026-04-24 10:00

9 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 9 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-04-06 Last update: 2026-05-17 12:16

5 open merge requests in Salsa normal

There are 5 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.

Created: 2025-09-22 Last update: 2026-02-03 16:02

debian/patches: 2 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 2 debian patches available in version 1.38-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

2 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: 2026-05-17 08:30

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.3).

Created: 2026-03-31 Last update: 2026-05-17 03:19

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for fakeroot (1.37.2-1 to 1.38-1): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for apt/3.2.0: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for autopkgtest/5.55: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for binutils/2.46-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for borgbackup/1.4.4-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for borgbackup2/2.0.0b20-5: amd64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for breezy-debian/2.8.81: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for cross-toolchain-base/80: amd64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), arm64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), i386: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dash/0.5.12-12: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for debomatic/0.40-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for devscripts/2.26.7: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dgit/15.7: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dh-make-perl/0.133: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dh-python/7.20260309: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dpkg-repack/1.55: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for fakechroot/2.20.1+ds-18: amd64: Regression ♻ (reference ♻), arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for fakeroot/1.38-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for firebuild/0.8.6.1-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for gem2deb/2.2.8: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for grep/3.12-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for gsequencer/7.7.5-2: amd64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), arm64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), i386: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for init-system-helpers/1.69: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for lava/2026.02-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), loong64: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for lintian/2.135.0: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for metalog/20260221-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for mmdebstrap/1.5.7-3: amd64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), arm64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), i386: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻)
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for postgresql-18/18.3-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for postgresql-common/290: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for python-apt/3.1.0: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for reprotest/0.7.32: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for rpm/6.0.1-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for ruby-em-socksify/0.3.1-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered (failure will be ignored)
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for sbuild/0.91.8: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for snapd/2.75.2-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for squid/7.5-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for tpm2-abrmd/3.0.0-1.2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for zfs-linux/2.4.1-1: amd64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), arm64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), i386: Test triggered, loong64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), riscv64: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility regression on armhf: fakeroot, libfakeroot
- ∙ ∙ Lintian check waiting for test results - 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/f/fakeroot.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- Not considered

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[2026-05-16] Accepted fakeroot 1.38-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2026-01-20] fakeroot 1.37.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-17] Accepted fakeroot 1.37.2-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2025-08-17] fakeroot 1.37.1.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-05-12] Accepted fakeroot 1.37.1.2-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2025-03-29] fakeroot 1.37.1.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-25] Accepted fakeroot 1.37.1.1-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2025-03-19] fakeroot 1.37.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-16] Accepted fakeroot 1.37.1-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2025-01-29] fakeroot 1.37-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-23] Accepted fakeroot 1.37-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2024-12-24] fakeroot 1.36.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-21] Accepted fakeroot 1.36.2-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2024-12-20] Accepted fakeroot 1.36.1-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2024-08-18] fakeroot 1.36-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-08-15] Accepted fakeroot 1.36-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2024-08-14] Accepted fakeroot 1.35.1-1.6 (source) into unstable (Chris Hofstaedtler) (signed by: Christian Hofstaedtler)
[2024-08-13] Accepted fakeroot 1.35.1-1.5 (source) into experimental (Chris Hofstaedtler) (signed by: Christian Hofstaedtler)
[2024-08-12] Accepted fakeroot 1.35.1-1.4 (source) into experimental (Chris Hofstaedtler) (signed by: Christian Hofstaedtler)
[2024-08-12] Accepted fakeroot 1.35.1-1.3 (source) into experimental (Chris Hofstaedtler) (signed by: Christian Hofstaedtler)
[2024-08-11] Accepted fakeroot 1.35.1-1.2 (source) into experimental (Chris Hofstaedtler) (signed by: Christian Hofstaedtler)
[2024-08-11] Accepted fakeroot 1.35.1-1.1 (source) into unstable (Chris Hofstaedtler) (signed by: Christian Hofstaedtler)
[2024-06-25] Accepted fakeroot 1.35.1-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2024-06-05] Accepted fakeroot 1.35-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2024-03-05] Accepted fakeroot 1.34-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2024-01-24] fakeroot 1.33-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-01-21] Accepted fakeroot 1.33-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2023-11-09] fakeroot 1.32.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-11-06] Accepted fakeroot 1.32.2-1 (source) into unstable (Clint Adams)
[2023-07-15] fakeroot 1.32.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 50
RC: 2
I&N: 37
M&W: 11
F&P: 0
patch: 9

links

lintian (8, 1)
buildd: logs, reproducibility, cross
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ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 1.37.2-1
4 bugs