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source: libffi (main)
version: 3.7.1-2
maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Matthias Klose [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: 3.3-6
oldstable: 3.4.4-1
stable: 3.4.8-2
testing: 3.5.2-4
unstable: 3.7.1-2

versioned links

3.3-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.4.4-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.4.8-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.5.2-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.7.1-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

libffi-dev (3 bugs: 0, 1, 2, 0)
libffi8
libffi8-udeb

action needed

lintian reports 1 error and 1 warning high

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

Created: 2026-03-27 Last update: 2026-07-14 15:17

3 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

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

Created: 2026-06-02 Last update: 2026-07-17 23:00

debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 1 debian patch available in version 3.7.1-2 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: 2026-07-14 14:31

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for libffi (3.5.2-4 to 3.7.1-2): Waiting for test results or another package, or too young (no action required now - check later)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 4 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/libf/libffi.html
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for haskell-futhark/0.25.32-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), i386: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, loong64: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for macaulay2/1.26.06+ds-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, loong64: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for python3.13/3.13.14-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, loong64: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for python3.14/3.14.6-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, loong64: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for thunderbird/1:140.12.0esr-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), i386: Pass, loong64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), ppc64el: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored)
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
- Not considered

news

[2026-07-14] Accepted libffi 3.7.1-2 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2026-07-13] Accepted libffi 3.7.1-1 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2026-04-01] libffi 3.5.2-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-27] Accepted libffi 3.5.2-4 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-12-14] libffi 3.5.2-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-12-09] Accepted libffi 3.5.2-3 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-09-11] libffi 3.5.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-04] Accepted libffi 3.5.2-2 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-08-04] Accepted libffi 3.5.2-1 (source) into experimental (Matthias Klose)
[2025-06-12] Accepted libffi 3.5.1-1 (source) into experimental (Matthias Klose)
[2025-05-05] libffi 3.4.8-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-04-25] Accepted libffi 3.4.8-2 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-04-23] Accepted libffi 3.4.8-1 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-02-18] libffi 3.4.7-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-12] Accepted libffi 3.4.7-1 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2024-02-27] libffi 3.4.6-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-27] libffi 3.4.6-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-21] Accepted libffi 3.4.6-1 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2023-11-30] libffi 3.4.4-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-11-25] Accepted libffi 3.4.4-2 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2022-10-28] libffi 3.4.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-10-28] libffi 3.4.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-10-24] Accepted libffi 3.4.4-1 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2022-10-23] Accepted libffi 3.4.3-4 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2022-10-20] Accepted libffi 3.4.3-3 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2022-09-22] Accepted libffi 3.4.3-2 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2022-09-21] Accepted libffi 3.4.3-1 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2022-01-22] libffi 3.4.2-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-01-17] Accepted libffi 3.4.2-4 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2021-10-16] libffi 3.4.2-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

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bugs [bug history graph]

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

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