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compositor for X11, based on xcompmgr

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general
  • source: compton (main)
  • version: 1-3
  • maintainer: Phil Wyett (DMD) (DM)
  • arch: 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: 0.1~beta2+20150922-1
  • oldstable: 1-1+deb11u1
  • stable: 1-1+deb12u1
  • testing: 1-3
  • unstable: 1-3
versioned links
  • 0.1~beta2+20150922-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1-1+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1-1+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • compton (2 bugs: 0, 2, 0, 0)
action needed
Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal
The packages that compton depends on which need a new maintainer are:
  • docbook-xml (#802368)
    • Build-Depends: docbook-xml
  • docbook-xsl (#802370)
    • Build-Depends: docbook-xsl
Created: 2023-09-01 Last update: 2025-05-20 04:29
O: This package has been orphaned and needs a maintainer. normal
This package has been orphaned. This means that it does not have a real maintainer at the moment. Please consider adopting this package if you are interested in it. Please see bug number #1072199 for more information.
Created: 2024-11-23 Last update: 2024-11-23 17:02
lintian reports 1 warning normal
Lintian reports 1 warning about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2024-02-28 Last update: 2024-02-28 19:38
AppStream hints: 1 warning normal
AppStream found metadata issues for packages:
  • compton: 1 warning
You should get rid of them to provide more metadata about this software.
Created: 2020-06-01 Last update: 2020-06-01 01:12
debian/patches: 2 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 2 debian patches available in version 1-3 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 2 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: 2024-01-26 10:42
Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.2 instead of 4.6.2).
Created: 2024-04-07 Last update: 2025-02-27 13:25
news
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  • [2024-02-03] Accepted compton 1-1+deb11u1 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Gianfranco Costamagna)
  • [2024-02-03] Accepted compton 1-1+deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Gianfranco Costamagna)
  • [2024-01-31] compton 1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-01-25] Accepted compton 1-3 (source) into unstable (Phil Wyett) (signed by: bage@debian.org)
  • [2023-08-23] compton 1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-08-23] compton 1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-08-18] Accepted compton 1-2 (source) into unstable (Bastian Germann) (signed by: bage@debian.org)
  • [2023-08-04] compton REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-08-04] compton REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-12-22] compton 1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-12-16] Accepted compton 1-1 (source) into unstable (Andrej Shadura) (signed by: Andrew Shadura)
  • [2020-05-31] compton 0.1~beta2+20150922-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-05-26] Accepted compton 0.1~beta2+20150922-2 (source) into unstable (Sudip Mukherjee) (signed by: Adam Borowski)
  • [2016-05-10] compton 0.1~beta2+20150922-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2016-04-29] Accepted compton 0.1~beta2+20150922-1 (source amd64) into unstable (Scott Leggett) (signed by: Vincent Bernat)
  • [2013-11-14] compton 0.1~beta2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2013-11-03] Accepted compton 0.1~beta2-1 (source amd64) (Scott Leggett) (signed by: Vincent Bernat)
  • [2013-09-13] compton 0.1~beta1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2013-09-03] Accepted compton 0.1~beta1-1 (source amd64) (Scott Leggett) (signed by: Vincent Bernat)
bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 3
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 3
  • M&W: 0
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 0
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