ferm - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: ferm (main)
version: 2.7-2
maintainer: Debian Ferm Maintainers (DMD)
uploaders: Marc Haber [DMD]
arch: all
std-ver: 4.7.2
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: 2.7-2
unstable: 2.7-2

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]
2.7-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

ferm (43 bugs: 0, 17, 26, 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: 2026-04-29 07:00

3 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 3 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-04-06 Last update: 2026-04-29 07:00

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 2.7-3~1.gbpf0df14, 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 d332c3c443236cd6ce85f266f5bc56a94b41fcfc
Author: Marc Haber <mh+git-unconfigured-202508@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Tue Apr 28 22:22:51 2026 +0200

    add README.source

commit 25f4851312a616dab00aee59365cb77d4bb88ee0
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Sun Feb 1 00:06:06 2026 +0100

    add upstream-vcs to debian/gbp.conf
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit baf4680b9754885a3922d0b39fb0fb5c60412cf2
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Sun Feb 1 00:06:19 2026 +0100

    add debian/watch

commit afcf3713cebfbb92bdf4f798e2b0c50ebe352ab7
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Sun Feb 1 00:06:06 2026 +0100

    add debian/gbp.conf
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit e012290ace0078196020c63f7786d55d6a0c1154
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Sun Feb 1 00:05:42 2026 +0100

    remove obsolete gitlab-ci.yml, replace with standard salsa-ci.yml
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit 9f20d0a5bc769866631711e1e84a156afab5b2b5
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Sat Jan 31 23:38:23 2026 +0100

    prepare snapshot build
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit 95fc8db5b1bde9f1978c5a00ed0eaabc93f09a30
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Sat Jan 31 23:36:02 2026 +0100

    replace init script with systemd service
    
    this also introduces an example ferm-simple.service that can be used
    alternatively without all those bells and whistles and documents things.

Created: 2026-02-01 Last update: 2026-04-28 23:00

1 open merge request in Salsa normal

There is 1 open merge request for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.

Created: 2026-02-01 Last update: 2026-02-01 00:30

lintian reports 3 warnings normal

Lintian reports 3 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2025-08-11 Last update: 2025-08-11 06:32

debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 7 debian patches available in version 2.7-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

1 patch 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: 2025-08-10 23:30

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 4.7.2).

Created: 2025-12-23 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01

news

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[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)
[2017-07-11] Accepted ferm 2.4-1 (source all) into unstable (Alexander Wirt)
[2016-06-18] ferm 2.3-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-06-12] Accepted ferm 2.3-2 (source all) into unstable (Alexander Wirt)
[2016-06-12] ferm REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-05-07] ferm 2.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-04-30] Accepted ferm 2.3-1 (source all) into unstable (Alexander Wirt)
[2016-04-28] ferm 2.2-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-04-23] Accepted ferm 2.2-5 (source all) into unstable (Alexander Wirt)
[2016-04-20] Accepted ferm 2.2-4 (source all) into unstable (Alexander Wirt)
[2016-04-04] ferm 2.2-3.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-03-29] Accepted ferm 2.2-3.2 (source all) into unstable (Felipe Sateler)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 43
RC: 0
I&N: 17
M&W: 26
F&P: 0
patch: 3
help: 1

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