ferm - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: ferm (main)
version: 2.7-8
maintainer: Debian Ferm Maintainers (DMD)
uploaders: Marc Haber [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: 2.5.1-1
oldstable: 2.5.1-1.1
stable: 2.5.1-4
testing: 2.7-8
unstable: 2.7-8

versioned links

2.5.1-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.5.1-1.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.5.1-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.7-8: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

ferm (39 bugs: 0, 16, 23, 0)

action needed

1 bug tagged help in the BTS normal

The BTS contains 1 bug tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with it.

Created: 2025-05-28 Last update: 2026-08-09 00:00

1 bug tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 1 bug, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-06-02 Last update: 2026-08-09 00:00

11 new commits since last upload, is it time to release? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:

commit de6f4797cf4320a891c1273636089946e63f584b
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Sat Jul 25 09:39:17 2026 +0200

    mark new patches as not forwarded
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit d86bdeb9875295d058c57d5096d44e54e7e53a63
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Fri Jul 24 21:22:38 2026 +0200

    fix paste error and wrongly set dash
    
    Thanks: Aurelien Jarno
    Closes: #1142567

commit 00f520e8fb253412af19c87c98b32f319e8ad6f1
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Fri Jul 24 21:21:34 2026 +0200

    fix typos in ferm-systemd
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit 4632bd731be8409e09c61b6715c7cd8c73ba8473
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Fri Jul 24 19:31:19 2026 +0200

    add lintian overrides for patches not forwarded upstream
    
    Upstream is inactive
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit 6bcdcc2bd5864f9bc57c4a46f4399d996b7b251a
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Fri Jul 24 19:30:24 2026 +0200

    create /var/lib/ferm cache dirs via tmpfiles

commit aed175b0f96ac3cbccea8e691c399a88cd7d17c6
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Fri Jul 24 18:13:35 2026 +0200

    Change to denbhelper-compat 14

commit 88bf394ad44f53864a8f5b4d85ea63dd6ec88c82
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Fri Jul 24 18:13:12 2026 +0200

    fix typos
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit 0dadd63e800bbd6981d08fafd7c9097485412233
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Fri Jul 24 10:03:08 2026 +0200

    remove debug output that ended up in iptables-save cache
    
    Thanks: Aurelien Jarno
    Closes: 1142567

commit 3b0783554f9518e0c0aae0afedef0395fc3a31a6
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Fri Jul 24 09:32:01 2026 +0200

    add autopkgtests for the cache case

commit ddbaa6bca8e531fe39c3285cbdfa04cf3b377b15
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Fri Jul 24 08:09:43 2026 +0200

    remove redundant test definition
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit eb1f6a1c71a94ba8fb8ebebf680bf81c4f275c40
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Fri Jul 24 08:08:23 2026 +0200

    prepare ferm-lib.sh for new cache tests
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

https://salsa.debian.org/api/v4/projects/debian%2Fferm API request failed: 401 Unauthorized at /srv/qa.debian.org/data/vcswatch/vcswatch line 410.

Created: 2026-08-04 Last update: 2026-08-04 07:01

debian/patches: 6 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 12 debian patches available in version 2.7-8 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: 2026-07-18 22:50

news

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[2026-07-20] ferm 2.7-8 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-07-18] Accepted ferm 2.7-8 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
[2026-07-05] ferm 2.7-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-07-03] Accepted ferm 2.7-7+exp1 (source) into experimental (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
[2026-07-03] Accepted ferm 2.7-7 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
[2026-07-03] Accepted ferm 2.7-6 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
[2026-05-29] Accepted ferm 2.7-5+exp1 (source) into experimental (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
[2026-05-29] ferm 2.7-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-05-26] Accepted ferm 2.7-5 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
[2026-05-25] Accepted ferm 2.7-4 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
[2026-05-23] Accepted ferm 2.7-3 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
[2025-08-14] ferm 2.7-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-10] Accepted ferm 2.7-2 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
[2025-06-04] Accepted ferm 2.7-1 (source) into experimental (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
[2025-05-28] Accepted ferm 2.5.1-5 (source) into experimental (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
[2025-03-27] ferm 2.5.1-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-21] Accepted ferm 2.5.1-4 (source) into unstable (Gioele Barabucci)
[2024-12-13] ferm 2.5.1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-07] Accepted ferm 2.5.1-3 (source) into unstable (Helge Kreutzmann) (signed by: Dr. Tobias Quathamer)
[2024-05-29] ferm 2.5.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-24] Accepted ferm 2.5.1-2 (source) into unstable (Helmut Grohne)
[2022-10-20] ferm 2.5.1-1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-10-15] Accepted ferm 2.5.1-1.1 (source) into unstable (Michael Biebl)
[2021-01-03] ferm 2.5.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-12-28] Accepted ferm 2.5.1-1 (source) into unstable (Alexander Wirt)
[2020-06-07] ferm REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-04-03] ferm 2.5-1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-03-28] Accepted ferm 2.5-1.1 (source) into unstable (Paul Gevers)
[2020-01-04] Accepted ferm 2.5-1 (source all) into unstable (Alexander Wirt)
[2017-07-16] ferm 2.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 40
RC: 0
I&N: 16
M&W: 23
F&P: 1
patch: 1
help: 1

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