brltty - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: brltty (main)
version: 6.9.1+repack-2
maintainer: Debian Accessibility Team (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Samuel Thibault [DMD]
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.6.2
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 6.3+dfsg-1+deb11u1
oldstable: 6.5-7+deb12u1
old-bpo: 6.7-3.1+deb13u3~bpo12+1
stable: 6.7-3.1+deb13u3
stable-bpo: 6.9.1+repack-1~bpo13+1
testing: 6.9.1+repack-1
unstable: 6.9.1+repack-2

versioned links

6.3+dfsg-1+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.5-7+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.7-3.1+deb13u3~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.7-3.1+deb13u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.9.1-1~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.9.1+repack-1~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.9.1+repack-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.9.1+repack-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

brltty (11 bugs: 0, 8, 3, 0)
brltty-espeak
brltty-flite
brltty-speechd
brltty-udeb (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
brltty-x11 (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
cl-brlapi
libbrlapi-dev
libbrlapi-java
libbrlapi-jni
libbrlapi0.8
python3-brlapi
xbrlapi

action needed

Failed to analyze the VCS repository. Please troubleshoot and fix the issue. high

vcswatch reports that there is an error with this package's VCS, or the debian/changelog file inside it. Please check the error shown below and try to fix it. You might have to update the VCS URL in the debian/control file to point to the correct repository.

fatal: unable to access 'https://salsa.debian.org/a11y-team/brltty.git/': The requested URL returned error: 503

Created: 2026-07-16 Last update: 2026-09-13 22:31

lintian reports 1 error and 27 warnings high

Lintian reports 1 error and 27 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-04-08 Last update: 2026-09-13 12:00

AppStream hints: 2 warnings for brltty normal

AppStream found metadata issues for packages:

brltty: 2 warnings

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

Created: 2025-05-02 Last update: 2025-05-02 22:01

debian/patches: 6 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 6 debian patches available in version 6.9.1+repack-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

6 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: 2026-09-14 08:33

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: 2026-07-16 Last update: 2026-07-16 11:33

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 4.6.2).

Created: 2022-05-11 Last update: 2026-09-14 00:00

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for brltty (6.9.1+repack-1 to 6.9.1+repack-2): Waiting for test results or another package, or too young (no action required now - check later)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Lintian check waiting for test results on riscv64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 0 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/b/brltty.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
- Not considered

news

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[2026-09-13] Accepted brltty 6.9.1+repack-2 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
[2026-07-21] Accepted brltty 6.9.1+repack-1~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
[2026-07-21] brltty 6.9.1+repack-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-07-15] Accepted brltty 6.9.1+repack-1 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
[2026-05-24] Accepted brltty 6.7-3.1+deb13u3~bpo12+1 (source) into oldstable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
[2026-04-14] Accepted brltty 6.9.1-1~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
[2026-04-13] brltty 6.9.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-04-07] Accepted brltty 6.9.1-1 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
[2026-03-08] Accepted brltty 6.9-3~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
[2026-03-08] brltty 6.9-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-06] Accepted brltty 6.9-3 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
[2026-02-28] Accepted brltty 6.9-2~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
[2026-02-27] Accepted brltty 6.7-3.1+deb13u3 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Samuel Thibault)
[2026-02-26] brltty 6.9-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-02-20] Accepted brltty 6.9-2 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
[2026-02-17] Accepted brltty 6.9-1 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
[2026-01-21] Accepted brltty 6.8-5~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
[2026-01-21] brltty 6.8-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-15] Accepted brltty 6.8-5 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
[2025-11-23] Accepted brltty 6.8-4~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
[2025-11-23] brltty 6.8-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-17] Accepted brltty 6.8-4 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
[2025-11-09] Accepted brltty 6.7-3.1+deb13u2~bpo12+1 (source) into oldstable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
[2025-10-19] Accepted brltty 6.7-3.1+deb13u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Samuel Thibault)
[2025-09-16] Accepted brltty 6.8-3~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
[2025-09-16] brltty 6.8-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-10] Accepted brltty 6.8-3 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
[2025-08-31] Accepted brltty 6.8-2~bpo13+1 (source amd64 all) into stable-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Samuel Thibault)
[2025-08-30] brltty 6.8-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-25] Accepted brltty 6.8-2 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 11 12
RC: 0
I&N: 8 9
M&W: 3
F&P: 0
patch: 0

links

homepage
lintian (1, 27)
buildd: logs, reproducibility, cross
popcon
browse source code
other distros
security tracker
l10n (25, 78)
debian patches

ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 6.9.1+repack-1ubuntu1
35 bugs
patches for 6.9.1+repack-1ubuntu1