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  • source: parallel (main)
  • version: 20240222+ds-3
  • maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team (archive) (DMD) (LowNMU)
  • uploaders: Andreas Tille [DMD] – Ondřej Surý [DMD]
  • arch: all
  • 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: 20161222-1.1
  • oldstable: 20221122+ds-2
  • stable: 20240222+ds-2
  • testing: 20240222+ds-3
  • unstable: 20240222+ds-3
versioned links
  • 20161222-1.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 20221122+ds-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 20240222+ds-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 20240222+ds-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • parallel (9 bugs: 0, 7, 2, 0)
action needed
Marked for autoremoval on 28 July due to libreoffice, mold: #1140262, #935182 high
Version 20240222+ds-3 of parallel is marked for autoremoval from testing on Tue 28 Jul 2026. It depends (transitively) on libreoffice, mold, affected by #1140262, #935182. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.
Created: 2026-06-28 Last update: 2026-07-01 07:31
A new upstream version is available: 20260622 high
A new upstream version 20260622 is available, you should consider packaging it.
Created: 2025-11-27 Last update: 2026-07-01 03:30
2 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 2 bugs, consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2026-06-30 Last update: 2026-07-01 07:00
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: 2021-09-09 Last update: 2026-07-01 05:32
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 cda75552aca5ffba9989c34c1e12c0144eb7f9c2
Merge: 4a45edd f0f8799
Author: Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>
Date:   Tue Jun 30 16:06:19 2026 +0200

    Merge branch 'nodoc' into 'master'
    
    Add support for <nodoc> (and other improvements) (Closes: #1141151, 1141153)
    
    See merge request med-team/parallel!2

commit f0f8799f0dd53894610f6dc48a4306d31f72a5ea
Author: Gioele Barabucci <gioele@svario.it>
Date:   Tue Jun 30 14:36:29 2026 +0200

    Add support for <nodoc> build profile
    
    Closes: #1141153

commit 3f7b3a3ff37aea8db835518d2d4b401afb6761b7
Author: Gioele Barabucci <gioele@svario.it>
Date:   Tue Jun 30 14:28:48 2026 +0200

    d/control: Build-Depend on libreoffice-core-nogui instead of full version
    
    `libreoffice-core-nogui` is enough to run `libreoffice` as needed by the
    parallel Makefile and pulls in fewer dependencies (such as `gstreamer`,
    `avahi`, `cups`).
    
    Closes: #1141151

commit 32252bfb77c944091ff9198ab9345f5603c25c44
Author: Gioele Barabucci <gioele@svario.it>
Date:   Tue Jun 30 14:27:15 2026 +0200

    d/rules: Remove code needed for debhelper compat level <= 12

commit 80fdc365816956670e3ac035f0a43a23f5bf5711
Author: Gioele Barabucci <gioele@svario.it>
Date:   Tue Jun 30 14:00:04 2026 +0200

    Qualify all debhelper files

commit 715837b4c444e07669b3628c5fc39f444d7f2161
Author: Gioele Barabucci <gioele@svario.it>
Date:   Tue Jun 30 13:51:05 2026 +0200

    d/control: wrap-and-sort -ast
Created: 2026-06-30 Last update: 2026-06-30 16:31
lintian reports 14 warnings normal
Lintian reports 14 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2026-02-09 Last update: 2026-02-09 08:30
debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 1 debian patch available in version 20240222+ds-3 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: 2026-02-09 12:19
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
news
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  • [2026-02-14] parallel 20240222+ds-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-02-08] Accepted parallel 20240222+ds-3 (source) into unstable (Santiago Vila)
  • [2024-03-28] parallel 20240222+ds-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-03-22] Accepted parallel 20240222+ds-2 (source) into unstable (Michael R. Crusoe)
  • [2024-03-21] Accepted parallel 20240222+ds-1 (source) into unstable (Michael R. Crusoe)
  • [2023-12-19] parallel 20231122+ds-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-12-14] Accepted parallel 20231122+ds-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Tille)
  • [2022-12-25] parallel 20221122+ds-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-12-19] Accepted parallel 20221122+ds-2 (source) into unstable (Andreas Tille)
  • [2022-12-02] parallel 20221122+ds-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-11-26] Accepted parallel 20221122+ds-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Tille)
  • [2022-08-01] parallel 20220722+ds-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-07-27] Accepted parallel 20220722+ds-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Tille)
  • [2021-09-03] parallel 20210822+ds-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-08-29] parallel 20210822+ds-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-08-28] Accepted parallel 20210822+ds-2 (source) into unstable (Andreas Tille)
  • [2021-08-24] Accepted parallel 20210822+ds-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Tille)
  • [2021-04-06] Accepted parallel 20210322+ds-1~exp0 (source) into experimental (Andreas Tille)
  • [2018-12-07] parallel 20161222-1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2018-12-01] Accepted parallel 20161222-1.1 (source) into unstable (Didier Raboud)
  • [2017-01-11] parallel 20161222-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2016-12-31] Accepted parallel 20161222-1 (source all) into unstable (Ondřej Surý)
  • [2015-04-27] parallel 20141022+ds1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
  • [2014-10-30] Accepted parallel 20141022+ds1-1 (source all) into unstable (Rogério Brito) (signed by: Rogério Theodoro de Brito)
  • [2013-10-13] parallel 20130922-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2013-10-03] Accepted parallel 20130922-1 (source all) (Rogério Brito) (signed by: Rogério Theodoro de Brito)
  • [2013-07-18] parallel 20130622-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2013-07-07] Accepted parallel 20130622-1 (source all) (Rogério Brito) (signed by: Rogério Theodoro de Brito)
  • [2012-05-04] parallel 20120422-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2012-04-24] Accepted parallel 20120422-1 (source all) (Rogério Brito)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 11
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 8
  • M&W: 3
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 2
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