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general

source: lintian (main)
version: 2.128.1
maintainer: Debian Lintian Maintainers (DMD)
uploaders: Axel Beckert [DMD] – Bastien Roucariès [DMD] – Louis-Philippe Véronneau [DMD] – Maytham Alsudany [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: 2.104.0
oldstable: 2.116.3+deb12u1
stable: 2.122.0
testing: 2.127.0
unstable: 2.128.1

versioned links

2.104.0: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.116.3+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.122.0: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.127.0: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.128.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

lintian (506 bugs: 1, 209, 296, 0)
lintian-doc

action needed

2 bugs tagged help in the BTS normal

The BTS contains 2 bugs tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with them.

Created: 2019-03-21 Last update: 2026-01-06 03:00

13 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 13 bugs (14 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2026-01-06 03:00

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

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

cdbs (#1026085)
- Build-Depends: cdbs
intltool-debian (#774187)
- Depends: intltool-debian

Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2026-01-06 01:00

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 2.129.0, 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 2fd67e52ebc3898829d5e327ddfa14ae8cac887c
Author: Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>
Date:   Sun Jan 4 15:46:22 2026 +0100

    hardening-no-fortify-functions: fix detection of IEEE 128-bit long double
    
    On ppc64el, long double got changed from IBM 128-bit long double to IEEE
    128-bit long double [1]. This causes many chk functions to appear as
    "__$name_chkieee128", in turns causing many false positive. Note that
    "ieee128" is placed after "chk".
    
    Fix that by updating the regex, allowing "ieee128" after the "chk".
    
    [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2025/08/msg00003.html

commit dab1070e0128958be402d692ae869c2138c411f2
Author: Louis-Philippe Véronneau <pollo@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Jan 1 23:50:13 2026 -0500

    Add 'debian/changelog.tmp' to the gitignore list

commit 0ff47d2de639ef31b51c01019f005f381e4c27e1
Author: Louis-Philippe Véronneau <pollo@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Jan 1 22:44:17 2026 -0500

    bootstrap new release

Created: 2024-07-31 Last update: 2026-01-05 20:01

8 open merge requests in Salsa normal

There are 8 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.

Created: 2025-09-16 Last update: 2025-12-31 01:00

RFH: The maintainer is looking for help with this package. normal

The current maintainer is looking for someone who can help with the maintenance of this package. If you are interested in this package, please consider helping out. One way you can help is offer to be a co-maintainer or triage bugs in the BTS. Please see bug number #1012289 for more information.

Created: 2022-06-03 Last update: 2022-06-10 06:02

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: 2020-02-26 Last update: 2020-02-26 10:49

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.3 instead of 4.7.2).

Created: 2025-12-23 Last update: 2026-01-02 12:30

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for lintian (2.127.0 to 2.128.1): 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):
- ∙ ∙ Updating lintian will fix bugs in testing: #1123580
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/l/lintian.html
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for lintian/2.128.1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Reproducible on amd64 - info ♻
- ∙ ∙ Reproducible on arm64 - info ♻
- Not considered

news

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[2026-01-02] Accepted lintian 2.128.1 (source) into unstable (Louis-Philippe Véronneau)
[2025-12-31] Accepted lintian 2.128.0 (source) into unstable (Louis-Philippe Véronneau)
[2025-10-22] lintian 2.127.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-16] Accepted lintian 2.127.0 (source) into unstable (Louis-Philippe Véronneau)
[2025-09-25] lintian 2.126.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-18] Accepted lintian 2.126.0 (source) into unstable (Louis-Philippe Véronneau)
[2025-09-16] Accepted lintian 2.125.0 (source) into unstable (Louis-Philippe Véronneau)
[2025-09-14] lintian 2.124.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-08] Accepted lintian 2.124.0 (source) into unstable (Louis-Philippe Véronneau)
[2025-08-31] lintian 2.123.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-26] Accepted lintian 2.123.0 (source) into unstable (Louis-Philippe Véronneau)
[2025-07-28] Accepted lintian 2.116.3+deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Adrian Bunk)
[2025-04-03] lintian 2.122.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-28] Accepted lintian 2.122.0 (source) into unstable (Louis-Philippe Véronneau)
[2025-03-19] Accepted lintian 2.121.2 (source) into unstable (Louis-Philippe Véronneau)
[2025-02-26] lintian 2.121.1+nmu1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-21] Accepted lintian 2.121.1+nmu1 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2024-12-12] lintian 2.121.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-07] Accepted lintian 2.121.1 (source) into unstable (Louis-Philippe Véronneau)
[2024-12-05] Accepted lintian 2.121.0 (source all) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Louis-Philippe Véronneau)
[2024-11-08] lintian 2.120.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-11-02] Accepted lintian 2.120.0 (source) into unstable (Louis-Philippe Véronneau)
[2024-10-05] lintian 2.119.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-09-29] Accepted lintian 2.119.0 (source) into unstable (Louis-Philippe Véronneau)
[2024-09-16] lintian 2.118.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-09-11] Accepted lintian 2.118.2 (source) into unstable (Louis-Philippe Véronneau)
[2024-09-07] lintian 2.118.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-09-02] Accepted lintian 2.118.1 (source) into unstable (Louis-Philippe Véronneau)
[2024-08-04] lintian 2.118.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-30] Accepted lintian 2.118.0 (source) into unstable (Bastien Roucariès) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 510 523
RC: 1
I&N: 206 213
M&W: 294 299
F&P: 9 10
patch: 13 14
help: 2
NC: 1

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version: 2.126.0ubuntu1
17 bugs
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