blender - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: blender (main)
version: 4.3.2+dfsg-2
maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Matteo F. Vescovi [DMD]
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.7.0
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 2.83.5+dfsg-5+deb11u1
o-o-sec: 2.83.5+dfsg-5+deb11u1
oldstable: 3.4.1+dfsg-2
stable: 4.3.2+dfsg-2
unstable: 4.3.2+dfsg-2
exp: 5.0.1+dfsg-1

versioned links

2.83.5+dfsg-5+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.4.1+dfsg-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.3.2+dfsg-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
5.0.1+dfsg-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

blender (18 bugs: 0, 11, 7, 0)
blender-data (3 bugs: 0, 2, 1, 0)

action needed

A new upstream version is available: 5.1.0 high

A new upstream version 5.1.0 is available, you should consider packaging it.

Created: 2025-11-26 Last update: 2026-03-21 23:03

debian/patches: 2 patches with invalid metadata, 3 patches to forward upstream high

Among the 7 debian patches available in version 4.3.2+dfsg-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

2 patches with invalid metadata that ought to be fixed.
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: 2025-02-03 12:00

AppStream hints: 1 error and 2 warnings for blender,blender-data high

AppStream found metadata issues for packages:

blender: 1 warning
blender-data: 1 error and 1 warning

You should get rid of them to provide more metadata about this software.

Created: 2020-06-01 Last update: 2024-01-27 03:06

The package has not entered testing even though the delay is over normal

The package has not entered testing even though the 5-day delay is over. Check why.

Created: 2026-01-22 Last update: 2026-03-22 03:32

1 bug tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 1 bug, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-03-28 Last update: 2026-03-22 03:30

Multiarch hinter reports 1 issue(s) normal

There are issues with the multiarch metadata for this package.

blender-data could have its dependency on python3 annotated with :any

Created: 2016-09-14 Last update: 2026-03-21 23:30

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 5.0.1+dfsg-2, 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 36d6405530723b510407a555b11dfb3a7acf51ba
Author: Paride Legovini <paride@debian.org>
Date:   Tue Mar 17 11:17:58 2026 +0100

    d/changelog: rewrap to avoid long lines
    
    Fixes lintian tag: debian-changelog-line-too-long.

commit 39a081fe7f83719de79e7db3b0184cfc03430d0b
Author: Paride Legovini <paride@debian.org>
Date:   Tue Mar 17 11:12:59 2026 +0100

    d/copyright: replace FSF postal address with website URL
    
    Fixes lintian tag: old-fsf-address-in-copyright-file.

commit 423d38a7a5d19965e483f9c4167e7a7f3c1291ea
Author: Paride Legovini <paride@debian.org>
Date:   Tue Mar 17 11:07:46 2026 +0100

    Update changelog for 5.0.1+dfsg-2 release

commit 90ce1af932bade06d4429ea35347915042bf0367
Merge: 8b455628 bfe58000
Author: Paride Legovini <paride@debian.org>
Date:   Tue Mar 17 11:01:57 2026 +0100

    Merge branch 'gspr/wayland' into 'master'
    
    Enable Wayland support
    
    See merge request multimedia-team/blender!13

commit bfe580001a458379dd08b00d4329a1d121cc41bf
Author: Gard Spreemann <gspr@nonempty.org>
Date:   Fri Mar 13 11:15:20 2026 +0100

    Enable Wayland support

commit 8b455628fc6d21cda84de0df9bfae1baf468efc5
Author: Paride Legovini <paride@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Mar 12 15:37:48 2026 +0100

    d/control: Build-Depend on architecture-is-little-endian
    
    Blender upstream dropped support for big endian [1].
    
    [1] https://devtalk.blender.org/t/big-endian-support-deprecation-removal/39098

Created: 2026-03-12 Last update: 2026-03-17 21:30

lintian reports 5 warnings normal

Lintian reports 5 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2025-02-03 Last update: 2025-04-11 03:30

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: 2023-08-22 Last update: 2023-08-22 10:04

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 4.7.0).

Created: 2025-02-21 Last update: 2025-12-23 20:00

testing migrations

This package is part of the ongoing testing transition known as auto-openexr. 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-opencolorio 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: ffmpeg
- Migration status for blender (- to 4.3.2+dfsg-2): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Updating blender would introduce bugs in testing: #1115049, #1127173
- ∙ ∙ Depends: blender ffmpeg (not considered)
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/b/blender.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on ppc64el
- ∙ ∙ 412 days old (needed 5 days)
- Not considered

news

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[2026-03-09] Accepted blender 5.0.1+dfsg-1 (source) into experimental (Antoine Lassagne) (signed by: Paride Legovini)
[2026-01-09] blender REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-08] blender 4.3.2+dfsg-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-02] Accepted blender 4.3.2+dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2025-01-11] Accepted blender 4.3.2+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2024-12-04] Accepted blender 4.3.0+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2024-10-28] Accepted blender 4.2.3+dfsg-3 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2024-10-26] Accepted blender 4.2.3+dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2024-10-25] Accepted blender 4.2.3+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2024-09-28] Accepted blender 4.2.2+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2024-09-09] Accepted blender 4.2.1+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2024-06-26] Accepted blender 4.1.1+dfsg-3 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2024-06-16] Accepted blender 4.1.1+dfsg-2 (source) into experimental (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2024-06-16] Accepted blender 4.1.1+dfsg-1 (source) into experimental (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2024-03-26] blender REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-01-20] blender 4.0.2+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-12-31] Accepted blender 4.0.2+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2023-09-06] Accepted blender 3.6.2+dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2023-08-20] Accepted blender 3.6.2+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2023-08-01] blender REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-01-28] blender 3.4.1+dfsg-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-01-28] blender 3.4.1+dfsg-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-01-17] Accepted blender 3.4.1+dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2023-01-14] Accepted blender 3.4.1+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2022-12-22] blender 3.3.1+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-10-22] Accepted blender 3.3.1+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2022-09-08] Accepted blender 3.2.2+dfsg-3 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2022-09-04] Accepted blender 3.2.2+dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2022-08-18] Accepted blender 3.2.2+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Matteo F. Vescovi)
[2022-07-11] Accepted blender 2.83.5+dfsg-5+deb11u1 (source) into proposed-updates->stable-new, proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Thorsten Alteholz)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 22 24
RC: 1
I&N: 14
M&W: 7 9
F&P: 0
patch: 1

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ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 4.3.2+dfsg-2ubuntu2
15 bugs
patches for 5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1