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general

source: kicad (main)
version: 9.0.8+dfsg-1
maintainer: Debian Electronics Team (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Georges Khaznadar [DMD] – Carsten Schoenert [DMD]
arch: all arm64 armhf mips64el powerpc ppc64 ppc64el
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: 5.1.9+dfsg1-1+deb11u1
o-o-sec: 5.1.9+dfsg1-1+deb11u1
oldstable: 6.0.11+dfsg-1
old-bpo: 9.0.8+dfsg-1~bpo12+1
stable: 9.0.2+dfsg-1
stable-bpo: 9.0.8+dfsg-1~bpo13+1
testing: 9.0.8+dfsg-1
unstable: 9.0.8+dfsg-1

versioned links

5.1.9+dfsg1-1+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.0.11+dfsg-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
9.0.2+dfsg-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
9.0.7+dfsg-1~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
9.0.8+dfsg-1~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
9.0.8+dfsg-1~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
9.0.8+dfsg-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

kicad (5 bugs: 0, 3, 2, 0)
kicad-demos
kicad-doc-ca
kicad-doc-de
kicad-doc-en
kicad-doc-es
kicad-doc-fr
kicad-doc-id
kicad-doc-it
kicad-doc-ja
kicad-doc-pl
kicad-doc-ru
kicad-doc-zh
kicad-libraries

action needed

The VCS repository is not up to date, push the missing commits. high

vcswatch reports that the current version of the package is not in its VCS.
Either you need to push your commits and/or your tags, or the information about the package's VCS are out of date. A common cause of the latter issue when using the Git VCS is not specifying the correct branch when the packaging is not in the default one (remote HEAD branch), which is usually "master" but can be modified in salsa.debian.org in the project's general settings with the "Default Branch" field). Alternatively the Vcs-Git field in debian/control can contain a "-b <branch-name>" suffix to indicate what branch is used for the Debian packaging.

Created: 2026-04-09 Last update: 2026-04-09 21:02

A new upstream version is available: 10.0.0 high

A new upstream version 10.0.0 is available, you should consider packaging it.

Created: 2026-03-20 Last update: 2026-04-09 18:31

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: 2019-03-21 Last update: 2026-04-09 22:30

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

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

dblatex (#942402)
- Build-Depends-Indep: dblatex
docbook-xsl (#802370)
- Build-Depends-Indep: docbook-xsl
extra-xdg-menus (#981051)
- Suggests: extra-xdg-menus

Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2026-04-09 19:32

Fails to build during reproducibility 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: 2024-05-08 Last update: 2026-04-09 18:31

lintian reports 71 warnings normal

Lintian reports 71 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-03-17 Last update: 2026-03-17 16:00

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: 2025-09-18 Last update: 2025-09-18 06:02

debian/patches: 3 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 5 debian patches available in version 9.0.8+dfsg-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

3 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: 2026-03-17 10:00

Issues found with some translations low

Automatic checks made by the Debian l10n team found some issues with the translations contained in this package. You should check the l10n status report for more information.

Issues can be things such as missing translations, problematic translated strings, outdated PO files, unknown languages, etc.

Created: 2026-03-17 Last update: 2026-03-17 10:00

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: 2026-03-31 15:01

testing migrations

This package is part of the ongoing testing transition known as auto-glew. Please avoid uploads unrelated to this transition, they would likely delay it and require supplementary work from the release managers. On the other hand, if your package has problems preventing it to migrate to testing, please fix them as soon as possible. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.
This package will soon be part of the auto-protobuf transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.
excuses:
- Migrates after: kicad-footprints, kicad-symbols, kicad-templates
- Migration status for kicad (9.0.8+dfsg-1 to 10.0.0+dfsg-1): BLOCKED: Maybe temporary, maybe blocked but Britney is missing information (check below)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on riscv64
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts check waiting for test results - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/k/kicad.html
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred on riscv64: missing arch:riscv64 build
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for kicad: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Lintian check waiting for test results - info
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 0 of 5 days old
- ∙ ∙ Depends: kicad kicad-footprints
- ∙ ∙ Depends: kicad kicad-symbols
- ∙ ∙ Depends: kicad kicad-templates
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on amd64
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on arm64
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on armhf
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on i386
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on ppc64el
- Not considered

news

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[2026-04-09] Accepted kicad 10.0.0+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Carsten Schoenert)
[2026-04-02] Accepted kicad 9.0.8+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 (source) into oldstable-backports (Carsten Schoenert)
[2026-03-31] Accepted kicad 9.0.8+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Carsten Schoenert)
[2026-03-31] kicad 9.0.8+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-16] Accepted kicad 9.0.8+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Carsten Schoenert)
[2026-01-18] Accepted kicad 9.0.7+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 (source) into oldstable-backports (Carsten Schoenert)
[2026-01-10] Accepted kicad 9.0.7+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Carsten Schoenert)
[2026-01-08] kicad 9.0.7+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-03] Accepted kicad 9.0.7+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Carsten Schoenert)
[2025-11-11] Accepted kicad 9.0.6+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 (source) into oldstable-backports (Carsten Schoenert)
[2025-11-10] Accepted kicad 9.0.6+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Carsten Schoenert)
[2025-11-10] kicad 9.0.6+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-04] Accepted kicad 9.0.6+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Carsten Schoenert)
[2025-10-12] Accepted kicad 9.0.5+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 (source) into oldstable-backports (Carsten Schoenert)
[2025-10-12] Accepted kicad 9.0.5+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Carsten Schoenert)
[2025-10-09] kicad 9.0.5+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-03] Accepted kicad 9.0.5+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Carsten Schoenert)
[2025-09-17] Accepted kicad 9.0.4+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 (source) into oldstable-backports (Carsten Schoenert)
[2025-09-14] Accepted kicad 9.0.4+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 (source amd64 all) into stable-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Carsten Schoenert)
[2025-08-29] kicad 9.0.4+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-24] Accepted kicad 9.0.4+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Carsten Schoenert)
[2025-08-16] Accepted kicad 9.0.3+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 (source) into oldstable-backports (Carsten Schoenert)
[2025-08-13] kicad 9.0.3+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-13] kicad 9.0.3+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-07-16] Accepted kicad 9.0.3+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Carsten Schoenert)
[2025-05-27] Accepted kicad 9.0.2+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Carsten Schoenert)
[2025-05-27] kicad 9.0.2+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-05-10] Accepted kicad 9.0.2+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Carsten Schoenert)
[2025-04-10] Accepted kicad 9.0.1+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Carsten Schoenert)
[2025-04-10] kicad 9.0.1+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 5
RC: 0
I&N: 3
M&W: 2
F&P: 0
patch: 0
help: 1

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