libcec - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: libcec (main)
version: 7.1.1-2
maintainer: Barak A. Pearlmutter (DMD) (LowNMU)
arch: any
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: 6.0.2-2
oldstable: 6.0.2-5
stable: 7.0.0-1
testing: 7.1.1-2
unstable: 7.1.1-2

versioned links

6.0.2-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.0.2-5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
7.0.0-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
7.1.1-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

cec-utils
libcec-dev
libcec7
python3-libcec

action needed

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

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

p8-platform (#1022716)
- Depends: libp8-platform2 libp8-platform2
- Build-Depends: libp8-platform-dev

Created: 2022-10-24 Last update: 2026-02-07 22:01

Multiarch hinter reports 1 issue(s) normal

There are issues with the multiarch metadata for this package.

python3-libcec could be marked Multi-Arch: same

Created: 2025-08-11 Last update: 2026-02-07 21:01

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 7.1.1-3, 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 be6c27489a1943ef257567c52e9e09fce7f5ca73
Author: Barak A. Pearlmutter <barak+git@pearlmutter.net>
Date:   Sat Jan 31 19:35:31 2026 +0000

    repack suffic

commit 2c9d5a01eff49d36048b34a8b53a2e4610625d51
Author: Barak A. Pearlmutter <barak+git@pearlmutter.net>
Date:   Sat Jan 31 17:16:41 2026 +0000

    bump policy and log

commit 699945ead42776335098577a1479a5d313863c63
Author: Barak A. Pearlmutter <barak+git@pearlmutter.net>
Date:   Sat Jan 31 17:15:53 2026 +0000

    missing close

Created: 2025-08-26 Last update: 2026-02-06 13:03

lintian reports 1 warning normal

Lintian reports 1 warning about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

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

1 open merge request in Salsa normal

There is 1 open merge request for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.

Created: 2025-08-19 Last update: 2025-08-19 06:28

debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 3 debian patches available in version 7.1.1-2 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: 2025-03-11 Last update: 2026-02-01 09:00

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 4.7.2).

Created: 2025-12-23 Last update: 2026-02-01 01:17

news

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[2026-02-06] libcec 7.1.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-31] Accepted libcec 7.1.1-2 (source) into unstable (Barak A. Pearlmutter)
[2025-08-17] libcec 7.1.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-11] Accepted libcec 7.1.1-1 (source amd64) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Barak A. Pearlmutter)
[2025-03-16] libcec 7.0.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-10] Accepted libcec 7.0.0-1 (source amd64) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Barak A. Pearlmutter)
[2025-01-10] libcec 6.0.2-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-05] Accepted libcec 6.0.2-6 (source) into unstable (Barak A. Pearlmutter)
[2023-02-12] libcec 6.0.2-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-02-06] Accepted libcec 6.0.2-5 (source) into unstable (Barak A. Pearlmutter)
[2022-05-06] libcec 6.0.2-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-05-01] Accepted libcec 6.0.2-4 (source) into unstable (Vagrant Cascadian)
[2022-03-06] libcec 6.0.2-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-02-28] Accepted libcec 6.0.2-3 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2021-03-11] libcec 6.0.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-03-01] Accepted libcec 6.0.2-2 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2020-08-17] libcec 6.0.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-08-11] Accepted libcec 6.0.2-1 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2020-08-11] Accepted libcec 6.0.2-1~exp0 (source amd64) into experimental, experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Balint Reczey)
[2020-08-07] libcec REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-09-30] libcec 4.0.4+dfsg1-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-09-25] Accepted libcec 4.0.4+dfsg1-4 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2019-09-23] Accepted libcec 4.0.4+dfsg1-4~exp1 (source amd64) into experimental, experimental (Balint Reczey)
[2019-09-16] libcec 4.0.4+dfsg1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-09-11] Accepted libcec 4.0.4+dfsg1-3 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2019-03-18] libcec 4.0.4+dfsg1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-03-08] Accepted libcec 4.0.4+dfsg1-2 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2019-02-21] libcec 4.0.4+dfsg1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-02-11] Accepted libcec 4.0.4+dfsg1-1 (source) into unstable (Balint Reczey)
[2018-11-23] libcec 4.0.3+dfsg1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 2 3
RC: 0
I&N: 0
M&W: 2 3
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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version: 7.1.1-2
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