kakoune - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: kakoune (main)
version: 2026.05.21-2
maintainer: Iliya Abolghasemi (DMD)
arch: any
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: 2020.01.16-3
oldstable: 2022.10.31-1
stable: 2024.05.18-2
testing: 2026.05.21-2
unstable: 2026.05.21-2

versioned links

2020.01.16-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2022.10.31-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2024.05.18-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2026.05.21-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

kakoune

action needed

1 security issue in bullseye high

There is 1 open security issue in bullseye.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-48120: Kakoune is a code editor. Prior to version 2026.05.21, the bundled, enabled by default, `autorestore.kak` script can be exploited by malicious backup files leading to arbitrary kakoune and shell commands being executed by simply opening a file. Kakoune 2026.05.21 fixes the issue. As a workaround, add `autorestore-disable` to the user kakrc will disable the autorestore feature.

Created: 2026-08-08 Last update: 2026-08-12 12:30

Does not build reproducibly during testing normal

A package building reproducibly enables third parties to verify that the source matches the distributed binaries. It has been identified that this source package produced different results, failed to build or had other issues in a test environment. Please read about how to improve the situation!

Created: 2024-07-31 Last update: 2026-09-15 23:32

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that kakoune depends on which need a new maintainer are:

docbook-xsl (#802370)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xsl

Created: 2023-09-01 Last update: 2026-09-15 21:00

6 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 5a7c40f277d1a86754d9737dcf9b1ab30be607e4
Author: Iliya Abolghasemi <gfaerny@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue Sep 1 01:36:12 2026 +0330

    Prepare for new release

commit a7eaba74a48b140b9022d4c56e2b5f6a67e4ccc5
Author: Iliya Abolghasemi <gfaerny@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue Sep 1 01:05:10 2026 +0330

    d/control: add Depends field
    
    slove this lintian warning: debhelper-but-no-misc-depends kakoune

commit 50e849f1f86a7fc28b8d540959d963efe484ac14
Author: Iliya Abolghasemi <gfaerny@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue Sep 1 00:50:18 2026 +0330

    Set Maintainer to myself
    
    I am adopting this package.

commit b29d98d1ed884fc203b0cbdf184ca6f4ba67a81e
Author: Iliya Abolghasemi <gfaerny@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Aug 31 19:22:58 2026 +0330

    Add debian/kakoune.docs for installing  kakoune readme

commit 8e12fbba8ac629fda67530b10bd847bb56e7fc5c
Author: Iliya Abolghasemi <gfaerny@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Aug 31 19:22:17 2026 +0330

    Optimize LTO build memory usage
    
    Co-authored-by: Adrien Nader <adrien.nader@canonical.com>

commit 21c2e19e6c3d854129a05b21172521d950514599
Author: Iliya Abolghasemi <gfaerny@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Aug 31 19:10:17 2026 +0330

    delegate documentation installation to dh_installdocs
    
    Drop upstream Makefile doc-install invocations in patch 03-readme.patch.
    Debian packaging guidelines mandate installing documtation via
    debian/kakoune.docs into /usr/share/doc/kakoune/
    rather than relying on upstream's raw install targets.

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

Created: 2026-09-01 Last update: 2026-09-10 16:31

lintian reports 3 warnings normal

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

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

debian/patches: 4 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 6 debian patches available in version 2026.05.21-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

4 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: 2026-09-02 10:34

news

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[2026-09-06] kakoune 2026.05.21-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-09-01] Accepted kakoune 2026.05.21-2 (source) into unstable (Iliya Abolghasemi) (signed by: Simon Quigley)
[2026-08-13] kakoune 2026.05.21-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-08-09] Accepted kakoune 2026.05.21-1 (source) into unstable (Peter Pentchev)
[2024-09-06] kakoune 2024.05.18-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-09-03] Accepted kakoune 2024.05.18-2 (source) into unstable (Peter Pentchev)
[2024-07-31] kakoune 2024.05.18-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-28] Accepted kakoune 2024.05.18-1 (source) into unstable (Peter Pentchev)
[2023-06-22] kakoune 2022.10.31-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-06-16] Accepted kakoune 2022.10.31-2 (source) into unstable (Peter Pentchev)
[2023-01-12] kakoune 2022.10.31-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-01-06] Accepted kakoune 2022.10.31-1 (source) into unstable (Peter Pentchev)
[2022-06-27] kakoune 2021.11.08-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-06-24] Accepted kakoune 2021.11.08-2 (source) into unstable (Peter Pentchev)
[2022-06-13] kakoune REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-02-27] Accepted kakoune 2021.11.08-1 (source) into unstable (Peter Pentchev)
[2021-08-24] kakoune 2020.09.01-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-08-21] Accepted kakoune 2020.09.01-3 (source) into unstable (Peter Pentchev)
[2021-08-21] Accepted kakoune 2020.09.01-2 (source) into unstable (Peter Pentchev)
[2021-08-19] Accepted kakoune 2020.09.01-1 (source) into unstable (Peter Pentchev)
[2021-07-13] kakoune 2020.01.16-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-07-05] Accepted kakoune 2020.01.16-3 (source) into unstable (Peter Pentchev)
[2020-08-04] kakoune 2020.01.16-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-07-25] Accepted kakoune 2020.01.16-2 (source) into unstable (Peter Pentchev)
[2020-07-22] kakoune REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-05-02] kakoune 2020.01.16-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-04-29] Accepted kakoune 2020.01.16-1 (source) into unstable (Peter Pentchev)
[2019-10-09] kakoune 2019.07.01-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-10-06] Accepted kakoune 2019.07.01-1 (source) into unstable (Peter Pentchev)
[2019-03-10] kakoune 2019.01.20-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

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all: 0

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