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Fast LZ compression algorithm library - tool

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source: lz4 (main)
version: 1.10.0-8
maintainer: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu (DMD)
arch: any
std-ver: 4.6.1
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1.9.3-2
oldstable: 1.9.4-1
stable: 1.10.0-4
testing: 1.10.0-6
unstable: 1.10.0-8

versioned links

1.9.3-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.9.4-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.10.0-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.10.0-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.10.0-8: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

liblz4-1
liblz4-dev
lz4 (3 bugs: 0, 3, 0, 0)

action needed

Debci reports failed tests high

unstable: fail (log)
The tests ran in 0:03:51
Last run: 2026-03-01T09:00:28.000Z
Previous status: unknown

Created: 2026-03-01 Last update: 2026-03-02 02:32

debian/patches: 3 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 4 debian patches available in version 1.10.0-8 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: 2025-03-08 Last update: 2026-02-26 11:00

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.3 instead of 4.6.1).

Created: 2022-12-17 Last update: 2026-02-26 04:01

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for lz4 (1.10.0-6 to 1.10.0-8): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for borgbackup2/2.0.0b20-2: amd64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for lz4/1.10.0-8: amd64: Failed ♻, arm64: Failed ♻, i386: Failed ♻, ppc64el: Failed ♻, riscv64: Failed ♻, s390x: Failed ♻
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for ros-ros-comm/1.17.4+ds-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 4 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/l/lz4.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on ppc64el
- Not considered

news

[2026-02-24] Accepted lz4 1.10.0-8 (source) into unstable (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)
[2026-02-24] Accepted lz4 1.10.0-7 (source) into unstable (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)
[2025-11-02] lz4 1.10.0-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-28] Accepted lz4 1.10.0-6 (source) into unstable (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)
[2025-10-27] Accepted lz4 1.10.0-5 (source) into unstable (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)
[2025-03-13] lz4 1.10.0-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-07] Accepted lz4 1.10.0-4 (source) into unstable (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)
[2025-02-01] lz4 1.10.0-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-26] Accepted lz4 1.10.0-3 (source) into unstable (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)
[2025-01-09] lz4 1.9.4-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-03] Accepted lz4 1.10.0-2 (source) into experimental (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)
[2025-01-03] Accepted lz4 1.9.4-4 (source) into unstable (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)
[2024-07-29] lz4 1.9.4-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-23] Accepted lz4 1.10.0-1 (source) into experimental (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)
[2024-07-23] Accepted lz4 1.9.4-3 (source) into unstable (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)
[2024-04-08] lz4 1.9.4-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-03] Accepted lz4 1.9.4-2 (source) into unstable (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)
[2022-09-04] Accepted lz4 1.9.4-1 (source) into unstable (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)
[2022-09-04] lz4 1.9.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-05-26] Accepted lz4 1.8.3-1+deb10u1 (source) into proposed-updates->stable-new, proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2021-05-22] lz4 1.9.3-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-05-21] Accepted lz4 1.8.3-1+deb10u1 (source) into stable->embargoed, stable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2021-05-12] Accepted lz4 0.0~r131-2+deb9u1 (source amd64) into oldstable (Chris Lamb)
[2021-05-05] Accepted lz4 1.9.3-2 (source) into unstable (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)
[2020-12-24] lz4 1.9.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-12-18] Accepted lz4 1.9.3-1 (source) into unstable (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)
[2019-11-17] lz4 1.9.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-11-11] Accepted lz4 1.9.2-2 (source) into unstable (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)
[2019-11-09] lz4 1.9.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-11-04] Accepted lz4 1.9.2-1 (source) into unstable (Nobuhiro Iwamatsu)

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bugs [bug history graph]

all: 4
RC: 0
I&N: 4
M&W: 0
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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version: 1.10.0-6
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